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- @marshallk Fogo de Chao (Brazilian Churrascaria, basically all you can eat meat) would be a GREAT place for a meatup at SXSW.
in reply to marshallk # - @mellowynk LOL Fogo de Chao definitely = “Meat Church” I would worship there regularly if there were one near me. I love churrasco! in reply to mellowynk #
- Trying out Intense Debate again on my blog. It choked a few weeks ago, and prevented people from leaving comments. Hope it’s better now. #
- *sigh* Intense Debate says it’s still importing “100 of 5188 comments”. That’s where it got stuck before. #
- @kenekaplan That’s like saying “I joined the ‘People Who Breathe’ group at SXSW”.
Have fun! I won’t be going, but watching from afar. in reply to kenekaplan # - Even with all the drama today (rejected for NSFW words in Trends), I just got the @Tweetie 1.3 update. Using it now. Yay for RT! #
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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 #
I’ve also started playing around with Windows Live Writer - I got it connected to two external blogs and one internal blog - so far so good.
One issue I noted on my home blog, is that if you are using wordpress with certain plugins (notably the smart pinger plugin - which I love btw), it will see a post from windows live writer as an edit to an existing post, vs. a new post, and therefore will not ping unless you do it manually after posting.
A bug perhaps, but one that I’m willing to live with - because I like the live writer interface quite a bit.
Yeah, I saw your post about that. Hopefully they can fix that behavior in the future. It’s definitely a great tool!