Travoli's Blog

The Tourettes Machine

Travoli — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:55:31 +0000

I know a few of you like messing with friends’ computers when they aren’t watching. I’ve had my desktop icons turned into a screenshot image. I’ve had some interesting backgrounds applied. And a few other things I won’t mention. Here’s a lesser known plugin for Firefox that’ll produce a few "WTF"s. The Tourettes Machine adds naughty words to text fields as you type. Check out the video.

Online Bubble Wrap

Travoli — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:40:59 +0000

What is it about bubble wrap that reduces us all to 7 year-olds?

Here’s the Internet version. Nice and simple. And a “manic” mode for the OCD kids.

The Hits Just Keep Coming, Black Ice Style

Travoli — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:33:21 +0000

Here’s one of my favorite YouTube videos. A lot of people had a really bad day on this icy road. Accident after accident on black ice. Bonus: The transportation safety truck with arrow pointing the wrong direction.

Star Wars Fans or Sports Fans: Who’s More Annoying?

Travoli — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:18:25 +0000

Who is more annoying, Star Wars fans or sports fans? This two minute documentary asks the question. The answer seems clear to me.

"You’ve both wasted your lives memorizing irrelevant trivia that can’t possibly help you in life"

"That’s a really good joke, man." lol

The Emergency Party Button

Travoli — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:59:17 +0000

Best idea I’ve seen in a while. Press the button and the party begins. This $634 do-it-yourself project includes the strobe, laser, fog machine, button, electronics, and blacklight but leaves out the $.99 for "Haddaway’s "What is Love" at iTunes. But you can substitute Salt and Pepa’s "Push It", Darude’s "Sandstorm" or whatever song you want to kick things off with. Want to add some pyrotechnics? Perhaps a pole that drops from the ceiling? Go for it. That’s the beauty of a do-it-yourself project. And don’t worry about your roomate throwing parties without you. The plans include a keyed lock.

Check out the (highly entertaining) video!

ThisNext.com lets you watch people shop in real time.

Travoli — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:48:17 +0000

Here’s a cool find. Thisnext.com lets you explore product recommendations, share/talk about products you recommend, and watch what other people are shopping for in a real-time basis. It’s basically a shopping community site, which means there is a heavy focus on girly items. I really like the implementation of their map page showing what people on the site are looking at.

One year later

Travoli — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:02:11 +0000

Here I am, exactly one year later. I have not been spending enough time with you, blog. Time to remedy that.

Hello blog, I’ve missed you

Travoli — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:38:35 +0000

I’ve been slacking. I have 39 links in the “blog” folder of my IE Explorer favorites list waiting to be posted. Getting sidetracked right now… I’ll write more next year.

Happy Holidays

Travoli — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:46:36 +0000

Holy Holidays! I’ve been busy. The blog has been sitting stagnant. I’ll try to get something up soon.

Streaming Movies

Travoli — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:08:05 +0000

Want to watch a movie or two at work? DailyMotionMovieVids.com has a bunch of links to movie posts. I tried a few of the links and they seemed to work. I assume that these links are taken down pretty frequently. Anyway, Check it out if you have some time to kill. I never knew there was an Airwolf movie.

Update: Dang… offline now.