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Over on Squid Spot, they have a really cool graphic of the “Periodic Table of Typefaces.” What a fun, sleek way to browse fonts and their histories. Browse more cool information on typography. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

The folks at HubSpot looked at data from 605 customers to compare the number of email subscribers to RSS-feed subscribers. The average number of email subscribers was twelve times greater! Are you a website owner or blogger who offers a RSS-feed but not an email subscri...ption? You could be making a big mistake. More blogging tips and tricks. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Tom Tomorrow’s drawn an amusing political comic strip depicting none other than “The Underpants of Mass Destruction.” Go to Salon for the full strip. Guess we can add one to the list: Things to Fear 1. Fear itself 2. Underpants Find more web comics. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

It seems job satisfaction in America has stooped to its lowest in 22 years. According to the a new study, only 45% of Americans were satisfied with their jobs, a step down from the 49% who liked their jobs the year prior. Perhaps more alarming are the mechanisms behind the slump....

Apple will not divorce AT&T I know we all want the iPhone to be offered on more than just one network in the US (Verizon anyone?) but I doubt it will. As I said before, Apple has an exclusive agreement with AT&T and breaking it would cost too much. As you can see, not ...all of the 10 predictions for the iphone from the iPhone Download Blog are favorable to its users....

Chris Dannen of Fast Company takes us an incredibly interesting international tour of modern subways and their histories. The writer starts the story in Boston: Boston was the first American city to sport a real underground train; the Tremont Street subway line went su...bterranean in 1897, pioneering the modern system Bostoners call the T....

Anil Dash made a great post called “Nobody Has a Million Twitter Followers.” In it he explains how he got on the Twitter Suggested User List and increased his followers from 18,000 to 300,000 followers. However, the number of retweets and replies didn’t increase—in othe...r words, there wasn’t more action because he had more followers. He then goes on to analyze what getting on the Suggested User List has meant for Creative...

Everyone can agree that cost of living expenses and dependents are big motivators for going to work. Illness and crisis are also motivating factors to workout or make healthier choices. But, what about those times when life's circumstances are not enough to get us movin...g? In his post, Oscar Del Ben, provides a list solutions on how to stay motivated. Share with your friends....

We all have our favorite snack foods or drinks that we indulge in to boost our spirits. For me I enjoy a local concoction called, Hawaiian Hurricane which is a mixture of buttered popcorn, Japanese crackers (mochi crunch), and furikake (nori or seaweed) and my personal touch of Reese's peanut butter pieces....

Creativity is a mental and social process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative concep...tion of creativeness (based on its etymology) is that it is simply the act of making something new....

Get dizzy in the cleaning product aisle trying to choose the right products for your home? From bottles that feature “super” to “magical” to “extra strong”—the options are overwhelming, not to mention expensive. To save money, and limit the amount of time you spend in t...he grocery store, why not try conjuring up your own cleaning products? In the case of dishwashing liquid, all you need is 1/4 cup of lemon juice...

Other than strapping heroin to your leg or chugging local water out of the tap, do you know five common travel mistakes that can ruin your vacation? The Chicago Tribune examined a handful of travel oopsies and explains how to avoid the mistakes. Take note, travelers: • ...Waiting to review reservations • Not inspecting your rental car when you it up • Not purchasing insurance for your cruise • Staying at a hotel...

Yes, our feline friends are well-represented in the App Store. There are a wealth of kitty-themed widgets available for download. Luckily, Mashable was good enough to sift through the muck and compile a detailed list of the nine best iPhone apps for cat lovers. 6. Cat ...game. If you think encouraging your (hopefully declawed) cat to claw at your beloved iPhone is a good idea, then the cat game app, that recreates...

Australian researchers have discovered the key to staying slim and it’s not a cookie diet, chalky-tasting shakes or pill popping. Nope, the key to fending off unsightly pounds is to not put a ring on it. The study, appearing in the American Journal of Preventative Medic...ine, discovered that young women who got married or lived with a partner packed on four pounds over 10 years....

San Francisco residents hoping to rig up a wireless network in their 1920s era homes discovered the kryptonite to their Wi-Fi dreams: chicken wire. Before drywall emerged as a popular building material in the 1950s, many construction companies used plaster and chicken w...ire fencing in home building. Zip forward 80 years and it turns out that the chicken wire creates a nearly impenetrable mental shield, blocking wireless gadgets. Some San Franciscans have resorted...

For freelancers, year-end reviews—and self-eveluation—are crucial for continued success and staying fresh. Actually, if you’re self-employed you should really be reflecting far more frequently than every three hundred and sixty five days. But in keeping with the spirit ...of New Year’s resolutions, here are ten resolutions every freelancer should have. 1....

Canada’s highest court recently updated the country’s libel laws with a pair of decisions that will strengthen freedom of speech. The ruling established a “responsible journalism” defense that protects reporters sued for libel whose stories were in the public interest. ...In the first case, The Toronto Star was saved from paying one million in punitive damages—one of the largest awards in Canadian libel history—in a story detailing controversial plans for a new...

Consider slipping a pair of those funky 3D glasses into your pocket after seeing Avatar because you could soon use them at home. A joint venture between Discovery, Imax and Sony plans to develop a 3D television channel that will showcase a variety of 3D content, includi...ng entertainment and natural history programming....

Chances are, the majority of you reading this have get in better shape listed as one of your New Year’s resolutions. But, while getting healthy is great, injuries are not. So before you hit the gym in full force, read these four ways to injury proof your workout routine. 1. Find the right balance....

Here’s a compilation of fifty things that we didn’t know a year ago. These are my favorite: Grumpy people think more clearly because negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking. One mutated gene is the reason humans have language, and chimpanzees, our close...st relative, do not. French newborns cry in a rising French accent, and German babies cry with a characteristic falling inflection. Surfing the Internet may help delay dementia because it creates stimulation that...

What do movie mega-hits Avatar and Pocahontas have in common? Nope, not syphilis. Apparently the two share an eerily similar plot. Hmmmm… Check out the full plot parallels in what looks like book report form. Lucky for James Cameron, no one forked over 10 bucks to see... Avatar for the storyline. Get your flick fix. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

What a combination: Tiger Woods, Annie Leibovitz, and Vanity Fair. Can it get any better than this for a cover story? And Leibovitz took the photos before the implosion! More on golf and photography. Permalink | Leave a comment  »