Danny Novo
From the monthly archives: February 2008
Just finished going through a stack of Real Simple magazines (another subscription we have allowed to lapse), and at the back, they have a “Real Life” section where impossibly ideal women answer questions about their lives. They are funny, insightful, and surely not written by real people. But in the forever quest for stuff to […]
The Intarwebs is a great tool for finding people. I used to work for the American Collectors Association (and no, they don’t collect stamps), so I should know. There are a lot of people from way back when who I am curious about. Friends from 1st grade, elementary school, high school, even after college. with […]
So, a lot of the stuff I’ve been reading about child safety suggests that your kid should have some sort of ID on him or her. That is, a photo with some basic contact information on the back. That way, if they get lost, or (God forbid) hurt, someone can get hold of us. Target […]
You’re watching your hour-long drama/mystery/police procedural show on television, and your heroes engage in conversation with a hitherto unknown guy or gal on the street, who just happens to be hanging around. Given that speaking parts pay much more than stand-around-and-nod-silently parts, you can bet your sweet plotline that the guy or gal had something […]
I had forgotten all about SmartMedia, the flash storage format that predated Compact Flash and SD cards. Until I unearthed our first digital camera, the ancient Olympus D-490 ZOOM. Popped a few AA batteries in it, and it fired right up. So i gave it to our four-year-old, and he took a bunch of pictures, […]
Never did get in on the beta, but FriendFeed has just launched. Essentially, it’s a feed aggregator for all the services you use. You attach your FriendFeed account to your various services, and it lists all the updates you make. That way, your friends can subscribe to one place to follow all your doings on […]
