Good evening Crasstalk. It’s weekly overshare time. Since summer vacation time is almost upon us, let’s have a vacation theme tonight. Show us you favorite memento from your travels through the world. Post a picture of your favorite vacation souvenir.
While some of you have already gotten your drunk on this week, Friday afternoon is not too early to start for the rest of us.
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AP has an excellent article up detailing the incestuous relationship between Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and the government regulators that were supposed to be keeping a watchful eye on the industry.
A few months ago, I had a brief lack of oxygen to the brain and began attending a Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group. MOPS is a place for moms with really young children to gather and support one another. The children go to a care group while the moms socialize and meet. I started going because I need more mom friends (my childless friends can only tolerate me to a certain point). I was initially reluctant to attend one of these groups because they are held in churches and sometimes churches make me break out in a rash.
Initially, things went pretty well. There is a brunch at every meeting and some darned good coffee. The meeting is about 3 hours so that’s 3 hours of exclusively adult time every other week. I thought this might help me feel less like a hermit.
Well, kids, another week in the books, right?
We had a pretty nice week here at Crasstalk. Some of you got together in NYC on Wednesday, and had a few too many. It led to a number of those folks feeling pretty beat up on Thursday, from what I could tell. Continue reading
Give the man a hand; he looks like he can use it. So can I, actually, and if you want to know why you can read a (brief, point-form, garbled, and incomplete) explanation at raincoaster.com, where I explain why I’m saying good-bye to the balmiest climate in Canada (don’t laugh) and heading up to Yellowknife to become an Ice Road Blogger. And while I was at it, I nabbed Icecoaster.wordpress.com too, just because. Continue reading
Part Two: Android Intermediate
As Android becomes more and more popular, people are increasingly looking for advice on which phones to buy, which apps to download, and what settings to use to optimize their Android experience. Lucky for you guys, I’m here to help. I’ve had my Android phone (a Verizon Droid Incredible) for almost a year now, and I’ve done just about everything you can do to one.
This is the second in a series of three articles, each covering a different aspect of using and playing with your Android device. This article will cover three intermediate level Android areas: launchers, rooting, recovery, and what root apps to get. Continue reading
All right my little cuddle butts, it’s been a few weeks since I last gave you an update on all the lovely, lovely, read: “holy crap!” movies Hollywood has planned, so prepare for a post chock full of Hollywood goodness. Don’t go screaming into the night or anything.
You were warned.
With all the stories of rude coworkers, bosses and even friends on Crasstalk, it sounds as though we are surrounded by impolite children.
Across my Facebook page this morning comes an article originally written by parents.com about manners that should be mastered by a nine year old. Aside from the obvious please and thank you, it talks about being respectful, helpful and kind.