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Did that really happen

jkerwin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:51:29 +0000

“what’s this full of food?” he says as he clicks on the garbage disposal.
clank- bang, clank……
“shut if off” I say ” you never know what could be in here, get your hand away from the switch” I dig deep like I usually have to get my hand past the sing drain into the disposal area. Something square hard and foreign I think, pulling out the object covered in last night’s stuffed shells and usual red sauce. It appears to be my iPod shuffle. How the f*%k did it end up in the garbage disposal ?

Can some on please answer one question……WTF

jkerwin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:20:00 +0000

Directory: 100 technology experts on Twitter

jkerwin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:43:58 +0000

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=1860

One the most important — and most difficult — things to do when you first start using Twitter is to develop a good list of people to follow. You can check your friends’ lists of followers, watch for interesting people that come up in @replies, and look for personalities and brands who promote their Twitter addresses. But, it can take several months to build up a good list. For technology professionals, I’m going to give you a big head start.

This is part three of my three-part series on Twitter. Here are links to the other two parts:

Part 1: A quick Twitter guide and glossary for business users

Part 2: 10 valuable Twitter utilities for business users

Below is a list of 100 technology experts who are active on Twitter. This list is dominated by tech media professionals and pundits but also includes some CEOs, CTOs, and developers who are worth listening to.

Still, even if you choose to follow everyone on my list, I’d encourage you to regularly cull the list of people you follow. If someone regularly posts useless information or lots of stuff you don’t care about, unfollow the person. That’s what I do. I keep the list of people I follow to about 100-200 and I often add new people while regularly weeding out my list of people who aren’t providing anything interesting or useful.

For more insights on technology, you can also follow my Twitter stream: @JasonHiner

I wish there was an easy way for you to simply push a button and add all 100 people on this list to your “following” list on Twitter. Unfortunately, there’s not. So you will need to go to the Twitter profile of each person you’re interested in Following. This is something that Twitter needs to improve. It needs a group or list feature so that people can set up lists like this and users can then follow the entire list with a single click. It should function the same way OPML files function for lists of RSS feeds.

So here is the list, which is not ranked 1-100 but simply listed in alphabetical order. If there are others you think should be added to the list, make a note in the comments.

