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&lt;div class='posterous_autopost'&gt;&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/FlgChggfdvCtysvnbHAEBGwolisbaEvjrIjpiHukIHoqbynagakbhyoieAJx/media_httpwwwrockstar_ifDGI.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="224" height="267"/&gt;     &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/"&gt;rockstargames.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Download Grand Theft Auto (the classics) for free! Check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;  from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/rockstar-classics-free-downloads-of-grand-the"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-1422341454067071658?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/vbPVl_1i9Kk/rockstar-classics-free-downloads-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2010/02/rockstar-classics-free-downloads-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-2914108732406943875</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-03T00:28:20.926-06:00</atom:updated><title>The Apple TV needs a gaming update</title><description>&lt;div class="posterous_autopost"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;The Apple TV needs games. &amp;nbsp;Bad. &amp;nbsp;With Steve Jobs track record of changing entire markets this should be a no brainer. &amp;nbsp;Right now the gaming platforms are undergoing a revolutionary shift in content delivery, in part because of Jobs own App Store. &amp;nbsp;Digital downloads are set to take front stage for all types of content delivery removing the need for a brick and mortar store in each town. &amp;nbsp;Instead a consistant shopping interface will be in every device we own and Apple needs to get in there and transform the Apple TV to a platform that can capitalize on this change. &amp;nbsp;It can no longer be just a "hobby" at Apple's headquarters, it needs to take front and center. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;The pieces of the puzzle are all there. &amp;nbsp;Apple showed it's latest trick, processor development, and from what everyone has said about the iPad, it's a winner. &amp;nbsp;New beefier integrated processors could give these other consoles out there a run for their money. &amp;nbsp;Nintendo has already shown that the system does not have to be the system on the market with the highest specs for it to be a top seller. &amp;nbsp;The Wii is outclassed by both of the other guys and they can't stay on the shelves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Developers are already in the mix, developing iPhone and now iPad apps at a furious pace. &amp;nbsp;With a bigger processor and much larger resolutions, there is all kinds of thing's that could be accomplished. &amp;nbsp;The problem I see here is there is already a large segment of developers out there to woo to develop where you are. &amp;nbsp;I don't think this would be too difficult considering the profit sharing agreements Apple normally negotiates with it's various partners. &amp;nbsp;What is also exciting is that the entry level here is completely different than with traditional consoles. &amp;nbsp;Indie developers and huge firms both are at a level where they can compete and the quality of games may even improve. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;An Apple TV that includes some sort of gaming platform integrated can also take advantages of other hardware, such as an iPad or iPhone and maybe these could be or supplement the controller. &amp;nbsp;Really this would be the most difficult part of the system to get right and the one portion that might also be pulled out of Nintendo's book, use a "remote" type interface with an accelerometer to provide the controller. &amp;nbsp;This would be one place I would plead Apple from refraining from using a touchscreen. &amp;nbsp;I know it's their new signature but I feel that unless they could really innovate a way for this to really work simply that the primary interaction has a physical button. &amp;nbsp;Or maybe this is where Apple really innovates and changes things in a big way. There are&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://news.cnet.com/patent-bares-rumor-apple-tv-gearing-up-for-games/" style="color: #551a8b;" title="already patents filed"&gt;already patents filed&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;out there akin to this that look to something being in the mix&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/02/patent-hints-at-next-generation-apple-tv/" style="color: #551a8b;" title="like this already"&gt;like this&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;This is all speculation but it's something that's been brewing in the back of my mind the last week or so and I felt like sharing. &amp;nbsp;Also, if you like my idea's Apple please feel free to use them. &amp;nbsp;Just send me a revamped Apple TV once you've got it figured out!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://posterous.com/"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;  from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/the-apple-tv-needs-a-gaming-update"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-2914108732406943875?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/3F5V_iB1VpU/apple-tv-needs-gaming-update_03.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2010/02/apple-tv-needs-gaming-update_03.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-3017097878306118951</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-21T17:00:39.877-06:00</atom:updated><title>DreamHost Web Hosting: Limited Time Sale!</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;  			  &lt;p style="border: 0px solid red;"&gt;Happy Holidays from DreamHost!  It's a time for &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;giving&lt;/span&gt; and spending time with people that matter.  And of course &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Web hosting&lt;/span&gt; makes the perfect gift!&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Save over $110 on one year of web hosting with unlimited disk space and bandwidth!&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://signup.dreamhost.com/"&gt;Sign up&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;today&lt;/em&gt; for a &lt;em&gt;risk-free trial&lt;/em&gt; of a &lt;strong&gt;one-year&lt;/strong&gt; hosting plan using the promotional code "&lt;strong&gt;777&lt;/strong&gt;" and you'll get an entire &lt;em&gt;year of web hosting&lt;/em&gt; (including a domain registration) for just $9.24!  That's 92% off our normal pricing!&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://signup.dreamhost.com/"&gt;Sign up now&lt;/a&gt; and you'll be on your way toward &lt;a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/limited-time-sale-going-on-now.html#"&gt;the most features,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/limited-time-sale-going-on-now.html#"&gt;the greenest   commitment,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/"&gt;the most openness,&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://blog.dreamhost.com/"&gt;the craziest blog&lt;/a&gt; in Web Hosting!&lt;/p&gt;    		&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/limited-time-sale-going-on-now.html"&gt;dreamhost.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dreamhost (the service I host my site with) is offering this smoking deal, check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/dreamhost-web-hosting-limited-time-sale"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-3017097878306118951?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/KVYMScQXoew/dreamhost-web-hosting-limited-time-sale.