http://del.icio.us/nedward This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://ocaoimh.ie/wp-super-cache/ WP Super Cache is a static caching plugin for WordPress. It generates html files that are served directly by Apache without processing comparatively heavy PHP scripts. By using this plugin you will speed up your WordPress blog significantly. nedward 2008-07-04T22:26:16Z plugin wordpress http://www.tsa.gov/blog A surprisingly candid and snarky blog from the people who check your shoes for explosives. nedward 2008-07-03T15:19:14Z government weblogs http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808 What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. Christopher Hitchens undergoes the controversial drowning technique. nedward 2008-07-02T23:02:19Z magazines politics http://michaelianblack.typepad.com/blog/2008/06/some-thoughts-o.html The comedian gives a thorough review and analysis of the Pixar film. nedward 2008-07-02T17:36:38Z movies http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/7/whats-next-for-the-nytimes-online-widgets-iphone-apps-apis All sorts of stuff is in the works, ranging from new APIs for programmers to apps for Apple's (AAPL) forthcoming iPhone store. (There's also a lot of crucial, less-sexy, behind-the-scenes stuff they're building, like a new content management system.) nedward 2008-07-02T13:46:33Z nytimes http://www.candychang.com/2008/06/23/post-it-note-results/ What do your neighbors pay in rent? “I’ve Lived” is an interactive installation that aims to demystify the topic by inviting local residents and other passers-by to share information about their living situation. nedward 2008-07-01T20:04:14Z Brooklyn CarrollGardens http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin A small red berry called miracle fruit temporarily rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors, rendering lemons as sweet as candy. nedward 2008-06-30T14:54:11Z food nytimes http://960.gs/ The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem. nedward 2008-06-26T21:27:58Z design webdesign http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2008/06/from-tour-to-torrid-its-getting-ugly.html Brilliantly comedic take-down of Rob Mackey’s amateur Tour de France blog, with a healthy digression on the dangers of new Vespa owners… Also: “Everybody knows that bike commuting is the new bike racing.” nedward 2008-06-26T14:35:10Z cycling scooter weblogs http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/06/04/keynote_kungfu.html If you’re a power Keynote user, you can skip this piece. This is basic Keynote blocking and tackling. nedward 2008-06-25T20:46:39Z apple powerpoint software weblogs http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51441-exile-in-guyville-15th-anniversary Pitchfork gives this seminal album’s reissue a 9.6 – and I will be watching her perform this debut album, song-by-song, later this week in NYC. nedward 2008-06-24T22:29:49Z music http://www.nysun.com/national/one-election-outcome-certain-a-lefty-will-win/80480/ Both Obama and McCain are southpaws, and since 1974, presidents Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton have all favored their left hands, while President Carter and the current President Bush are righties. Don't forget Al Gore – he is also a lefty nedward 2008-06-23T19:49:43Z media politics http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/music/30671/phair-play Celebrating the 15th anniversary (15 years?!) since the release of her seminal album “Exile in Guyville, Phair is interrogated about her career choices. nedward 2008-06-22T00:13:31Z music http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/06/nyt-tweeting-itself-to-death.php Valid criticism of the Times’ twittering. nedward 2008-06-22T00:08:16Z gossip nytimes twitter http://waxy.org/2008/06/interview_with_alan_taylor_creator_of_boston_globes_the_big_picture/ Andy Baio interviews Alan Taylor, the creator of Boston.com’s The Big Picture weblog. Interesting that Alan is a developer and not a journalist or photo editor. nedward 2008-06-21T16:40:37Z photo weblogs http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/science/17mund.html My IA colleague Alex Wright has a fascinating piece in the Times today on a forgotten father of the Web. No, not Al Gore… nedward 2008-06-17T15:22:09Z nytimes web http://ridethecity.com/index.php Interesting concept for a site – like Hopstop for bikes. This might get interesting as the community contributes and it matures. nedward 2008-06-16T17:44:14Z cycling maps nyc http://lonelysandwich.com/post/38527410/why-me A brilliant and detailed marketing analysis of Apple’s .Mac update. nedward 2008-06-16T05:14:12Z apple http://www.capndesign.com/archives/2008/05/guitar_hero_ad_you_just_blew_my_mind.php Wow! Hilarious trailer for DS Guitar Hero. nedward 2008-06-15T17:57:27Z funny games video http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/12/books/20080612_NOWA_SLIDESHOW_index.html Fantastic slideshow and accompanying article about a book and exhibition on the late-1970’s New York City music scene. nedward 2008-06-12T21:49:27Z music nytimes photos http://www.simonheys.com/wordclock/ Word Clock is a typographic screensaver for Mac OS X. It displays a fixed list of all numbers and words sufficient to express any possible date and time as a sentence. Word Clock displays time by highlighting appropriate words as each second passes. nedward 2008-06-12T15:37:45Z design osx typography http://localonliner.com/2008/06/10/the-new-york-times-goes-after-smb-market-via-adready/ Comments on a site that I designed, with an illustration by Harry Campbell that I art directed. nedward 2008-06-11T15:39:27Z advertising design nytimes http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1243727174?bctid=1593347006 A funny video that does what it says, in case you weren’t paying attention. nedward 2008-06-09T02:51:10Z Democrats funny politics video http://www.oyemodern.com/designers/re-vision/ Handmade in Adelaide Australia, from discarded camera components and reshaped with love, re:vision brings old school cameras into an entirely new focus. nedward 2008-06-04T15:54:46Z photos shopping http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,362147,00.html A car driven by an alleged drunken driver plowed into a bicycle race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday, killing one cyclist and injuring 10 others. nedward 2008-06-03T16:07:53Z cycling photos http://youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Every web meme evah, all in one place. nedward 2008-05-24T00:40:50Z funny music video http://gawker.com/391379/todays-lunch-at-the-times-america I ate these today, and every friday. nedward 2008-05-16T23:49:26Z food nytimes http://www.slamslash.com/address-o-sync/ “address-o-sync is an easy to use, but powerful application to share and sync the contacts and Address Book groups of the Address Books on your rendezvous network.” nedward 2008-05-15T17:55:56Z osx software http://aurelio.net/soft/adiumbook/ “A free Mac OS X bridge application between Adium and Address Book, used to search, manage and keep your contacts in sync.” nedward 2008-05-15T17:48:56Z OSX apps gmail software http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20199754,00.html “Gossip Girl costars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley – who have coyly sidestepped relationship rumors – enjoy a steamy kiss in the pool during a romantic getaway last weekend to Paraiso de la Bonita, a luxury resort in Mexico's Mayan Riviera.” nedward 2008-05-14T21:34:44Z photos tv http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142008/news/regionalnews/artsy_slime_dunk_110766.htm “David Eustace creates his masterpieces by allowing acrylic spray-painted canvases to sit in the murky Gowanus Canal water for a month at a time.” nedward 2008-05-14T20:59:43Z art gowanus