Carson Entertainment Group has digitized all 3,300 hours of The Tonight Show footage to create an online database for producers and researchers. It’s fully searchable, and eventually something like 50 shows will be available on DVD, with rotating clips available for free on the website.

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my hero, Johnny Carson.

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Even if you think you haven’t got a knack for it, practice makes all the difference. Don’t be scared to try. Even as early as a few months ago, I shied away from sketching out ideas because, to me, they looked mediocre at best, but as I kept pushing myself to practice, designing becomes a much more organic experience.

The end result is awesome, for sure, but to me, it’s the process that’s the most fascinating.

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I love this new T-shirt celebrating the epic tension between Google and Apple.

Artist Chris Bishop goes behind the battle-lines, giving us a glimpse of Andy, Steve, and the war between Google and Apple.
The 100-percent cotton American Apparel T-shirts are printed with soft-hand ink.

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A new avatar, courtesy of the amazing David Lanham (@dlanham).

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The Talk Show, a podcast I co-host with my friend John Gruber of Daring Fireball is returning to the air on a weekly schedule. Watch, listen, and ask questions via the live-stream Wednesdays at 1pm ET.

If participating live doesn’t work with your schedule, just subscribe in iTunes and download the show later in podcast form.

In our return episode, we’ll be talking about the new Mac Pros, speed-bumped iMacs, the Magic Trackpad, the 16:9 27-inch Cinema Displays, and much more. There’s a lot of catching up to do.

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Take Airfoil, for instance. With it, you can send audio from your Mac or PC all around your home. Send to Airport Express and AppleTV units, and computers running Mac OS X, Windows or even Linux. And with our free Airfoil Speakers Touch, you can even send audio to iPhones, iPads, or iPods Touch.

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What resources can an office bring to software developers, designers, sysadmins, phone support managers, or sales people that they could only get in an office, rather than at home, in their local coffee shop, or even on the road?

Many of you (or perhaps your boss) might respond by saying: We’re different. We have different needs. Our business needs an office. Really? Is there really only one way?

I think Seth Godin says it best:

If we were starting this whole office thing today, it’s inconceivable we’d pay the rent/time/commuting cost to get what we get. […] When you need to have a meeting, have a meeting. When you need to collaborate, collaborate. The rest of the time, do the work, wherever you like.

When you want to go somewhere and meet and work together, do it. But like Seth says, it doesn’t have to be an office.

I interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV for Episode 18 of The Pipeline. We discuss Gary’s inspiration and drive, his new book, how his life and business have changed, and where he’s headed.

This is a side of Gary that most people don’t get to see, and I was really glad for the opportunity to talk with him one-on-one for the show.

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I’m really excited to announce that the 5by5 Membership Site has launched. If you enjoy the podcasts I produce, and if you’ve ever found any of my work here useful, now there’s a way for you to say thanks, get a cool T-shirt, and help me pay my bills at the same time.

Some background: When I founded 5by5 Studios last year, I had no idea if things would work out. I’m the sole supporter of my family, so going full-time with it was a big risk. But, thanks to listeners and Hivelogic readers like you, the network is off to a great start. The idea that I get to wake up every morning and make these shows really is like living a dream for me. It’s what I’ve wanted to do my entire life.

If you watch the live shows, you get a look at how things work behind the scenes: a one-man operation. I do most of the editing (with help from Jason Seifer and Ryan Irelan), all of the video work, run all of the live shows, plan and manage the content, schedule guests, maintain the hardware, handle the marketing and sponsorships, update the website, edit the code … phew! And although I love it, it’s a lot of work.

One of my goals has always been to create and grow the network, adding more frequent and more live shows, and hire somebody part-time to help with production. I want to put more great shows on the air, while preserving our high production value, personal feel, and non-intrusive advertising. This is where Memberships can really make a difference.

Of course all of the broadcasts we make at 5by5 will remain completely free, but if you enjoy the shows and if you want to help support me and the studio, now is your chance. Become a member. It really will make a difference in my ability to pay bills and help the studio grow.

And most importantly, thanks for listening.

New hires are now given the option of using Apple’s Mac computers or PCs running the Linux operating system.

They say the longer-term plan is to run things on Chrome.

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Half-Life 2 for Mac OS X was released via Steam yesterday, as discussed with Valve’s founder Gabe Newell on Episode 16 of The Conversation.

It looks good — better, in fact — than it did when I originally played through the game in Boot Camp on an Intel iMac.

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Join me and a handful of special guests, including Jason Snell of Macworld and Derek Powazek of Fray, as we livestream a special live episode of The Conversation. We’ll bid farewell to LOST, talking about the ending, the answers (or lack thereof), and discussing the overall experience of the show the day after the finale.

When: Monday, 24 May 2010 at 2:30pm ET

Where: The 5by5 Live Website

You’ll be able to participate in the conversation via the embedded chatstream and via IRC, and we’ll take your calls live on the air.

Mark your calendars, and see you then.

One could argue that today’s tech industry is in a state of video tag euphoria. Although many high level discussions regarding online video are circulating through the blogosphere, the practical side of HTML5 video development has been overlooked. Therefore, when working hands-on with HTML5 for video development, it becomes clear the standard faces a major threat.

An interesting read from a guy who knows.

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The younger person is always presented to the older or more distinguished, but a gentleman is always presented to a lady, even though he is an old gentleman of great distinction and the lady a mere slip of a girl […] No lady is ever, except to the President of the United States, a cardinal, or a reigning sovereign, presented to a man.

Also:

Do not say: “Mr. Jones, shake hands with Mr. Smith,” or “Mrs. Jones, I want to make you acquainted with Mrs. Smith.” Never say: “make you acquainted with” and do not, in introducing one person to another, call one of them “my friend.” You can say “my aunt,” or “my sister,” or “my cousin” — but to pick out a particular person as “my friend” is not only bad style but, unless you have only one friend, bad manners — as it implies Mrs. Smith is “my friend” and you are a stranger.

One has to be wary of inflection, and things get even more complicated when you have to actually shake hands.

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Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman.

Join me Wednesday, May 19th at 11:30AM ET as we record the next episode of The Conversation. I’ll be talking with Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, and John Siracusa of Ars Technica as we talk about gaming, the Mac, Steam, and much, much more.

You can participate in the conversation via the chatroom or by calling in to the show, where you’ll be able to talk to me and the guests live.

See you there!

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Pictaculous is an incredibly cool web app that generates a color palette based on a picture you upload using a simple form. Works on an iPhone, too.

Genius.

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In Episode 15 of The Pipeline, I talk with Jeffrey Veen, author, speaker, and founder of Typekit. We talk about the web, working for Google and Adaptive Path, Wired, WebMonkey and HotWired. We talk about where we’re headed as an online community, virtual offices, and more.

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In Episode 13 of The Pipeline, I talk with Andy Ihnatko, noted author, columnist at The Chicago Sun Times and Macworld, a regular on Mac Break Weekly, and Apple geek extraordinaire. We discuss writing, being on TV, inspiration, authenticity, of course Apple, and much more.

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