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/12/dreamhost-web-hosting-limited-time-sale.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-5597731956822073078</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-21T16:56:18.899-06:00</atom:updated><title>Women worse at parking than men, study shows - Telegraph</title><description>&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/6849247/Women-worse-at-parking-than-men-study-shows.html"&gt;&lt;img height="288" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/JmkFeEzpnzjihyntgChmqoGHtmvnzbsjmfxmEdIhiIoxHplaIBfgjogdlcgF/media_httpitelegraphcouktelegraphmultimediaarchive01499kiafiatsavvy4601499842cjpg_vEhjgucotqvjjer.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="460" /&gt; &lt;/a&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/6849247/Women-worse-at-parking-than-men-study-shows.html"&gt;telegraph.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;Finally proof of the fact every man knew to be true...sorry ladies!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-5597731956822073078?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/pLRWvUfH2F8/women-worse-at-parking-than-men-study.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/12/women-worse-at-parking-than-men-study.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-3103617739318016572</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-16T22:11:33.332-06:00</atom:updated><title>Prank War 8: The Skydiving Prank</title><description>
Check out this video on YouTube: &lt;p /&gt; &lt;object height="417" width="500"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8zO69d-FY4c&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="window" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8zO69d-FY4c&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/prank-war-8-the-skydiving-prank"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-3103617739318016572?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/XXx--rMvu4s/prank-war-8-skydiving-prank.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/12/prank-war-8-skydiving-prank.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-8305410603821140237</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-10T18:44:09.356-06:00</atom:updated><title>A Cappella Group does "Poker Face"</title><description>
&lt;div&gt;I haven&amp;#39;t posted anything in a while but this was too good to pass up, check it out!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;object height="417" width="500"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bW5czKqT05A&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="window" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bW5czKqT05A&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/a-cappella-group-does-poker-face"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-8305410603821140237?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/KE-QndCuc54/cappella-group-does-face.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/12/cappella-group-does-face.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-1095182770139349479</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-11T14:51:02.579-06:00</atom:updated><title>Happy Veterans Day! Here are some great reunions!</title><description>
Returning vets greeted by their loved ones, both two legged and four!      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/happy-veterans-day-here-are-some-great-reunio"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-1095182770139349479?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/UPDAHRVLy8I/happy-veterans-day-here-are-some-great.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/11/happy-veterans-day-here-are-some-great.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-1312513046787062534</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-11T11:36:55.130-06:00</atom:updated><title>Buzz Aldrin: Why We Need Better Rockets</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;  											&lt;p&gt;Well, it looked spectacular. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;I'm referring to NASA's recent launch of the Ares 1-X, billed as the prototype of the Ares 1 as a crew launch vehicle, a fancy term for a manned space booster. The rocket is said to have performed as planned, and ushered in the era of the Ares rockets to replace the Space Shuttle next year. Only it won't. In fact, the much-hyped Ares 1-X was much ado about nothing. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Yes, the rocket that thundered aloft from NASA's Launch Pad 39B sure looked like an Ares 1. But that's where the resemblance stops. Turns out the solid booster was - literally - bought from the Space Shuttle program, since a five-segment booster being designed for Ares wasn't ready. So they put a fake can on top of the four-segmented motor to look like the real thing. Since the real Ares' upper stage rocket engine, called the J-2X wasn't ready either, they mounted a fake upper stage. No Orion capsule was ready, so - you guessed it - they mounted a fake capsule with a real-looking but fake escape rocket that wouldn't have worked if the booster had failed. Since the guidance system for Ares wasn't ready either they went and bought a unit from the Atlas rocket program and used it instead. Oh yes, the parachutes to recover the booster were the real thing -- and one of the three failed, causing the booster to slam into the ocean too fast and banging the thing up. So, why you might ask, if the whole machine was a bit of slight-of-hand rocketry did NASA bother to spend almost half a billion dollars (that's billion with a "b") in developing and launching the Ares 1-X?&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;The answer: politics. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Technical problems, the kind that follow every new rocket's development, have haunted the Ares like leftovers from Halloween. The rocket as currently designed shakes so much during launch that shock absorbers are needed beneath its capsule payload. All of this takes time to fix -- and money, money that NASA really doesn't have. To stave off critics, three years ago the Project Constellation managers conceived of the 1-X flight to supposedly show some progress. They could instrument the rocket with hundreds of sensors gathering information never before obtained during a booster use in a Shuttle mission. It would give the launch team some practice in the assembly of an Ares. And NASA would find out if something as ungainly as the Ares 1 design - a thicker top than the bottom booster - could survive during ascent through the Earth's atmosphere. Of course, all of the changes to the Shuttle launch pad to accommodate the Ares wouldn't be ready in time, so they decided to just leave all of the Shuttle hardware, such as the rotating tower that envelops the Shuttles there. A success might just buy more time for Ares to fix its problems.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;And that's just what happened.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the huge Ares V super booster is just a series of drawings. Unlike the plan used to send Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins and me to the Moon in 1969, whereby we used just one rocket to lift all of the elements of our Apollo spaceships, the current return-to-the-Moon plan requires not one rocket but two-one launch of an Ares 1 carrying the astronauts in the Orion capsule, and an Ares V lifting a big upper stage, a sort of space tug, and the lunar landing craft called Altair. Together, the two ships dock in orbit and then the tug, called the Earth Departure Stage, fires up for the outbound trip to the Moon. Two rockets in development; two launching systems. And two price tags. Two ways for failure to occur. Or delays to develop.