Archive for the ‘Internet Coolness’ Category

They DID the Impossible!

That’s right.  Tom Cruise‘s latest incarnation of Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol is pretty darn good.  While I thought the very first MI film was average, the sequels were absolutely dismal.  I was sure this was going to be more of the same – NOT. MI-GP was written well, acted well and [...]

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Think Google+ is a just another also-ran?

I have paid a lot of attention to the launch of Google Plus (G+) and have to say that it is still somewhat of an enigma. Sure, there are a ton of social media sites out there. Sure, the user base is already spending a good chunk of every day on sites like Facebook and [...]

ChrisCast 09-19-2011

Join the C-Dogg for a quick hello on “International Talk Like a Pirate Day!”

Netflix = NetFAIL

Yep, you knew it was going to happen.  Intent on making the move away from their original business model and the cost of storing and mailing discs, Netflix has separated the disc mailing business from the online streaming biz.  I got this email: Dear Chris, We are separating unlimited DVDs by mail and unlimited streaming [...]

ChrisCast 07-08-2011

A new concept in web design from http://www.pdfwebsites.com

Don’t leave home without this phone app

Everyone talks about all the amazing phone apps and I am right there with them.  Sure, I love the fact that I can do client work “on the go.”  Sure, I love the fact that I can find movie times & nearby restaurants at a moments notice.  Sure, I love being able to stream music, [...]

Spammers are at least more entertaining now

Remember the day when you would get a spam comment on your blog kinda like, “Great post,” or “well said,” and a link to some fast-cash-now scheme? Because the spam catching plugins are getting so much better, these doofs are forced to make their automated postings sound more real. The problem? When you have a [...]

FREE Digital Comics at Starbucks!

I am writing this while sitting at a Barnes & Noble which just happens to have a Starbuck’s attached. Part of the sequence of logging in to use their free WiFi is a welcome screen announcing that you can read free digital comics while at comics courtesy of Marvel. Marvel Digital Comics is offering the [...]

WordPress App Still Needs a Little More

Okay, so I finally broke down and used the WordPress app. I have had it for months, but didn’t want to go through the task of setting up the blog(s) and learn the interface. The setup was breezy. The interface was a snap. It was actually looking like something I would use regularly. Well, that [...]

Cinch Casting

Just wanted to do a quick post to mention that I am now Cinch Casting. Cinch is a great little app by the folks that brought us BlogTalk Radio. You can find my cinches online at http://www.CinchCast.com/chris-doelle . It is to podcasting what twitter is to blogging – we’re talking microcasting. Very cool. I am [...]