Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-20

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

RT @rachelbancroft: You know your kid is really dirty when you have to give them a bath in the middle of the day. #
Watching @billpearson teach @tersteeg how to use Twitter. #
Just watched @billpearson OH something he said himself… http://bit.ly/k6kCx #
OH: “If only I was smart enough to run a Ponzi scheme.” #
Does anyone know if Sprint offers a “Day Pass” for EVDO/mobile broadband, like Verizon does? http://bit.ly/eie00No-contract pay-as-you-go? #
@Jmartens In general, why do you prefer Verizon to Sprint for EVDO? I haven’t used either, would love to hear reasons either way. in reply to Jmartens #
AudioBoo: Gabe and Emma Literal AudioBoo http://boo.fm/b22259 #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-19

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@SarahCofer Yeah, but the problem was they were tearing up the young plants in the garden. @rachelbancroft didn’t appreciate that. in reply to SarahCofer #
@SuperSpiker @rachelbancroft spends at least an hour a day on backyardchickens.com. It’s her new online community. in reply to SuperSpiker #
It seems that Gmail’s spam filters are asleep this morning. I’ve received about 20 pieces of blatant spam since last night. What gives? #
RT @IgnitePortland: Don’t forget to come to the IP6 Talk Idea Town Hall meeting tonight at WebTrends: http://bit.ly/HivT3 We need your help! #
RT @IgnitePortland: If you can’t make the Town Hall meeting, you can leave private comments on the IP6 talk ideas: http://bit.ly/GO44R #
RT @IgnitePortland: Totally experimental, but @jabancroft set up a live video/audio stream of Town Hall. Come join us! http://bit.ly/aVtVG #
@StevenWalling The @IgnitePortland Town hall went very well. Lots of great discussion. Too much, in fact – we ran out of time. #ip6 #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-18

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

RT @IgnitePortland: Today is the last day to submit your burning talk idea for Ignite Portland 6! Hurry! http://igniteportland.com #
RT @IgnitePortland: Join us Monday 5/18 at 6PM at WebTrends for a Town Hall, where you can tell us which talks YOU want to see at IP6. #
RT @IgnitePortland: Don’t forget to leave a comment on the talk ideas at http://proposals.igniteportland.com – they’re a HUGE help! #
RT @adamd: The Ignite Portland 6 proposals are lacking your burning idea. Submit before midnight: http://is.gd/AOfk #
The chickens got into @rachelbancroft’s garden. She’s lecturing them! No more Mrs. Nice ChickenLady! http://twitpic.com/5eref #
Chickens got put back in their cage in the garage for getting into the garden. Bad chickens. Bad! #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-17

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Big busy day today. Gotta finish the chicken coop and mow the lawn. Then, a double date with @aaroneiche and his wife. Busy! #
Chicken coop progress: http://twitpic.com/5az49 #
This thing is starting to look like a bona fide chicken residence: http://twitpic.com/5b2gw #
One of the future coop residents (we have 4 buff orpingtons, 6 weeks old): http://twitpic.com/5b635 #
The mostly complete coop (sans roof and window cover): http://twitpic.com/5brl3 #
Interior of the Chicken Palace: http://twitpic.com/5brmt #
@gwalter The chickens themselves are kind of fun – ours are very docile. But building this coop has been a challenge, for sure. in reply to gwalter #
Didn’t quite finish the coop today, and didn’t get the lawn mowed (we’re starting to be “that house” on the block), but feel very productive #
@billpearson With any luck, the Chicken Cam will launch later this summer. in reply to billpearson #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-16

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@KevinDJones I know. AudioBoo sounds REALLY good. Super easy to set up. I’ll likely start doing more short podcasts/audio tweets with it. in reply to KevinDJones #
@gregleff I did have one person heartily recommend SocialScope as the best Twitter app for BlackBerry. I passed it on to my friend. in reply to gregleff #
@ahockley If you use RememberTheMilk, they have a great iPhone web interface and app that syncs. Google Tasks is great, too. in reply to ahockley #
Who knew there was an iPhone version of Yahoo Pipes? http://iPhone.pipes.yahoo.com http://twitpic.com/5888d #
Intel’s having a community celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square right now. Just passed by on MAX, had a decent crowd. #
Date night! Going to see Star Trek tonight with @rachelbancroft. Would have gone last week, but it was our turn to babysit. GeekCred– #
As a hard core, convention-going, tricorder-owning fan, I was prepared to be let down, but Star Trek was Perfect. Superb. Badass. #
And the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen trailer had me bouncing in my seat like a little kid. G.I. Joe, not so much. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-15

