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2013-05-18 13:46:20 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Man, I just gotta say, EU shops have far more interesting titles than American shops do. Me? You may now call me Monsieur Taylor.

2013-05-18 05:34:27 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Watching Chernobyl Diaries this evening and... meh. Not too impressed so far.

2013-05-17 20:06:16 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Looking for a stock photo for an article I bumped into this photo. Look closely at the laptop in the background. Really? When was the last time you saw one of these in the wild? :-)

2013-05-17 17:01:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Just emailed details of our organizational lunch next week to the people who expressed interest in my new Advisory Circle mastermind group here in Colorado. If you didn't hear from me -- or I've piqued your interest -- please drop me a note and I'll share.

2013-05-17 16:15:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

My review of the new film Star Trek Into Darkness. Is it a film that only a Trekkie can love? Just maybe...

2013-05-17 15:24:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Haven't explored photo enhancements on the new Google Plus interface? Here's a fun tutorial that shows you all the neat new features and talks about what's best for how you work with photos...

2013-05-16 18:35:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

It's been sitting there a while, but have you tried the voice interface to Google Search? Click on the mic icon and tell Google what you seek. Quite impressive...

2013-05-16 18:25:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

And sometimes I write about places I haven't been but would suuuuurreee be interested in checking out someday...  

Kasbah Tamadot is Sir Richard Branson's intimate hotel in Morocco, North Africa.

2013-05-16 16:39:24 (2 comments, 8 reshares, 4 +1s)

Handy Google Plus Keyboard Shortcuts, but really, the only one you need to know is "?". Just press it. Right now. Go on. Neat, eh?

2013-05-16 14:54:27 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Force a one-column "old school" feed stream here on the new Google Plus? Here's how, along with some additional tweaks to check out in the enhanced settings area too...

2013-05-16 14:18:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Love that you can super easily add text to an image with the new Google Photo Tools. I predict we'll see a lot of overly labeled images, just like the one I posted a moment or two ago. Kinda like "why don't you have this feature, Pinterest?"

2013-05-16 14:14:51 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 33 +1s)

This is the life of a digital nomad... but, can anyone identify which Starbucks I'm at for this photo?

2013-05-15 21:51:36 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

Hey Photographers! If you'd rather not have Google Plus apply some of its new photo enhancing magic to your images automatically, you can turn that off, along with a bunch of other settings, from HOME -> Settings (scroll down a ways). Here are the key options:

2013-05-15 21:43:41 (15 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Gotta say, big kudos to the team at Google Plus. The new design is terrific!

2013-05-15 17:34:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

41 new features added to Google Plus today, including a new stream, new Hangouts app and new photo experience. Looks kinda Pinterest-y. Nice! #GoogleIO

2013-05-15 14:08:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Heading over to the local Google satellite office for Google I/O. Should be an interesting morning...

2013-05-14 19:42:05 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ever get a FLAC file and wish you could convert it to MP3 format on your Mac system? Here's exactly how to do just that, step by step...

2013-05-14 15:16:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My two cents on the Princess Merida debate about whether Disney's made her more sexy and mature and whether that's a real issue or not. Tip: it's not. Read on...

2013-05-12 20:46:42 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

I've always kinda wondered...

2013-05-12 05:30:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Finally can share: My glowing review of The Great Gatsby. I really enjoyed it, as did my teen daughter... 

2013-05-11 16:02:50 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Find and fix bad links with Google Webmaster Tools, an essential task for any website owner, but tricky. Here's a step-by-step tutorial...

2013-05-11 12:43:42 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Any recommendations? I'm looking for a Web designer who can help me lower a site's bounce rate and increase the pages-per-visit. If you have this expertise, drop me a note, let's talk.

2013-05-10 04:21:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Yessir, we created a profile pic of Chester Cheetah out of a bag of Cheetos Mix-Ups, with some help from a pizza box and my talented kids. Check it out...

2013-05-09 21:41:29 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

If your kids are telling you that Snapchat automatically erases photos after ten seconds, well, they're wrong. Read on to learn about a forensic researcher who's cracked the app and can retrieve "deleted" images...

2013-05-09 18:08:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Still image from the just announced Disney film Big Hero 6 coming in 2014. Gorgeous, like San Francisco meets Blade Runner. 

2013-05-07 23:28:07 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Nice panoramic shot I took of Boulder, Colorado from along Flagstaff Road. A beautiful day for sightseeing. As usual. :-)

Tip: Open it full screen to enjoy the view.

