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Welcome to C.K. Sample III's Sample the Web. I am an online media consultant and the author of PSP Hacks. You may know me as: the former lead blogger for The Unofficial Apple Weblog; the former General Manager of the new Netscape (later relaunched as Propeller); the former Editorial Director of Mahalo.com.
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- @johnspurlock thanks for the spaceblock recommendation. pretty slick. 27 mins ago
- New STW post: Quick Test Sketch http://tinyurl.com/5gfdja 56 mins ago
- things I'd forgotten about windows: it crashes. BOO. Games. YAY! 5 hrs ago
- regular wacom pens don't work with the tablet. boo. felt tip from those pens fit in the pen that came with the tablet YAY 5 hrs ago
- @johnspurlock nope. I'll give it a shot now. thanks for the recommendation 5 hrs ago
- @BADHORSE thanks. yeah ubiquity is ubercool. 5 hrs ago
- @phi good point. lots more work than ideal. something could probably be written though... 5 hrs ago
- Cool application launcher for Windows / Linux: http://tinyurl.com/643skh 5 hrs ago
- Free PDF Windows Vista TweakGuide. This should prove useful for Windows-Vista n00b me : http://tinyurl.com/7qpwj 10 hrs ago
- evernote app on Windows is pretty damn cool... 10 hrs ago
- @demaderios jungledisk is cool, but I already have a regular S3 account and would rather just stick with that over paying a 3rd party extra 10 hrs ago
- what's the best Vista compatable app for accessing Amazon S3 storage? 11 hrs ago
- @doctorparadox congrats on the move! 11 hrs ago
- avoid having favorites in iPhone 2.0.2 if you want to keep things secure: http://tinyurl.com/6ogzkq 11 hrs ago
- @phi after it's jailbroken can't you just ssh in using OpenSSH and backup jailbroken apps via the command line? 11 hrs ago
- New STW post: Ubiquity http://www.sampletheweb.com/2008/08/27/ubiquity/ 12 hrs ago
- Holy coolness. Check out this Ubiquity video. Firefox just got 1000% more useful: http://tinyurl.com/64osoo 12 hrs ago
- @paulshadwell by that logic, wouldn't I always be awake? 12 hrs ago
- I started a Nikon D90 page at Mahalo. Add links if you find good stuff: http://www.mahalo.com/Nikon_D90 13 hrs ago
- @hyku I have both the D80 and the D70... wish there was a trade-in program for the D90 ;-) 13 hrs ago
- I downloaded Notepad++ for basic text-editing on the tablet. Any better free text editors out there that I should look into? Not a Emacs fan 13 hrs ago
- great. i had to watch this. http://is.gd/1X5V now I want a D90. also why the heck am I awake already? 14 hrs ago
- tomorrow I need to crossgrade CS3 from Mac to Windows 22 hrs ago
- sketching with ArtRage on the HP tablet is pretty damn slick. I just need to get a felt tip out of my other Wacom pen and put it in the HP 1 22 hrs ago
- man I forget how long it takes to set up new computers. yeesh. so far I'm digging it though 23 hrs ago
- Ah the joys of setting up a new computer and endless windows updates! Weeeeeee! 1 day ago
- @rednikki ooo eee 1 day ago
- i'm so excited and i just can't hide it 1 day ago
- nice. sitting here for a year unused and my printer's ink didn't dry up. w00t 1 day ago
- @fabienneus more better closets. so many that we didn't bother to maximize the space; we're doing that now 1 day ago
- @fabienneus you're thinking of our old place which you visited on the other side of Bronxville; we moved in October 2006 into a 2 bedroom 1 day ago
- the first time we moved into this apartment we kind of just threw everything in closets willy nilly. this time we're planning 1 day ago
- hp tablet just delivered to Long Island. Kristin and I are in the apartment in bronxville. will have as soon as we head back out there.w00t 1 day ago
- car was just delivered. brought all the stuff upstairs that was in it and Kristin took it to get it's overdue inspection sticker 1 day ago
- just ordered a new cage for the parrots. exactly the same as the cage we had to throw out b/c of how much it was going to cost to ship 1 day ago
- @paulshadwell I will do pictures for sure and possibly a video too. @BADHORSE thanks! 1 day ago
- HP Tablet PC at local FedEx facility as of 8am this morning. What are the chances of afternoon delivery? 1 day ago
