Cool paint storage advice from Lifehacker.

JW Crump of the Bivings Report eats a little crow re. his criticism of Google Labs and shows some love for the new Google Maps feature that provides walking directions.

Ron Pual's online techniques are being used by low-level politicians as well.

List of newspapers with twitter accounts and the number of followers each has.

Fred Wilson writes about the economics of venture funding. Interesting stuff.

Rubel looks at the newspaper business and how they can turn their disadvantages to advantages.

Two new “channels” of free content.

A different look at maximizing shareholder value.

Add-ons to Windows Explorer to make it easier to use.

Free home inventory software from the Insurance Information Institute. Remote backup costs $15/year.

Oh this is cool. Free extension for Firefox that turns any phone number on a web page into a clickable link that will allow my Grandcentral account to use my phones tied to Grandcentral to call the number when clicked.

Vineyards and wineries using festivals and concerts as promotional vehicles.

This is hysterical in a demented and sick way. Seriously, if you can’t take really dark, British humor don’t read this. If you like really dark, British humor then give it a go. Fair warning: lots of bad language and disturbing imagery. Of course foun

This explanation of why Union Square Ventures added Meetup to its portfolio is also a very good, concise piece on what “web meets world” is all about. The web is indeed coming of age, and the next big step is widespread use of tools by real people in the

Wilson provides some Comscore numbers that highlight exactly how fast the internet is growing globally. He also points out that the numbers are for PCs alone and that they would look very different if you looked at all devices (i.e. mobile phones), espec

Dave Ribar looks at proposed changes to regs for the credit card industry. All I can say to the proposed changes is “It’s about time.”

According to this one reason that Starbucks may have to close 600 stores is that it got sloppy in determining where to put stores, ignoring the “exacting real estate” science it used in its successful first wave of expansion

Looks like Fred Wilson uses his blackberry in much the same way I use mine.

I’m not an iPhone guy so I wasn’t aware of Apple’s crapstorm this weekend with the launch of the 3G iPhone. Here Seth explains exactly how they screwed the pooch and lessons that can help other companies avoid their own crapstorms.

I need this stuff! Looks like you put it on like deodorant, but in places that tend to chafe (like inner thighs, or your nipples) when you exercise. This stuff also seems like it would be a lot less messy than the Vaseline that is often prescribed.

Excellent piece about the importance of ritual to the media experience. To wit: many of us oldsters like the newspaper because of how it feels, folding it, holding it, snapping the pages, etc. Personally I prefer doing crosswords in print vs. online.

Step by step guide on how to fold a newspaper for easier reading. Especially important skill on planes and trains.

Another article about Coon’s Dot Matrix project in Greensboro.

Economist article on the changing book industry. Print on demand, e-readers like Kindle, and serialization services like DailyLit are mentioned.

Presentation from Personal Democracy Forum. Interesting factoid: about 43 billion text messages sent last year, and TXT was dismissed as a fad at one point. BTW, I think my kids are responsible for about 1/2 of those.

Tips and tricks for making online video. Note that the content is viewable to the non-paying public only until July 15, 2008.

This car charger includes two USB ports and two cigarette lighter ports so you can charge multiple cell phones, GPS units, etc. from one car cigarette lighter. Very cool.

This tattooed dude makes my friends who have various forms of Asian symbols inked on their legs and arms look like a bunch of pikers. He’s tattooed himself to look like a zombie.