May 2008
Girls in bed by 8; too bad I have so much work to do and @heidihoover is reading Shoah victim names at 1 am in Park Slope
via @ttscoff — all your tactical internet pants are belong to us, these are some damn STRATEGIC internet pants http://tinyurl.com/4rxrk2
April 2008
via @ejacqui: Yes, @iraglass has arrived. You may now commence to freak out (in a polite, public-radio sort of way).
Fortunately for me, Mr. Skewer and Co. is now open… Mmm. - http://bkite.com/001BP
Wheels coming off today… Need food.
Did L&O: SVU tonight (with Robin Williams) completely rip off improveverywhere with the pillowfight and the GCT freeze?
Holy smokes Apple Store is mobbed. And I can’t get near the demo iMacs, they are roped off for config.
Did not know: weekdays at 5:30 there’s “Special Moment with a Disney Princess” time at Dis store 5th Ave NYC. Hmm.
I have 40 min pre-train. 5th Avenue Apple Store browsage FTW.
Stephen J. Cannell classic TV is new in iTunes →
Filed under: Video, iTunes
For more than 25 years, one name has stood for quality television entertainment; one name has represented the finest in Hollywood production values and…
Next time I have a full-day meeting, I’ll try not to get dressed in the dark and as a result wear not-quite-business class attire. :(
Watching @ruff demo Entourage. He’s doing a nice job.
Can’t figure out why Cisco VPN still fights with Sprint EVDO card on Leopard. I must have sinned in a past … - http://bkite.com/001hh
Just realized I didn’t bring a laptop power supply to an all-day meeting. :(
Server smackdown partially successful, in that 10.5 braindead/undocumented MySQL config no longer standing in my way.
“You hope that everybody who fails fails informatively so that you can at least find a skull on a pikestaff near where you’re going.” Yep.
Reading: “Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody (via DaringFireball)” (http://tinyurl.com/5zyhqd)
Leafing through intro to http://tinyurl.com/2qqyms, learned that @duncan wrote original version of Tomcat. Yikes, that guy’s got game.
Food and USQ Barnes & Noble run, buying the Tomcat book so I can beat my server with it. Nice and heavy.
1Password updated with anti-phishing support →
Filed under: Software
It’s been six months between major upgrades to browser credentials manager and all-around swell pal 1Password, and the Agile team has not been napping; the new…
A metaphor for non-NYC residents: an early morning downpour is the mass transit equivalent of locking your … - http://bkite.com/0013S
One of those days where it takes 2 hours to get anywhere, NYC subways are allergic to morning rain.
Retweet of @bbyrdhouse: If you’re trying to recover a Mac HD, maybe you should, I dunno, use a Mac? Really? Wow. http://tinyurl.com/6byorr
Calling into the TUAW talkcast; not hosting due to 6 hour drive today, but @film_girl is all over it.
Ouch. What’s worse, talking about your first kiss in your blog, or having it debunked by the purported kissee? http://tinyurl.com/6nkyxu
on the ferry →
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Thought we might getaway from the farm empty handed, there is such luck. 6 dozen eggs in the trunk. http://tinyurl.com/6av2wv
Kids enjoyed feeding the llamas the lambs at Fiddlehead Farm. - http://bkite.com/000Uo
On the ferry: 3 year old in cowboy boots is speaking French on an iPhone to his mom. Very cute.
Soundtrack for leg #1: Wicked, orig broadway cast. Going over well.
Swear that guy who walked past me onto the boat was John Ratzenberger.
On the Martha’s Vineyard, 10:45 to Woods Hole. 2nd breakfast: muffins and pomegranate juice. Still haven’t managed a trip on the new boat.
Retwacted retweet on BBC, @trumpetg flagged story last week
Pyrrhic victory, n.: Vacuuming the car before a 5-hour, 2-kid drive. Oh well.
retweet @shareomatic — http://tinyurl.com/6xrnv9 — in other news, Britons also shocked that ‘colonials’ wear clothing, don’t eat own young
Debating whether or not to call @heidihoover and say goodnight, don’t want to interrupt her slumber party.
LazyTweet: does Salesforce.com offer rollback/point in time backups of CRM data?
Helping Mom with laptop issues. Some… interesting config choices. Backup drive much faster when not plugged into keyboard.
Once again, TalkShoe community liason to the rescue in the person of @tommyvallier — thanks!
Did a photowalk around the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle campgrounds yesterday. - Photo: http://bkite.com/000NW
Now following @StephenTColbert, because the truthiness will set you free-ish.
heading for the beach for a chilly picnic.
Sunday night showdown: TUAW vs. Jesse Blaze Snider on Talkshoe. Somehow I don’t imagine our audiences overlap… http://tinyurl.com/6h9t9a
grr, my Entourage semi-consistent bug is back. >10 msgs open, close main window, leave app alone for 10 min. Come back, boom.
There are no small parts, only small… uh… http://skitch.com/t/nmg
Calling shenanigans on MacUpdate Parallels vs.... →
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Universal Binary, Deals
Imagine you’re trying to sell a bundle of Mac applications that includes Parallels. It’s an obviously appealing deal for…
7-year-old with camera: “Yep, I’m taking some damn good pictures.” Sigh.
Old, tired, and (post-B&J pistachio ice cream) going to bed. Want to hear how @heidihoover’s women’s seder went but too sleepy.
Thinking about making an ice cream run. - http://bkite.com/000Hf
Both kids winding down with a movie (Superman & Rapunzel, respectively) while I grab a quick post-drive nap.