July 2009
Updating my iPhone.
4yo pulled still-boxed Miss Spider game off bookshelf, asks me to set it up. Hmm. http://twitpic.com/ca9a8
Heading in for dinner with @tj & @wifeoftj
Did we say Saturday? iPhone OS 3.0.1 out now to... →
Filed under: Hacks, Bugs/Recalls, Software Update, Security, iPhone
Maybe it’s already Saturday in the UK, or close to it: Apple has released iPhone OS 3.0.1 for iPhone,…
MA residents: alcoholic beverages become 6.25% more expensive Sat., last untaxed day is today — BEAH PAHTY! (via @danielpunkass)
There’s something deeply funny about these beer choices. http://bit.ly/mBBUb
Work-from-home day advantage: better coffee. Disadvantage: really ought to take a shower.
First letter from camper! “Dear Mike.” Letter-writing training fail.
Printing out photos for 8yo/4yo/mommy’s mini albums. So much adorable, so little ink.
Unexpected treat to see @rossrubin.
Good heavens, I’m tired.
Must delete idle mail accts. RT @Lifehacker: Never Use Hotmail, Inactive Webmail As Your Secondary Email Account http://bit.ly/quJfB
Holy Bandwidth, Batman! http://yfrog.com/274vnp
Wow, some lofty company for @stevenf here http://bit.ly/KgUBs [via @wifone]
In an unexpected turn, @TUAW team chatroom has been taken over by middle-aged Steely Dan fans.
As an Allergi-American, on the topic of cats riding buses, let me say THIS IS NOT OK http://tr.im/uFiI
Just got the “Everything’s fine, your camper is doing great” call — which is how they start the voicemail so you don’t FREAK OUT.
Steely Dan is playing a six-night stand at the Beacon? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS http://steelydan.com/
I don’t usually go slackjawed at new gadgets but the MiFi is so damn cool. 2 years ago same functionality was router-sized, now credit card.
I can easily distinguish between Yiddish and Klingon.[via @heathr] #HowJewishAreYou
Boy, when @JoeNBC thinks you’ve crossed the line into wacko-dom, you have REALLY crossed the line. http://tr.im/uCuy
My college classmate John Doe is featured on NYT’s City Room blog! Heads up @CarnegieMellon http://tr.im/uD8G
I could really use a new scanner. http://bit.ly/sCAkt #evernote_scansnap
RT @jenny8lee: so useful. subway delay, construction twitter updates at http://twitter.511ny.org (done statewide for traffic too)
Howard Dean hosting Countdown on MSNBC? That’s weirding me out.
Tonight on @Maddow talking right-wing ‘concern’ of health care reform killing the elderly. Hint: the government ALREADY INSURES OLD PEOPLE.
Updating wills. Considering that we were potentially going to disinherit the 4yo through sloth, it’s necessary.
Quicken Willmaker #140review: Windows only. :-( Otherwise, simple both-spouses wills done in minutes. Easily worth the $30.
I don’t know why uninstalling software is more satisfying than installing it in the first place. Just is.
Writing first letter to my camper today. Feels so archaic.
Report from @heidihoover: southbound I-87 is completely stopped due to accident. *sigh*
Cause of I-87 delay: flipped truck near Exit 18 http://bit.ly/40dpY
RT @rqc: “We asked what you wanted in a PC, you told us make it simpler and easier to use” @microsoft specifically they said “like a Mac” :)
Correction, that’s credit to @carl_1passwd http://bit.ly/ncLsJ
Family is in MA, good opportunity for me to go home early and get some sleep… except for getting snared in the Thurs. show prep! #yam
Too bad @RickshawTruck is in Brooklyn. Guess I’m walking to the storefront. Need dumplings.
Mmm, 8GB iPod touch for $180… http://bit.ly/10VKcR
Gave the 8yo a goodbye hug this morning. Can’t believe we won’t see her for a month. She’s cool as a cucumber, though.
Props to @heidihoover for passing the first half of her competency exams today!
The Dude abides. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/24/lebowski.fest/index.html
8yo is leaving for camp tomorrow. For a month. She’s excited; I’m the anxious one.
Talkcast reminder: 10 pm ET tonight, the week in... →
Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts
Last week, Mike S. and his Squad of Knowledge met up in the talkcast to dive into tablet rumors, App Store shenanigans and more. You can download…
Rain finally here in l:11220
On the one hand, it would have been great to spend a day at the ballpark with @panache & @gedeon. On the other hand, Red Sox.
Getting printer drivers re-installed for Mom’s new XP setup.
Look who’s here… Writer, producer, sci-fi maven @OKBJGM. Hi Javi!
Found Footage: Pull My Finger stands for freedom →
Filed under: Found Footage, iPhone, App Store
I’ve got a soft spot in my comedy heart for The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac, one of the newer correspondents on the program; he often…
Augmented reality apps on hold until 3.1? →
Filed under: iPhone, App Store
It was only a couple of weeks ago that straphanger hopes for an augmented reality guide to the NYC subways were flying high… and now it looks…
“Wait, there’s no backlight? Can you turn off that annoying black flash?” /me gently suggests @heidihoover research her tech BEFOREHAND.
“Don’t you watch your own network, Lou?” Jon Stewart at the top of his game. http://tr.im/tXxp