BrainFuel

Lately I’ve been carrying two laptops with me everywhere I go. My Toshiba and a Powerbook. Man, my backpack sure gets heavy. The thing I love about laptops is I can go anywhere and work and be productive (the only thing I don’t have is my second monitor). I’m a big fan of coffee shops with wireless internet and I frequent them. It’s a nice way to get out of the office, be in the sunshine for a bit during the day, and have some fun.

I ought to put in a little plug for Toshiba right now. We own two Toshiba’s here at Tornado (both the same style). Mine’s the Toshiba P10 and it is awesome. So if you’re on the hunt for a PC laptop I suggest Toshiba.

Anyways, laptops always lose their power pretty fast. With this bag, called The Voltaic Backpack, a person could literally go all day long as long as you were positioned outdoors somehow. In the wintertime in Phoenix that could be ok, being so pleasant outside. Slick. If anyone has experience with a bag like this please let me know!!

I think this Australia based real estate company has one of the effective database driven web sites I’ve seen in a while. The layout is very clean, professional, and easy to navigate. Check out the details on some of their properties and watch how the photos fade between each other without even using flash.

I like the clever photo montages throughout this web site for Monsanto Company. For example, the one pictured above has some old rotted corn in the background and in the foreground is a photo held over it of ripe, golden corn. Makes for a nice visual that also tells a story.

Now this is a great idea! Stick a video camera on the back of your convertable and drive from LA to NY. It’s like a quick drive across the country.

Yet another online networking site. This one looks like it has a better concept. JudysBook
Find your friends (and their friends) and learn more about them — where they like to eat, shop, and more!

This site for Enterprise IG just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. It’s amazing. I liked the offices pages and the cute little globe they have drawn. In fact, throughout the web site they have dozens of neat little drawings. Wow, good work!

Wierd television ads are nothing but attention grabbers. I suppose Land Rover’s thinking nobody notices ads anymore, because they’re running wierd ads. They’re probably true, too. I’ll be the first to admit that I can’t think of a single time I’ve gone out and purchased something because of influence from a spot I saw on TV.

Well, the ads Land Rover are running mention FindYourAQ.com, so I decided to check it out. Pretty cool site actually, I like the video sequence in the beginning.

My biggest gripe with the PC vs. Mac debate is that for years and years the Microsoft web site has always appeared to be geared towards techies. Now, with the new design (I think it launched a few months ago) Microsoft finally gets a nice easy to use web site. I like the quick links area on the lower right side of the page.