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7Apr/084

Stripping For CSS Naked Day – April 9th

css naked day

Hey everyone I am gonna get naked!  Oh I mean my site is gonna get naked.  You see April 9th is CSS Naked Day when you strip your site and show its inner beauty.

Here is a description from the official site :

The idea behind this event is to promote Web Standards. Plain and simple. This includes proper use of (x)html, semantic markup, a good hierarchy structure, and of course, a good 'ol play on words. It's time to show off your <body>.

So there ya have it...check out the site and see whats up with CSS naked day and if you feel the urge go for it! :)

Just a note for all you wordpress users there is a plugin you can use to automatically strip your css for ya.  I installed it and am ready to go.

7Apr/080

Evernote – Capture.Sync.Find

What is Evernote

Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere.

Evernote looks like a pretty kool service...I of course just got then invite and my account setup. they are in beta and I have a few invites so if you would like one either shoot me a DM on twitter or just leave a comment here on the post.

Here is a little video to get a rundown on the service that lets you capture information to remember for later via your computer, the web, and even your phone. pretty kool. It is like a backup for your brain. :)

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7Apr/080

Soocial – Hassle-Free Contacts

Let me start by saying I dont know much about the service Soocial but with a sweet ass promo video like this one I am willing to give it a try. It is in beta right now so if the guys at Soocial can hook me up or if someone has an invite reading this shoot one my way I will do some more investigating. For now enjoy this video...love it!


Hassle Free from Soocial on Vimeo.

Hassle-free contacts

Soocial provides a one address book solution to contact management. It doesn't matter where you add or change a contact, it will be changed in your other connected devices or web applications.

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6Apr/080

BarCampKC – May 9th and 10th

I have been watching the wiki and blog for BarCampKC which is setting up to take place May 9th and 10th here in KC.  I dont really know what exactly a BarCamp is but I have heard of them around the web and some of my twitter followers have gone to them as well so I am like "hey I will check it out!".  Podcamp Midwest was a blast and I am always up for meeting new geeks and talking about tech, the social web, and general geek stuff.

Like I mentioned earlier you can check out the blog for the event or even the wiki for the event.  As I get more information I will share it with you guys.

side note I found this on wikipedia explaining BarCamps

feel free to leave comments or input on the subject.

Thanks

6Apr/080

Life Of A Code Monkey [video]

Found this kool video that goes along with the song Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton

[found at adamnutting.com]

6Apr/082

I am Awesomesauce Approved!

Wanted to thank Covida from over at SheGeeks for giving me the coveted awesomesauce approval! Its always to be recognized by a fellow blogger. If you are not familiar with Corvida or SheGeeks make sure you check her and her site out...great content!

awesome sauce approved!

3Apr/086

Look Ma!!! I Am On TechCrunch!!!

techcrunch

I went to techcrunch tonight to check out the story on Seesmic acquiring Twhirl.  The story had some graphics throughout and the one with the twirl AIR app running had a familiar face as the most recent tweet...it was MINE!!!!  I know nothing big but hey it was kool to see my mug up on techcrunch for the world to see :) hehe

wonder if I will see a jump in followers :)   probably not but hey very kool none the less!!

me on twhirl

3Apr/080

Good People Day 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV fame has called for 4/3/08 be known as "Good People Day" where we talk about all the great people out there in the internet community.

For me there are so many great people and if you are reading this you are probably one of those people who i feel are great! But let me make a standard list so I dont miss anyone :)

#1 would of course have to be my wife :)
All my twitter followers
All my followers of my microcast
All my blog followers
All those I chat with daily about geeky stuff
All those from Podcamp Midwest
All those who have chatted with me in the IRC room

3Apr/080

The Photo Stream – News Thru Pictures

I found a kool little site called The Photo Stream this morning thanks to sarahintampa's recent post and thought I would share it with you all.

Basically what The Photo Stream does is give you current news stories (not sure what sources they are using) in the form of a photo that kinda relates to the subject.  When you hover over the picture you can either visit the site with the news story or leave a comment on The Photo Stream.

Overall I think it is a kool little spin on getting some news and adding the visual effect so make sure you check it out and just as a side not they also have an rss feed which for someone like me is always a plus plus! :)

enjoy

3Apr/080

Chewbacca is here to stay!

chewie

As I have mentioned on twitter or my microcast our group here at work is getting ready to move to a new building and I have been cleaning out my current cube getting rid of stuff I am not interested in keeping or never use anymore. Thats where Chewie comes in to the story. :)

I had this Chewie Sucker that came with a holder (pictured above) that I decided I was gonna get rid of...it just sat in my desk and was like I will toss this it is really not doing anything for me...so with that I tossed him never to be seen again............

ok well maybe I would see him again :) Yesterday the cleaning lady who is always commenting on my star wars stuff in my cube comes by and says someone found this and I thought you would like it....WHAT!!!! He is BACK!!! haha He will not give up!!!!

I of course didnt say anything to the lady...was just like kool and put him on my desk...so now I am like well maybe I should keep him...was that a sign? :) I was thinking maybe I will give it to one of the ladies here at work for their kid or something.

So there ya go....thought that was a funny story about getting rid of something and it coming back to you anyways.