2013-05-07 17:48:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Prepping for my video interview for the Google AdSense team... And yes, that's my home office mess. :-)

2013-05-06 15:51:34 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

My lukewarm review of Iron Man 3 for your reading pleasure, including an exploration of how the series has worked itself into a corner where the suit is more interesting than the man wearing it...

2013-05-06 04:59:45 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

The story of why I bought a punching bag for my kids to utilize...

2013-05-03 04:50:54 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

So now that the "morning after pill" is going on the market as an over the counter drug, it means that those of us parents with girls fifteen or older have, well, another thing to worry about. My thoughts...

2013-05-02 20:38:55 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Windows PC not as zippy as when you bought it? Then you'll want to read my tutorial on how to speed up your computer! 

2013-05-02 15:53:13 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I'd sure appreciate a few people clicking on the below link and signing up for my AskDaveTaylor email newsletter. Testing out the hosted form, want to make sure it works in this sort of embed setting. Thx! 

http://forms.aweber.com/form/91/423190691.htm

2013-05-02 14:35:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

A guest piece I wrote for my friend Janet's Business Know-How site, on different ways you can monetize your passion for writing. Please feel free to share with your poor writer pals. :-)

2013-05-02 05:43:38 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Hey Google, when did you add such attractive weather forecasts to Google search? Try it: weather forecast boulder co to see my local weather... Nice!

2013-05-02 01:34:27 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

You know you want a Star Wars Angry Birds toy from Hasbro. I have them, they're embarrassingly fun and silly -- and kids love 'em! -- and since this Saturday is Star Wars Day (you knew that, right?) Hasbro sent me a discount code to share: 

Use the Promo Code SWFANDAY for 20% off any Star Wars toy on HasbroToyShop.com, only on May 4th!

Wait until Saturday and get some of these. They really are darn amusing! :-)

2013-05-01 14:56:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hopefully this is not descriptive of the next Star Wars movie coming out in a year or two... 

2013-05-01 13:42:11 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Thanks to my friend +Brad Crooks  for this nice portrait of me looking very thoughtful from last night's Front Range Blogger Meetup in Denver. :-)

2013-04-30 19:28:34 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

A new carbon monoxide alarm for my house! Yes, I install it and tell you why you too should really ensure you too have a CO alarm in your house too. Watch on...

2013-04-30 18:58:42 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Pleased with how this particular article came out, a step-by-step piece on how to request that Google blur your house photo in Street View: 

2013-04-30 15:33:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Amazing color enhanced photo of a hurricane on Saturn with a 1,250 mile-wide eye. Courtesy of NASA.

2013-04-29 22:40:12 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Possibly the longest route you can have Google Maps successfully calculate. 17,294km and you get a ferry ride from Spain to Algeria as part of the adventure. Now, who's up for the drive?

2013-04-29 16:19:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Sometimes it's good to know how to make Windows 7 check for updates, rather than just waiting for the OS to decide it wants to check in the background...

2013-04-27 13:49:37 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

This isn't really how Kickstarter works, is it? :-)

2013-04-26 16:06:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My review of the ultimately dark, unfunny Pain & Gain for your reading pleasure and to help you avoid wasting money on the tickets...

2013-04-26 16:02:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here's an interesting one: Ever tried to copy really big files onto a flash drive just be told it was too big for the format even though you know there's more free space on the USB drive than required for the file? Here's what's actually going on and how to fix it...

2013-04-26 04:43:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

MacBooks for $500? Interesting, and potentially ideal for teens and others who don't need a state-of-the-art Macintosh. Here's how to find those great deals...

2013-04-26 03:53:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Looking forward to hosting a major brainstorming and strategic planning mastermind next Wednesday, and you're invited to join us if you're here in Colorado. Here are the details, grab one of the remaining seats before… you know the drill. :-)   

Signup here: http://www.meetup.com/DaVinci-Institute/events/112300562/

2013-04-25 13:40:48 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

This photo was taken out of my window. It's a first: A hot air balloon that had landed in the field just behind my house. A cheery way to start the morning!

2013-04-25 01:48:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

He may be a great soccer player, but honestly Suarez is a nutjob. For biting Chelsea player Ivanovic during last Sunday's game, Suarez has been banned for the next ten Liverpool matches. That's quite a penalty!

2013-04-24 21:54:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ever bumped into the error message This version of Google Drive is no longer supported on your PC, but unsure how to fix the problem? I gotcha covered with this step-by-step tutorial...