Sifry's AlertsDavid Sifry's musingsAnnouncing Hoosgot: Resurrecting the Lazyweb- December 30, 2007 Today I'm unveiling a new service that I put together over the last 48 hours. It's called hoosgot.com. Hoosgot (pronounced whos got...) is a simple way to ask whos got what youre looking for. Just put hoosgot in a blog post or a Twitter tweet and itll show up on Hoosgot. Send a twitter to hoosgot, it works as well. You can tag a post with hoosgot or lazyweb, and we'll pick it up as well, as long as your blog is indexed by Technorati. Its meant to give you a place to send the requests for...http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/announcing_hoos.html My favorite TV Find this year: The IT Crowd- December 30, 2007 It's like Geeks meet Seinfeld. It's on the BBC, and it is up on the internets, or so I hear. Don't miss it. Some clips:http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/my_favorite_tv.html Fragrant Candles- December 27, 2007 Mmm, these smelled great. From the Soap Store on Cannery Row in Monterey, CA... Technorati Tags: blur, candles, color, dof, fragrant, photo, photograph, photography, memoryhttp://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/fragrant_candle.html Flowerpot - a little bit of everyday beauty- December 27, 2007 This struck my eye while wandering around cannery row this afternoon... Technorati Tags: everyday, flower, flowerpot, photo, photography, flowershttp://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/flowerpot_a_lit.html Shorebirds 1- December 27, 2007 Technorati Tags: bird, birds, monterey, photo, photograph, california, shorebirdshttp://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/shorebirds_1.html Beginner's Digital SLR buying guide: The Sifry Starter Photo Package- December 21, 2007 I've had a few friends come to me this holiday season asking me what kind of camera to get for the holidays, especially when they're moving from a point-and-shoot to something that gives them a bit more control and lets them grow in their creativity. I figured I'd pull together the advice I gave my friends, and then give you some equipment recommendations - the gear I'm recommending, at a cost of under $1000, will give you everything you need to get those great portraits and night shots that..http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/beginners_digit.html You have new Picture Mail!- December 15, 2007 You have new Picture Mail! Originally uploaded by David Sifryhttp://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/you_have_new_pi_8.html Arrived in Paris - great dinner, some photos- December 10, 2007 So I'm now in Paris, just arrived via the Eurostar from London, and it was smooth and fast. Dark, unfortunately, but it reminded me of the Japanese Shinkansen. When we arrived (the Scobles and I took the same train), a group of speakers and bloggers were milling around in the lobby, including Loic Le Meur and his wife Geraldine (who is putting on the conference), along with Jeff Clavier, Dave Winer, and others. I got lots of fun photos from our dinner, and below are a few of my...http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/2007/12/arrived_in_pari.html |