Recent Web Design Project: TahoeGravityShop.com
by Tahoe Designer on Jun.09, 2009, under Design, Lake Tahoe, Personal, Photography, Sports, Technology, Toys, Website Design / Web Development
I just finished up the website and video blog for the Gravity Shop, a next generation bike shop for downhillers, XC mountain bikers and urban/dirt jumpers located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Tahoe City. The website uses a customized WordPress CMS and features mountain bike videos, product reviews, a photo gallery and [...]
Google Voice… Finally!!!
by Tahoe Designer on Jul.08, 2009, under Design, Lake Tahoe, Personal, Technology, Website Design / Web Development
So I just got my Google Voice account invitation after a long wait. Google purchased Grand Central back in 2008 and has been busy adding their own touches to the VOIP call forwarding system. I have to say I am pretty impressed so far with quality of calls and the options available in the interface.
I [...]
On Facebook? New Algorithm Can Guess Your SSN
by Tahoe Designer on Jul.07, 2009, under Art, Design, Food, Lake Tahoe, Personal, Technology, Website Design / Web Development
Two researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown they can reverse engineer a person’s Social Security number using, ironically, nothing more than data from publicly available data on government sites, and the data you share with the world on Facebook.
Like many confirmation numbers we use daily, from bus tickets to software purchase codes, Social Security [...]
15 iPhone Apps to Tame the Kids
by Tahoe Designer on Jul.05, 2009, under Art, Design, Fashion, Personal, Technology, Toys, Website Design / Web Development
Summer (which has just begun for half the world) is a time for road trips and vacations. That means lots of family fun, but it also means long boring car or airplane rides for the kids, layovers, and waiting in line. Thankfully for parents at their wits end, if you possess an iPhone, you [...]
Should Twitter Crack Down on Pornography?
by Tahoe Designer on Jul.03, 2009, under Design, Personal, Photography, Technology, Website Design / Web Development
For marketers, Twitter has been a dream come true. It’s an open platform growing at a phenomenal rate. This combination can allow a single tweet to be seen by thousands of potential customers. But as Twitter continues its mainstream ascent, it has been targeted by spammers and scammers, something that doesn’t help legitimate [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Twitpics Emergency Landing
by Tahoe Designer on Jun.21, 2009, under Art, Design, Personal, Website Design / Web Development
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had his flight, uh, terminated on Friday evening when the cockpit of his jet filled with smoke.
The plane, en route to Santa Monica Airport, instead touched down at Van Nuys Airport after the pilot reported the smoke coming from the instruments.
Schwarzenegger, who has been TwitPic-ing many of his trips around [...]

