One of my goals for this summer was to really launch myself into my blog and take a part in it more frequently. Now, 90 posts later, I can definitely say that I’ve definitely done that. I’ve had a bunch of posts this summer, ranging from Digg stories to opinion articles to photos to reviews to a whole bunch more. And, as you can see, the posts have moved along pretty quickly on my blog, currently the posts only go back 5 days before you have to go to another page, meaning it’s easy to miss some of my better stuff. Therefore, I’m launching a new category of my blog called “Best Of”, which will seek to highlight some of my more significant posts and other happenings around my web. This inaugural “Best Of” will be covering the last two and a half months, and the next best of (coming October 1st) will be covering the next one and a half months. Afterwards, the “Best Of” will be a monthly feature on the 1st of every new month. Therefore, don’t expect most of these to be as long as this first one. So, without further ado…

Significant Posts from This Blog:

2006-07: A Look Back, and My Summer Plans
A look back at my last school year and what made it so exciting and exhausting, along with my plans and goals for this summer.

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
A nice story on getting your priorities straight when you’re stressed out, which happens to me about every other week.

Welcome to Webmacster87.info 5!
The behind the scenes, credits, and general tour of the most significant update I’ve ever performed to any website.

iDay at the Apple Store - A Video Message from Douglas Bell
My first ever YouTube video covering my initial reactions/recovery to the iPhone launch event on June 29th.

Get a Skitch Invite!
I’ve still got 20 left! Just ask me for one, it’s yours!

My Full Review of the iPhone
It may be the best phone out there, but it’s no match to the wonderfulness of my MacBook.

Help Me Out with Facebook
No one saw this the first time, does ANYONE have any tips for me?

My WordCamp “Carry Cat? Sure!”
The first actual physical representation of what a barrel of deep-fried pickle hearts MIGHT look like.

From the Idiots at TUAW, With Love
Sorry guys, but you can’t go yelling at Thurrott for actually being objective and expect me to tolerate it.

My August 7th Mac Event Wishlist
They’re not rumors, they’re just things that I want to see from Apple. And I’m still waiting to see a few of them.

The 2008 Models, Are They Worth It?
De-distorting (if you will) the “reality distortion field” and bringing out the opinionated facts.

Webmacster87.info Wins at County Fair
Mercury News wanders in a livestock building in the wrong county looking for an interview.

Places on the Web Where I Popped Up:

Jonathan Davies mentioned Webmacster87.info in his Blogs I Read list.

Doug who runs Webmacster is great. He manages to write some very opinionated stuff (thats by no means a bad thing) and seems to have the ability to do what no other man can do and shake off Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion field and look at the facts of most Apple products. He is currently doing a mass of reviews of various apps for the mac that are very detailed and I suggest you check them out.

Thanks Jonathan!

I appeared as a guest on Daniel Brusilovsky’s Apple Universe podcast on episode 17 and episode 28.

I appeared on the June 24th episode of MacCast Loop.

Favorite Podcast Episodes:

PreviewCast #034: SuperPoked!
My Facebook woes and pre-WWDC predictions.

PreviewCast #035: Get a New Browser
Our post-WWDC coverage, plus Larry and I spend half an hour on a looooong browser war.

phpBB Weekly #021
I interview then guest David Lewis (Highway of Life) of the Star Trek Guide/phpBB Academy forums. This show prompted me to invite him to be co-host later this summer.

PreviewCast #037: Kept in Line
I balance a MacBook and a microphone to interview the crazy people waiting in line for a $500+ cell phone.

PreviewCast #038: Automattically Recorded
I interview the Chief BBQ Taste Tester of Automattic.

phpBB Weekly #024
A very insightful discussion with David Lewis about phpBB3 and a look at WordPress as compared to phpBB.

PreviewCast #040: Let’s See Them Rub Two Blogs Together!
Bloggers camp out in San Francisco, using laptops and iPhones instead of tents and campfires.

phpBB Weekly #026
phpBB Support Team Leader Micheal Cottingham and David Lewis talk tech in the phpBB language and stump me with a very difficult question.

PreviewCast #042: The Macworld That Should Have Been
Immediately after the end of Steve Jobs’ special keynote, we recap and debunk his announcements the way only PreviewCasters can.

Stay tuned for tomorrow when I recap my summer away from the blog, and look at the goals that I set for myself way back on May 31st. And then, Tuesday is the first day back at school… *cue Twilight Zone theme music*

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