- HP Tablet PC arrived at Newark, NJ at 2:30 last night. Will it arrive a day earlier than projected by FedEd?!?! 1 day ago
- @5ymb10t3 i think the people who do things like this aren't really "his people"; they're more like obsessed fans who don't really get it 2 days ago
- I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails: http://tinyurl.com/5hggqu 2 days ago
- dear whoever wants to: buy me this: http://www.irecord.com/ 2 days ago
- Digital comics for iPhone. coolness: http://www.iversecomics.com/ 2 days ago
- New STW post: Kara DioGuardi beat me out to be American Idol's 4th judge http://tinyurl.com/55e6lr 2 days ago
- carrying boxes up 3 flights of stairs. oof. car delivery service called; delivery tomorrow. got to catch my breath then go buy some supplies 2 days ago
- Customs cleared my tablet pc. It's left anchorage and is en route. Should be here by Wednesday morning. 2 days ago
- @cfinke congrats! 2 days ago
- New STW post: Manga Meme Me http://tinyurl.com/586q9o 2 days ago
- just got an email from Amazon. Chase promotion with them to get $100 off a Kindle http://snurl.com/3jk3l 2 days ago
- @gregoryng @cutecatofdoom i wonder if I really need to use it given that I already use Mahalo Share to broadcast to multiple services 2 days ago
- Any Ping.fm users out there? What do you think of it? Looks interesting. : http://tinyurl.com/0 2 days ago
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- We Know How Many Kindles Amazon Has Sold: 240,000
- Magazine Preview - Malwebolence - The World of Web Trolling - NYTimes.comNYT article on trolls... via @vodkafish
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- Chino Hills Earthquake - MahaloStill updating the earthquake page. Check it out. Send in any good links you find.
- Presto - PixarPresto by Pixar, the short film that shows before Wall-E.
- Cuil shows us how not to launch a search engine | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNETCuil
- Buy and Sell Electronics, Sell Cell Phone, Recycle Electronics - gazelle.comCool service for selling old gadgets... I need to give this a shot...
- CuilI'm not seeing the magic of Cuil (if there is any). Vanity search results in 0 results.
- Do Not Mistype CuilSearch for Mahalo returned some odd pages from the site over pages about the site. *yawn*
- Share Apps between iPhonesSomeone figured out how to share iPhone Apps between iPhones (via TUAW)
- C.K. Sample III - a knol by C.K. Sample IIIPutting together an about page on Knol. Tinkering with the service...
- Propeller 2.0 Launches: Ditching The Vote Count, Adding A MascotTechCrunch on the new Propeller....
- Pwnage 2.0 released - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
- blog.iphone-dev.org | Thanks for waiting :)iphone-dev team just released Pwnage Tool 2.0 for activating, unlocking, & jailbreaking your iPhone
- Andy Dick Arrested - MahaloAndy Dick looks crazy in this mugshot...
- Exclusive: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for iPhoneHoly cool. Star Wars The Force Unleashed for the iPhone! too bad my iphone still no worky :-(
- Neatorama: Banksy unmasked?!WHoa. Banksy's identity revealed?
- blog.iphone-dev.org | The quest for the holy GGGiphone-dev team's antics in line trying to score iPhone 3Gs to test...
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My Digg History- Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008The 2008 Opening Ceremony may have already happened, but millions of American viewers will see it for the first time tonight on NBC.
- Olympics Opening Ceremony FireworksThe opening ceremony featured a colorful display of nearly 30,000 fireworks shells, which exploded over Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China.
- Senate "Gang of 10" backs more offshore drillingOn August 1, 2008, a cross-party "gang of ten" U.S. Senators introduced an energy plan designed to help solve the nation's energy crisis and reduce gas prices. The bill would allow more drilling off the coast off the Eastern U.S.
- Save Money -- be a freegan!The economy's in the toilet. You could try to work harder in a dead-end job--or you could live off the land, freegan-style. Learn how to dumpster dive and how to get other free stuff with this handy, timely guide.
