Bonus!
So apparently (according to the all-knowing Wikipedia) I also share a birthday with:
Using GMail for Lists
I've read some articles on various blogs about how people are using GMail to maintain certain lists. GMail allows the "+" syntax on email addresses. For example, the two email addresses "potsie+Incubate@gmail.com" and "potsie+Goals@gmail.com" both get the email to "potsie@gmail.com". However, the "+Incubate" and "+Goals" part of the address allows you to set up rules in GMail which automatically apply labels to incoming messages. So, continuing the above example, Potsie could create Incubate and Goals labels in his GMail account. Then he can create the appropriate rules. One rule would automatically apply the "Incubate" label to any incoming emails which have been sent to "potsie+Incubate@gmail.com", for instance. It is easy to have the rule automatically archive the message also so that you do not even have to see it again. This is useful for reference items and other information which needs to be collected but not reviewed until some time in the future.
Weekly Edge Up
Started a new blog! Called it The Weekly Edge: http://www.weeklyedge.com. Gonna blog the best tech news once a week, every Friday. Think of it like a "best of" roundup for the week's most important tech stuff.
Time for Change
If there is one thing every American has known for a long time it is that we should be driving more fuel-efficient cars. Everyone knows it. In science class growing up we get lessons on pollution, history classes on the oil shortages of the 1970s, and regular reminders as America goes off to war to stabilize a region we depend on for oil. Unfortunately, fuel efficiency is like weight loss in the United States - something everyone knows is good for them but something few are successful in achieving.
Inevitability
The unfolding events in New Orleans this week are truly a tragedy. The months following Hurricane Katrina will be a living nightmare for many. It is, quite possibly, the end of New Orleans as we have known it - the birthplace of jazz and home to some of the best food in the world - and this in tandem with other significant destruction and loss of life in Louisiana and Mississippi.
DIY Bookcase
I recently built my own bookcase. Not from a kit, not from a box; from real lumber, screws, and elbow grease. Took only 3 1/2 hours to complete.
Chipotle DSL
Finally, Chipotle gets online! Chipotle, my favorite purveyor of fajita burrito calorie bombs, has created a new way to order your Southwestern fix. Go to http://www.chipotle.com/dsl and place your order online. The "DSL" part? "Don't Stand in Line!"