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Worse yet, neither rocket alone can accomplish a deep space mission. And deep space, such as Mars is, as our friends in the recent Augustine report stated, our destination in space. These rockets were originally supposed to all be derivatives of the Space Shuttle-using four segment boosters and Shuttle engines - but the designs were changed to save money and development time. Neither of which has proven to be the case today. Our Augustine panel colleagues stated flatly that some new heavy lift rocket would be needed no matter which direction President Barack Obama chose for the space program. But Ares 1 is too small, barely able to lift the crew space capsule. And Ares V is too weak to boost all of the elements together. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;What do we need? One rocket for all our deep space missions. Save the taxpayer's money by canceling the Ares 1 &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; V. And go "back to the future" in designing the big beast. So how do we get to the space station without Ares 1? Let the commercial space firms develop their own crew launchers, and crew vehicles. Why should Uncle Sam be in the people hauling business?&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Here's my plan -- and yes, I &lt;em&gt;am&lt;/em&gt; a rocket scientist -- cancel Ares 1 now and the version of the Orion capsule that is supposed to fly astronauts back and forth to the International Space Station. Instead, unleash the commercial sector by paying them for transportation services to the station. Could be capsules. Could be winged ships like the Space Shuttle, capable of flying back to a runway with its crews and cargoes, not splashing in the ocean like a cannonball. With the money saved, start developing a true heavy lifter worthy of the Saturn V's successor. Could be a side-mount rocket like the Shuttles, with a tank-and-booster set flanked by a payload pod jammed full of cargo-or a space capsule with astronauts in tow. Or new upper stages capable of deep space missions. Let's open 'er up to a true competition, with designs from inside -- and outside -- NASA. If we bypass a foolish Moon race and let the development of the Moon be an international affair, we will have time to refine the super booster to make sure it is compatible with our deep space goals, like missions flying by comets or asteroids -- or to the moons of Mars. Such a rocket would be ready when the time comes to colonize Mars. No more false starts and dead end rockets.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Maybe use innovative elements like new upper stage engines, or entirely new propulsion systems. Or designs truly evolved from the Shuttle era. The idea is to get the best thinking from rocketeers before we start spending Uncle Sam's space bucks. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;I confess I have a design in mind that I and my team have worked on for years. It's called Aquila, and it is a true offspring of the Space Shuttle. It makes maximum use of the existing Shuttle infrastructure -- unlike the real Ares -- and Shuttle boosters, engines and the side-mounted design where today the winged orbiter rides into space. If we need bigger rocket engines, Boeing's RS-68 behemoth is always available, flight proven and flight tested aboard the Delta IV commercial launchers. You see, heavy lifting doesn't need to be heavy spending, if we do the job right.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;But let the designers take the field-and may the best booster win. To paraphrase David Letterman, we don't need any stupid rocket tricks. Just good sound engineering. For without good new rockets to carry our payloads and crews, nobody is ever going to follow in Neil, Mike and my footsteps into deep space. And that's where we are destined to go.&lt;/p&gt;  						  					      &lt;div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 0px; float: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.getglue.com?=w" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://books.widgets.huffingtonpost.com/images/logo/adb-logo.gif" border="0" height="20" width="24" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 11px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.adaptiveblue.com/widget-install?hpd=2&amp;amp;onClick=true&amp;amp;feedUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fecs.amazonaws.com%2Fonca%2Fxml%3FService%3DAWSECommerceService%26AWSAccessKeyId%3D07GG2103RY5KFCY09GG2%26Operation%3DItemSearch%26SearchIndex%3DBooks%26Power%3Dauthor-exact%253ABuzz+Aldrin%26Sort%3Dsalesrank%26ResponseGroup%3DItemAttributes%2CImages%2CEditorialReview&amp;amp;title=Books%20By%20Buzz+Aldrin&amp;amp;skin=white&amp;amp;width=540&amp;amp;newTip=yes&amp;amp;numItems=4&amp;amp;type=grid&amp;amp;display=thumbs&amp;amp;auto=yes&amp;amp;columns=4&amp;amp;xsl=amazon-item.xsl" target="_self"&gt;Books By Buzz Aldrin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=""&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.adaptiveblue.com/widget-install?hpd=2&amp;amp;onClick=true&amp;amp;feedUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fecs.amazonaws.com%2Fonca%2Fxml%3FService%3DAWSECommerceService%26AWSAccessKeyId%3D07GG2103RY5KFCY09GG2%26Operation%3DItemSearch%26SearchIndex%3DBooks%26Power%3Dauthor-exact%253ABuzz+Aldrin%26Sort%3Dsalesrank%26ResponseGroup%3DItemAttributes%2CImages%2CEditorialReview&amp;amp;title=Books%20By%20Buzz+Aldrin&amp;amp;skin=white&amp;amp;width=540&amp;amp;newTip=yes&amp;amp;numItems=4&amp;amp;type=grid&amp;amp;display=thumbs&amp;amp;auto=yes&amp;amp;columns=4&amp;amp;xsl=amazon-item.xsl" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/widget/white/copy_off.jpg" border="0" /&gt;www.twitter.com/therealbuzz&lt;/a&gt;      					&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buzz-aldrin/why-we-need-better-rocket_b_351335.html"&gt;huffingtonpost.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Very interesting take on the future road the government space program should take, one that seems to make more sense than anything else.  I have a feeling that because it does make sense...it wont happen.  Logic often has a way of disappearing when runs into politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/buzz-aldrin-why-we-need-better-rockets"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-1312513046787062534?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/pwGQJ2Jmh68/buzz-aldrin-why-we-need-better-rockets.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/11/buzz-aldrin-why-we-need-better-rockets.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-417347796708900973</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-10T00:39:44.124-06:00</atom:updated><title>Modern Warfare 3 Already in Development</title><description>
