http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els Banter about Design, Technology, and Life from Paul Demers. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:05:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/07/23/great-site-downtime-message/ Let's face it, the public bathroom is generally a place that, if at all possible, would be avoided. Even the most luxurious of establishments have something to be desired in the restroom accommodations. However, with all of the technologies in place that have allowed for an almost touchless bathroom experience, ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/06/30/can-bathroom-technology-be-cool/ So the new iPhone came out yesterday and there are a million people that are blogging about what they think about the design and functionality. I sat just like most of the world looking at the live blogging of Engadgetand was really impressed with what I saw. My biggest concern ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/06/10/iphone-what-else-are-people-talking-about/ I caught this in the NYT Advertising section today. Since commercials have become a miserable interruption to most, there has a been a push toward live marketing. Why sit through commercials when you can use TIVO or other DVR devices to fast-forward through them and get back to your show. ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/06/06/wieden-kennedys-honda-campaign/ It is nearing the end of the week and I am not sure how much work ethic I have left over for tomorrow. This could prove to be a problem since there are eight more hours that I am responsible for in order to make my employer happy. Bring on ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/06/05/twitter-time-waster/ This picture is from a biking accident in Mexico where the driver apparently was drunk and asleep. Due to nothing more than a miracle, only one person was killed. As if we bikers don't have enough to deal with... Full article here. http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/06/03/bike-racing-miracle/ I just realized while reworking my start page, that I have completely ignored all of my Google Reader links for the better part of a month. All of those life-hacking sites are really not going to help if I can't even find the time to read them through an online ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/05/28/where-has-the-time-gone/ I may have ben living in the dark, but Mixwit.com is the coolest mashup of old-school mix-tape creation and new-school Flash tech. I am definitely going to sign up for an account to make my own mix-tapes. Think of all the possibilities without worrying about the tape player eating the ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/05/23/great-website-idea/ Refresh Boston - Patrick Haney Originally uploaded by thoughtandtheory A little late to post this, but I couldn't resist when I saw the photoset. I attended the Refresh Boston group's shin-dig last Wednesday hosted by the fine folks at the Filament Group. Patrick Haney did a great presentation about using traditional design ... http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/05/19/refresh-boston/ This is a test to my blog. Everybody staring at me. listen Powered by Jott http://pdemersjr.com/pix-els/2008/05/14/this-is-a-test-to-my/