ExplodingBoy » Misc http://www.exploding-boy.com A weblog about design, music, entertainment and life. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:57:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Eat More Goat http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/07/18/eat-more-goat/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/07/18/eat-more-goat/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:25:13 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/07/18/eat-more-goat/ Eat More Goat!

Insistent Goat Bumper Sticker

While walking with my daughter yesterday–well I was doing the walking, my daughter was just being pushed around pretending to steer a large plastic car, I came upon this bumper sticker and was struck by the overall enthusiasm of the sticker. The bold red font, the exclamation point almost insist you dial the number to find out how to add more goat to your diet.

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]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/02/18/virb-invites/feed/ 27 Add Social Bookmarks to Blogger http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/01/31/add-social-bookmarks-to-blogger/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/01/31/add-social-bookmarks-to-blogger/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:37:06 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2007/01/31/add-social-bookmarks-to-blogger/ A while back I posted an entry, that received a lot of attention, about how to add various social bookmarks to your WordPress blog entries. Some people think adding these links to blogs are uselees and create visual noise, while others love the idea and feel it is a great way to receive more traffic from all of the popular traffic-boosting sites. No matter what category you fall into in this little debate, the idea of offering these links does seem to interest a lot of people. Everyday it seems I receive tons of requests from Blogger users searching for a way to add these links to their blogs.

I recommend adding the following links to your Blogger template near the bottom of each blog post.

Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us Logo

<a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>&title=<$BlogItemTitle$>">Del.icio.us</a>

Digg

Digg Logo

<a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>">Digg</a>

Technorati

Technorati Logo

<a href="http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>">Technorati</a>

Blinklist

Blinklist Logo

<a href="http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&Description=<$BlogItemTitle$>&url=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>">Blinklist</a>

Furl

Furl Logo

<a href="http://furl.net/storeIt.jsp?t=<$BlogItemTitle$>&u=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>">Furl</a>

reddit

reddit Logo

<a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>&title=<$BlogItemTitle$<"<reddit</a>

Newsvine

Newsvine logo

<a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=<$BlogItemPermalinkURL$>&h=<$BlogItemTitle$>">Newsvine</a>
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]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/11/29/lifestream/feed/ 3 Twitter http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/11/16/twitter/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/11/16/twitter/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:41:53 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/11/16/twitter/ Anyone else out there using Twitter? It is a very easy and fun way of sharing quick information with others around the web. The messages are like little bite-size blog entries. You can subscribe to other people’s status messages, and whenever that person updates you will be notified. Posting can be done from the website, using an IM, or using SMS from a mobile phone. I’m really enjoying this site so far and love reading all sorts of random people’s status messages.

In any case, if you want to see what I’m “twittering” here’s my user page.

]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/11/16/twitter/feed/ 0 Sumo Omni Chair http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/09/23/sumo-omni-chair/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/09/23/sumo-omni-chair/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:01:43 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/09/23/sumo-omni-chair/ Not too long ago I received an email asking if I would be interested in reviewing the Sumo Omni beanbag. I at first was somewhat sceptical, because like most people when I think of beanbag chairs I think of large uncomfortable masses covered in duct tape usually seen in dorm rooms or your cheesy Uncle Frank’s 70′s themed bachelor pad. After a little while of reviewing the website, and seeing that these chairs have turned up at places such as: X-Games, Sundance, and Playboy I decided to give the chair a shot.

On September 1st, which just so happens to be my birthday, I received a rather large package via Fedex. After wrestling with the box out came my new Sumo Omni bag. Once the bag was removed from all its packaging I decided jump right in and do some immediate product testing i.e. doing my best Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka dive onto the bag. I was immediately impressed by how large and durable the bag was. At 4.5′ x 5.5′ it dwarfs conventional beanbags and can easily be manipulated into a full size chair, complete with headrest. It is also washable and rip-proof. I spent the majority of my time using the bag as an enormous floor pillow, watching football and old reruns of Quantum Leap while I wasted away entire Sundays.

