My daughter is three and a half. I am three months into my job at JLB. I love both of my jobs very much. In one I get to roll around on the floor; be silly; relate with this child who has so much wisdom to offer; conjure up nutritious creations; console; observe rapid growth; lie in bed and read simple words in simple books; play in the park; engage with Foxy, Red Friend, Blue Friend, Grand MaMa, and all the other characters who surface; figure out how to define words like terrific; and find myself crying when I see my little girl riding her first bike. Read more…
Newest to Oldest forever and ever
The powers-that-be at Netflix made a bold move this weekend, announcing that their streaming side and physical video side will now be two separate entities with separate names. In the wake of more and more streaming video, Netflix is betting that the dvd-by-mail service will gradually become more novelty than necessary. We’ll see if they’re right. Farhad Manjoo over at Slate Magazine is betting against them in a new article.
This appeals to both the graphic designer AND the domestic diva in me. Got any book covers you need designed? I need a reason to learn how to embroider…
When you’re still as excited about the classic Disney Animated Features at 28 as you were when you were a toddler, you tend to want to qualify it. Otherwise, people start to wonder.
The newly opened Franklin Theatre will be showing Mary Poppins this weekend. My favorite. Naturally, I’ve been blasting the soundtrack throughout the office this week while Micah, Julian and Joseph roll their eyes, and sometimes, involuntarily begin singing along.
After about the third time through, Julian turned to Micah and asked a very good question about me: “What’s with this guy?”
Julian was kidding, but it’s a serious and interesting question. Why does the magic of Disney still compel me and other adults I know? Here are a few of my desperate qualifiers in my attempt to justify myself and maybe even you. Read more…
It isn’t enough anymore that American businesses reduce their negative effects on the environment or tolerate diversity in the workplace. We’ve come to expect so much more. Way more. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the strange ways corporations are targeting your sense of philanthropy… Read more…
I was perusing my usual design and photo blogs the other morning and stumbled across this amazing collection of photos of Yugoslavian World War II monuments. Each monument was designed by a prominent architect or sculptor and placed on major WWII battle sites and old concentration camp locations.
25 Abandoned Yugoslavia Monuments that look like they’re from the Future
To quote Daniel, “What?! Why haven’t we ever seen these before?! We should make a movie and feature every single one of these monuments in every frame.”
So, I’ve suffered a few “shots to the heart” the past month, and I’d like to use this blog time as therapy — on the company clock, of course. The cool thing about therapy is (not that I have any experience), the patient isn’t expected to make any sense of his own bloviating — that’s the therapist’s (reader’s) job. Read more…
Facebook changing its layout is like the grocery store moving the bread aisle. It takes a while to get used to and to find your way around again. The latest Facebook change is no different. Some people like the fact that you can instantly see photos of friends and information about the person whose profile you are viewing. Others miss the tabs that they became so used to. Personally, I like the fact that photos pop up so that you keep your place on the page, but that box is so big it feels like a black hole. There is definitely a give and take.
One thing is for certain though, people still visit Facebook by the droves! There are currently over 500 million Facebook users who spend over 700 billion minutes per month on the site. 10,000 new web sites add links to Facebook every day. Even with a little negative feedback, Facebook doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
So, since it looks like this social media site is here to stay, why not have a little fun?!
A couple months ago, there was quite a big fuss about a new Firefox extension, called Firesheep, that allowed virtually anyone using the Firefox browser to steal valuable login information of people sharing an unencrypted wifi connection. In simpler terms, if you logged in to your Gmail, Facebook or Youtube account at a place like a coffee shop, another person connected to the same wifi could essentially access those same accounts for a brief amount of time.
While the ability to do this, called “packet sniffing”, has been around for quite some time, Firesheep made it incredibly simple. Seriously, 4 clicks and 2 minutes and you could be logging into Facebook as someone else. Fortunately, the plugin became so mainstream that people either started protecting their connections or companies, such as Gmail, started creating secure connections.
Fast forward two months. I’m sitting at my favorite coffee shop and look at the person’s computer next to me… What do I see? Roughly 20 people’s information from various social networks popping up on the screen. Damn. I guess the general population is still just as uninformed as two months ago.
Thankfully, there are a couple of quick and easy ways you can browse the web without near as much vulnerability. While none of these are a 100% surefire to keep your computer safe, they are definitely a great start. Read more…
Social Media #ohsnap