OK so that's misleading, but as usual The Onion nails it! &lt;p /&gt; &lt;object height="430" width="480"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FMODERN_WARFARE_ARTICLE_11_9.jpg&amp;amp;videoid=99070&amp;title=Ultra-Realistic+Modern+Warfare+Video+Game+Offers+Engine+Repair%2C+Awaiting+Orders" /&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FMODERN_WARFARE_ARTICLE_11_9.jpg&amp;videoid=99070&amp;title=Ultra-Realistic+Modern+Warfare+Video+Game+Offers+Engine+Repair%2C+Awaiting+Orders" height="430" wmode="transparent" width="480"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/modern-warfare-3-already-in-development"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-417347796708900973?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/S9MU1F-NCD0/modern-warfare-3-already-in-development.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/11/modern-warfare-3-already-in-development.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-1935020474706770442</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-03T12:28:43.245-06:00</atom:updated><title>You Won't Need Chairlifts with the Fastest Snow Car In the World</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;object class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo videoObject_0" height="308" width="500"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nTDNLUzjkpg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;fmt=22" /&gt;  &lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;  &lt;embed class="left gawkerVideo" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nTDNLUzjkpg&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;fmt=22" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="308" width="500" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/nTDNLUzjkpg&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;fmt=22" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="vowoxjrndomvngtzcqhz ckanzezlcftxgbqvghic" style=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;/object&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://gizmodo.com/5396098/you-wont-need-chairlifts-with-the-fastest-snow-car-in-the-world"&gt;gizmodo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is the first time I've seen something that makes me want to move back to where it snows just so I can drive it! OMG I WANT!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/you-wont-need-chairlifts-with-the-fastest-sno"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-1935020474706770442?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/O6O6q5_5dbM/you-won-need-chairlifts-with-fastest.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/11/you-won-need-chairlifts-with-fastest.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-6156144809528995378</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-28T22:00:20.984-05:00</atom:updated><title>Untitled</title><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/fhrhHorbhHlrtrCJghzcGttptIwpyGoriuzovHkjAnbBngqkzkillbcFohwr/upload.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="640"/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via twitterrific&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/6641317"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-6156144809528995378?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/zQe-sfuKEEU/untitled_28.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/untitled_28.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-9173966530553231508</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-28T12:33:48.719-05:00</atom:updated><title>Trick Out Google Apps for Your Domain - Gmail - Lifehacker</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"&gt;&lt;h3 style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20px;"&gt;Create a Catch-all Email Address&lt;/h3&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="left image340" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/10/gapps-catchall.png" width="340" /&gt; One of the advantages of having your own domain name is that you have control and access to every single word combination @ yourdomain.com email address that you want. If you create a "catch-all address," you can forward any email that comes to your domain and doesn't match a user to a specific address. This means that if you wanted to use custom email addresses on the fly—like &lt;a href="mailto:amazon@yourdomain.com"&gt;amazon@yourdomain.com&lt;/a&gt; when you register for an account at Amazon, or &lt;a href="mailto:lifehacker@yourdomain.com"&gt;lifehacker@yourdomain.com&lt;/a&gt; when you register for an account at Lifehacker, you can do so without having to create custom addresses. Instead, set up your domain's catch-all address to forward to your user account. To set up a catch-all address, in your Google Apps Dashboard, from the Service Settings drop-down choose Email. There you can either reject mail that comes to addresses that don't match a user, or set up a catch-all forwarding address as shown above.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://lifehacker.com/5391537/trick-out-google-apps-for-your-domain"&gt;lifehacker.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;I never realized you could do this! Perfect way to set up email's for business users and have all kinds of email address' without adding users (which cost money in Premier). Going to remember this one.  Check out Gina's excellent article for more great tips for Google Apps.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/trick-out-google-apps-for-your-domain-gmail-l"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-9173966530553231508?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/z9ymqfAuqUQ/trick-out-google-apps-for-your-domain.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/trick-out-google-apps-for-your-domain.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-978511401768326974</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-25T16:33:39.785-05:00</atom:updated><title>Untitled</title><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/kAodfligIdbBIqhIkGcrEmeAegpFhGxporjvkmmBsmCoesyjtjBFEipmnmDE/upload.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/kAodfligIdbBIqhIkGcrEmeAegpFhGxporjvkmmBsmCoesyjtjBFEipmnmDE/upload.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via twitterrific&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/6404623"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-978511401768326974?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/VrY3MsYFKmI/untitled.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/untitled.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-6733160550034294313</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-24T22:45:57.500-05:00</atom:updated><title>Want To See Boondocks II? You'll Have To Demand It</title><description>
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Want-To-See-Boondocks-II-You-ll-Have-To-Demand-It-15315.html"&gt;http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Want-To-See-Boondocks-II-You-ll-Have-To-Demand-It-15315.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;span style=""&gt;The film&amp;#39;s distributor hasn’t announced any plans to open the film wider yet but it looks like they may be trying to pull the same bit that Paramount pulled off a few weeks go with &lt;i&gt;Paranormal Activity&lt;/i&gt; by asking that fans DEMAND it if they want it. A page which appears to be an official setup has been created &lt;a href="http://eventful.com/performers/the-boondock-saints-official-/P0-001-000215180-2" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;here&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to allow fans to demand the movie in their area. Presumably if your town gets enough clicks, they&amp;#39;ll will consider sending &lt;i&gt;All Saints Day&lt;/i&gt; to your town &lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;Brian Bufalo&lt;p /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/want-to-see-boondocks-ii-youll-have-to-demand"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-6733160550034294313?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/6qj7lfFOocs/want-to-see-boondocks-ii-you-have-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/want-to-see-boondocks-ii-you-have-to.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-6306731267035684157</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-16T20:53:47.546-05:00</atom:updated><title>OK I've stopped bleeding!</title><description>
