.: Above The Aether :.

I  was recently shown a really cool site called Wordle that takes any text and converts it into a word cloud, giving more frequently used words more prominence on the page.
This is where writing and art collide.  It’s both beautiful and interesting at the same time.
Link to a larger graphic above.
-Dave

No, this is not a pill or a new type of underwear, it is a website that tracks the price of gas by county across the United States.  Green is good.  Red is bad.
Check out Gas Buddy here.
- Dave

MuxTape is a simple site that lets you create digital mix tapes.  You simply create an account with an email address and password and then upload up to 12 songs (mp3 format) for your mix.
MuxTape creates a special page for you with your songs on it.  Just click on a song to play it.
You can [...]

I’m back after a brief hiatus in Austin at the awesome South by Southwest Interactive conference.  I recommend the experience to everyone.
My gift to you, upon my most righteous return to Houston, is the fantastic photo above of what my imaginary son would act like.
He’s pulling out the double guns and saluting the world in [...]

My favorite internet radio station has posted its seasonal holiday channel.  You can now listen to some quality Christmas music online while you push the pixels around the interweb.
SomaFM holiday channel
-Dave
P.S. - if you like that, you might consider checking out theri other channels.  I happen to LOVE the Secret Agent channel.  If you are [...]

Enter the title and author into this search and the online book database will compare what other readers (who have read your book) have also enjoyed. Give it a whirl. It’s pretty neat.
Link (via Lifehacker)

The good: Google introduced IMAP protocol for Gmail, allowing multiple platforms (web, phone, desktop application) to synch gmail seemlessly.  For example, if I delete an email from my desktop Mac Mail application, it will be deleted across all the access points I use to manage email.  Or so the theory goes.
The bad: It’s a fucking [...]

Not sure how accurate this clock is, but it is filled with very disturbing information.  I think the injuries counter should move much faster…especially in movies and sitcoms.  I mean, “falls” should be flying right?
Link (via Download Squad)

Gmail is getting a storage boost in the coming days, according to a recent post on the Gmail blog.  The storage counter will be sped up to increase in size a little more speedy than before.
It’s like free money…only not quite as good.
-Dave

I found a great blog post detailing numerous legal ways to listen to and download music online. From Digital Alchemy via LifeHack:
Free online music used to be like the Wild West of the Internet with services like Napster dominating the field during the bubble. Now, as the Internet has matured, new models for distributing [...]