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Posts By: Ben
Facebook, Come On with the Privacy
Facebook now autosuggests that friends Tag you in photos based on facial recognition. Sketchy. Duck that camera when you have a beer in your hand. Now it isn’t just your boss that could find it… Facebook already knows it is you! From Lifehacker: Head your Privacy Settings and click on Customize Settings. Scroll down to the… Read the rest »
Innovation
InnovationnounThe action or process of innovating.• a new method, idea, product, etc. This menu bar is from Businessweek.com The action of creating new things has become a topic for the mainstream. This says great things about our culture. It is, after all, what humans do best. We innovate, adapt, and create. We create tools to help us… Read the rest »
Driving is not a chore
North GA has some amazing roads for sport driving. I am looking forward to getting back up there before it gets incredibly hot here this summer. From Dahlonega to Clayton The Tail of the Dragon, starting in Deal’s Gap, NC.
Education and the false epidemic of ADHD
This hits home as someone who simply stopped taking ADHD medicine in high school and never looked back. Simply find something that interests you, then get really good at it. Chances are you will not find this thing in school.
Great Incentive to confirm email
RedBox gives you a great incentive to confirm your email (which is not needed to use the service). This builds their database, allows them to send you marketing, deals, and to track your rental history to suggest movies you may like. The coupon is for $1. The cost of a one night rental. I have… Read the rest »
Red Hook updates its look
Red Hook ESP has been something of a family tradition – My grandfather loved them, and by default, my brother and I enjoy them from time to time. We still find bottles from years ago tucked away in the cabinets of our mountain cabin. They have just updated their bottles and brand image – Do… Read the rest »
Visual priority
When waiting for something with a ticket (food, your turn a the meat counter, etc…) the only thing you care about is what number is yours. On this ticket, my order number is buried and I have to search for it. By simply putting it one line higher, it would be much easier to find.
Ebay design slacking
Ebay could stand to give its homepage images a once over before publishing them. The compression in this is pretty bad. The difference between a glossy, professional image and a thrown together artifact filled image can make or break an initial impression. (Artifacts are the little jagged areas you can see around the text in… Read the rest »
Chrome 10 update modifies “Inspector” behavior
Google’s last update to Chrome changed many things, one of them being the “Inspector” functionality. Before, when editing css in the inspector window, Chrome would autocomplete the property, but not the value. Also, use of the TAB key to selected the auto completed element was not enabled. You had to use the left arrow key…. Read the rest »