Matthew Gifford

My Chicago friends will be glad to know that they can now photograph the Bean without being harassed by the man.

New Scientist has posted eleven ways to make your brain work better. Highly recommended reading. (via 43 Folders)

…I started this blog with this post. I know that it hasn’t been very interesting to read lately. I’m going to change that over the weeks leading up to Gnomedex.

There is a rather lengthy and very interesting post at Make You Go Hmm about the relationship between Dave Winer and Adam Curry. I’m sure that this will be a big topic at Gnomedex, considering that each of them is a keynote speaker.

I’d heard that WEP encryption is weak before. But this demonstration on how to crack it in ten minutes is surprising. (via MAKE)

This video is funny. Yet, it sort of makes me sad, too. (via Rocketboom)

They really should’ve listened to their mothers.

Recording Skype using Audio Hijack Pro is a piece of cake (via TUAW) and sounds great. The proof.

Let the suing begin! Once the search is actually working, that is. (via Slashdot)

Merlin Mann writes:

As I’ve said before, items can sometimes linger on your TODO list a lot longer than you’d like, and it can be tricky to understand exactly why that is in each case. I’m convinced cringing is often a factor.

This post describes me perfectly. Over time, I’ve discovered that the main reason I don’t get things done if fear of failure. It’s a surprisingly difficult thing to overcome.