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Cycling Collection at Threadless

// March 27th, 2012 // No Comments » // Cycling, Internet / Web

Been over a week since I had the time to post something on Keefer Madness.

Sorry. It’s been crazy busy at home and work. Luckily, Amanda and I make a good team and have been able to consistently cover for each other. So lucky and grateful for that — each and every day.

Anyway, just wanted to post a quick cycling-related t-shirt collection. I’ve been a long time subscriber to Threadless’ newsletters, but have only purchased one shirt from them ever — their Infinity MPG green t-shirt. Love it. I wear it often to work and at home.

Seems though that they have quite the cycling-related collection building there — far beyond the Infinity MPG T-shirt I bought. Check it out:

http://www.threadless.com/catalog?utm_medium=ExactTarget&utm_source=20120327_thd_p5303_bike_tees

NASA Tweetups Are Evolving. It’s Time To Be More Social

// March 7th, 2012 // No Comments » // Internet / Web, Space Stuff & NASA

I’m proud to have been part of that initial group of NASA’s Twitter Tweetups. I was even prouder to see the PR today that they’re expanding and broadening their social programs under a new name:

NASA Tweetups Are Evolving. It’s Time To Be More Social

Roku’s Tiny HDMI “Streaming Stick” to Bring Netflix, Hulu to Smart TVs

// January 4th, 2012 // No Comments » // Internet / Web, Tech, TV Talk

This sounds like a pretty [little] cool concept: a little memory stick that plugs into Smart TV’s HDMI ports to allow video streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. Sadly, it won’t work with any old HDMI port. It’s got to be one that supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL).

The more I think of it, other than having small size, how’s this better than a normal Roku box or the already pretty small Apple TV 2.0? Sure, a memory-stick sized streaming device would eliminate a set of cords (a power and an HDMI), but other than that, not sure what its appeal or audience will be.

Roku’s Tiny HDMI “Streaming Stick” to Bring Netflix, Hulu to Smart TVs

18 Helpful Tools For Better Gmail Experience

// December 16th, 2011 // No Comments » // Computers, Internet / Web

I’m a Gmail fanatic, and have been using Gmail for over a decade now, seeing it constantly tweaked and improved. We’re now using it for work as well.

I’ve been meaning to pour over this list, as well as post it for over a week now:

18 Helpful Tools For Better Gmail Experience

Sneak Peek of Caffeinated: A Fresh Google Reader App That You’ll Love

// December 10th, 2011 // No Comments » // Apple, Internet / Web, OS X, Software

Saw this on appstorm the other day, and looking forward to trying this out when it’s released. I consume most of my web reading/slurping directly from Google Reader. It’s a part of my daily routine.

I’ve never used anything but the web page for it, and wondering if an application makes sense and is needed. Willing to give it a try. Maybe I can get a review copy and review it here on Keefer Madness.

Sneak Peek of Caffeinated: A Fresh Google Reader App That You’ll Love

Race Mark Cavendish: Cool Video/Flash/Choose Your Own Adventure Ad

// July 6th, 2011 // No Comments » // Cycling, Internet / Web, Video

I’m seeing more and more of these advertisements that connect to Facebook to personalize the ad experience. Intel did it awhile back, creating a gallery of your info. That one had a lot more personal images and information, but this one speaks to me more—between it being cycling and HTC sprinter Mark Cavendish riding Specialized (self-proclaimed Specialized fanboy here!). I like that it had the pair of “Choose Your Own Adventure” type choices.

The video quality is top-notch, and what cyclist wouldn’t want the chance to ride and ultimately sprint against Mark Cavendish *AND* have the actual potential of beating the Isle of Man beast sprinter.

Race Mark Cavendish: Cool Video/Flash/Choose Your Own Adventure Ad

Cloud Music Comparison: What’s the Best Service for Streaming Your Library Everywhere?

// June 18th, 2011 // No Comments » // Internet / Web, Music

With Amazon, Google and Apple all now jumping into the remote-based music service business, it’s time to do a comparison of the three, along with some others that were already in the game like Rdio, Grooveshark and Spotify, among others. Thanks to Lifehacker, we have that initial report.

I’d take it all with a grain of salt though until Apple’s service is released and Google is available as a non-beta invite.

Subsonic sounds like a decent/viable solution for desktop-to-desktop streaming. May try that one out soon.

Cloud Music Comparison: What’s the Best Service for Streaming Your Library Everywhere?

Adding a Little Civility to the Internet

// June 16th, 2011 // No Comments » // Internet / Web

Apologies for another cross-posting and bit of self promotion, but I wanted to share another blog post I wrote for the Centerline Digital blog. This one deals with a pet peeve I’ve had with the online communities since I first started using Usenet groups and bulletin board systems way back when.

I wrote a bit on this back in the earliest of days of Keefer Madness (Argg! & There are a Lot of Jerks on the Internet more recently), but have expanded on the topic in this latest Centerline blog entry. Over the past year or so, more sites have found ways to combat the etiquette problems of the Internet and have been able to redirect it into a more positive direction.

Adding a Little Civility to the Internet

YouTube Subtly Adds HD Preview Images, Logoless Playback Option

// June 13th, 2011 // No Comments » // Internet / Web, Video

Nothing groud-breaking here, but it’s nice to see a little polish and evolution continuing to happen with Google’s YouTube.

YouTube Subtly Adds HD Preview Images, Logoless Playback Option

Down For Everyone or Just Me?

// June 3rd, 2011 // No Comments » // Internet / Web

I don’t remember where I first heard about this site, but it’s come in handy a couple times. It is an easy way to confirm whether a problem accessing a given web site is a problem with your ISP or an issue with the web site. I just wish it worked for Internet services as well—such as Netflix streaming (rather than netflix.com), iTunes Store, etc.

Down For Everyone or Just Me?