Chris Anderson (@chr1sa) Editor in Chief of Wired and author of The Long Tail
Michael Arrington (@techcrunch) Founder of TechCrunch
John Battelle (@johnbattelle) Author and pundit on Google and Internet search
Veronica Belmont (@veronica) Former CNET TV and Mahalo Daily host
Randall Bennett (@randallb) Founder of TechVi; former CNET TV producer
David Berlind (@dberlind) TechWeb Editor-at-Large
Ryan Block (@ryanblock) Former Engadget editor and co-founder of GDGT
Henry Blodget (@hblodget) Controversial Wall Street journalist who covers tech sector
Danah Boyd (@zephoria) Academic/researcher in new media
Ed Bott (@edbott) Microsoft Windows expert, blogger, book author
Jason Calacanis (@jasoncalacanis) CEO of Mahalo, founder of Weblogs Inc.
Pete Cashmore (@mashable) CEO of Mashable
David Davis (@davidmdavis) Author, blogger, expert on Cisco and virtualization technologies
Chris Dawson (@mrdatahs) ZDNet blogger on technology in education
Natali Del Conte (@natalidelconte) CNET TV host of Loaded and tech correspondent for CBS News
Mrinal Desai (@mrinaldesai) Co-founder of CrossLoop; tech news junkie
Sam Diaz (@sammyd) ZDNet news hound on the Between the Lines blog
Larry Dignan (@ldignan) ZDNet Editor in Chief; prolific tech news blogger
Esther Dyson (@edyson) Veteran technology pundit
Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) Google engineer, blogger
Bill Detwiler (@billdetwiler) TechRepublic’s head technology editor
John C. Dvorak (@therealdvorak) Famously cranky tech pundit
Erik Eckel (@erikeckel) IT consultant and TechRepublic writer
Mike Elgan (@mike_elgan) Widely-published freelance tech writer
Rob Enderle (@enderle) Long-time analyst of the PC industry
Catherina Fake (@caterina) Co-founder of Flickr
Dan Farber (@dbfarber) Editor of CBSNews.com; former editor of CNET and ZDNet
Scot Finnie (@sfinnie) Editor in Chief of Computerworld
Mary Jo Foley (@maryjofoley) One of the world’s top commentators on Microsoft
Ina Fried (@inafried) CNET’s resident Microsoft analyst
John Furrier (@furrier) Silicon Valley entrepreneur; now specializing in mobility
Steve Gillmor (@stevegillmor) Editor of TechCrunch IT, veteran tech journalist
Bob Gourley (@bobgourley) CTOvision.com blogger; government IT expert
John Gruber (@gruber) Author of Daring Fireball blog; covers mostly Apple
Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) Blogger and consultant on Web 2.0 for business
Chuck Hollis (@chuckhollis) EMC CTO and blogger
Andy Ihnatko (@ihnatko) Apple pundit
Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) Professor and author who covers intersection and tech and media
Mitch Kapor (@mkapor) Lotus, Mozilla pioneer; angel investor
Guy Kawasaki (@guykawasaki) Venture capitalist and former Mac columnist
Michael Krigsman (@mkrigsman) Watchdog of IT project failures
Sarah Lacy (@sarahcuda) Freelance author covering Silicon Valley
Leo Laporte (@leolaporte) Host of TWiT network and former TechTV host
Brian Lam (@blam) Editorial Director of Gizmodo
Nicole Lee (@nicole) CNET editor on cellphones and smartphones
Jennifer Leggio (@mediaphyter) ZDNet blogger on social media for business
Cali Lewis (@calilewis) Host of GeekBrief.TV
Charlene Li (@charleneli) Author and social media thought leader
Jim Louderback (@jlouderb) CEO of Revision3; former editor of PC Magazine
Scott Lowe (@scottdlowe) CIO, author, and TechRepublic columnist
Andrew Mager (@mager) Web developer and ZDNet blogger on Web 2.0
Om Malik (@om) Founder of GigaOm
Amber MacArther (@ambermac) Tech journalist and broadcaster
Richard MacManus (@rww) Editor and founder of ReadWriteWeb
Marissa Mayer (@marissamayer) Google product development executive
Caroline McCarthy (@caro) CNET writer covering Web 2.0
Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) Founder of Technologizer and former editor of PC World
Tom Merritt (@acedtect) Host of Buzz Out Loud and various CNET TV shows
Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) Tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal
Rafe Needleman (@rafe) Editor of CNET’s Webware
Patrick Norton (@patricknorton) Tekzilla host and former TechTV personality
Andrew Nusca (@editorialiste) ZDNet news writer; SmartPlanet.com editor
Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly) Founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media
Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) Forrester analyst on new media technologies
Jason Perlow (@jperlow) ZDNet blogger and Linux Magazine writer
Chris Pirillo (@chrispirillo) Tech geek turned Internet personality
Jason Pontin (@jason_pontin) Editor in Chief of MIT Technology Review
David Pogue (@pogue) Tech columnist for New York Times and CNBC
JR Rafael (@jr_raphael) Tech news writer for PC World
Maggie Reardon (@maggie_reardon) CNET reporter on mobile and wireless technology
Don Reisinger (@donreisinger) Gadget columnist for CNET
Gabe Rivera (@gaberivera) Founder of Techmeme
Peter Rojas (@peterrojas) Original creator of both Gizmodo and Engadget
Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) Founder of Digg.com, host of Diggnation
Joshua Schachter (@joshu) Creator of Delicious, a.k.a. del.icio.us
Jack Schofield (@jackschofield) Computer editor at The Guardian
Erick Schonfeld (@erickschonfeld) TechCrunch editor
Robert Scoble (@scobleizer) Tech writer and social media flag-bearer
Sascha Seagan (@saschasegan) Mobile writer for PC Magazine
Doc Searls (@dsearls) Tech journalist, author, open source advocate
Stephen Shankland (@stshank) CNET News reporter, covering Web and search
Deb Shinder (@debshinder) Popular tech tip writer for TechRepublic and other publications
Dwight Silverman (@dsilverman) Technology editor for the Houston Chronicle
Jason Snell (@jsnell) Editorial Director of Macworld
Mark Spoonauer (@mspoonauer) Editor in Chief of LAPTOP
Robert Strohmeyer (@rstrohmeyer) PC World editor and columnist
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) Silicon Valley blogger for AllThingsD.com
Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) Microsoft Windows columnist, editor, and podcaster
Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) Editor in Chief of Engadget
Gina Trapani (@ginatrapani) Founding editor of Lifehacker.com
Lance Ulanoff (@lanceulanoff) Editor in Chief of PC Magazine
Rick Vanover (@rickvanover) Senior IT professional and TechRepublic blogger
Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) Writer on mobile tech and IT in education
Werner Vogels (@werner) Amazon.com CTO
Jack Wallen (@jlwallen) Linux enthusiast, columnist, and tip writer
Padmasree Warrior (@padmasree) CTO of Cisco Systems
Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) Tech venture capitalist in New York
Alex Wolfe (@awolfe58) Editor in Chief of InformationWeek
Molly Wood (@mollywood) CNET TV host and creator of the famed “Molly rant”
Dave Zatz (@davezatz) Gadget and digital lifestyle blogger

Ouch

jkerwin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:09:33 +0000

Tom Petty: Free Falling

jkerwin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:12:59 +0000

http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/tom_petty/full_moon_fever/free_fallin.txt

I got bored so i decided i would post this,
          and by the way this tab is 110% correct.  So any comments on
          it email me at stoner_skip@hotmail.com

