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 [...]

Update in progress

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by in Miscellany

I’m updating this website right now, from a static HTML site into one managed through WordPress. Things may look a little wacky for the next several hours (hm, maybe even a day or two).