Microsoft Just Doesn't Get It
John Gruber at Daring Fireball recently posted a quote from Steve Ballmer of Microsoft. “Apple gained about one point, but now I think the tide has really turned back the other direction. The economy...
All Moved
After 2 long days of moving and unpacking I'm finally done. It was a tiring ordeal, but it could have been worse. It feels good to be done and have everything set up the way I want. My family was a hu...
What Bugs Me About Twitter
I am not an "expert on all things web 2.0." Nor am I a "social media expert." Heck, I'm not even a "social media enthusiast." I'm just a regular person who finds value in various things on the interne...
Chris Cornell - Scream
Chris Cornell is getting a lot of heat lately. Longtime fans of the Audioslave and Soundgarden singer were quite vocal about the news of his latest solo album attempt, Scream. When news broke that it...
A Quick Political Rant
I've not blogged about politics for a while, mostly because I've been burnt out on the subject since the election. I get this way after every national election and can't write about politics for a lon...
Moving
This weekend I'm going to be moving to an apartment at Highway 94 and Jung Station Rd. It's actually the same apartment complex that my sister and bro-in-law lived in when they first got married. It i...
Hip Hop History, Part III - Building the Empire
I've talked a bit about the history of hip hop music and how it quickly evolved into a profitable form of music, but no other company was able to capitalize on hip hop like Def Jam Records, and no oth...
Pre-Order CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume One
I have some great news for fans who love great music. One of the best (if not THE best) hip hop groups has a new release dropping soon. You can now pre-order Strange Journey Volume One by CunninLyngui...
Crawl for Cancer 2009
There is a Crawl for Cancer coming up in St. Louis on June 20th, 2009. If you don't know what Crawl for Cancer is, it is an event to raise money to find a cure for cancer. You get a group of 10 people...
Hip Hop History, Part II - The Beginning of a Dynasty
In my last post you learned a little about the beginnings of hip hop music as a business. While the song Rapper's Delight might have sold two million copies world wide, the industry still saw hip hop...
1979 - The Beginning of an Industry
The year was 1979. The place was New York. The event was the beginning of a multi-billion dollar industry that has spanned three decades and has spread throughout the world. What am I talking about? H...
Charter Communications Still Sucks
In case you haven't noticed, I am not a fan of Charter Communications. They have horrible customer service and high prices. If you haven't gotten screwed by them yet, you're about to. Over the weekend...
What is Happening at Google?
Google is really starting to lose my loyalty and I don't think I'm the only one. There are several things that have been bugging me lately, and many of them have to do with the breaking of their produ...
Clicky - Great Looking Real-Time Stats
I recently signed up for Clicky Web Statistics, a great looking real time stats package. I'm nuts about statistics on my website but found Google Analytics to be lacking. I want data in real time, not...
The Super Bowl
I didn't do anything exciting for this Super Bowl, and nothing exciting happened to me, unlike previous years. I've been sick for the last few days so I just wanted to chill at home and try to get bet...
Please Stop Using Internet Explorer
Dear Internet Users Across the World, Please stop using the horrible piece of software that came pre-installed on your PC known as Internet Explorer. Not only do you make the job of web designers a lo...
PhoenixBlue Widgetized
Thanks to Kris Britt at Silente.com the PhoenixBlue theme has been widgetized. I've also made a few other minor tweaks to a theme that seems to still be very popular even though I've not had time to u...
John Mozeliak - Very Unprofessional
John Mozeliak recently gave even more St. Louis Cardinals fans a reason to hate him. I guess he figured that since people are already pissed at him for not doing anything to strengthen the Cardinals t...
Thankful Thursday - Week 2
Wow, I'm a slacker. I didn't stick with my things I'm thankful for like I wanted to. I've just been so busy at work and at home the past few days and I missed a couple. Have no fear though, I do have...