The blog of Matthew A. Smith and Michael Chappell, on topics from A to Z

Entries from June 2007

Picasa Web Albums and Geotagging: The Review

by Matthew Smith · June 30th, 2007 · No Comments

In a prior article, I made a reference to a few recent updates to a couple of Google Apps; namely Picasa Web Albums and Google Docs. I merely mentioned the addition of new features as I didn’t have time to investigate further.
After returning to Macon (where all my pictures reside), I decided to take a [...]

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Dave Does “La Bamba”

by Matthew Smith · June 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments

"La Bamba" was an instant classic anytime The Newtons were in concert. Thus, I proudly present you with a live recording of  "La Bamba," as performed at one of band’s last concerts. The recording quality isn’t the best and it’s sometimes a tad difficult to hear, but for this historical audio clip, I think it’s [...]

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iDay Final Round-Up; Ed Felton Speaks on the Revolution

by Matthew Smith · June 29th, 2007 · No Comments

OK, well it’s finally here - the long awaited iDay, the day when Steve lets all the little-bitty iPhones loose on the world US of A (everyone except Vermont - sucks to be you). People are going crazy. Doing silly things. Painting pictures, baking cakes… Steve even gave away $12 million (yes, million) worth of [...]

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4,133 Sheets of Paper

by Matthew Smith · June 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Four thousand, one hundred and thirty-three sheets of paper - the number of individual pages that Max Tyrie and his friends printed to create this hand made stop-motion music video for Modest Mouse (the video is below).
“Myself and a couple have friends have entered the above into the Modest Mouse video competition. Using green screen [...]

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Back in the Day… The Highlights Reel

by Matthew Smith · June 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Since we are working on preparing a few site upgrades, I went through every post on digivation to perform a little maintenance. In the process of tagging, spell checking, and executing other editorial duties, I noticed a few “oldies but goodies” from last year, and thus, I give you “Back in the Day”:

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Categories: General

Blogging Legally

by Matthew Smith · June 28th, 2007 · No Comments

In order to keep ourselves out of hot water, I have resorted to amassing a few handy resources. In case you are also contemplating risky journalism, I recommend you visit these links and make sure that you cover your bases.
EFF’s Legal Guide for Bloggers - This is a great resource, presented as a list of [...]

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Matthew Smith, Michael Chappell, and Google?

by Matthew Smith · June 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’m sure you’re all tired of this game by now, but I find it ever so fascinating.

Since the last round of keyword investigations, we have started posting a lot and have added another name to the bill. Yesterday, Chappie (whom has also become intrigued with this phenomena), informed me that searches for Matthew Smith returned [...]

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Categories: Site Updates

Want to Know Why Christians Get a Bad Rap?

by Matthew Smith · June 28th, 2007 · No Comments

I was doing a little key word study on Google (you know, typing stuff into Google and looking for certain results) when I stumbled across this (very obnoxious and offensive) document (from Google Cache - the site appears to be down). The domain is godhatesfags.com and is registered to Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. [...]

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