• Since I lost some weight, I've been T-shirt crazy! I like to find and wear obscure shirts, so Threadless has become my best friend. The site is such a good idea - designers submit their stuff, people vote on the ones they like, then Threadless prints up a "limited edition" on excellent quality shirts (in a color that compliments the design). Folks like me buy the shirts, and the designer gets a hunk of cash, too! Sometimes they have $10 sales, which is great when I can't decide which designs to buy. If you see something you like, buy it quick, since the really cool stuff sells out quickly!
  
• I currently keep up with almost 100 blogs using Bloglines, but I've only scratched the surface of video blogs (or vlogs). I'm getting addicted to Rocketboom, the most professional, witty, and often useful (as far as keeping me up on cool web content) vlog I've found yet! There's a new episode every day, and Amanda Congdon is such a great example of the quirky, beautiful geek that a lot of guys would like to meet. (They have a neat T-shirt for sale now, too!) Since you can watch video blogs on the new iPod, it's really tickling my upgrade urge!
  
• I love video editing, and sometimes you want to pull a little snippet off a DVD to put in your latest project. It used to be a real pain in the oshiri to do, but suddenly Handbrake has appeared, and now it's a fantastic one-step process - and totally free! It runs amazingly on my new Power Mac, too.
  
• Apple's .mac service is often cooler that people realize, and my favorite thing is bookmark syncing. I love finding some new site on my iBook downstairs, bookmarking it in Safari, and usually by the time I go upstairs, Safari on my Power Mac has already been updated with the new bookmark. It's magic!
  
• Flickr does photo printing now! I placed an order just to try it out, and the prints are awesome (including your Flickr photo title on the back) and only 15 cents a piece. You can also get them printed at your local Target within an hour (too bad I hate shopping at places like Target!).
  
• Speaking of Flickr, one my photos was commented on by Cory Doctorow, who's totally web-famous (since he's a primary Boing Boing contributor) and author of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, a truly fantastic science fiction tale set in Walt Disney World. The web is so amazing, since you have the chance to interact with people you admire and otherwise would never meet!
  

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