Wordpress for iPhone app

The wordpress application for the iPhone has finally arrived! Watch my blog spring back to life! Ok, maybe it will limp back to life, but at least it will still be alive.

There, are you happy T-Rex and Boltron? I blogged something.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Blogging, Useful Info, iPhone No Comments » July 2008

Mirror Image

While walking through Ikea yesterday I saw a huge wall sized photo that looked strangely familiar.  For a few minutes I thought that the photo was mine (purchased as stock), but it turned out to be the work of another photographer.  I dug through my photo archive and found my photo from 2005.  I’ve posted both photos below.  Freaky.

My photo from 2005.

The photo on the wall at Ikea.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Photography, Useful Info No Comments » May 2008

Dang, I’m hooked.

My buddy Brandon Bohling recently sent out a message telling a bunch of his friends that we should all start using Twitter to keep in touch.  Well I grudgingly gave it a try.  Now I’m hooked.  It’s like social networking meth.  Go ahead, try it. I dare you.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Hobbies, Useful Info No Comments » March 2008

Common Errors in English Usage

Another great resource on the web.  Read it, learn it, use it.

http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Books, Useful Info No Comments » February 2008

CSS resources and tutorials for web designers and web developers

I stumbled on this site today.  It’s a terrific resource for understanding CSS and standards based web design.  And it’s free!!

css.maxdesign.com.au - CSS resources and tutorials for web designers and web developers.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Blogging, Useful Info No Comments » January 2008

Skidboot!

I love dogs and I just had to share this video.  What an amazing dog!

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Useful Info No Comments » December 2007

Veerle’s Blog!

Thanks to Brandon I recently discovered Veerle’s blog.  It’s a fantastic site for graphic designers and Illustrator folks.  It’s filled with Illustrator tips, web design hints and other goodies.  It’s a site worth checking out.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Blogging, Useful Info No Comments » December 2007

TED

Thanks to my friend Bill I just discovered TED.  Here’s the scoop on what TED is and why it’s so cool.  This text is lifted directly from their website:

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

This site makes the best talks and performances from TED available to the public, for free. Almost 150 talks from our archive are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.

Our mission: Spreading ideas.

We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other. Over time, you’ll see us add talks and performances from other events, and solicit submissions from you, as well. This site, launched April 2007, is an ever-evolving work in progress, and you’re an important part of it. Have an idea? We want to hear from you.

The TED Conference, held annually in Monterey, is still the heart of TED. More than a thousand people now attend — indeed, the event sells out a year in advance — and the content has expanded to include science, business, the arts and the global issues facing our world. Over four days, 50 speakers each take an 18-minute slot, and there are many shorter pieces of content, including music, performance and comedy. There are no breakout groups. Everyone shares the same experience. It shouldn’t work, but it does. It works because all of knowledge is connected. Every so often it makes sense to emerge from the trenches we dig for a living, and ascend to a 30,000-foot view, where we see, to our astonishment, an intricately interconnected whole.

In recent years, TED has spawned some important extensions.

TEDGlobal is a sister conference held every other year, and in a different country on each occasion. The first conference was held in Oxford, England, in 2005; the second, in June 2007, was held in Arusha, Tanzania. The themes of the global conference are slightly more focused on development issues, but the basic TED format is maintained.

The TED Prize is designed to leverage the TED Community’s exceptional array of talent and resources. It is awarded annually to three exceptional individuals who each receive $100,000 and, much more important, the granting of “One Wish to Change the World.” After several months of preparation, they unveil their wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference. These wishes have led to collaborative initiatives with far-reaching impact.

TEDTalks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at TED with the world. Under the moniker “ideas worth spreading,” talks were released online. They rapidly attracted a global audience in the millions. Indeed, the reaction was so enthusiastic that the entire TED website has been reengineered around TEDTalks, with the goal of giving everyone on-demand access to the world’s most inspiring voices.

Today, TED is therefore best thought of as a global community. It’s a community welcoming people from every discipline and culture who have just two things in common: they seek a deeper understanding of the world, and they hope to turn that understanding into a better future for us all.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Charity, Education, God, History, Humor, News, Photography, Politics, Science, TED, Useful Info No Comments » December 2007

Roadtrip Nation

The Roadtrip Nation Movement was born out of this question, and the idea that hitting the road to meet with inspirational leaders from all walks of life could help people figure it out.

Started by a group of recent college grads who set out to discover their own roads, Roadtrip Nation has evolved into a National PBS Series, student roadtrip movement on over 350 colleges, three books and a growing online network at roadtripnation.com - all of which help people discover their own roads in life based on individuality, passion, and exploration.

Click Here to learn more

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Travel, Useful Info No Comments » November 2007

NPR : Credit Card Companies Abuse the Unwitting

Plenty of credit cards charge high interest rates. But consumer advocates say that now many companies are taking that to an extreme by handing out cards that prey on unsophisticated customers with bad credit. Borrowers are paying astronomical fees and consumer advocates say it’s abuse.

NPR : Credit Card Companies Abuse the Unwitting.

I heard this on NPR last week and wasn’t surprised to hear that Capital One is one of the culprits.  I did a little searching and found more information at Consumer Affairs website.

One of the fee-harvester cards featured in the NCLC report comes with a credit limit of $250. However, the consumer who signs up for this card will automatically incur a $95 program fee, a $29 account set-up fee, a $6 monthly participation fee, and a $48 annual fee — an instant debt of $178 and buying power of only $72.

Posted by Mark Wallace Posted in: Useful Info No Comments » November 2007

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