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Occasionally I figure out how to do something that other people might want to do. Then I post it here.

Yesterday I wrote about how my autobiography has changed over the last few years from being “hireable” to being “professional but personable.” One of the things I didn’t get much into was the challenge of presenting yourself in a short but sweet fashion. My short but sweet bio is, “I’m station manager of CFUR Radio and […]

Posted on 24 March 2011 and filed under how to, misc, writing

Alright, now we’re into the service that started it all: Tumblr. More specifically, Tumblr and it’s music apps, primarily ex.fm. Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine CBC Radio 3 Soundcloud Last.fm [note: originally this was going to be my last post, but I’ve decided to add Last.fm to the series, for reasons […]

Posted on 8 March 2011 and filed under comments, how to, music

Alright, so I promised this two days ago, but things got…. crazy. I’m sure no one was waiting with baited breath, but I do want to finish what I started here. So today, I’m going to be getting into Soundcloud: Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine CBC Radio 3 Tumblr/ex.fm Last.fm […]

Posted on 5 March 2011 and filed under articles, how to, music

In this series, I’m providing an overview of how I use the web to discover music. Today: CBC Radio 3. Full How Do You Music? Series: Introduction The Hype Machine Soundcloud Tumblr/ex.fm Last.fm Yesterday, I wrote about the Hype Machine, which is a pretty comprehensive music discovery site. But it doesn’t cover everything. For one, […]

Posted on 2 March 2011 and filed under articles, comments, how to

Part one in my music discovery series is the Hype Machine. I actually don’t know how I first discovered the Hype Machine, but it is the best place to discover music, artists, and even genres you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. Where services like last.fm and Pandora are about finding music that they already know […]

Posted on 1 March 2011 and filed under articles, comments, how to, music

Here’s a series I’ve been mulling for a while. I’m doing it now following a conversation over on Tumblr about a decline in people listening to audio posts. My response was basically a sketch of how I go about discovering new music, so I figured I might as well fill it out now. So, over […]

Posted on 28 February 2011 and filed under articles, how to, music

This morning, I upgraded to the new Facebook profile. I immediately didn’t like it. I know: ultimately, Facebook’s gonna do what Facebook’s gonna do and none of us our going to quit over it. Customize those privacy settings and don’t post anything you don’t expect to be public and be done with it on that […]

Posted on 6 December 2010 and filed under articles, comments, how to, social media

One of the things I like most about Firefox is the add-ons, in particular the custom search bar over in the top right corner. It allows you to search Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, and any number of other services directly without having to navigate to the website first– a real time-saver if you spend any length […]

Posted on 28 August 2010 and filed under comments, how to

Sections: I. Twitter & Facebook integration (go) II. Delicious Bookmarks (go) III. Almost Mainstream Mixtape (go) I. Twitter & Facebook integration I’ve been alone for the last couple of days, and I’ve occupied myself by learning a few new tricks for use on this blog (and, once I’m sure they work, other websites I make). […]

Posted on 22 August 2010 and filed under articles, how to, meta, social media

I decided to build a quick Tumblr blog and bookmark shortcut that would replicate the “read later” functionality of Instapaper for audio posts.

Posted on 10 July 2010 and filed under articles, comments, how to

Want to see how to redo your bathroom on the cheap? Here’s what we did: First find, yourself some discarded tile. Look for local “freecycle” exchanges, or swap shops or whatever. Then, smash ’em up. Rip out the old floor. Mix up some thinset: Then lay the tile out like a freeform puzzle, “buttering” the […]

Posted on 26 February 2010 and filed under comments, house and home, how to