http://www.yald.com/ Technical and business topics slightly shaken en-us pgrote.314914@bloglines.com 2006-06-27T19:27:43-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.yald.com/rss/0606_five_things_change_bloglines.html Bloglines is a fantastic service. I mean it's free, and it allows you to aggregate your information in one place. Still, it has a few things that need or should be changed.... 147@http://www.yald.com/ RSS 2006-06-27T19:27:43-06:00 http://www.yald.com/business/0606_youtube_success_failure.html YouTube has taken the world by storm if you read the pundits. The site allows users to upload video, which is then very easily moved around the internet. But is YouTube really breaking new ground? Can they survive? Let's take a look.... 146@http://www.yald.com/ Business 2006-06-27T18:43:20-06:00 http://www.yald.com/technology/0606_science_kits_experiments_home.html I was in the fourth grade when I got my first one. I remember opening it at Christmas and staring with lust at the beautiful equipment. Everything was so, well, perfect. Everything glistened. There were words I didn't understand, but when I tried to pronounce them sounded beautiful anyway.... 145@http://www.yald.com/ Technology 2006-06-25T12:37:15-06:00 http://www.yald.com/entertainment/0606_trivial_facts_you_need_to_know.html I love trivia. The fact someone can remember facts or tidbits of information of non-importance is amazing to me. The brain is a wonderful thing.... 144@http://www.yald.com/ Entertainment 2006-06-24T14:11:30-06:00 http://www.yald.com/personal/0606_earth_perspective_solar_system.html Over at RENSE.COM they have a fascinating graphic with the perspective of earth in space.... 143@http://www.yald.com/ Personal 2006-06-24T14:06:32-06:00 http://www.yald.com/personal/0606_browsing_wikipedia_contrails.html Jason Kottke pointed to an article by Matt Webb that shows where he browsed on Wikipedia. This is a fascinating look into your browsing habits. I've often thought that Firefox is smart enough to track this stuff for me. It's a great extension idea.... 142@http://www.yald.com/ Personal 2006-06-23T11:22:56-06:00 http://www.yald.com/rss/0606_tagging_sucks.html Tagging is becoming a prevalent feature of many online services, and most content management systems have it built in. Unlike a structured indexing system, tagging is usually free form. This means that you can designate a post, image, story, article with any number of descriptive text phrases.... 141@http://www.yald.com/ RSS 2006-06-22T20:39:05-06:00 http://www.yald.com/personal/0606_lcd_flat_screen_tv_envy.html Envy is a funny thing. The actual definition of Envy sounds harsher than what it actually feels like: A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another. Ouch.... 140@http://www.yald.com/ Personal 2006-06-21T19:09:33-06:00 http://www.yald.com/business/0606_buying_jill_jungle_commander_keen_games.html 139@http://www.yald.com/ Business 2006-06-20T18:45:14-06:00 http://www.yald.com/business/0606_best_buy_sucks_wrong_things.html I like Best Buy. I think they're a great place to find quick computer items and entertainment products. Sure, they have a limited selection and their terms of sale are rigid, but for the most part they do the job.... 138@http://www.yald.com/ Business 2006-06-20T18:10:46-06:00 http://www.yald.com/entertainment/0606_directv_titanium_money_savings.html I love DirecTV. Toss in a Tivo and the DirecTV service becomes a must have for our family. Not only can you enjoy programming from the finest Hollywood has to offer, but you also get the most see sporting events of the year.... 137@http://www.yald.com/ Entertainment 2006-06-20T17:50:51-06:00 http://www.yald.com/technology/0606_netscapeframesdiggkiller.html Jason Calacanis is the godfather of the blog networks. He was one of the first people to realize that aggregating blog content in various niches could be profitable and exciting. When Weblogs, Inc. was purchased by AOL, Jason took a expanding role in bringing the new internet to AOL. His... 136@http://www.yald.com/ Technology 2006-06-15T08:28:16-06:00 http://www.yald.com/entertainment/0606_world_record_bowling.html People who set world records are sort of the odd bunch of the world. If you go over to the Guinness Book of World Records you can see that most of the newer records are set by companies. Dave Wilson of Cincinnati, Ohio is attempting to set another world record.... 135@http://www.yald.com/ Entertainment 2006-06-03T18:17:19-06:00 http://www.yald.com/technology/0604_googlepenaltiescommunication.html Google is awesome. Some may be concerned about the power they wield and the products they offer, but they have hit homeruns with pretty much everything they do. One of the more frustrating parts in dealing with Google is knowing whether you've broken the rules or not.... 134@http://www.yald.com/ Technology 2006-04-28T09:56:09-06:00 http://www.yald.com/rss/0604_removingosnewsfeed.html I have a ton of feeds that I read through Bloglines. It's become apparent that I need to do a better job of focusing on the ones that are useful to me and my job. Through the next week I'm going to start pruning the feeds that I don't need.... 133@http://www.yald.com/ RSS 2006-04-28T09:48:57-06:00