The chair has definitely turned out to be a wonderful birthday gift. If you happen to find yourself in the market for a comfortable bean bag chair, be sure to check out their website. At $149 the Sumo Omni is affordable and well worth it. It’s really is great for watching sports, movies, and just hanging out, but be careful because everyone’s going to want to sit in it.

]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/09/23/sumo-omni-chair/feed/ 2 QuickTip: Turn Off WordPress 2.0 Visual Editor http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/29/quicktip-turn-off-wordpress-2-visual-editor/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/29/quicktip-turn-off-wordpress-2-visual-editor/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:30:35 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/29/quicktip-turn-off-wordpress-visual-editor/ A lot of people I’ve spoke to, and many blog posts I have read have been really unhappy with the new visual editor in WordPress 2.0. It is pretty simple to revert back to the traditional post interface without all the WYSIWYG additions, but a lot of people aren’t sure how, or where to find the option. Click the “Users” menu in the WP admin area to access your profile. Once you are on the “Users” page scroll to the bottom of the page, and uncheck the “Use the visual editor” option. Once you have done this click the save button and you are back to the old, comfortable, pre-2.0 interface that we all love.

]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/29/quicktip-turn-off-wordpress-2-visual-editor/feed/ 14 That Darn Four Things Meme http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/27/that-darn-four-things-meme/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/27/that-darn-four-things-meme/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:34:00 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/27/that-darn-four-things-meme/ Four Jobs You’ve Had In Your Life:
  1. Assistant Manager at a drug store
  2. Arts and Crafts Teacher at an art supply store
  3. Model
  4. Graphic Artist/Web Designer

Four Movies You Could (And Do!) Watch Over And Over:

  1. Clerks
  2. The Godfather: Part II
  3. E.T.
  4. Goodfellas

Four Cities You’ve Lived In:

  1. Leeds, AL
  2. Hoover, AL
  3. Pleasant Grove, AL
  4. Homewood, AL

Four TV Shows You Love To Watch:

  1. Curb Your Enthusiasm
  2. Mythbusters
  3. Miami Ink
  4. The Sopranos

Four Places You’ve Been On Vacation:

  1. Grand Cayman Island
  2. Cozumel, Mexico
  3. Montego Bay, Jamaica
  4. Las Vegas, NV

Four Websites You Visit Daily:

  1. Rolling Stone
  2. Digg
  3. Flickr
  4. 9rules

Four Of Your Favorite Foods:

  1. Spinach and cheese pizza
  2. Tomato soup
  3. Grilled cheese sandwiches
  4. Broccoli

Four Places I’d Rather Be Right Now:

  1. Asleep in my bed
  2. Nashville, TN
  3. Some exotic beach drinking and relaxing
  4. Venice, Italy
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Newsvine logo Newsvine Link:

http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=< ?php the_permalink() ?>&h=< ?php the_title(); ?>

]]> http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/18/add-a-newsvinecom-link-to-your-blog/feed/ 11 Add Links for Del.icio.us, Digg, and More to Blog Posts http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/09/add-links-for-delicious-digg-and-more-to-blog-posts/ http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/09/add-links-for-delicious-digg-and-more-to-blog-posts/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:28:08 +0000 Christopher http://www.exploding-boy.com/2006/01/09/adding-links-for-delicious-digg-and-more-to-your-blog-posts/ To add a quick link on your blog to all of the popular traffic-boosting sites like Paul over at paulstamatiou.com does at the bottom of each of his posts, simply add the code below to your single entry PHP file, main PHP file, or both. I added the following code to my single entry PHP file. I also included the icons for all the sites in case you want to save those and add those with the links on your site.

Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us Logo

<a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>">Del.icio.us</a>

Digg

Digg Logo

<a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=<?php the_permalink() ?>">Digg</a>

Technorati

Technorati Logo

<a href="http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=<?php the_permalink() ?>">Technorati</a>

Blinklist

Blinklist Logo

<a href="http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&Title=<?php the_title(); ?>" >Blinklist</a>

Furl

Furl Logo

<a href="http://furl.net/storeIt.jsp?t=<?php the_title(); ?>&u=<?php the_permalink() ?>">Furl</a>

reddit

reddit Logo

<a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>" >reddit</a>

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