The Alaska App

17 Aug

The Alaska App for iPhone

Fresh from Alaska.org is a shiny new Alaska iPhone app for your next visit to the 49th State! This is without a doubt the most featured rich iPhone app dedicated to the Alaska experience! There are loads of features packed into this app, but the most striking of all is the price…it’s FREE! (more…)

Flexible Power Strip

4 Jul

Another cool idea from Quirky is the new Pivot Power, a clever “twist” on flexible power outlets. I can definitely see the application for this in my home and office. It’s amazing how many outlets go unused due to awkward AC/DC converters and ridiculously large chargers for cell phones, etc. (more…)

The future of media

10 Jun

Time Magazine iPad App

It’s not very often I stumble upon a press release, new product or demo video that truly rattles my cage. What you see in this demo of Time Magazine’s new tablet application is a glimpse of what the future of news and media will look like for the foreseeable future. Watch the video after the jump. (more…)

Cessna 180 hard “soft landing”

9 Jun

Cessna 180 bent propeller

Here’s what it looks like when you land on soft ground in a 1954 Cessna 180. Not pretty. (more…)

Alaska Guns and Butter

1 Jun

Fred Meyer Gun Coupon

Every once in a while I am reminded how Alaska is such a unique place. While I’m certain it’s not all “that” unique to have coupons for firearm purchases, I’m guessing you won’t see this same circular floating around the Seattle or Portland area Fred Meyer stores. (more…)

Best Coffee in Alaska

14 Apr

For the record, I never drank coffee until my mid-20s – right about the time I took a full-time job as a new media (web designer) director at Internet Alaska (circa 1997). Through my coworkers, I was fortunate to have been introduced to one of Alaska’s better coffee houses, Kaladi Brothers. (more…)