I realized I haven’t posted any pictures of my orange Crocs yet. So here they are. Most comfortable shoes I’ve ever owned.
And yes, I got these because they’re RSS orange, and I call them my RSS evangelism shoes - they start lots of conversations! 
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- Just got ID’ed at the gas station. For buying gas. Must be that new “fight underage fueling” program. #
- @hangry Ooh, thanks for reminding me of Castle. I’ll watch anything with Nathan Fillion in it (at least once ;-). in reply to hangry #
- Hey podcasters: what’s the state of the art in recording Skype calls on a Mac these days? I had a system worked out. Is it any easier now? #
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- @blogan Twitter Tools doesn’t split tweets over the wrong days anymore, but I can’t get it to post on the schedule I want (forces 11:59PM). in reply to blogan #
- Just spent 3.5 hours helping my roofer run the hose over sections of my roof, to track down that dang leak. We may have found it… #
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- “The more an organization generates only positive public statements, the more it looks like a cult or a pyramid scheme.” http://bit.ly/Z8eNv #
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- @opbmorning Just heard about you on the radio (well, the stream I was listening to on my iPhone). Following! Welcome to Twitter, Geoff! #
- @BrianEnigma there are a bunch of free Kindle books right now. Go into the store, show all, sort by price. Free samples of most books, too. in reply to BrianEnigma #
- @buckmasterflash @MCP85 The size of the screen I’m reading on doesn’t matter. I’ve read hundreds on old PDAs. You just page more often. in reply to buckmasterflash #
- @buckmasterflash Hey now, I started wearing glasses long before I started reading ebooks. Blame the dead tree books for that one.
in reply to buckmasterflash # - @jindofox LOL congrats on the new machine! I can’t help it. I try to use my powers only for good! in reply to jindofox #
- Trying an experiment. I wonder if a) anyone will notice, and b) anyone will complain. #
- Heh. This other experiment has turned out to be a lot more fun than the first experiment. #
- @kwspence Great post, thanks for sharing that. in reply to kwspence #
- Hmm. Looks like Twitter’s having a fit. SSL/HTTPS is not working. Says twitter.com/home “page does not exist!” API stopped working for me. #
- @blath @zecharias I am an iPhone guy, through and through, but congrats on launching a BlackBerry app! (www.blackping.com, a ping.fm client) in reply to blath #
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- Surprise! New Apple hardware day! I love it when they drop these stealth lineup refreshes. #
- But it makes me wonder what the rumored Apple event on March 24 is all about, if it’s not fake? #
- Glad I held off on buying a Mac mini for my new home theater setup. Now, to deliberate and ponder about actually pulling the trigger. #
- @PatrickMoorhead Software-wise, netbooks are no more or less risky than any other PC. I can see their size making them easier to steal, tho. in reply to PatrickMoorhead #
- Wondering if the new Mac mini is the ultimate HTPC/@Boxee machine? How well will it play back 1080p HD stuff? #
- I’m also interested in the new “dual band” mode on the new Airport Extreme. I’d love that. Enough to sell/replace my current AEBS? Hmmm… #
- @verso No HDMI, but you can convert DVI to HDMI with a $5 cable. And it has digital optical out for audio. So don’t let that stop you! in reply to verso #
- @jmoriarty Was just announced this morning, should hit stores soon. I don’t remember dates, but it’s Apple, so maybe tomorrow? in reply to jmoriarty #
- @aweiss A Mac mini has a LOT more horsepower for video decoding than an Eee Box. And does more (Front Row, iTunes, etc.) because it’s a Mac. in reply to aweiss #
- @funkatron Yup. Wonder if one is better? With both DisplayPort Mini and MiniDVI, you’ll need a dongle for either to do DVI -> HDMI. Hmmm. in reply to funkatron #
- @aaroneiche AEBS dual band would mean I could run the faster 5GHz-only mode for my Macs, and still use my 802.11g stuff (iPhone, Wii, etc.). in reply to aaroneiche #