Had a scare today that I just had to share with the world. I was getting through another day at work and without thinking scratched my arm.  A few moments I looked down to find myself bleeding profusely.  Thought it was odd but I patched myself up with the standard Alcohol and Superman band-aid routine and went on lunch.  As I wrapped up lunch I noticed I was bleeding through my band-aid!  I got a little scared and started getting worried.  A kind woman at work (who used to be a nurse!) helped bandage me up with an ace bandage but as I was heading home I loosened it up and check and was still bleeding! At this point I decided it was time to go get this looked at.  So Samantha drove me to the clinic and they took a look at me and decided I had somehow scratched a spot that was attached to a vein.  They numbed my arm and cauterized the wound.  Samantha&amp;#39;s face was priceless!  Needless to say I am not scratching at anything now!  And now you know.  And knowing is half the battle!&lt;p /&gt; Brian      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/ok-ive-stopped-bleeding"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-6306731267035684157?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/iH8Yhw9AmKw/ok-i-stopped-bleeding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/ok-i-stopped-bleeding.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-8377631931592668858</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-14T18:01:52.174-05:00</atom:updated><title>@DOGingham • GREEN SPRINGS DOG PARK OPENING!</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;  					&lt;p&gt;Saturday, October 17 at 9:00am&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;George Ward Park on Green Springs Hwy, Birmingham,&amp;nbsp;AL&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;amp;source=s_q&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;geocode=&amp;amp;q=george+ward+park+birmingham,+al&amp;amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;amp;sspn=44.928295,67.763672&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;hq=George+Ward+Park&amp;amp;hnear=George+Ward+Park,+Birmingham,+AL+35205&amp;amp;ll=33.490158,-86.792507&amp;amp;spn=0.092912,0.132351&amp;amp;z=13"&gt;Map&amp;nbsp;here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href="http://barkforapark.org/"&gt;Bark for a Park&lt;/a&gt; Headquarters:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;blockquote&gt;You and your dog are invited to the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Langford for the Greensprings Dog Park at George Ward Park in Birmingham! (Boy, we’ve all waited a long time to hear those words!)   Be prepared!&lt;br /&gt;Creative Dog Training has posted podcasts on “Preparing Your Dog for the Dog Park” and “Taking Your Dog to the Dog Park.” We encourage you to take a listen. You’ll also want to read the dog park rules. (They’ll also be posted at the park entrance.)   Please note that the ground is quite saturated. You will need to bring towels to dry your dog and something to protect your car seats before you let Fido back into your car after play. Be prepared for mud!   Bring poop bags! Enough for yourself and to share. This all happened so fast the waste stations and bags we ordered haven’t yet arrived. Be responsible and clean up after your dog!   Don’t come empty handed! We have lots of fundraising to do to pay for the fencing. We’ll be there with Bark t-shirts, coozies, cold sodas, bottled water and more to sell. If you’re not yet a Bark member or donor, now is the&amp;nbsp;time!&lt;/blockquote&gt;  &lt;p&gt;HAVE QUESTIONS? Email Bark for a Park at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:barkforapark@yahoo.com"&gt;barkforapark@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  				&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://dogingham.tumblr.com/post/213210264/green-springs-dog-park-opening"&gt;dogingham.tumblr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Check out the grand opening of a new dog park in Birmingham! Might just have to get out there with Lucy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/dogingham-green-springs-dog-park-opening"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-8377631931592668858?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/0RtTbMUjd0E/dogingham-green-springs-dog-park.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/dogingham-green-springs-dog-park.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-4914733184077242308</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-14T13:52:07.314-05:00</atom:updated><title>IM+ for iPhone adds email push notifications</title><description>
&lt;a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/bEDLntbTDIWXWltV29CSMZsePOGwcSRTbjehhDAK885iZu7YLkaSlpPiVSOj/photo.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/LQ1FM7filGGuXTGvQ7clJNYq2USd73jRbkuDN66viOFFnJ6Xkn6GYxwLKwpo/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="225"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="gmail_quote"&gt;IM+ has been my instant messenger of choice for my iPhone. I recently&lt;br /&gt; bought the full version and have been very happy with the app. And&lt;br /&gt; today they have added a much desired feature, email push notifications&lt;br /&gt; for Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail email accounts. The feature is a bit&lt;br /&gt; hidden but you can activate it under the individual account options by setting it to &amp;quot;On&amp;quot;.  It does work however in my tests it seems to be a bit slower than the actual email arriving via Gmail&amp;#39;s own Google Sync.  However this keeps my from having to buy a seperate app and is great feature addition to an already wonderful app. Get it here: &lt;span class="status-body"&gt;&lt;span class="entry-content"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/sdrlu" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://bit.ly/sdrlu&lt;/a&gt;. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments. &lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/im-for-iphone-adds-email-push-notifications"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-4914733184077242308?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/WheuGFLSGHM/im-for-iphone-adds-email-push.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/im-for-iphone-adds-email-push.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-6810002932793673565</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-13T22:13:34.721-05:00</atom:updated><title>I bought a new Mac, now what?</title><description>
