The IE6 disclaimer I wish I had written

Saw this on NewToYork.com. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see this little gem:

Hi, if you are coming to this site via Internet Explorer 6, you might not be getting the best experience possible. Honestly, I can’t even begin to think about what your entire experience on the internet must be like? (…probably like riding a bike on the highway while cars blow by you on their way to Costco to get gallons of mayonnaise and 60-inch plasma TV’s). How will you ever be able to use this website?????? You wont. You’re an asshole and your browser is an asshole. So look, I’m going to be honest: I kind of hate you. BUT we c-a-n make this work. Here is what I am going to need you to do: fire up your Toshiba ShitBook© that weighs about 45 pounds, wipe the Cheeto dust off the screen, download Safari ( http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ ), delete Internet Explorer from your computer, punch yourself in the face, and get me a pulled pork sandwich.

Yeah. I like the line punch yourself in the face … That’s why it’s bold … twice!

How to link to a specific part of a Youtube video

If you’ve ever seen a friend post a video on Facebook and link to a specific part of a video, youtubetime.com makes it easy. Simply paste your Youtube URL, choose a start location time and presto.

Check out this example: Charlie bit my finger

Dropbox is a great place to put all your digital stuff

This video really showcases the simplicity and usefulness of DropBox. I’ve been using it for sometime now and I find it to be invaluable. Being able to access my important documents from various devices such as my iPhone, MacBook Pro, and Mac desktops makes my digital world work. I especially like the fact that DropBox keeps a history of every change I make so that I can undo any mistakes and even undelete files if necessary.

Here’s a quick overview:

• Allows quick, easy way to share files
• It’s free up to 2gb of storage
• Online backup is automatic
• Allows you go back in time to undelete or undo changes to files

Dropbox replaces:

• Emailing file attachments to yourself and other people
• Using USB drives to move files between computers
• Renaming files to keep a history of previous versions
• Complicated backup software
• FTP servers, system-specific sharing methods, Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Simple pricing plan:

• FREE up to 2gb
• $9.95 per month up to 50gb
• $19.95 per month up to 100gb

If you have multiple devices and require access to the latest and greatest files, I encourage you to give it a spin.

Wake the kids and tweet the neighbors, there’s hot goodness fresh out of the oven!

BakerTweet is a novel idea. Here’s the description from BakerTweet.com:

BakerTweet is a way for busy bakers to tell the world that something hot and fresh has just come out of the oven. It’s as simple as turning the dial and hitting the button. All of the baker’s followers get a Twitter alert to tell them that it’s bun-time. Or bread time. Or whatever.

What a great idea for a local bakery to alert the neighborhood what is hot and fresh out of the oven. Nothing better than waking up, checking your tweets and knowing you can head around the corner for some hot cinnamon buns. Mmmm Mmmm good!

Check out the tweets from the Albion Cafe on Boundary Street in Shoreditch, London. Follow them here: @albionsoven.

Hey Starbucks, FIRE YOUR COPYWRITER!

The other day I stopped in Starbucks and ordered a coffee and a muffin. My muffin was packaged in the bag above. I read the copy printed on the outside of the bag. I almost couldn’t believe it. I read it once … then again. It read like it’s written by an 8 year old kid!

Here is the copy as it appears on the bag:

Hi,
We’re making a change. Using simpler
recipes and taking out artificial
ingredients. So your food not only
tastes better, it is better. It’s a good
start. But we think it’s a good one
Hope you do too  Enjoy.

Your Friends at Starbucks

P.S. More to come.

Missing punctuation, capitalization errors and overall – it lacks style!

Is it a Basket, Buggy, or Cart?

Everybody looking at the photo above instantly recognizes exactly what it is. The big difference is what people call it. I listed a few examples – basket, buggy, cart – for starters.

I have to tell you it drives me crazy when I’m at the grocery store and I hear someone refer to it as a “buggy.” A buggy? Isn’t that what parents use to push around their little baby as in “baby buggy.” Just the other day at the grocery store I heard a little old lady ask her husband rather loudly.. “ARE YOU GOING TO GET A BUGGY HENRY?  HENRY, THE BUGGY, GET A BUGGY HENRY!  I had this horrible expression of disgust on my face. I can’t really say why it bugs me so much but apparently it does. Of course the loud screeching voice didn’t help matters.

On the other hand, I don’t really mind the reference – Basket.  Although I don’t personally use the term, it doesn’t really bother me. I can sign off on basket. It seems to fit. But not as well as cart. I like the term cart. Let’s face it, you’re shopping on the internet, do you click the buggy button. Uh, NO!. It’s called a shopping cart. And that’s just the way I like it!

What are some of the names you have called it?

Don’t be that guy!

I love the “Don’t be that guy” spots created by OLSON for Fifth Third bank. They are clever and funny at the same time without ramming the message down your throat. The problem is that I’ve never actually seen any of the spots on TV even thought Fifth Third has a presence in my town.I believe these videos are intended to be viral. With that said, it’s about time some clever spots got some air time.

The “In the dark” spot with the Snuggies is classic. They never mention the product yet the message ties beautifully back to the Fifth Third tag line at the end. Well done!

Los Angeles band “The 88″ records “Love is the thing” entirely on an iPhone!

While touring on the road with the B-52s, “The 88” lead vocalist Keith Slettedahl disovered and downloaded the “four track” app. Collectively as a band they thought they would attempt to record an entire song on the iPhone. Yep, there’s an app for that! Not only is it a great catchy tune, but it sounds fantastic as well!

Mindtoss.com is worth $6,174?

According to Stimator.com that is. After four years of blogging and I can cash out for an unbelievable $6,174! Wow, really?

Here are a couple of other sites I checked:

Mashable.com – 18,276,753

Techcrunch.com – 15,105,868

Check it out a site for yourself here.