- @aweiss Maybe Front Row isn’t worth the extra, but having a full blown Mac, with all it can do (web, other media, etc.) is worth it to me. in reply to aweiss #
- @funkatron If MiniDisplayPort carries audio, AND you can convert to HDMI easily (keeping the audio), that would be SWEET. in reply to funkatron #
- Hey, if you have a minute, I’d love it if you could post your ideas/comments to this post in the next little while http://tinyurl.com/b4uo2r #
- @AndruEdwards I don’t know of any ways to get the Apple TV app running on a Mini, but that would be cool. in reply to AndruEdwards #
- Thanks for all the great responses to my “what would you teach a lawyer” post. Presenting in 15! #
- Law firm presentation went great - very well received. Had WAY more to talk about than time allowed. Guess I’ll have to go back sometime! #
- Big news from my group at work today: Intel Academic Community now connects 1000 universities in 72 countries. http://tinyurl.com/1000Univ #
- @jramvi Not hospitalized, but near it (infection in my leg). Getting better now. Haven’t tried Easy Peasy 1.0 yet, but I will soon! in reply to jramvi #
- I can’t believe that the new 24″ iMac, with 4 GB of RAM and a 640GB hard drive is only $1499. That’s a terrific value, you ask me. #
- @sirtwist For how much less can you spec a Windows PC with an integrated 24″ LCD? Or even an external one? No skimping! in reply to sirtwist #
- I need a clean, fast, simple, nice looking WordPress theme. Any suggestions? #
- @blogan I realize that’s pretty broad. Anything with support for “asides”, the way K2 does them, would be superawesome. in reply to blogan #
- @blogan Because I’m dumping K2. in reply to blogan #
- @spotcher Ooh, thanks. The Journalist 1.9 looks pretty nice. May try that one. in reply to spotcher #
- @blogan Yeah, apparently it’s pretty easy to add asides to any theme. Looking for a simple plugin to do it now (found links to several). in reply to blogan #
- @AdInfinitum Ooh, Thesis looks really nice, too. Very feature rich and flexible. Is it fast, or does it bog down under its own weight? in reply to AdInfinitum #
- @AdInfinitum Oh, wait. Whoa. The Thesis theme costs $87. Too rich for little old amateur me. New criteria: theme must be free. in reply to AdInfinitum #
- Holy holy holy crap! Amazon finally released a Kindle app for iPhone! Going to grab it from the App Store right now. More to come! #
- The Kindle App for the iPhone works EXACTLY like I dreamed it would. Grabbed a bunch of screenshots, working on writing up a post now. #
- Here’s my review post on the new Kindle iPhone app, with lots of screenshots. http://bit.ly/eNId2 Let me know what you think of the news! #
- @gregjsmith I’ve been talking about a Kindle app for iPhone ever since I got my Kindle a year ago. It seemed so perfect. And now it is! in reply to gregjsmith #
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- Back in the office for the first time in days. Email backlog not as bad as I’d feared. I haven’t touched a computer since Wednesday. #
- OK, so Gmail isn’t down. I can access it (web and IMAP) on my phone. So I think I’m suffering one of those “work proxy hates Gmail SSL” bits #
- @pdxjdangel Yes, I was the one. On the Wii, GH:WT is the most compatible option. Instruments work with all GH games, and RB2 (not RB1, tho). #
- So, Gmail Contacts and GCal now sync to the iPhone via Exchange ActiveSync. Anyone tried syncing a desktop client that way? Say, Outlook? #
- @gregjsmith Yeah, I was thinking that since Contacts and GCal now speak Exchange (sort of), it might be a better sync option than before. in reply to gregjsmith #
- @gregjsmith But how many calendars? Gcal sync to Outlook only supports one, right? Not that I want to use Outlook. Just wondering aloud. in reply to gregjsmith #
- Uh oh. I think Gmail just went down again… I’m getting a 400 error from mail.google.com. #
- @Mettadore You require 100% uptime from your mail host? Gmail has actually been (anecdotally) more reliable for me than Exchange at work… in reply to Mettadore #
- @Mettadore You could keep Gmail synced with an offline client via IMAP. Or am I missing something? in reply to Mettadore #
- @Mettadore Sounds like Hotmail to me. in reply to Mettadore #