- Sergeant Ryan Weemer charged with murdering Iraqi prisonerSergeant Ryan Weemer is a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a prisoner during fighting in the Iraqi town of Fallujah in 2004. Weemer admitted to the killings of the unarmed prisoners and said other Marines in Fallujah were involved, too.
- John Edwards admits to affair with Rielle HunterIn an interview for ABC's "Dateline," scheduled to air on August 8, 2008, John Edwards admitted that he had an affair with Rielle Hunter and lied about the affair during his Presidential campaign. However, Edwards denied that he was the father of Hunter's child.
- First look at the trailer for Ed Harris' Western "Appaloosa"The 2008 Western "Appaloosa" concerns two cops, played by Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen, who run into a complicated situation when hired to police a small town under the tyrannical rule of a corrupt rancher.
- Bin Laden's driver sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prisonSalim Hamdan, originally from Yemen, admitted that he worked as the personal driver for Osama Bin Laden. On August 6, 2008, a jury found Hamdan not guilty of conspiracy to aid terror but guilty of material support of terrorism.
- Pastor Eddie Romero protests Olympics on YouTubeEddie Romero is a United States pastor who has traveled to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games to protest Chinese human rights policies. Romero rented two hotel rooms in Beijing and painted the walls with slogans calling attention to China's human rights record.
- Photo posted of John Edwards with alleged love childOn August 6, 2008, the National Enquirer published what it claims is a photo of former Senator John Edwards holding his alleged "love child" with Rielle Hunter. The tabloid claims the photo was taken during Edwards' July 2008 visit to the Beverly Hilton hotel.
- Favre negotiations with Tampa Bay Buccaneers on-goingThe Orlando Sentinel reported that talks with Brett Favre's agent Bus Cook and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on-going. In trade negotiations, the Green Bay Packers are reportedly asking for a first-round pick for Favre.
- Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad # Made in response to John McCain's Celeb Ad # McCain's ad appeared on YouTube on July 30, 2008 # McCain's video featured images of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears # Paris Hilton's response video to McCain announces her candidacy and thanks McCain for the endorsement
- Richard Cooey claims to be too fat to executeRichard Cooey is an Ohio death row inmate who was convicted in 1986 of the rape and murder of University of Akron students Wendy Offredo, 21, and Dawn McCreery, 20. Cooey, scheduled for execution on October 14, 2008, has filed papers that claim he is too fat to be put to death humanely.
- Is "The Dark Knight" Cursed?Following the August 2008 car accident of Morgan Freeman, speculation began about the possibility of a curse on the blockbuster film "The Dark Knight." Bloggers observed that the crash was only the latest in a string of misfortunes to befall members of the film's cast in 2008.
- "Able Danger" movie to explore 9/11 conspiraciesAble Danger is the title of Dave Herman's 2008 movie about a Brooklyn 9/11 "truther" - a person who hooked by the 9-11 Truth Movement. The 9-11 Truth Movement believe that the U.S. Government (or dark forces within it) were behind the September 11 attacks. Able Danger was the codename given to a highly-classified intelligence unit created in 1999.
- People Magazine to publish first photos of Jolie-Pitt twinsActress Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins on July 12, 2008. "People Magazine" purchased the exclusive rights to publish the first photo of the twins in the United States for a reported $14 million. "Hello Magazine" secured the international rights.
- Banned Eva Mendes ads for Calvin Klein appear onlineEva Mendes is the new face of Calvin Klein underwear, as well as their new fragrance, Secret Obsession. Ads for the new fragrance have been banned in the U.S. for depicting what appears to be a naked Mendes.
- Irish mountaineer Gerard McDonnell dies in K2 avalancheGerard McDonnell was the first Irish individual to have ever reached the summit of K2. McDonnell and ten other climbers are believed to have died while descending the mountain, after an ice avalanche struck on July 31, 2008.
- Morgan Freeman Car AccidentMorgan Freeman was in a car accident on Sunday, August 3, 2008.
- Tropical Storm Edouard could become a hurricaneFormed in the gulf of Mexico on Sunday, August 3, 2008, Tropical Storm Edouard is gaining strength and may become a hurricane by the time it makes landfall. The storm is forecast to hit Galveston Island, Texas, on August 5—at the height of the resort town's tourist season.
- Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008
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December 12th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
Thanks for syndicating this CK! You rock.