Erin Cochran is our chef here in Istanbul, and we are doing a time-lapse series of her cooking. Eventually these will be up on her blog, and I will repost again with that info once it is complete. Until then, enjoy.   Traveling and Eating: Steak Taco Salad from Ben Hanna on Vimeo. Erin makes… Read the rest »

Google just released a new feature for Social Media, called Buzz. You don’t need to hear about it from me. If you use Gmail, you will get it in your inbox shortly. Buzz aggregates content from several sites, including Twitter, FLickr, Picassa, and Google Reader. Google already has a base of 35 million Gmail users… Read the rest »

Recently in my Google Reader feed (my RSS feed reader of choice) I have been seeing ads for Elon University’s Masters in Interactive Media program. (below)   This begs the question: How much does Google actually know about me? Do they know I went to Elon and am involved in the web development community? Probably…. Read the rest »

Some people from my highschool (Wesleyan) made this video and I got linked to it through the Dunwoody Mothers Association. Very well done – and lots of familiar sites, which are always nice to see when on the other side of the world.

I just launched litfi.com, a once a day photo log of what I think is my best shot of the day. Each day, one new photo will be uploaded until Jan 10, 2011 for your perusal, comment, inspiration, and viewing pleasure. I have several reasons for this: I want to get better at photography and would like your… Read the rest »

Haghia Sofia and the Blue Mosque   The Blue Mosque Blue Mosque Inside from Ben Hanna on Vimeo.   Fishing off the Galata Bridge One view of the Shore

It seems the cat is out of the bag and everyone had heard of Torrenting now. Great! The more people who use this system of file sharing the faster the downloads are! Several people have recently asked me about it, what it is, how it works, and if it is safe. Below is a simple… Read the rest »

On a similar note – he has recently sent his book based upon the blog he has been running fro the past years to his publisher and it should be out in October on 2010.