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- Been an interesting couple of days, what with my leg swolen up like a bratwurst on the grill, feeling like crap, etc. I can haz better plz? #
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- Urrrgh. I feel like death. High fever all night. Dragging myself to the urgent care soon…
# - Thank you all for the well wishes. At the urgent care now. Gimme antibiotics! #
- I have an infection (cellulitis) in my leg, which is the cause of my woes. Not contagious - good news for people I’ve breathed on. #
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- @debbieweil Blip lets you pick your license. Blip doesn’t claim an egregious amount of rights over what you upload. Blip let’s you download. in reply to debbieweil #
- @debbieweil Blip auto-generates a podcast feed (with the extra iTunes metadata). Blips embedded player is customizeable and awesome. in reply to debbieweil #
- @debbieweil Blip doesn’t force ads. Blip can sideload to archive.org et al. Blip supports HD. And the people who run blip are responsive. in reply to debbieweil #
- @debbieweil Can you tell I love blip.tv? Been using them for years, they’re the best video service out there, IMO. in reply to debbieweil #
- @tomreynolds You’re welcome. I’ve been a huge Blip.tv fan for years. Keep up the good work, and say Hi to Mike for me! in reply to tomreynolds #
- New issue of Make Magazine arrived last night - all about steampunk and “lost knowledge”. Mmm, brain candy! http://makezine.com/17/ #
- Data point: been using Safari 4 beta (on a Mac) full time for about a day now, and it hasn’t crashed once. Better than Firefox 3.1b2 there. #
- So, happy new Kindle 2 owners, how is the text-to-speech, really? Do you think you’ll use it much? #
- @iSundevil How are the speakers? I think I’d use headphones more often than the speakers, so as not to annoy my neighbors. in reply to iSundevil #
- @jkuramot That bugged me, too (Safari opening new windows instead of tabs), so I enabled “single window mode”: http://tinyurl.com/4bm5bg in reply to jkuramot #
- @aaroneiche I’ve done a few of the projects in Make, but I WANT to do them all. It tickles the geeky parts of my brain something fierce. in reply to aaroneiche #
- @aaroneiche I’ve subscribed to Make from the beginning, happy to support what they stand for with my $$, even if I never made one project. in reply to aaroneiche #
- @clint Really? I had the opposite problem (links that should be new tabs spawned new windows). Fixed by forcing single window mode. #Safari4 in reply to clint #
- @clint But I see what you mean about windows that *should* be popups (like the forum reply on Ars) capturing. Any idea how to fix? #Safari4 in reply to clint #
- @gregoryleff So far, Safari 4 has been VERY fast, and VERY stable. At least as fast as, and more stable than, Firefox 3.1 beta 2 IMHO. in reply to gregoryleff #
- @tweetie @atebits nice to see Tweetie at the top of “What’s Hot” in the app store. Congrats - you deserve it! http://twitpic.com/1p3kb #
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- @EricAppel Best package tracking app for iPhone, IMO, is Delivery Status Touch: http://tinyurl.com/4487ag Syncs with Mac Dashboard, too. in reply to EricAppel #
- Trying out Safari 4 as my main browser for a while. Tabs at the very top are cool, going to take some getting used to. #
- @mattg Yeah, there’s a plist hack to put the tabs back where they were before, but I’m going to roll with it for a few days. in reply to mattg #
- Dangit. I keep clicking on my Bookmarks Bar in Safari 4, when I mean to click on a tab (now that they’ve moved to the very top). Relearn! #
- @gregoryleff Yes, Safari 4 is a public beta. in reply to gregoryleff #
- @ginatrapani Keyboard and battery life are the most important factors in a netbook, IMO. I recommend the Samsung NC10, Eee PC 1000HE or HA. in reply to ginatrapani #
…and it looks like you are wearing socks with those crocs…I bet they aren’t official Croc Socks
You’re right. Just plain white Hanes crew socks. But I should get bonus points for “white and orange” RSS evangelism!
Well, those are either socks or he takes the stereotypical pale computer geek to unprecedented levels not seen before or since!
……nice buy.