&lt;a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dp7dhq7_570gwcw2wft" style="color: #FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-bottom: 10px;"&gt;          Many of my friends often ask me for help with their computers, especially their Macs! I've been working with Apples since I was young and they are my platform of choice for any computer environment. Because I get so many requests I often end up sending long emails with my recommendations over and over again so I wanted to take the time to write them down in a blog post, both to point to for future reference as well as to educate anyone out there who is buying a Mac for their first time.&lt;p /&gt;  First things first, welcome to the Apple community! There are many very dedicated and enthusiastic users out there who actually love their computers! This first article is to illustrate the getting started with commonly used applications for the Mac that are either compatible with or are a replacement for their Windows counterpart. This is to be a brief overview of these features and software applications, not a specific step by step how to. I wanted to write this because the most often question I get from people is "I bought a Mac, now what?" &amp;nbsp;People buy a Mac understanding they are investing in a great computer but don't know what to do once they get it. &amp;nbsp;So first things first, here are the first programs I install on every Mac I get in no specific order: &lt;p /&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://getfirefox.com" title="Firefox" target="_blank"&gt;Firefox&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://adium.im/" title="Adium" target="_blank"&gt;Adium&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.skype.com" title="Skype" target="_blank"&gt;Skype&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.neooffice.org" title="NeoOffice" target="_blank"&gt;NeoOffice&lt;/a&gt; (or &lt;a href="http://www.openoffice.org" title="OpenOffice" target="_blank"&gt;OpenOffice&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.evernote.com" title="Evernote" target="_blank"&gt;Evernote&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://earth.google.com/" title="Google Earth" target="_blank"&gt;Google Earth&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.videolan.org/" title="VLC" target="_blank"&gt;VLC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/" title="SMART Reporter" target="_blank"&gt;SMART Reporter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html" title="Onyx" target="_blank"&gt;Onyx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/" title="Dropbox" target="_blank"&gt;Dropbox&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p /&gt; &lt;p /&gt; &lt;div&gt; Now some of these applications may sound strange to you but each either mimics the functionality you get with a Windows based application or are a free or inexpensive replacement for an Apple product and there are a couple that are just for fun!&amp;nbsp; Let me explain each one to give you an idea why these made the cut.&lt;p /&gt;  Firefox is a great web browser, in my opinion the best one out there and here is why.&amp;nbsp; You can install it on anything and have a consistent user experience across the board. &amp;nbsp;No other browser is to this point yet (Google Chrome is a close second but it's not quite to where I would like it to be).&amp;nbsp; For Windows users it is a must have application as Internet Explorer is dangerously tied to Windows.&amp;nbsp; If you hose IE you potentially hose Windows.&amp;nbsp; This is not as much a concern with a Mac but I still replace it.&amp;nbsp; And you should consider it too!&lt;p /&gt;  iChat does a great job of being a chat client allowing you to communicate with friends and family with quick messages or long, flowing conversations via the keyboard, with a microphone, or with video.&amp;nbsp; But what to do if everyone uses Yahoo Messenger?&amp;nbsp; I know there is a Yahoo Messenger for Mac but it's not as developed as the Windows counterpart and it's a pain to install a chat client for each service.&amp;nbsp; This is where Adium steps in and fills the gap.&amp;nbsp; It works with almost every major IM platform out there.&amp;nbsp; The only thing it doesn't do (last I checked) was audio and video (they are working on it!) and this is my plug for Skype.&amp;nbsp; Most everyone is on Skype and the interface is excellent for video and audio conversations, including to land lines (for a price).&lt;p /&gt;  NeoOffice (or OpenOffice) are replacements for Microsoft's Office suite that really are incredible.&amp;nbsp; For absolutely nothing in terms of cost you get a fully featured office suite that even opens and saves Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.&amp;nbsp; The software is open source and is actively developed.&amp;nbsp; What I recommend is try it out, there are subtle differences between it and Microsoft's offering but if you are open minded and give it a try you might find it covers all your needs.&amp;nbsp; And if you don't like it, you haven't paid anything and you can go out and by Microsoft Office for Mac!&lt;p /&gt;  Evernote has simply changed my life.&amp;nbsp; I use it for everything any time, any where. It is a note taking application that I can quickly jot down thoughts idea's, add photos or audio and find it later.&amp;nbsp; It works on everything (Mac, PC, web, iPhone, etc.) and simply has begun to take over my note taking world.&amp;nbsp; Every student needs this, every doctor, every lawyer.&amp;nbsp; This is the app to download and use!&amp;nbsp; Best of all the basic version is free and the premium version is rather inexpensive.&lt;p /&gt;  Google Earth is just for fun.&amp;nbsp; You can install it and check out maps and locations around the world including Street View, a sidewalk angle of most major cities. Really neat!&lt;p /&gt;  Apple includes by default iTunes and Quicktime players as well as a DVD player.&amp;nbsp; But wouldn't it be nice if you could have an app that would play almost any video file under the sun all from one app?&amp;nbsp; VLC does just that!&amp;nbsp; This one is another open source offering and it is amazing, playing everything you can throw at it.&amp;nbsp; I recommend it for when you get a strange video you can't open any other way you got from one of your Windows buddies!&lt;p /&gt;  The next two are system utilities for keeping your Mac ruining in tip top shape. SMART reporter is a program that keeps an eye on your hard drive for any signs of failure.&amp;nbsp; The icon lives next tot he time/date in the menu bar and changes color if bad things are going to happen.&amp;nbsp; The next one is Onyx and this one you have to be careful with, it's really powerful but can also mess up your system very quick so use at your own risk. Onyx will clean up your Mac's temporary files as well as customize your Mac to your liking.&lt;p /&gt;  Finally we have Dropbox, an amazing backup and sharing service that is simply amazing. I haven't been actively using this app until recently until it saved my rear when it was time for me to do a presentation and needed a file right away.&amp;nbsp; Dropbox gives you 2 Gb's of space online to backup your documents and photos and access them from any computer or even your iPhone or iPod Touch.&amp;nbsp; This is where it helped me out for my presentation.&amp;nbsp; I had the presentation for the projector but I needed to follow along so I dropped the PowerPoint into my Dropbox folder and pulled it up on my iPhone and was able to present the entire thing without worrying about if what I was saying was the correct slide.&lt;p /&gt;  Each of these apps have empowered me in one way or another and are absolutely indispensable for my work flow.&amp;nbsp; I wanted to add a honorable mention here and that is Google Apps.&amp;nbsp; If you have a Google account then you already have access to these features but they give you an online workplace that is accessible from anywhere.&amp;nbsp; The power of these apps are simply astounding and Google continues to improve them.&amp;nbsp; In fact this post was written from notes in Evernote and &lt;a href="http://www.gmail.com" title="Gmail" target="_blank"&gt;Gmail&lt;/a&gt; and finally written and posted using &lt;a href="http://docs.google.com" title="Google Docs" target="_blank"&gt;Google Docs&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The concern is you are trusting Google with your data so beware legal firms, HIPAA bound individuals, and crime syndicates to be careful how you use these features.&lt;p /&gt;  I hope this guides you the right direction in choosing some great apps.&amp;nbsp; The next post will focus more on dual booting your new Mac (that's right, your Mac can also run Windows) and then there will be a post about security for both your Mac and a Windows based system.&amp;nbsp; Questions or comments? Leave them below!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/i-bought-a-new-mac-now-what"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-6810002932793673565?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/VA09eeNbKXA/i-bought-new-mac-now-what.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/i-bought-new-mac-now-what.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-3618057852764761435</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-13T21:54:56.767-05:00</atom:updated><title>This is only a test, please disregard!</title><description>
