I just heard a horrible commercial on the radio. The spot was for Cedarwood Country Club and was completely focused on their golf course. Their copy (the script) was compelling enough but their music was just a ridiculous choice. To sell golf, they chose one of the most recognized songs in baseball. Huh? After Take [...]
The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 to build an online library, including offering permanent access to historical collections that exist in digital format. One amazing tool of theirs is The Wayback Machine that I mentioned before but they archive so much more digital content too… including old cartoons. Every Friday The [...]
Earlier this month I wrote that Maegan would be a contributing blogger here at The Usual Susspects. In fact, I said that she would be Susspect #2. She certainly wrote one “Unusual” post but that was the only one and then her writings disappeared for a few weeks. But she picked up the blogging bug [...]
I mentioned that I was looking at various options for blog themes. I found plenty that I liked but none of them knocked it out of the ballpark for me. I’m leaning towards settling on one but I wouldn’t mind some other opinions. To see the full-screen details of any of these images, click the [...]
I started having problems with my blog theme and I found that switching to a different theme solved the problem. Perhaps I’ll figure out the problem with the original theme I liked or perhaps I’ll find a new theme I like even more. Don’t be surprised if this blog constantly changes looks over the next [...]
“The Notificator” was introduced in London in the early 1930s. It allows people to post short publicly-accessible messages to keep friends updated on your current status… exactly what Twitter does today. Courtesy modernmechanix.com
You may be aware of the Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that overturned the decades old limits on the amount of money that corporations could donate to political campaigns. The original limits were designed to prevent large corporations from buying power and influence in Washington. But January’s Supreme Court ruling cited that these regulations [...]
I was just copying some text from an article on the Charlotte Observer to email it to somebody. When I pasted the text into my email it mysteriously included the words “Read More:” followed by a link to the article, even though no such words and link existed in what I copied. For example, I [...]
We finally got our 2010 Census. Question 1) How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010? It’s March. Why does the form ask about the future in the past tense? Question 2) Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did [...]
My friend Elizabeth just emailed me asking about how to create a website. I want to help a friend design and post a website which would be updated regularly to show samples of his work. Question is, what are my options….should I hire someone like you to design it and if so, about how much [...]