I've been working on a personal web project a lot this summer, and it's finally ready for a beta run. I've sent out an invitation to many of my trusted friends and colleagues to beta test, and if you're interested in becoming a beta tester, drop me an email and I'll tell you how.

SmartShoppingList.com is basically a way to manage your shopping list online, with the ability to record your purchases, and have the system automatically predict when you'll need to buy something based on your past purchases. (It's locked down right now, but if you want the username and password, drop me an email).

There's a lot more coming down the pipe, but the mantra in web applications is "release early, release often," so I'm putting it out there in phases.

There are some great web comics out there. My favourite is xkcd, which is strongly targeted at the geekier demographic. But I particularly loved this one, which hit close to home, and explains why my technophobic friends always ask me to come to FutureShop with them.