&lt;a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dp7dhq7_571njhjtwc8" style="color: #FFFFFF;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;div style="padding-bottom: 10px;"&gt;          This is only a test, please disregard!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/this-is-only-a-test-please-disregard"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-3618057852764761435?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/Q00ZyUb4zk4/this-is-only-test-please-disregard.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/this-is-only-test-please-disregard.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-7581861714858645601</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-12T17:47:26.951-05:00</atom:updated><title>Traffic: Posterous vs. Blogger</title><description>
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;I&amp;#8217;ve noticed an interesting trend since I&amp;#8217;ve started using Posterous. Every thing I do in Posterous generates so much more traffic than anything else I use. Now, I am by no means a highly read blogger.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#8217;m not even consistent, which is evident by the screen shots below.&amp;nbsp; But what is interesting though is my post&amp;#8217;s generate a whole lot more traffic when using Posterous.&amp;nbsp; What is even more interesting is it seems viewer ship is also up on those sites&amp;#8217;s I post to.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/K94UUjqNSQMFsqoxp37ShAvETiIsiP4W7byMIbBuS568SOo83o1ftndS23SE/image001.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/aHMgO4ZtIWsOAch7tBJqAvDwSWjy8ML8b5kk6nHwbTy7CvOuI9iK5LdcHRxa/image001.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="106"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;Posterous Traffic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/JRBq1PJiz1CA8XJoDoZUv7s0wqnRUyTvFADcogrOTFbMpMC3M7xViMDdxOeE/image002.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/TulfvGMD7mcHQWamY3u0OpfnTGPdhhwyKZqPGEsjU5N6tx2XMVtdo7hsEbNY/image002.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="118"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;Blogger Traffic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;There are two reasons for this in my opinion, first, I find Posterous is so simple posting things is fun and therefore I post more often.&amp;nbsp; Second, I post everywhere with the services and because it&amp;#8217;s all automated and the process by which I post to these services is centralized it is again easier and more fun.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;By posting more often I get more hits and drive up the numbers. Posting is quick, either via email, text, or bookmarklet (I generally use the bookmarklet for sharing content and email for generated content such as this post).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"&gt;Anyone else notice this trend with their own experiences? Anyone use a different solution? &amp;nbsp;Comment on it below!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;       &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via email&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/traffic-posterous-vs-blogger"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-7581861714858645601?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/Wg_NUxLdjCM/traffic-posterous-vs-blogger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/traffic-posterous-vs-blogger.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-8045027792329021842</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-05T15:27:57.802-05:00</atom:updated><title>How To Solve The Business Card Blues : NPR</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111907444&amp;amp;ft=1&amp;amp;f=1001"&gt;&lt;a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/rCpJIelequysbGxDxcxdyJdsJdttqwGfaypnpGdeuqfnCvdJdIoBueoozwoF/media_httpmedianprorgassetsnews20090817bizcards03jpgt1250539013s51_itwmvqaoEpbuHhu.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/rCpJIelequysbGxDxcxdyJdsJdttqwGfaypnpGdeuqfnCvdJdIoBueoozwoF/media_httpmedianprorgassetsnews20090817bizcards03jpgt1250539013s51_itwmvqaoEpbuHhu.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="375"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111907444&amp;amp;ft=1&amp;amp;f=1001"&gt;npr.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;I recently listened to this on NPR and really found some great tips including the amazing Evernote for organizing your paper into digital format.  This is by far the best way to organize your life.  I'm planning on purchasing the full subscription to this service for Christmas.  Keeps my whole life organized!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/how-to-solve-the-business-card-blues-npr"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-8045027792329021842?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/D8I7aDXZd3E/how-to-solve-business-card-blues-npr.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/10/how-to-solve-business-card-blues-npr.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-5493772965503412487</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-30T00:26:44.833-05:00</atom:updated><title>Friendly Fires 'Skeleton Boy'</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;object height="417" width="500"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GyA8zfouG4Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="window" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GyA8zfouG4Y&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;/object&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyA8zfouG4Y&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;youtube.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;This video was an iTunes freebie a while ago and it came up in my library and wanted to share it.  Love it, really interesting to watch every time. What do you think?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/friendly-fires-skeleton-boy-1"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-5493772965503412487?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/aVtdYNjztDg/friendly-fires-boy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/09/friendly-fires-boy.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-3865049319504466277</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-29T14:22:36.898-05:00</atom:updated><title>Simple Blogging Faceoff: Tumblr vs. Posterous</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;  													&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://ec.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tumblr-posterous.jpg" height="87" width="260" style="" /&gt;Last week, we decided that it wasn’t enough to just wonder which web browser was better; we had to settle the matter in a battle for the ages.  