http://www.dannisms.com Mon, 03 May 2010 03:16:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I keep seeing the Sherwin Williams logo with the bucket of red paint pouring over the globe, and I wonder if it's hurting their business among the environmentalist ranks. I mean this isn't a proper image in this era of hypersensitivity about saving our planet from mankind's destructive tendencies. Here's an ... http://www.dannisms.com/2010/05/02/covering-the-earth-in-red-paint-2/ I think The Invention of Lying should be mandatory watching for anyone that values honesty above everything else. You could fill up a Twitter feed with funny quotes from that movie. It reminded me of 40-year-old Virgin in that I wasn't really expecting much when I sat down ... http://www.dannisms.com/2010/03/04/remind-me-why-did-i-teach-ann-the-invention-of-lying/ I've collected a number of different iPhone tips in the last few months, from keyboard shortcuts to application reviews. I've also been keeping track of news about the iPad since it was announced. I'm not buying it. Don't get me wrong. It'd be cool to have one. It's like ... http://www.dannisms.com/2010/02/16/about-that-ipad/ I recently wrote about Naked News, a very NSFW website where the news casters strip while reading the news, sports, weather, etc. And I have to admit, the idea of seeing boobies does make some of the news a bit easier to take. It also makes me wonder what other ... http://www.dannisms.com/2010/02/05/is-news-better-when-its-naked/  After watching Brett Favre and the Minnesotta Vikings run up the score against the Dallas Cowboys with a late touchdown pass, did we just see karma teaching them a lesson in sportsmanship? http://www.dannisms.com/2010/01/25/brett-favre-and-karma/ For the longest time, I assumed World of Warcraft was a solid-but-nothing-special game that achieved popularity based on Blizzard's name as much as the game itself. It first arrived at the same time as Everquest 2, and after playing both of them for a few weeks, I chose to ... http://www.dannisms.com/2010/01/04/world-of-warcraft-how-popularity-begets-popularity/ Dragon Age: Origins is a great game and well worth the much-anticipated wait, but while the folks at Bioware did a solid job on many aspects of the game, there are a few things I really don't like about it. The items leave a lot to be desired. There are ... http://www.dannisms.com/2009/11/19/some-things-i-dont-like-about-dragon-age/ Yesterday, I did some reading on Apple's history with Adobe and Adobe Flash to figure out why Apple has such a standoff relationship them over putting Flash on the iPhone. After all, Flash is about to hit just about every smartphone BUT the iPhone, so what's the big deal? Apple's ... http://www.dannisms.com/2009/10/08/google-and-apple-digital-frenemies/ Some of the simplest toys are the best. You don't see these in the stores anymore. I used to spend hours obsessing over Wooly Willy, giving him super long nose and ear hair, making curlicue beards and eyebrows, devil horns and drag-queen hair. I'm glad they still have hula hoops. "You ... http://www.dannisms.com/2009/07/19/do-you-remember-wooly-willy/ I'm sure I'm going to field some questions on Google's new operating system.   Not to mention people wondering why Google has released two operating systems in two years. Google Chrome OS is basically a lightweight version of Linux + Google Chrome and is being targeted at  the PC, laptop and netbook ... http://www.dannisms.com/2009/07/09/curious-about-chome-os/