Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-17

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Been meaning to try the legendary burger here at Helvetia Tavern for a long time. Hope it’s good!… – Photo: http://bkite.com/04GUQ (fro… #
@designmama What’s the most important factor in your netbook purchase? You can’t go wrong with the Samsung NC10. Stellar battery life. in reply to designmama #
The famous Helvetia Tavern Jumbo Cheeseburger. Oh my. Oh yes. http://twitpic.com/1iylk #
@designmama Cool. I have some affiliate links at http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/store if you care to use them. Happy netbooking! in reply to designmama #
Helvetia Tavern burger was good, but sadly, not great. I still enjoyed it, though. #
@designmama No worries! Did you get the special edition N10 from Amazon that has an even BIGGER battery capacity? Enjoy your new toy! in reply to designmama #
@verso N10 = Samsung N10 netbook. It’s distinguishing feature is its 7+ hour battery life, and there’s a special edition with even more. in reply to verso #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-14

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Headed home from Bend through a snowstorm. Hope we don’t die on the pass or something! http://twitpic.com/1gxfl #
I kid about dying in the snowstorm. I shouldn’t. It’s how I deal with being nervous. #
Made it across the mountains, didn’t die in the storm. We diverted to Springfield to visit grandma since we bagged our museum plans in Bend. #
As soon as we got over Santiam pass, it was like a light switch. Snow stopped, roads cleared, etc. It’s GORGEOUS in Springfield. Funny. #
@neptunegrand @jenfloyd08 You’re very welcome. I had a blast! You guys did a terrific job. in reply to neptunegrand #
@MCP85 We drove through Vida today. in fact, @rachelbancroft’s parents make trips to eat at the Vida Cafe on special occasions. in reply to MCP85 #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-13

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Heading to Bend today, presenting the “What is Ignite” talk at @ignitebend 1. Can’t wait! #ib1 #
Ready for Ignite Bend in a couple of hours! – http://bkite.com/04zHL (from TBD Advertising) #
Off to find dinner somewhere in downtown Bend with @rachelbancroft and the kids, then over to Ignite Bend! Woo! #ib1 #
Downtown Bend is beautiful. Trying dinner at a little Mexican place – El Caporal. Yelp says good things, nothing on Goodrecs (yet!). #
RT @IgniteBend: We will be live from 7:30 – 9:00 pm tonight… http://tinyurl.com/ccjudu in reply to Joannhand #
The stage for Ignite Bend, at the TBD loft: http://twitpic.com/1gk41 #
@IgniteBend should be live soon on UStream at http://tinyurl.com/ccjudu – come join us (but don’t laugh at me! #ib1 #
Ignite Bend crowd: http://twitpic.com/1gki4 #
Ignite Bend was a huge success! Great talks. Will write more later. Great job! #ib1 #
@TiEsQue yes, the video was done by Pinnacle. It’s on UStream now, not sure where else it will go later. #ib1 in reply to TiEsQue #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-12

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@aaroneiche Thanks. And welcome to Twitter! We should do a braindump on it soon. in reply to aaroneiche #
I’ve disabled Intense Debate on my blog, because it started blocking comments all of a sudden. And the comment import hung at 1% for a week. #
Playing around with @Feedly, but I can’t get the “mini” bar to show up anywhere at all (FF 3.1b2 Mac OS X). Any ideas? #
@IntenseDebate No problem. I’ll get with you when I have time to troubleshoot the issue. Thanks! in reply to IntenseDebate #
@SarahCofer I use (and very often loudly recommend) Tweetie for using Twitter on the iPhone. No groups, though – saved searches are close. in reply to SarahCofer #
Chuffed that Cory @Doctorow is finally making use of Twitter, sharing his thoughts from the #toc conference. Stay a while, Cory! #
Oh, THERE’s Feedly Mini. Just popped up and let me opt-in. What took you so long, little guy? #
@funkatron Ooh! Does Growl work with AIR apps now? That opens up a bunch of interesting possibilities. Keep us updated! in reply to funkatron #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-11

