Winnipeg Free Press - September 8th
NOT everyone can be the Ace of Cakes. Even professional bakers can screw up from time to time. From mangling the English language to slumping towers that should never have left the store, Cake Wrecks is a collection of baking gone horribly wrong.
Cake Wrecks
While Steve Jobs was a big part of Apple’s success, it is their simple, consumer-focused products and aggressive marketing that has made it a major player in the electronics game. Shrine of Apple takes a look back at the company’s products and innovations. ONE of the popular categories of things people look for on the web is how-to videos. Howcast is a collection of helpful videos that includes everything from how to use a digital camera to how to remove sticky food from a grater. You don’t have to be a D.I.Y. wizard to find some useful tips on the site. While you can search around YouTube or Vimeo for the perfect clip, Howcast makes it easy to find exactly what you are looking for — or stumble upon things you might find interesting. NOT sure what you should read next? Booklamp is a recommendation engine that suggests titles based on themes, writing styles, tone, pacing and other elements. Similar to the way Pandora offers suggestions of other bands based on a song you may select, Booklamp offers up ideas on what to read based on a book you already know and like. FANS of compelling single-themed sites like Dear Photograph and Post Secret will probably want to bookmark Torn Lives. It’s a crowdsourced collection of partial memories and reflections on the past. INTERNET dating can be a minefield of weirdness — just ask anyone who has used Plenty of Fish. Sure, you can tell your friends about your misadventures, but they’ll only put up with your stories for so long. What’s your next option? Start a blog. Poems About Internet Dating is a blog about awkward encounters, time you’ll never get back, weird replies and even some rules for dating in cyberspace.Shrine of Apple
NOT many companies have the type of devoted customers that Apple has managed to cultivate over the years. Despite some setbacks in the ’90s, Apple has always seemed to create products that have captivated its customers and helped create a fierce brand loyalty.
Punch Fork
THERE are plenty of sites with meal ideas out there, but Punch Fork pulls new recipes from food blogs and popular sites like 101 Cookbooks, Serious Eats and The Kitchn. The site also incorporates social data from Facebook and Twitter to help determine what recipes its users are talking about.
Howcast
Booklamp
Torn Lives
Poems About Internet Dating
