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Blogging vs. Twitter/Facebook is Exercising vs. Walking

Posted on February 26, 2011February 26, 2011 By Bob Caswell 3 Comments on Blogging vs. Twitter/Facebook is Exercising vs. Walking

About a week ago, a New York Times article titled “Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter” painted a bleak picture for blogging by making pronouncements like “blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online.” The article then goes on to suggest that Twitter and Facebook are the culprits stealing blogs’ thunder.

While some prominent bloggers came to the defense and proved these pronouncements to be inaccurate or at least misleading, there were still some thoughts in this article that really resonated with me. For instance:

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Internet, Just For Fun, Web 2.0

Even Bill Maher Has A Love/Hate Relationship with Apple

Posted on May 15, 2010May 16, 2010 By Bob Caswell 3 Comments on Even Bill Maher Has A Love/Hate Relationship with Apple

Wow, some major love for Apple tonight coming from none other than Bill Maher:

“America needs to focus on getting Jobs, Steve Jobs… In 2001, Apple reinvented the record player, in 2007 the phone, and this year the computer. I say, for 2011, we let them take a crack at America.”

“Our infrastructure, our business model, our institutions, get rid of the stuff that’s not working, replace it with something that does. For example: Goodbye US Senate, Hello Genius Bar. So good luck, Steve, ’cause you’ll need it. Of course, I’m sure he’ll make us change the name.”

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Apple, Just For Fun, Media, Tech News

Practically Ideal Episode 2: Politics, Tech, & Movies

Posted on December 7, 2009December 9, 2009 By Bob Caswell 8 Comments on Practically Ideal Episode 2: Politics, Tech, & Movies

podcastLogan and I are at it again with another episode of our new podcast: Practically Ideal (get episode 2 here, right-click and select “Save Link As…”). This week we’re discussing progressivism (general Democrat views) vs. conservatism (general Republican views) and figuring out if/where we fit in.

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Google, Internet, Just For Fun, Media, Microsoft, Web 2.0

Practically Ideal: A New Podcast I’m a Part Of

Posted on December 1, 2009December 9, 2009 By Bob Caswell 11 Comments on Practically Ideal: A New Podcast I’m a Part Of

podcastMy friend Logan Beaux decided to start a podcast (get it here) and invited me to be part of the project as a regular cohost. For whatever reason, I’ve never done the podcasting thing (till now). And lately I’ve been thinking that Twitter/Facebook has replaced my need to blog like I used to.

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Gaming, Internet, Just For Fun, Media, Microsoft

I’m a PC and my shirt says so. He’s a Mac and yells in my face.

Posted on June 10, 2009June 10, 2009 By Bob Caswell 12 Comments on I’m a PC and my shirt says so. He’s a Mac and yells in my face.

pcmacSo I’m walking back to the office (work for Microsoft in Bellevue, WA) after meeting my wife for a nice dinner out. And I’m wearing a black t-shirt that says “I’M A PC” in white letters across my chest. I’m half way through crossing the street and a guy runs up to me, whips his arms around, points his two index fingers an inch away from my chest, and then yells loudly: “I’m a Mac!”

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Apple, Computers, Just For Fun, Microsoft

Having Fun at Work: Microsoft Gamers Event

Posted on April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 By Bob Caswell 7 Comments on Having Fun at Work: Microsoft Gamers Event

sidewinderstuffThe Microsoft Games for Windows team working with the SideWinder (gaming hardware) team put together a fun event a few days ago. Of course, I may be saying it was fun because I won third place in one tournament and first place in another.

Winnings included everything I needed for a lazy weekend: Fallout 3, 007: Quantum of Solace, SideWinder Mouse, SideWinder X6 Keyboard (won two!), and a LifeChat LX-3000 headset (see picture above or see an unboxing video here by a fellow winner).

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Computers, Gadgets, Gaming, Just For Fun, Microsoft

Hotmail Team says “thank you for being with us for 10+ years”

Posted on April 12, 2009 By Bob Caswell 4 Comments on Hotmail Team says “thank you for being with us for 10+ years”

windowsliveCheck out the email (below) I got from the Hotmail team. Much has changed in the last 10 years, but somehow I’ve managed to hang on to my original Hotmail email address. (I opened my account the end of 1998.)

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Internet, Just For Fun, Microsoft, Yahoo

When will I be able to tweak my ice cream like my PC gaming graphics?

Posted on February 1, 2009February 1, 2009 By Bob Caswell 6 Comments on When will I be able to tweak my ice cream like my PC gaming graphics?

Ice CreamThis week I found myself in the frozen section browsing for ice cream. I’m not even sure how I ended up there and why ice cream, but my subconscious was apparently way ahead of me. Once my conscious kicked in, the comparing started.

There’s, of course, plenty to choose from if you’re in the mood for flavors that put the ice cream in the running for world record of highest calorie density food. My personal favorite in this category: Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked Fudge Brownie & Cookie Dough. So good!

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Amazon, Gaming, Internet, Just For Fun

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