By Frank on January 15, 2010
If you keep up with late night TV at all, then by now you’ve heard about the great NBC entertainment messup that starts just after prime-time and lasts until 1. In response to affiliate concerns, NBC has decided to move former Tonight Show host Jay Leno’s new show to the slot currently occupied by old [...]
Posted in Internet, TV and Movies | Tagged facebook, Internet, jay leno, late night, team conan, teamconan, Twitter
By Frank on January 13, 2010
You know, every so often, a commercial comes out that catches my attention and forces me to stop forwarding through it. Why? Because it’s something different, the kind of innovation that you only typically see during the SUper Bowl when there are tons of watchers.
Today, Coca-Cola actually dropped in one such video. It’s cute, and [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged coca-cola, coke, happiness machine
By Frank on December 31, 2009
As 2009 comes to a close, I think that it’s a good time for everyone to kind of look back on what they achieved and reflect on it. The thing is, from both a non-geek and a geek perspective, it’s difficult at times to look positively on some of the things that have happened to [...]
Posted in Computers, Gaming, Internet, Serious Business, Social Geekery | Tagged new year
By Frank on December 21, 2009
As if doing it with Star Wars characters wasn’t enough, College Humor is back with a few status updates on good ol’ Saint Nick. It’s it great that technology can modernize even an old guy who works one day a year?
I know this week is especially stressful so close to the holiday, but hopefully your [...]
Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure, Internet | Tagged case of the mondays, facebook, santa claus
By Frank on December 18, 2009
Most of the stuff on the world wide web is a bit…well, let’s just it’s just a little bit sketchy sometimes. The internet isn’t quite the first place that you’d look when it comes to trying to find out more about yourself – unless you want to see that the various masks that people place [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Internet, personality test
By Frank on November 13, 2009
Ah, forums. Once again we wade right in and introduce a few of the best gems from various internet forums I frequent for the week. Better keep an eye out folks – there’s some real treasures out there to be found if you are looking for real, intelligent, mature discussion.
For some of the rest, you [...]
Posted in Forum Friday, Internet | Tagged Fantastic Forums, Gaming, Internet
By Frank on November 2, 2009
Yesterday began a day of furious writing for many inspired authors as NaNoWriMo kicked off yet again. For those not in the know, NaNoWriMo is a mashed-up term for National Novel Writing Month, where folks challenge themselves to write a novella (50,000 words or so) in a month, comprised of original ideas and fiction.
I participated [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged nanowrimo
By Frank on November 2, 2009
On a site-related note, the new webhost should be up, running, and hosting Overly Positive. I wanted to make sure we had full propagation around the ‘Net before I posted again, which explains the lack of posting yesterday. Oops!
Anyway, Monday is here, fond memories of Halloween costume parties are still fresh, but the work week [...]
Posted in Case Of The Mondays Cure, Internet | Tagged Case Of The Mondays Cure, Internet
By Frank on October 30, 2009
Sometimes when you’ve been on the bandwagon for just a little too long, it’s time to trade in for an updated model, that’s what I say. Of course, saying that almost always gets me into trouble financially when it comes to new tech, but hey – this isn’t about my spending habits, right?
I like to [...]
Posted in Internet, Serious Business, Site Related | Tagged Internet, site-related
By Frank on October 29, 2009
So I couldn’t help but notice the other day that among the ninja changes that usually happen on Facebook was one in which the social networking app tries to be just a little bit more helpful and considerate towards the friends you have on your list. Some of the suggestions it makes include getting people [...]
Posted in Internet, Overly Positive Thoughts, Social Geekery | Tagged facebook, Overly Positive Thoughts
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