Add a whale and a dolphin to get a wholphin, which is a cross between a booklet and a DVD. The talented folks behind McSweeney’s is the guilty party behind this as reported in Wholphin, a Journal Cast Against Type — On DVD. I remember a kids’ computer magazine that came on a diskette (the … Read more
When I brainstormed eNJ’s January feature, I had an idea of what I wanted to do and jotted notes. When I wrote it, it turned out nothing like my original idea to write about what makes a superb email newsletter. Instead, I wrote about the “ingredients” found in newsletters from different food groups. Maybe I’ve … Read more
Safari has a new service called Rough Cuts. It gives you access to books BEFORE they’re published. These chapters won’t be fully edited or formatted for print. For computer-related topics, this is an excellent idea because you know it’s hard to keep up with technology especially for books. As soon as a book on a … Read more
We have too many choices when it comes to electronics. Digital cameras being a big one. But I miraculously narrowed down my list to two cameras. They’re different in two ways. One is a point-and-shoot and the other is closer to a professional’s model with manual focusing and such. I’m no professional, though. Canon PowerShot … Read more
I’ve submitted a ChangeThis Proposal and the votes decide who gets to write a manifesto. I hope you take a look and find the proposal worthy of your vote. ChangeThis has superb manifestos (articles, if you will) and some that bored me. It’s all about whether or not the manifesto is relevant to you. Tom … Read more
Came across this site during my massive blog surfing research. Japanese Lesson has excellent tips on pronunciation, conversation, and info about Japan. While the blog is very new, if the author keeps up the good work — people who interact with those from Japan or entrenched in the Japanese culture will appreciate this resource. With … Read more
Robin Good reviews two audio transcription services to see how they pare up. He submitted the same 30-minute podcast two both services and shares the results in Audio Transcription For Podcasts. I’m sure we’ll see more services pop up with the growing popularity of podcasting. Not only does it help those who want to have … Read more
A couple of days ago, we discussed the importance of blog post titles. Ted Demopolous followed up with another post about blog names. This was another thing I discovered too late. I agree with Ted. I started my blog in 2000 and couldn’t think of a clever name then… so I called it “meryl’s notes” … Read more
Nothing profound comes to mind as we enjoy the last day and week of this month and this year. But you may have thoughts and you might want to record them for later reviewing. Quick Online Tips provides a list of resources for sending emails to yourself or someone else in the future. In 9th … Read more
Successful blogger, Robert Scoble, and co-author Shel Israel, push businesses to blog and explain why it would benefit them. The “naked” in the title represents talking straight to the readers rather than filtering the blog’s contents through company public relations, lawyers, executives, and phoniness. The book starts with a foreword from Tom Peters and proceeds … Read more