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

I’m going to have flashbacks of Snowmageddon 2008 every time I see a snowflake for the rest of my life, aren’t I? #pdxtst #
@sumwan @sqlsunshine @sqlbatman IMHO, Tweetie is the best iPhone Twitter app, hands down. I love it to pieces. http://tinyurl.com/6fm9eh in reply to sumwan #
@7_7 I liked Tweetsville, and it was my favorite until Tweetie came along. Tweetie was MUCH faster at the time. But TV is still a great app. in reply to 7_7 #
@7_7 It’s only three bucks. Totally worth it IMO. Would you buy a $3 beverage if a friend told you it was awesome, and worth it? in reply to 7_7 #
@shergill I’ve not tried Twitterfon, but I’ve heard good things. It seems to be popular among the “I don’t want to pay for Tweetie” crowd in reply to shergill #
@archivist08 Use this little app, “A to G”, to export your Address Book contacts to a format Gmail can import: http://tinyurl.com/5uruvx in reply to archivist08 #
@archivist08 Yes, as of 10.5.something, Address Book can sync to Gmail all by itself (check in Preferences). in reply to archivist08 #
@brady This search seems to cover all Creative Commons stuff on Flickr, if I’m not mistaken: http://flickr.com/search/?l=cc in reply to brady #
Dear Twitter: I need an antenna recommendation for Over The Air digital TV. I live in Beaverton, about 7 miles from the towers. What works? #
@gwalter @jgbell antennaweb.org is definitely awesome. It’s how I know exactly what direction and how far the towers are. #
To clarify, I have some amplified VHF/UHF rabbit ears, but I’m only getting about 20% of the local digital channels with them. Need better. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-10

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@jojohnson I’ve been on a Twitter sabbatical. Sorry. New Kindle looks great, but too much $$ for me to upgrade from Kindle 1 right now. in reply to jojohnson #
Google now supports Exchange Activesync for over the air syncing of contacts and calendar on iPhone (and others): http://tinyurl.com/dh6z4q #
*sigh* It appears that comments on my blog are broken. Intense Debate is reporting “your session has expired!”. No time to tshoot now… #
@shergill I won’t be buying a Kindle 2 right away. I want one, but not enough features to justify the $360 upgrade price. in reply to shergill #
Syncing calendar and contacts between Google and my iPhone is working like a dream. I’ve longed for this day! Now, to set up @rachelbancroft #
@buckmasterflash Just personal calendar and contacts. Check out http://m.google.com/sync for details. in reply to buckmasterflash #
@Jerry_Makare Nice pic! (http://twitpic.com/1es9f) Now, the question is, did I have any dignity to begin with? in reply to Jerry_Makare #
@jmoriarty I backed up and nuked everything and forced it to use the correct set of contacts. But yeah, be careful. It could easily get ugly in reply to jmoriarty #
@lawduck IMO, the Kindle 2 is an improvement over Kindle 1 in every way, just not enough difference for me to upgrade my Kindle 1. in reply to lawduck #
@shergill No discounts for Kindle 1 owners, but if they pre-order a Kindle 2 before midnight, they get to jump to the head of the line. in reply to shergill #
@gregoryleff @jmoriarty My contacts list is pretty static, actually. Nice to have it sync, but not a Big Deal. Calendar sync is yummier. in reply to gregoryleff #
@civrot We should put our heads together sometime, see if I can assuage your Fear of Google. Gmail+Gcal is now like hosted Exchange. in reply to civrot #
@buckmasterflash Yeah, sorry I steered you wrong on the Kindle 2 pre order thing. I’m going to be totally jealous once you get it! in reply to buckmasterflash #
@civrot You could always use Google Apps on your own domain. I’ve toyed with switching, but I’m pretty entrenched in Gmail. in reply to civrot #
@buckmasterflash Yeah, the text to speech is definitely the most interesting new feature. And they hinted “other mobile device sync”, too. in reply to buckmasterflash #
@buckmasterflash I’ve been saying forever that Amazon should release a Kindle app for iPhone and the like. Would be a KILLER capability. in reply to buckmasterflash #
@jmoriarty You can sync just calendar, or just contacts, or both. As far as the iPhone knows, Google is an Exchange server. in reply to jmoriarty #
@samgrover I used A to G, a little app that Google recommends, to export my Add. Book contacts into Gmail. Smooth. http://tinyurl.com/5uruvx in reply to samgrover #
Here’s what I did: Backed up Add. Book and GContacts. Nuked Gcontacts. Exported Add. Book to GC. Set up iPhone sync. Works great! #
You guys were right. Nuking my Gmail contacts and reimporting killed my GTalk contacts. Feel free to re-add me if you want to chat. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-06

