cesarnoel’s Neighborhood

I forgot about this song until it came up in an iTunes genius playlist. It's one of those songs that just gets to everybody...it's so full of hope. I was recently reminded that it's not such a stigma to be ambitious. Good remix.

So, I've been using my Typepad account instead of VOX, and whenever I come back over this way I have shit loads of spam comments to delete. Surely, VOX, if you delete a spam account, it should automatically delete all of the spam comments they've left as well?

Go forth and fill your libraries with media.

Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.

~daisy

I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.

I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.

Cheers,

daisy

via Too Much Nick:

Walk Don’t Run (Isogabamaware) sung by a knit rabbit and bear with ukuleles and little voices

Reminds me of hacky sack... is that cruel?

More about the band:

Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.

We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.

I will keep you posted.

Thank you for being so patient.

~daisy

Should food look like this?

I love Toph, the Six Apart mascot! (more about Toph here.)

 Now there's a Mac screensaver, created by Hayase-san, featuring Toph (plus various Six Apart logos).

You can get the screensaver here:

SixApartScreensaver.zip

According to Garth, here's how to install it:

Once downloaded and unziped, place the file in:

Macintosh HD > Library > Screen Savers

It should then be visible under the Desktop & Screen Saver section of the System Preferences. Note that when you enter a new RSS URL, you'll need to hit 'return' rather than just click 'Ok' in the dialog. Nobody knows why.

You can use any RSS URL for the screensaver display, including your Vox friends posts feed:

http://USERNAME.vox.com/explore/neighborhood/library/posts/atom.xml

or your Twitter feed:

https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline.rss

Just click "Options...", change the RSS input URL and hit 'return'. You can also change the Toph level, but beware! Toph level 100 is pretty insane.


Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.

This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!

Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.

Can't wait to read your posts!

~ daisy

It's pouring rain here in San Francisco! Which reminds me of my favorite single-purpose website - Umbrella Today.

Umbrella Today asks you for your zip code and tells you if you should bring an umbrella with you today. While it's not that handy for checking the current weather (you could just look out the window instead), you can configure Umbrella Today to send you alerts. Umbrella Today will notify you via email or text message to let you know if the forecast is for rain.