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

@OReilly What? You don’t take advantage of your awesome Twitter handle? That could be a whole side business! (Thanks for correcting.) in reply to OReilly #
Thanks for all of the BlackBerry Twitter app recommendations last night. Seems like UberTwitter and TwitterBerry lead the pack. #
@emmabancroft (she’s 5) made her mom, @rachelbancroft, breakfast in bed this morning. It was pretty darn cute. http://bit.ly/OOh96 #
@lisapadilla Do you mean my favorite Twitter app for iPhone? It’s @Tweetie, no question. http://bit.ly/EFBQX There is none greater. in reply to lisapadilla #
I love my newly clean desk! The question is, how long will I be able to keep it this way? #
AudioBoo: Rachel Demo http://is.gd/A10H #
Desperately trying to ID all the musical guests on the 30 Rock finale with @rachelbancroft. Kidney Now! #
@jasonpackham Wow, thanks. I didn’t know you could watch full episodes of NBC shows on the iPhone on m.nbc.com. That’s awesome! in reply to jasonpackham #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-14

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Just cleaned off my desk. There were WAY too many empty gadget boxes. And where did all those dust bunnies come from? #
This Twitter @reply drama is getting ridiculous. It totally breaks the cool, useful “view threaded conversation” feature in @Tweetie. #
Dear @Twitter: Just put the stupid @replies system back the way it was. If it won’t scale, fix it. #openreplies #fixreplies #ridiculous #
@pdxjdangel I don’t know what a “legal CLE” is, but I’ve done “social media 101″-type presentations all over the place. It’s probably me. in reply to pdxjdangel #
RT @chockenberry: More about #replygroups here: http://bit.ly/IUg2v (interesting possibility opened by #bustedreplies) #
Hey, Twitter! What’s the consensus on the best Twitter app for BlackBerry? I need to hook a friend up. #
Hi, Twitter of an hour ago. Up here in the future, things are pretty good. Hang in there. If they get you patched up, you can join us here. #
I think @davewiner is on to something re: #bustedreplies: Celeb n00bs getting deluged with @replies. Stresses Twitter with 1M+ followers. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-13

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Awesome morning. @jerry_makare is a rock star. Best Supar Sekrit Project test yet. Can’t wait to show this to you guys! #
@MCP85 Look for something in the first part of June… in reply to MCP85 #
@geekygirldawn Nice! I’ve got to see this presentation that @missrogue is showing that has my Flickr stream in it. I keep hearing about it! in reply to geekygirldawn #
RT @geekygirldawn: actually, it’s on slide 187 here: http://bit.ly/4GQJZ (my Flickr screenshot, which is also here: http://bit.ly/wH8tP) #
In other news, I’m amazed that @missrogue’s “Making Whuffie” preso is 280 (!) slides long. Hope she runs through it @lessig style! #
RT @IgnitePortland: Only 5 days left to submit a talk for Ignite Porltland 6! http://twurl.cc/xvo #
Oops. Just retweeted from @igniteportland as @igniteportland. Be careful when you’re logged into a multi-account app like Tweetie, kids! #
@bryanrhoads You’d better hope that @OregonStatePolice aren’t following you, in real life or on Twitter. in reply to bryanrhoads #
@ahockley I highly recommend @Pogue’s Leopard: The Missing Manual. It’s excellent. Apple Hacks from @oreilly is also great. in reply to ahockley #
You were right, Twitter. Peggle for iPhone is supremely good. And supremely addictive. #iphonecrack #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-12

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Cool! Amazon released an iPhone version of the Kindle Store: http://bit.ly/iNy2u http://twitpic.com/4zx4x #
Now that it’s relatively easy to browse and buy Kindle books on the iPhone, it’s a lot closer to being a “mini Kindle”. #
@joewevans I believe it’s just Amazon’s Mobile Safari version, extended to show books from the Kindle store. Should work fine on the Touch. in reply to joewevans #
@mike_strock Hmm. I sent that iPhone Kindle link directly from my iPhone. Try this article from @ReadWriteWeb instead: http://bit.ly/18GOpd in reply to mike_strock #
@MCP85 No app update necessary – they just changed the web page that comes up when you hit “Get More Books” from inside the Kindle app. in reply to MCP85 #
RT @geekygirldawn: “You may own the software, but the community owns itself.” – Clay Shirky http://bit.ly/NjrFm via @mlees at #c20 #
Hey @bliptv gurus, how do I get an RSS feed generated by Blip to contain only the .mp4 video file, and NOT the FLV that it generates? #
@natetrue MP4 first doesn’t fix my particular problem (it’s eating both enclosures). But I’ve found a workaround. Thanks for the help! in reply to natetrue #
It seems Peggle is now out for the iPhone: http://bit.ly/W7sWN I’ve heard so many rave about it, but have never played. It’s $5. Opinions? #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-05-11

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Mothers are Awesome. Tell yours. If you are one, hope you are made to feel Awesome today. #
@ahockley Google’s own Gmail Notifier is my favorite Growl notification option. in reply to ahockley #
Waitaminute. The rumors say the next iPhone will have a magnetometer – a compass. But the TV ads have been showing a compass app for ages. #