So we &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/21/web-browser-faceoff/"&gt;pitted Mozilla Firefox against Google Chrome&lt;/a&gt;, gave them some ammunition, and left it up to you to decide &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/25/poll-firefox-smacks-down-google-chrome-in-reader-vote/"&gt;who was the victor&lt;/a&gt;.  In the end, Firefox beat up on Chrome, 4600 votes to 3310.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Everyone had so much fun with the web browser faceoff though, we decided that we had to do it again.  So it’s time to take two of the web’s most popular apps, put them in the ring, and see which one is the people’s choice.  Our competitors this week? Two of the most popular simple blogging platforms: &lt;a href="http://tumblr.com" target="_blank"&gt;Tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336654-Tumblr" rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336654-Tumblr.whtml" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://static1.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1251418262" height="14" alt="Tumblr" width="14" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;a href="http://posterous.com" target="_blank"&gt;Posterous&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/337125-Posterous" rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/337125-Posterous.whtml" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://static1.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1251418262" height="14" alt="Posterous" width="14" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;This isn’t the first time we’ve put these two web services in opposite corners: we compared the two &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/29/posterous-vs-tumblr/"&gt;in a head-to-head&lt;/a&gt; comparison (Posterous won, but not by much).  Since then though, Posterous has &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/17/posterous-themes/"&gt;added custom themes&lt;/a&gt; and Tumblr &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/05/tumblr-takeover/"&gt;broke 255 million pageviews&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;So which simple blogging platform deserve to earn the title of winner of this week’s &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/tag/web-faceoff"&gt;Web Faceoff&lt;/a&gt;?  The answer to that question is up to you.  Cast your ballot in the poll below.  The voting booth will stay open until noon EST on Friday, October 2nd.  &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;And don’t forget: once you vote, let us know your logic and reasoning in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a name="pd_a_2053023" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you for voting!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;label&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tumblr&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;54%&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt; (1,404 votes)												&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;label&gt;&lt;span&gt;Posterous&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;38%&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt; (991 votes)												&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;label&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tie: I just can't pick between the two&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;7%&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt; (191 votes)												&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;Total Votes: &lt;span&gt;2,586&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2053023/?view=results" target="_blank"&gt;View Comments &lt;span&gt;(7)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="#"&gt;Return To Poll&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="#"&gt;Share This&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" target="_blank" style=""&gt;PollDaddy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display: block; clear: both;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-ab3gTb8xb3dLg.gif" border="0" height="1" alt="Quantcast" width="1" style="display: none;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2053023/"&gt;Who would win in a fight: Tumblr or Posterous?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;(&lt;a href="http://www.polldaddy.com"&gt;polls&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  						&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/28/tumblr-vs-posterous/"&gt;mashable.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Posterous FTW! Go vote!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/simple-blogging-faceoff-tumblr-vs-posterous-10"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-3865049319504466277?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/VeC_3zkd3VM/simple-blogging-faceoff-tumblr-vs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/09/simple-blogging-faceoff-tumblr-vs.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-2913700738121285429</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-25T13:50:04.540-05:00</atom:updated><title>Spitzer Telescope Captures Images of Forming Planet – Neatorama</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/25/spitzer-telescope-captures-images-of-forming-planet/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/eDFaDCpejjvmzmmbdpkqDAFobaquthAiarvpktgeaIqwsFzDHJucetssxIeg/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom26463953513878561375f962jpg_llqiwGECInjletk.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="273"/&gt; &lt;/a&gt;    &lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/25/spitzer-telescope-captures-images-of-forming-planet/"&gt;neatorama.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wow! Really cool!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/spitzer-telescope-captures-images-of-forming"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-2913700738121285429?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/T7VUIYPGyn4/spitzer-telescope-captures-images-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/09/spitzer-telescope-captures-images-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675399127377711436.post-8859690232119290529</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-21T12:18:41.398-05:00</atom:updated><title>Fantastic Photos of our Solar System</title><description>
&lt;div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-This-World.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bmbufalo/euyECxcAnjwljgBCDJecjdjEvthknrpyhwgmCBHndgyGFJnhiEFmurjakanA/media_httpmediasmithsonianmagcomimagesnewringsSaturncassini388jpg_BpGhfcGCsFgemop.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="388" height="209"/&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="posterous_quote_citation"&gt;via &lt;a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Out-of-This-World.html"&gt;smithsonianmag.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Some spectacular images from our Solar System!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;p style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;  &lt;a href="http://posterous.com"&gt;Posted via web&lt;/a&gt;   from &lt;a href="http://post.bmbufalo.com/fantastic-photos-of-our-solar-system"&gt;Brian's Latest on Posterous&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-8859690232119290529?l=blogger.bmbufalo.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BriansLatest/~3/XI3815FGuUQ/fantastic-photos-of-our-solar-system.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Brian)</author><feedburner:origLink>http://blogger.bmbufalo.com/2009/09/fantastic-photos-of-our-solar-system.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
