Interviewed by a Vampire #2
[Editor's Note: This is another video in my "Interviewed by a Vampire" series where I give you, the fine people of the interwebs, a look into the redunk part of people's lives (usually some totally random crap). I'm NOT a vampire. Only like a vampire in that I work at night. I do NOT suck the blood from helpless victims, but I have been known to metaphorically suck the life out of people.]
Folks…this is your opportunity to get to know the newest Redunk Author, Scott, aka, “theGoldenArm.”
Scott is my best bro, and a high-quality individual, who by chance happens to have a superhero-like arm. I know, I know…I’m jealous too. There is nothing we can do about it, my friends.
The second video below, is the both of us being totally awesome. We are each eating a large piece of angel food cake, made from the bones of real angels. Organic free-range angels. This video was shot by our friends Seth and Kyle, post Bible Study one Sunday Night.
Google Tasks + Chrome = Superb ToDos
I’ll admit, I’m a Mac guy through and through, but for 8 hours of each weekday I am required to work on a Hodgman. My Industrial plasticy looking Dell Precision is actually pretty spot on with 6 gigs of RAM pushing the *infamous* 64 bit Windows Vista. Not only have I found ways to cope with my “dull little box preforming dull little tasks“, but with the help of co-worker @gabeanzelini, I’ve been able to very much enjoy my work flow as of late.
Here is a great little trick for making the best, most simple To-Do lists on your PC:
What You’ll need before you get going:
- A Gmail Account
- Google Chrome
- Optional - MaxTo
Here we go:
- Open Google Chrome and navigate to your Gmail account.
- Log into your Gmail account and click on ‘Setting‘ in the upper right menu.
- Click on the ‘Labs‘ tab.
- Find ‘Tasks‘ in the list of features and enable it and save your settings.
- Because Google Tasks is built for your mobile device, a special URL is needed to access it from a regular web-browser on your computer. If you go to http://mail.google.com/tasks you’ll see why. Instead: visit https://mail.google.com/tasks/ig
- Thanks to the thoughtful application window option in Chrome, which is designed to give a web application the appearance of a desktop application ( no browser toolbars ), you can click on the paper icon in Chrome in the upper right and select ‘Create application shortcuts…‘
- If you would like to actually create a shortcut to your to-dos, leave the desired box checked; otherwise, uncheck all boxes and Chrome will launch a new, clean looking window to run your tasks in! This window can be well managed sized way down to save screen real estate.
Google Tasks in Google Chrome's Application Window
This is a great way to get a free, minimalistic to-do solution that leaves a great interface on your PC, while giving you the same interface on your Mobile device. ( Mobile users navigate to http://mail.google.com/tasks )
Go further ( I know, “Go further” sounds like one of those lame side notes in a high school textbook)
With the help of the genius application called MaxTo you can better manage window positioning on your PC. This is definitely not a requirement to run Google Tasks, but for me it helps immensely. With MaxTo I can designate a corner of my screen real estate just for Google Tasks. I also use MaxTo for other applications like Witty ( my current favorite desktop Twitter Client ) and Outlook (boo). I’ve been able to cut way down on annoying application switching. Download it. You’ll thank me for sure, and you may or may not send me some Turkish Delight.
I’d love to here some of your favorite to-do methods, or more generally, anything that helps make your PC experience more bearable.
Behind The “Why So Serious?” Campaign
Other than being the most anticipated movie ever released, The Dark Knight was also the most interactive. The following video tells a pinch of the story behind the viral marketing that went into helping The Dark Knight be such a huge success. From Joker scavenger hunts in a few major cities in the US, to cell phones being crafted into cakes for pickup at local bakeries, this was by far the most brilliant marketing I’ve ever seen.
I myself participated in one of the scavenger hunts in Dallas with a few friends. 200 people rushed a mall, 3 actors with clown masks cackled and led us around and the mall security tripped out on them and kicked us all out, threatening to arrest the actors. I still have a joker card from it.
Video via Film School Rejects
Slapped with Kindness
I went to QuickTrip [gas station] tonight on my way in to the office. I needed a Monster Drink to give me the initial pep/heart palpitations to kick off the night. As was heading to the checkout, I noticed from the corner from my eye a stick of beef jerky…practically calling my name. Being traditionally a lean meat, I thought it’d be a diet-friendly delicious snack to savor as I begin my night. I was right, by the way.
Here is the exchange I had with the clerk assisting me with my provisions:
Clerk: Will that be all?
Me: Yes.
Clerk: That will be $-.–
[at this point, we exchange the legal tender so that I may properly receive the goods I wish to acquire]
Clerk: [holding up my stick of beef jerky] Are these any good?
Me: Yeah…it IS beef jerky after all.
Clerk: Oh. I’ve never had this.
Me: That brand?
Clerk: No. I’ve never had beef jerky before.
Me: Holy Crap. Are you serious? Are you some sort of freak-of-nature?
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I did NOT ask him that last question, but I did want to reach across and either bull whip him with my beef jerky stick, or give him an open palm slap across the chest. Let the record show that he didn’t seem to be one of them vegetarian types… he’s in the wrong part of the city for that.
-Andy
-= Posted from my iPhone =-
If you like fruit, music, fences, ladders, paint, brushes, visual fx, beards… you may like this.
I saw this featured at Behance.net and knew it was meant for Redunk. Not only are the FX and cinematography amazing but the overall weirdness makes it a must see. Check it.
Stimulus Check For Redunk
Since the economy is in a bit of a slump, we at Redunk decided we would jump on the bandwagon with all other horribly managed business and financial institutions and beg the government to hold our hand and bail us out of debt like an over-caring mother does to a spoiled teen.
Our check arrived earlier today at our secret command center in the basement of one of our mom’s houses. We thought we should post a snapshot of it before we cashed it and spent it all on graphic novels and DVD’s.
I’ll Give You a Reason to Cry.
Ever hear that as a kid? “Why are you crying? Want me to give you a reason to cry?” [I may have heard it too often.]
How am I supposed to answer that? “Yes, please do give me an answer. I simply forgot why I am uncontrollably sobbing.” Some folks just ask stupid questions. Others give stupid answers.
So, I asked this guy today at work, with whom I have had some, but little contact:
“Hey! How are ya?”
He answers:
“Oh, I can’t complain.”
I said:
“Good! Then don’t!”
But I really wanted to say:
“Seriously? You can’t complain? Is it not in you complain? Gimme 5 bean burritos and 45 minutes. I’ll give you a reason to complain.”
That’ll show ‘em.
I also hate it when people respond to the same question with “I’m here.”
I asked “HOW are you?” not “WHERE are you.?”
That makes as much sense as answering the question “What time is it?” with “Purple mongoose.”
Ugh.
Intermission: The Crevasse
Edgar Mueller transforms a street into a beautiful, glacial pit. Large image after the jump.
Content via good.is
Interesting Office Item #1 – MONTY
Office Mascot
This is our interesting office item and his name is Monty. This grapefruit has been in our office since August of 2008 – over 7 months and it has not decomposed or even rotted in the least bit. What kind of interesting items do you have around your office?
Caption Contest: Moped
It’s time for a caption contest! Create your own caption for this photo in the comment section below. Say whatever, but be civil.
