eBay fabrics glossary

Fashion expert Frances Harder describes every type of textile so you can peg down which type of fabric you really want to buy.

New Gmail features

Auto-Save, Contact export and a Gmail enabled Toolbar.

The Google Ant

Entomologist so excited about Google Earth that he has to name a newly discoverd ant after it.

James Dean - 50 years ago today

James Dean died in a car crash 50 years ago today.

Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album

Don't EVER push a creative. This is what you get. Don't miss: The Big Royalty Check, Ring Worm, Want A Danish and Dum Dum George.

The 55-Plus Crowd Takes to eBay Auctions

WSJ Startup article. It's never too late.

100 Most Often Misspelled Words In English

Here are the 100 words most often misspelled ('misspell' is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the word. Acceptable, accidentally, accommodate, acquire, acquit, a lot, amateur, apparent...

How Four eBay Stars Got Started

Entrepreneur.com article. An idea, a need, a passion, a calling--everyone has a reason for starting a business on eBay. Here are 4 entrepreneurs' stories.

OnGuard OnLine - Federal Trade Commission

Stop. Think. Click. OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

Amazing food photographs

An amazing set of photographs of little people in food landscapes. Skip the intro, click on "minimiam", and then select one of the "galeries" (primeurs, gourmandise, etc.). The first and second dot in the bottom right corner will navigate each series. via kottke.org.

Everybody hates Chris premiers on Google Video

Inspired by his childhood experiences, comedian Chris Rock narrates the hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1980's.

Keyboard Keys Klutch

Purse made from keyboard keys. via BoingBoing.

Rita on Google Maps

The Central Florida Hurricane Center has a Google Maps plot of Rita.

"Rush Hour in Reno"

John Endter of Minden, Nevada made it out to Reno for the Air Races this year. He tells us this photo was taken during the T-6 Silver Series, as the racers were rounding Pylon Number 7. via AvWeb.

eBay: 10 years, 10% off, 10 days only

Anniversary promotion starting tonight. Listings offering PayPal payments only.

Voo2do - Task and To-do Management

Another ToDo list web application. Similar to Ta-Da, but with more details.

Writely.com - Online word processing

Another excellent web application. Simple & SECURE web document sharing.

Mom's recipes, a photo set

Interesting use of a Flickr photoset. Kissin' wears out... cookin' don't.

Motley Fool on eBay/Skype

Exchanging goods? Exchanging words? It may seem like a stretch, but eBay couldn't afford to let the other Internet giants grow unchecked.

Plastique Chic

Purses made from drive-through bank carriers. Choose from Deep, Fresh, Ripe, Wet, Blast, Lucky, Fire and Rebel. These are colors?

Blog Thesis

James Torio's Master's thesis for Syracuse. It's a comprehensive view of blogging. via GapingVoid.

LibraryThing

The "Flickr" of books. Uses the Library of Congress and Amazon to identify your books. Tagging allows for powerful retrieval.

Dig a Hole

If I dig a very deep hole, where I go to stop? An impressive use of Google Maps. Hmm... I'd have a long swim to Australia.

Happy Birthday, Mencken

Writer, editor, philologist, social critic, and Baltimore native H. L. Mencken was born on September 12, 1880. Mencken, who generated a strong literary current in Baltimore during the 1920s and 1930s, was best known for his scathing social commentary, critical support of emerging writers, and for his scholarly understanding of American usage of the English language.

"Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods."

Gizmo - Open standards alternative to Skype

Gizmo Project is an open standards based implementation of VOIP. Calls want to be free.

eBay wins Skype

The rumors were true. Bringing more "humanity" to eBay.

Google saves twin

A Google of hemoglobin "premature infant" saves twin from extremely dangerous transfusion.

eBay responds to Katrina

eBay to deposit $1,000 into the PayPal accounts of the top 1,000 eBay sellers in the affected area.

NOLA Flood in your city

The NOLA flood in your city.

Five Days with Katrina

Beautiful photo essay before, during and after Katrina.

Notepaper Generator

Harvard instructor Simson Garfinkel offers a web service which creates custom lined notepaper PDF documents for download. via LifeHacker.

House Before/After on Flickr

Powerful image of a house in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

The PocketMod

The free disposable personal organizer.

Support hurricane relief

C'mon... be a supporter.

Katrina wrist bands

Bracelets for donations on eBay.

Bread of Death?

The place looks like a mortuary or the lair of a serial killer, but in fact, it's a bakery. What appears to be putrefying body parts are the bread sculptures of 28-year-old art student Kittiwat Unarrom.

Book Barn's Gatsby on eBay

A Pennsylvania book dealer hopes to get at least $25,000 for a rare first edition of 'The Great Gatsby.' Daily Local article here.

Google Maps updated for Katrina

Satellite imagery of New Orleans taken on Wednesday, August 31st is now available on Google Maps.

UPS service update for Katrina

Information on which Zip Codes UPS is NOT servicing.