Crazy intersection in russia.
I’ve actually had the (dis)pleasure of driving in Russia and can attest to the reality of this video. The intersection depicted in the video is more the rule rather than the exception in Russian traffic design. I can still recall my astonishment at the lack of road signs, lane demarcations, [...]

Does anyone still get real mail these days? Forget for a moment about the stream of advertisements, bills, and bank statements that populate (pollute?) your mail box, and consider the last time you received a real, personal communication in the form of a letter or a postcard. I doubt it is an overstatement [...]

Seeking Alpha has published a fascinating interactive Q&A session with Katie Stanton, Product Manager for Google Finance. Google entered the crowded online financial data space fairly recently, so it had to bring something new to the table just to differentiate itself from the forerunners of online finance, such as Yahoo Finance, Bigcharts, and the [...]

When it comes to managing websites, I like to apply a fairly cut-throat approach to site optimization. Content and links which fail to perform are ruthlessly swept away in favor of those parts of the website which have performed or show potential. I like to think of this process of culling and [...]

Flickr, as anyone who regularly reads blogs knows, has been an global sensation, a must for professional and amateur photographers around the world. Since the birth of Flickr and photo sharing sites, I’ve been content to casually watch the development of this industry from the sidelines, occassionally visiting someone’s pictures posted on a blog, [...]

While skiing at Rinerhorn last weekend, I glanced down from the gondola and noticed a curvy toboggan run (Schlittelbahn) on the side of the mountain. The ski slopes beaconed and I passed on the chance to rent a toboggan. Of course, its always possible to experience these sorts of things second-hand on the [...]

Rinerhorn mountain near Davos, Switzerland. Perfect conditions. A light dusting of powder. Sun with occassional passing clouds. Not a soul on the mountain, save one. I am in ski nirvana.
For those considering a ski trip to the Swiss alps, there is no better time to come than at the [...]

It was only a matter of time before laptops became something more than a portable computer. The ASUS Sideshow Notebook brings the standard lightweight laptop into realms once reserved for PDAs, Smartphones, and MP3 players. The laptop itself is nothing new, but the separately-powered secondary display on the outside lid of the laptop [...]

In a couple of months, the citizens of Europe will be subjected to the one of the more kitschy, forgettable, and partisan competitions of modern times, the Eurovision song contest. Eurovision, for those fortunate enough to live outside of the Old World, is a televised song contest in which each country submits one band [...]

Its only been a few days since my first posting on this blog and already the first visitors have arrived. Google Analytics has captured the first four visits to www.angelsadvocate.net. No blog should be without Google Analytics or a similiar web analytics solution. Many basic analytics applications are free and fairly easy [...]