I excite easily. And when that excitement lasts for an extended amount of time, it turns into a burning passion to do good things. A few years ago some friends and I began to put together a consortium of talent and resources that focused on the web in a way that made sense to us. Sometimes that’s looking through the lens of our shared philosophy about God or by making sure that web content tells a very good story. Three years later, we get to spend our days producing videos, designing logos, writing copy, and developing sites and applications for organizations that matter.

We are Fivable, and we are Web Nerds.

Looking to remodel your home in the Irmo area? New kitchen or bathroom? Maybe some custom cabinets? Mike over at C.M. Sexton & Associates would be glad to come give you an estimate. Take a look at his website for some more information, including how to get in touch with him.

http://pecesdigitales.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/getting-things-done-mediante-gmail/

All of a sudden, my custom theme (and seemingly most of my plugins) caused the front page of WordPress to no longer load.

I’m very frustrated by this.

I think that I might be frustrated to leave the resources I have here behind, but to no longer maintain the site.

If you feel strongly about this, comment.

This is extrapolated the chapter I’m reading (“The Short Head”) in The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, so the idea isn’t really even 100% mine. But feel free to go for it.

You know how Amazon pairs items together? “Buy The White Album together with Abbey Road for $21.95″ or something similar? Amazon isn’t giving me any news by mentioning that Abbey Road is also a Beatles album, and there’s a good chance that I’ll like it if I want the other.

When someone goes to purchase something well-known, feed them an opportunity (with an awesome deal) to get something from the long-tail paired with it. iTunes shows the “Listeners Also Bought” section, but this is mostly meaningless in the long tail.  For instance, iTunes shows that listeners who bought Uncle Widget’s Bedtime on Mars (children’s music) also purchased Gnarles Barkley (one-off pop) and John Mayer (adult contemporary pop). The closer you get to the head, the more meaningful (until you’re well into the head, then it often resorts back to pairing John Mayer and Gnarles Barkley).

It would make sense to ask (in a slightly limiting fashion) media buyers or music submitters to assist with these pairings so that it doesn’t become a resource drain. Go ahead and let me know when you’re done. I’m on board.

From age 14 to 26, I was the computer geek. Until about 22, I was an Apple hater. Adamant. Unyielding. I’m still not even sure why though. I was probably jealous that I didn’t get it. I happily went and built my new PC every 18 months or so when the previous system became impossible to use. 18 Months. And I always bought the top PC product, maxed out.
Twenty-nine months after the purchase of my iBook, I’m starting to think “eh, it might be time to upgrade.” iBook. At the time of purchase, iBook was the lowest end, cheapest portable computer from Apple. And it has lasted me about a year longer than any top-of-the-line PC I’d bought before, looks and feels a lot better, and it’s white.

Of course, there’s $0 in the computer budget right now, but I think iMac is next. For now, I can live with a computer starting to slow down though because it still works. That’s what Jonathan always says about Apple: “It just works.”

And one more thing…

It’s quite flattering to be translated, and it’s very interesting to be translated first into Turkish. The translation was done by Atschikura Qaramanu and resides here.

Thanks, Atschikura!

You really must watch this: (link to youtube)

We indie musicians sometimes have to come up with creative ways to fund our projects.  Taking a production to the next level is one of these times.

The first Uncle Widget CD, Bedtime On Mars was put together at home, with primitive tools.  It was a proof of concept.  The next CD will be for playtime entertainment, and I’ve decided that it will be spectacular.

In order to boost the success of the next CD, I’m selling stakes of the profit to investors.  It’s much more important for me to get my music out than it is for me to make a bunch of money.   One share of the CD is worth 25 cents for every disc sold and costs $125 up front.

The goal is to sell 1000 CDs.  An investor will double their money, no matter how many shares they own.  If it sells more, the profits keep going.

Details of this are on fund.unclewidget.com.

I’m quite anxious to see what these guys have going on. It appears they’ve taken GTD with Gmail to the next level.

Take a look: http://www.gtdgmail.com/

You can probably count on me for a review as soon as it is released and I’ve used it for a few days.

(Thanks, Sean, for the heads up.)