November 2009
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What’s free, lightweight, and sits squarely between Paint and Photoshop for Windows XP?
Update: And the winner is … Paint.NET
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When your tweet is “continued” for two more tweets, it’s kind of defeating the purpose of this 140 character thing.
Just Googled info on smoking turkeys - half of the search results on first page pointed to sites with viruses. Nice SEO for Thanksgiving.
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Now available: Create with Context launches Windspire Me, an iPhone app to measure wind and promote wind energy http://bit.ly/7YJzVl
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Henry Rollins techno band: Black Defrag
Typographer thug: “I’ll drop cap on your ass”
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Standing outside in the 45-degree mountain cool, tending to the BBQ, marinated fish on planks. Yum.
iPhone app is ‘in review’ on iTunes Connect … let’s see how we fare!
I’m sorry, but “following” 22,000 people on Twitter isn’t following. It’s structured ignoring.
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A troll-proof layer on top of the web
Are you in a public place? Look around you right now. See that dude, with the blue shirt? The stunning woman in the flowing dress? Yup, that’s them. Part of the troll army. Statistically, 94.7% of the people you see right now - shiny, happy, blissful people - become raving web trolls as soon as they slink in front of the keyboard.
Oh, sure, I used to just brush it off. Something to ignore,...
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So how long until Apple comes out with an App Store for the Mac itself, not just the iPhone? Perhaps with a release of an Apple Tablet?
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Why isn’t anyone selling a snap-on iPhone accessory that’s a joystick, D-pad, and a bunch of buttons, then providing an open API to devs?
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Just back from the company cafeteria (you know what I mean, Taco Bell lovers)
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Create with Context CEO Ilana Westerman in CNNMoney today: “Calculated innovation: Is there a post-recession payoff?” http://bit.ly/59o6hT
The best part of living in Silicon Valley
So I was using a piece of desktop software just now, and it coughed up an error message. No problem, right? Just do a quick Google search, fix it, and move along.
But the almighty Google says…
“Your search did not match any documents.”
Wow, that’s kind of a showstopper. A showstopper that harks back to the days of paper manuals, dial-up BBSes, and user groups at the...
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It’s not an on-demand water heater, it’s a slightly-post-demand water lukewarmer.
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Create with Context in CIO Magazine on the Five Qualities of a Great iPhone App: http://bit.ly/4eSEY5
Electrically conductive steak as art →
Yum.
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I really like coffee in paper cups. Can’t stand it in porcelain mugs. Do I lose LEED points for that?
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Word:Mac 2008 *still* doesn’t respond to scroll wheel movement when it’s the background app, like nearly all other Mac apps do :-(
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AT&T network has utterly collapsed at #greenbuild - jumping 0-5 bars, no voice, SMS, or data even when have coverage. Venue WiFi works.
Microsoft Word just died and lost work, despite frequent saving. I need a seven-day waiting period before I do anything tech-related.
Tarantism →
Handy tip for reading the news: “iPhone killer” = “not iPhone killer”
Ilana Westerman from Create with Context in the Silicon Valley Business Journal today - http://bit.ly/3mRdXw
If I ever need to hack my way into an occupied locked room, I’m just going to do the universal, secret ‘bump ba-da-bump-bump” knock.
Upgrade to Snow Leopard is going swimminglyish, except now double-clicking on a title bar does nothing. Have to click yellow dot. Boo.
I’ve got four tix for tonight’s Warriors game in Oakland. Know me? DM or call and they’re yours. (Pick up tix in SJ)
“BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
28 minutes ago from...”
– Big Ben (big_ben_clock) on Twitter
Create with Context in CNET news: “Backyard wind turbine? There’s an app for that” http://bit.ly/2cVoJv
“Is your back yard turbine-ready?” - VentureBeat news today http://bit.ly/2hqAvj
“design thinking isn’t much compared to design doing”
– Twitter / Joshua Porter: design thinking isn’t much …
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