Creative agency brings together Instagram and holiday greetings

Posted on 23. Dec, 2011 by in Miscellany

The social media agency Carrot Creative has a holiday card that’s a lot of fun. It combines a live feed of Instagram photos with a holiday background (snowflakes, snowmen, snow scene with trees and the like). You’re able to control the feed of photos to your liking with a pull-down menu of Instagram hashtags, such [...]

Maybe it’s not too late to send a holiday card

Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by in Miscellany, Tech

Another year, another set of holiday cards. Actually, judging from our mail, lots of people are scaling back on traditional, USPS holiday greetings. (Uh, I guess it could also be we’re just not that popular.) Certainly the zeitgeist argues against going over-the-top with a lavish, expensive card. But here’s the great thing: With e-cards, you [...]

Learning to play “Hallelujah” from a YouTube tutorial

Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by in Miscellany

I’m a fan of YouTube tutorials for all sorts of learning, for everything from fishing to caring for a fire-bellied toad (yes, my son’s got one as a pet). And lately, I’ve been realizing how much fun it can be to learn (or try to learn) how to play songs with the help of YouTube [...]

Harvard Business Review: The long history of information overload

Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by in Distracted Living, Tech

There’s a fascinating, if brief, article by Ann Blair at the Harvard Business Review website:  “Information Overload’s 2300-Year-Old History.”

David Ulin on the lost art of reading

Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by in Distracted Living, Writing

Back in 2009, David Ulin of “The Los Angeles Times” wrote a short essay, “The Lost Art of Reading.” The premise was simple: Our lives make it increasingly difficult to focus on reading. (And reading, in this context, doesn’t mean reading your Twitter feed.) Why is this? It’s because our lives are filled with noise, [...]

Is a technology diet in order?

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by in Distracted Living

That’s the gist of a Fortune piece Patricia Sellers. It’s a fun read, thought I’m not wild about the headline: “2010 Resolution: Slow Down for Success.” Does everything have to be about “success”? How about contentment, enjoying yourself, being happy? In any case, she’s decided her New Year’s resolution isn’t about cramming more into her [...]

Crime writer on info-overload

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by in Distracted Living

At the Murderati blog, crime writer J.T. Ellison takes in the topic of information overload. The post includes some interesting thoughts/musings on the topic—in particular, how to control your info-consumption and also tackle creative projects: Late last year I adopted a minimalist lifestyle, which included trying to have a more minimalist experience on the Internet. [...]

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