It's been a cold and rainy Memorial Day weekend. I had recently came across this 2005 History Channel documentary series, so I ended up watching most of it. Week by week it tells the story of the last months of World War II with incredible detail. It is absolutely mind-blowing.

I found something I didn't know existed: incredible airport food. If you ever travel through Chatlotte/Douglas International Airport, be sure to leave a little extra time and stop in the food court for some delicious BBQ. Seriously. I'm not joking.

This place has an amazing breakfast. It's farm fresh goodness, right in my West Loop neighborhood.

See what I'm doing? I'm burning through A Book Apart's wonderful library. When they say "Brief books for people who make websites", they mean it. It's clear, precise writing with well organized content. Beautiful.

This book may be small, but it's packed with information. It covers everything a web designer needs to know to start using HTML5 right now with the greatest benefit. I'd even say this is worth reading if you're already slightly familiar with the subject. I was and I still learned some cool tricks.

There's more than just CSS tricks to be found here. It's a handy resource I've consulted quite a bit. The site also serves as a beautiful example of responsive design. These guys aren't screwing around.

Here's a useful reminder for all the web designers and developers out there. The next time your client doesn't believe you, just send them this link.

I went to a tech talk last night where the creator of this site discussed what he used to make it happen. It was fascinating. I'm looking forward to the data this platform collects and makes available to guitar players on the web.

I'm pretty excited for this class to begin tomorrow. Udacity offers some top notch educational content. I'm always amazed by the fact it is absolutely free. We live in great times.

Looking to scrobble some tracks on that sweet new Raspberry Pi? Look no further my friend. Here it is. Come and get it.

This book was refreshing. It wasn't full of code snippets and tutorials. Luke Wroblewski presents a concise argument for designing mobile first and backs up everything with great information and best practices.

I just finished reading this book and it was awesome. It's short, but don't let that fool you. This thing is packed with techniques for creating thoughtful and organized CSS.

This 71 slide presentation shows off some of the neat stuff that can be done in a browser these days. It works awesome in Chrome. I think I stumbled across this on App.net a little while back. I see so much stuff in any given day, it's hard to keep up sometimes.

Kickstarter got me again. This thing looks like a neat idea, plus the price was right. With 19 days remaining, it's already surpassed the funding goal. This might become my first Android powered device.

I've been a sucker for berries, especially in jellies and jams, ever since I was a kid. I recently visited Publican Quality Meats for the first time and stumbled across this jam made from a berry I'd never heard of. When you see the price, you may think I'm crazy. I actually paid a little less. Either way, every time I taste it, I know it was worth every penny.

When I started using Sublime Text 2, I thought it was pretty cool. These free tutorials showed me that I was only scratching the surface of its power.

If you want fried chicken in this town, this is the only place to go. Anything else would be a waste of your time. Seriously. I love it.

I revisited a little slice of my childhood today in the suburbs of Chicago. For just $15 I played classic arcade games until my hands couldn't take it anymore. This place has a huge selection including some of my favorites: P.O.W., Operation Thunderbolt and 1943.

This book covered everything from getting the Raspberry Pi up and running to some basic Linux administration and customization. It even touched on some simple Python programming. This is an excellent resource for the absolute beginner. That said, I'm still glad I checked it out.

I ran into some issues trying to flash an SD card in command line. Everything appeared to operate normally, but the RPi would not boot. While troubleshooting I stumbled across this utility. It worked perfectly.

This was a fun little book. It's filled with tips and examples for improving your note taking, and listening skills, using a hybrid of simple drawings and text.

Technology is my passion, but I'll always appreciate a good history lesson. Old habits die hard I guess. Here's a nice one courtesy of Ars Technica.

I've been in the market for a small portable battery pack for my iPhone and other USB devices. I stumbled across this and it looks perfect. The solar charging is a huge bonus.

If you are more worried about a good ranking than providing relevant content, then you are going to be fighting a losing battle. ~ Paul Boag

This is an awesome list of commands for tweaking OSX. The next time someone says you can't customize a Mac, you can proudly look them in the eyes and call them a liar.