Set a Record

"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV, and while I'm surfing the interwebs, I only use Firefox. It's cleaner, faster and leaves no oily residue."

OK, that's not totally true, but it is faster and cleaner - you have to take care of the oily residue yourself. I do use Firefox because it allows me to add on helpful scripts or plug-ins that make browsing easier and less time-consuming, it is more secure and easier to mersonalize that some other, un-named browsers. Plus it doesn't hurt to stick it to the big guy every once in a while.

Today is Firefox Download Day. You can get in on the action by downloading the latest version of Firefox to your computer while setting a world record for the most downloads in a single day! Some other crazy records are included here. Are you ready to try? I promise it won't hurt!

People who use Apple products are too cool for nails

[via Gizmodo]

My Inbox Zero Story

One of my resolutions this year was to keep a clean desk and a clean inbox. Actually, it was to keep an clean desk and an empty inbox. I have been using Inbox Zero to help me take care of the latter. You may have noticed that I have been tracking my progress at work with JoesGoals. If you have been following my progress on the widget at the right, you'll notice that I have been occasionally reaching zero (sometimes twice in one day!) but only at my work inbox. Well, I am proud to say that I finally hit zero in my personal e-mail account! It took some time and effort (not as much as some), but I am finally there. I have posted a lengthy, but possibly life-changing video about how you, too, can free yourself from the shackles of living in your inbox. Enjoy, and let me know how you deal with your e-mail.

Read me on your phone!

I just started using a free web app called MoFuse. It allows you to read my blog from your phone! Currently Blogger doesn't allow for my site to automatically redirect you to a mobile version (like some sites do). If you want to view this blog on your phone, click the Mobile Version button at the top.

A penny for your dots

That's all they were paid - $.01, yet 10,000 people participated in this project to "explore the circumstances we live in, a new and uncharted combination of digital labor markets, "crowdsourcing," "virtual economies," and digital reproduction."

It is funny some people chose to represent their section of the Benja'man. Check out the video below for more info and here for an interactive bill.

[via Boing Boing]

Scribd

Sorry for the absence this week - ACPA was in town and I was visiting with friends. And when I say visiting, I mean drinking until the wee hours of the morning and then attempting to go to work the next day. Shampoo, rinse and repeat. I did manage to find a neat, new technology for a project at work - Scribd. I used it below to display all the Hot Gay Joe reports of 2008. Pretty neat, hua? If you can't read microscopic type, just click the full screen button in the upper right corner for a better view. You can zoom, download, print and even click on the links. It even has Grandma Bechely's Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe.

Read this doc on Scribd: COWHGJ 2

Vote, it's your civic duty!

If you use the internets as much as I do - especially Web 2.0 apps, you should take time to recognize your favorites. Use the link below to cast your votes.

Mobile blogging part 1

I am at home sick and I wanted to try using 3 methods for mobile blogging. The first way to blog via mobile phone is by using Blogger's go@blogger.com service. This is a mms. I can also use speech-to-text via Jott.com and a .mp3 from Utterz. We'll see how they work.

UPDATE: I had to remove some lovely additions by Verizon.

Mobile blogging part 2

Alright this is it - this is the second way you can blog from your mobile phone and all you gotta do is call 1-866-568-8123. It's called Jott. You leave a message like this - it's got to be 30 seconds or less - and boom it's posted. So, let's see how that looks.

Next I am going to talk about voice blogging from my phone so, let's see how that turns out. Have a listen.

Powered by Jott

UPDATE: I did have to return to correct some errors, but they were minimal.

Mobile blogging part 3

Mobile post sent by joe.bechely using Utterz. Replies. mp3