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Are You Twice As Likely to Sleep Naked?

I believe in tracking personal data. It's useful for getting feedback on data points that are important to you. The good folks over at Jawbone -- who make the UP band that tracks your physical activity as well as your sleep -- partnered with Amy (the writer) … [Read More...]

Out With the Old, In With the New

BigBlueBall began back in 1998 as a sandbox for web development projects I was working on. In 2001, I relaunched BigBlueBall with a focus on instant messaging and the introduction of the forums. It evolved in that form for many years, taking on new topics like … [Read More...]

Instagram Web Profiles Are Here

I first started using Instagram in November 2010, and it's one of my favorite photo apps. The fact that it's on my iPhone home screen is a testament to it's draw. The clever filters designed to make photos look old-timey draw the ire of many photographers, but … [Read More...]

Windows Messenger is Dead… Long Live Skype

What began many years ago as Microsoft Messenger and evolved into Windows Live Messenger (or simply, WLM) is now being put to rest. Microsoft has officially announced that Skype will now officially replace Messenger for instant messaging, audio and video … [Read More...]

Comic: Cell Phones

So true... Is it true for you? Leave a comment! via xkcd … [Read More...]

Pardon the dust... but we are shaking things up at BigBlueBall. The site has been through a couple of evolutions, and this marks the latest and best yet!

Are you sick and tired of "Top 10" lists that don't really help you make decisions that will improve your life? That's a pet peeve of mine, too, and I'm doing something about it.

No more crap about the myriad of choices out there. Just the best choice. The right choice. The one fill-in-the-blank that rules them all. And all of them are vetted by us... through personal use and experience. These are the tools, the gadgets, the apps, the websites and the lifehacks that we use every day. No bullshit. Just good advice for better living.