Ma.gnolia: Colin Devroe's Bookmarks

Movie Review: 10,000 B.C. by Sameer Barkawi

cdevroe — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:38:55 PDT

Five things you could do instead of seeing 10,000 B.C.

Shamrock Shake recipe

cdevroe — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:38:11 PDT

Do you like McDonald's Shamrock Shake? Here is the recipe for it.

1-minute Skitch demo

cdevroe — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:55:21 PDT

Chris Thompson's quick, fun, video screencast of Skitch that runs through the application fairly thoroughly in one minute.

Share Icon project

cdevroe — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:05:00 PDT

The Share Icon project is the Open Source arm of ShareThis.com, a venture-backed widget that now gives sites statistics to show where their audience is bookmarking their URLs. The only problem is, ShareThis doesn't include Ma.gnolia by default. Epic FAIL!

The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars

cdevroe — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:25:57 PST

A photo of the earth and moon as it is seen from Mars. I've been staring at this for a few minutes already.

SXSW Videos

cdevroe — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:13:58 PST

Upload and Share your SXSW Videos. Powered by Viddler.

Cinch by BlogTalkRadio

cdevroe — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:46:45 PST

A new service by BlogTalkRadio. You call (646) 200-0000, it will record the call, then produce an RSS 2.0 feed of cinch.blogtalkradio.com/yourphonenumber. This is pure genius.

Liveblogging the iJailBreak 0.5.3 iPhone 1.1.3 experience

cdevroe — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:35:31 PST

Chris Masto liveblogs the experience of jailbreaking his iPhone. I'm still holding out for the SDK. "From my cold dead hands...."

The Subterranean Farms of Tokyo

cdevroe — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:14:48 PST

Farming indoors, and underground, in Tokyo, Japan. Amazing. Via Coudal Partners.

Dew covered Red Veined Darter by Martin Amm

cdevroe — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:38:41 PST

"Portrait of a red veined darter, which is full of dew". Amazing photo. Camera: Nikon D200 Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach 50 mm-f/2.8

Air Traffic Safety vs. Capacity

cdevroe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:16:29 PST

A great post describing the reasons there are so many flight delays, from the perspective of an air traffic controller. Via Justin Blanton.

The King of Wrong by Jason Scott

cdevroe — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:01:58 PST

Whoa. I saw this movie and loved it. Now, I don't know what to think. In the review Jason Scott says: "Too bad it's loaded with falsehoods. And by loaded, I mean packed, and by packed I mean like the last Japanese subway car before they have to shut down the line."

Social Graph API on Google Code

cdevroe — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:18:10 PST

This new API, made available by Google, uses Google's index to search for XFN and FOAF information within links - and expose the relationship data. This helps with things like Social Network portability.

Welling Up by Alex Ross in The New Yorker

cdevroe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:01:03 PST

Alex Ross about the soundtrack to There Will Be Blood dubbed as "A film score and an orchestral work by Jonny Greenwood, of Radiohead".

Social Design Best Practices - Google's OpenSocial

cdevroe — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:34:33 PST

After reading through this list, I can see areas where Viddler could improve. We're working on improving #5 and have been thinking about improving #3 for some time now.

Netvibes: My New Home Page by Sameer Barkawi

cdevroe — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:18:33 PST

Sameer Barkawi decided to switch to Netvibes from iGoogle for his browser's homepage. And he's liked his experience so far.

Coda Developer Zone

cdevroe — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:58:01 PST

Panic now offers some nice video and text tutorials for Coda.

Flip Your Text

cdevroe — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:46:24 PST

Type in some text and it is flipped automatically in a text-box below. Then, copy and paste that text into pretty much anything.

"Cloverfield - The Last Seconds"

cdevroe — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:50:06 PST

If you saw Cloverfield, but didn't know to stay till the end of the credits, here are the last seconds of the film. Spoiler warning!!

What happened this morning? - 37signals

cdevroe — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:52:56 PST

37signals responds to downtime, perfectly. They start with an explanation of what happened, then apologize with the promise to compensate where warranted, and assure it won't happen again, all with human feeling. Learn.

Murasaki Wordpress Theme by Lea Alcantara

cdevroe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:53:11 PST

Lea Alcantara offers up this gorgeous WordPress theme for download, free of charge.

ZIPskinny

cdevroe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:32:49 PST

ZIPskinny allows you to "Compare demographics of ZIP codes in your area." Good for getting latitude and longitude from a zip code. Via Alex de Carvalho.

Browser History Timeline by Eric Meyer

cdevroe — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:21:14 PST

Eric Meyer, using data he's mined from other sources, has setup a timeline for each of the major Internet browsers. Neat.

Handmade invitation by Heather Armstrong

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:59:14 PST

Heather Armstrong handmade her 2008 New Year's invitations. Her's are better than my recent try at invitations, but I'll keep trying.

Making of illustrations for Vredestein website

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:46:20 PST

Just shows the hard work that, sometimes, goes into good web design. This example is how some graphics for a tire website were created.

Podcasting Equipment Guide by Dan Benjamin

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:06:48 PST

Dan Benjamin describes some details about podcasting equipment and setting one up. Video podcasters should also take note that audio quality is vital for a quality video.

That to This

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:03:41 PST

Want to write better? Read this little piece, and list, from Michael Lopp.

Stop Haunt Me Everyday Collection by Tony Ariawan

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:43:03 PST

Superb art collection by Tony Ariawan. Via Garrett Murray.

The Best Peanut Butter in the World by Dave Pell

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:26:56 PST

Dave Pell describes, and names, what he considers the "Best Peanut Butter in the World". I respect his opinion very much - so you can guarantee I'll be trying this peanut butter.

Local vs Global by Daniel Nicolas

cdevroe — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:10:54 PST

Sometimes it is hard to remember that my friend Danny has yet to turn 21 years old: "It’s hard to balance the local vs global aspects of economics. It’s easy to say, just get a job locally and start bringing in money while attempting to diversify your income by working on side businesses and projects. And not worry about the economy that’s spinning into a heavy spiral, but it’s also easy to get caught up in the news about the spiraling portions of the world and national economies and how every negative outcome creates more negative outcomes globally."