          INTRO:
          |----5----6-------|-6-5------3------|
          |----6----6-------|-6-6------6------| (Repeat)
          |----5----5-------|-5-5------5------|
          |-----------------|-----------------|
          |-----------------|-----------------|
          |-----------------|-----------------|

          MAIN VERSE:CHORUS
          (F)      (Fsus)                   (F)(Csus)(Fsus)
          |1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1----1---1-1--1--1-1---|
          |1--1-1-1--1---1--1---1--1-1-|--1--1----1---1-1--1--1-1---|
          |2--2-2-2--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--2----0---0-0--0--0-0---|
          |3--3-3-3--3---3--3---3--3-3-|--3--3----2---2-2--2--2-2---|
          |----------------------------|----------------------------|
          |----------------------------|----------------------------|

          FIG. 1

          |----------------------------|----------------------------|
          |----------------------------|----------------------------|
          |----------------------------|----------------------------|
          |----------------------------|----------------------------|
          |---3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8---|-8--3--3-10--10--10--10--10-|
          |---1--1--1--6--6--6--6--6---|-6--1--1--8---8---8---8---8-|

          Intro
          Main verse
          chorus
          Main verse
          chorus
          Fig 1
          main verse
          chorus
          main verse
          chorus

          its a pretty simple song,
          Enjoy

Trying to fill my zune: Discography of Anthrax are you serious?

jkerwin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:19:54 +0000

I love anthrax, or did back in the day when I was playing cassette tapes of anthrax, but putting more than one album on a portable player? So if you asked any one that knows me if there is any ipod/zune devise that I could not fill the answer would be NO. I am obsessed with music and digital files in gerneral, but to be honest I am having a problem filling my new large zune. I have resorted to putting more than one anthrax in my collection.

“no one cared about what Beardo had to say.” Nothing can be further from the truth.

jkerwin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:49:02 +0000

I am weird when it comes to music, I have john cash to nine inch nails ( and a million others) on my zune, if its fun and interesting or just good I will play it hundreds of times like i did with beardo (and mickey avalon). I found beardo’s music to stand out against most of the music I hear coming out, its got a fun, punky, hip hop feel. Here is a free song http://www.box.net/shared/13gpauicdx give it a listen and youtube beardo to see more. here is some info about beardo….. enjoy:
jason

Beardo was named by a drunk. Jeramy Gritter was born in Harlem. He grew up in Allentown, PA. One day Jeramy’s step-dad threw his white bunny rabbit against the wall because the rabbit took a shit in the house. Jeramy moved to Los Angeles to make it. He was broke when he got here and not much has changed. He did modeling gigs with Mickey Avalon who he started producing. He met Cisco Adler through Mickey Avalon and soon joined Cisco’s band, Whitestarr. But Jeramy was still living in a box in Van Nuys. In a pieced together home studio, Gritter was listening to a crazy fuzz base line he had previously recorded. He wrote “Girls, Girls, Girls, and Pills and Pills” intending to use it for Whitestarr. Although the band knew the song was amazing, it just didn’t fit. That was the day Beardo was born, although he was only actually named months later by a drunk critic who told the heavily whiskered musician that, “no one cared about what Beardo had to say.” Nothing can be further from the truth.

After the initial party anthem of “Girls, Girls, Girls, and Pills and Pills,” Beardo started getting political as he began to reflect on the increasing gap between rich and poor and on the impoverished mentality of the man Beardo has dubbed, ‘Lord Bush.’ Beardo believes that the US was sent to war in Iraq so that Bush and his friends in the weapons and oil industries could loot the federal treasury. Beardo is a true revolutionary willing to say just about anything in speaking truth to power. His music is an irreverent fusion of rap, punk, and rock n’ roll. His songs “Losers” and “Alien Man” reflect inner turmoil common to many disenchanted youth and his political songs such as “Fight a Revolution” and “America the Great” take on the hypocrisy of the Bush administration who are willing to send young men to fight for their country (or so they say) but who cut their benefits upon return. The callous nature of Bush’s two-faced pseudo-patriotism drives the anger that rages behind Beardo. Beardo is loyal to the cause and to his fans.

- David Shein

Visit Beardo at:

http://www.myspace.com/beardobeardo

26 Professional Photoshop Retouching Tutorials

jkerwin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:34:33 +0000

Adobe Photoshop is the go-to tool for digital artists when it comes to professionally retouching images. Enhancing and retouching photos in Photoshop is an effective way to “work with what you’ve got”.

There are many tips, tricks, and techniques for improving things like skin tone and imperfections, and enhancing the photo subject’s features. This article shares a huge variety of photo retouching tutorials for Photoshop users with brief descriptions of each.

http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/26-professional-photoshop-retouching-tutorials/

Thank you Perry

Hello world!

jkerwin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:58:04 +0000

No, Hello WordPress!

it is late why am up ?

Good night!