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@shergill You should really try Tweetie. I’ve not used TwitterFon, but I’d be willing to bet that @tweetie could beat it in a fight. in reply to shergill #
RT @IgnitePortland: Don’t forget that Ignite tickets become available *TODAY at 10AM!!* Don’t miss out! http://tinyurl.com/ce68n5 #
@KevinDJones All the cool kids only use Moo Cards: http://www.moo.com in reply to KevinDJones #
So, what’s the spread on how fast Ignite Portland 5 tickets are going to be claimed? Last time it was 3.5 hours. New Waitlist should help. #
RT @selenamarie status of igniteportland.com cpu/memory:http://tr.im/es1d #ip5 #
In other news, you know how I’ve been saying all I need now is Gears offline support for Google Calendar? Well… http://tinyurl.com/ap3cnb #
RT @IgnitePortland Get your free tickets for Ignite Portland 5 NOW! http://tinyurl.com/bvd76g #ip5 #
ZOMG 200 Ignite Portland tickets have been claimed in TWO MINUTES!!!11! :-O #
OK, I can’t believe this. Ticket to Ignite Portland 5 (about 560 of them) disappeared in FIVE MINUTES. They’re gone. WOW. :-O #
RT @igniteportland Don’t panic, we have a waiting list. Get your name at the top of the waiting list for when people don’t confirm tickets. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-05

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@KevinCTofel I’m using Google Latitude via iGoogle, too. Hope they hurry up with the iPhone version! in reply to KevinCTofel #
@atmasphere They could release it as a separate iPhone app, but I can see them integrating it into Maps, too, which would need an OS update. in reply to atmasphere #
RT @factoryjoe Twitter is turning to its Twitizens to report spammers! Just submit the username as an @reply to @spam! #
Intel Software Network group lunch! – Photo: http://bkite.com/04kDr (from Romano’s Macaroni Grill) #
@jmoriarty Don’t worry. I told some bad jokes and caused some uncomfortable, awkward mental images on your behalf. in reply to jmoriarty #
Pro Tip: iPhoto 09 users, have you tried the “Confirm Name” button? One click to confirm, two to reject, mark lots of photos FAST. #
iPhoto Pro Tip 2: In “Confirm Faces” mode, drag/lasso a range to confirm a bunch of photos at once. Hold Option+drag to reject en masse. #
RT @igniteportland @igniteportland Tickets Available Tomorrow – Don’t Miss Out! http://tinyurl.com/ce68n5 #
@jojolicious83 You bet! Name the time and the place (and optionally, the specific topic), and I’m there. in reply to jojolicious83 #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-04

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Who are the “attention routers” that you pay attention to? @scobleizer? @chrispirillo? @leolaporte? Who’s stuff do you most often re-share? #
@sumwan Here’s my Amazon Store: stuff I own and/or recommend http://tinyurl.com/c6krap (current categories: gadgets, DS, and Wii games) #
Pro tip: to get any FriendFeed search as a feed, add &format=atom to the URL. Great for FF’s new advanced search: http://tinyurl.com/cegg55 #
Pro tip: to get any FriendFeed search results as a feed, add &format=atom to the end of the URL. This is especially… http://ff.im/T31R #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-02-03

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@turoczy I wish TweetDeck (and other AIR apps) could use Growl, too, but I understand it’s not likely. Which I why I still use Twitterrific. in reply to turoczy #
Dear Twitter: Should I keep posts like these (http://tinyurl.com/audjj9 and http://tinyurl.com/aa6fwr) as they are, or break them up? #
That is, would you prefer them to be lumped together into one big post like that, or broken into smaller individual posts? Let me know. #
@sarahcuda This is your solution to being locked out: http://tinyurl.com/92ww2r in reply to sarahcuda #
Song of the day: Supermassive Black Hole by Muse. I love that song. #