Archive for February, 2006

links for 2006-02-19

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

WikiMatrix / Wiki Feature Comparison - Compare them all
Compare nearly every Wiki on the market and decide which works best for you.
(tags: software tools)

Battle of the ad blogs, Winners! :: AdLand ad-rag.com :: by the adgrunts for the adgrunts advertising blog commercial archive
The most popular marketing related blogs as determined by Ad Rag.
(tags: marketing advertising […]

ReviewHaiku :: Slumber Party Massacre

Friday, February 17th, 2006

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
A pint-sized psycho,
with magically powered drill
kills sexy jockettes.

Have Team USA saved womens hockey?

Friday, February 17th, 2006

The Team USA Women’s Olympic team missed their chance to compete with Canada for the Gold medal in a shoot out with Sweden. The upset is a big disappointment to me, but in the end this could be a fantastic win for Women’s hockey on the international stage.
The leading up to, and through the series […]

links for 2006-02-17

Friday, February 17th, 2006

20 Ideas for a Great Podcast (FrogBlog)
Advice on creating a better podcast.
(tags: podcasting tips)

Bruce Judson’s Go It Alone! The Secret to Building A Successful Business on Your Own
Harper Collins experiment with advertising supported publishing.
(tags: books business marketing)

Eastgate: Briefcase
A classy looking way to carry a stack on index cards around.
(tags: business gtd)

alexadex.com
A Faux stock market tracking […]

New Nike Bauer website

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Since I’ve been on a bit of a hockey kick as of late, I figured I would point out that my old company, Olson has dropped the Bauer website. Extending the brand to Nike, and replacing the site I worked on while I was there.

500kV Switch Opening Video

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

This video of a 500kV switch being opened in Las Vegas is the coolest thing I’ve seen since the fireworks factory on fire video

Are elite hockey players more elite, or more player?

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Joe Clark has a Freakonomicsesque write-up outlining the similarities in body mass of a significant cross section of elite male and female hockey players.
BMIs ranged from 20 to 30 (with an excluded outlier of 31 in one case, a woman on the Canadian team). Only four BMI values were seen in one sex only – […]

On the bright side, at least you get SOMETHING for your money.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

A twelth grader discovered what the family dog knew all along, you could do worse than toilet water. It turns out that it’s likely the ice in the soda you’re drinking at a fast food restaurant might contain more bacteria than the water in the john. The student was unable to prove however that the […]

Don’t you hate it when [more]

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Hogg’s had it, and won’t subscribe to RSS feeds that only syndicate excerpts. Although he is going to send them an email, and give them a chance to repent, I suspect he’s going to lose a feed or two in the end.
I’m not entirely against the excerpt myself, and I guess monetization is the primary […]

1000 Channels and there isn’t anything on!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Here is a sentence I never thought I would have to type.
There isn’t enough hockey on in Canada.
At least non-Canadian Olympic hockey.
I was trying to get a look at todays Team USA women’s hockey match against Finland which is being broadcast in the States on the USA network. Of course Rogers doesn’t carry USA, […]