Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-11

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Only 700 or so emails waiting for me at work after being at SIGGRAPH last week. Can’t wait to dive in and <strike>delete</strike> read them! #
RT @rachelbancroft: My hens funny when plane flies overhead. I imagine them saying, “oh great Mother Hen in the Sky, we bow before thee.” #
Facebook bought FriendFeed. Oh, wow. Hope they don’t crap it up… #
RT @turoczy: Just take a few seconds and watch this friendfeed search scroll by http://bit.ly/7Og2S (news that Facebook bought FriendFeed) #
This is all the stuff @Jerry_Makare ani I haul around to do @isntv: http://twitpic.com/dg2dk #
@emmabancroft has lost her marbles… http://twitpic.com/dgtvu #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-10

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Emma: “What’s a telegram?” Me: “It’s like an email, but on paper.” Emma: “Oh. Because they didn’t have electric paper.” #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-08

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Headed back to PDX today. New Orleans was awesome, but I miss home, @rachelbancroft, and the kids. #
I hope @Jerry_Makare didn’t get into too much trouble last night. We left him wandering the French Quarter. He never called for bail… #
You’ve got to be kidding me. The card machine of every food establishment in this wing of the New Orleans airport is down. I’m starving. #
Boarding. Bye, New Orleans. Denver, see you soon! #
Landed in Denver. Bumpy one. I don’t get airsick, but that was a close one. Oof. ? #
Just touched down in PDX. So glad to be home. Thanks for cooling the weather off for me. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-07

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

I am eating white chocolate popcorn. It is quite possibly the best thing I have ever tasted. Wow. #
http://dreamapopcorn.com/ a local lady makes the most amazing popcorn flavors. I’ll be ordering some. You should too. #
Dinner and blues on Bourbon St. Now I feel like I can say I had the authentic New Orleans experience. #
Blues in some bar on Bourbon Street: http://tweetreel.com/?3gn6m #
Been wandering the French Quarter with @Jerry_Makare and the gang. Seen some amazing stuff, taken some cool photos. #
Now, beignets at Cafe du Monde to top off the evening. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-06

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Early AM shot of the Intel booth at SIGGRAPH, without any people (Autostitch pano): http://twitpic.com/cumu7 #
Another day of live @isntv broadcasts from SIGGRAPH in New Orleans! Whee! #
In case you missed it: Early AM shot of the Intel booth at SIGGRAPH, without any people (Autostitch pano): http://twitpic.com/cumu7 #
We’re done with our live @isntv shoots at SIGGRAPH in New Orleans. We’re shooting some fun stuff for later while we’re here, though. #
We’re shooting a show with [REDACTED], [REDACTED] of [REDACTED]. It’s going to be great! #
OH: “We elevated it by forks.” #
OH: “The web is my DVD.” #
Any dinner recommendations for New Orleans? We’re probably going to head to the French Quarter tonight, can’t decide where to try. #
We ended up at Mother’s restaurant. Little hole in the wall place with a line out the door and a policeman maitre’d. Good stuff. #
I had the famous Ferdi Special Po’boy sammich – beef, baked ham, debris gravy, http://twitpic.com/cxuip #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-05

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Practicing @isntv setup/teardown in the Intel booth with @jerry_makare. Our first live show today is at 11AM (chat with Autodesk). #
Dear Twitter: Emergency! I need a 6-to-4 pin Firewire/1394 cable ASAP. I’m at the convention center in New Oreleans. Suggestions? #
Many thanks for the cable help. Scored one from Radio Shack on Canal St. I heart you, twitters! #
Busy day so far. Setup, testing, emergency cable scavenger hunt, and two live shows. Let’s do it again tomorrow! #
Cool pano I made with AutoStitch of one of our live @isntv shows today: http://twitpic.com/crr7l #
@rachelbancroft Shows went great! Craziness leading up to it, but they came off smoothly. Whew! in reply to rachelbancroft #
Sitting in front of an AC unit. I can’t feel the left side of my face anymore. Just the way I like it. #
@verso Yes, I saw. I’ll try to swing by if I can. Thanks! in reply to verso #
Pic of @Jerry_Makare and I working the @isntv stream: http://twitpic.com/crugx #
AutoStitch pano of the Intel booth at SIGGRAPH09: http://twitpic.com/cruzm #
RT @Jerry_Makare: The space we are shooting ISN TV in: http://twitpic.com/crg17 #
@wajiii That’s @Tweetie, my preferred Twitter client for Mac, running a saved search for @isntv stuff. Safari’s just out of the frame there. in reply to wajiii #
@vedllc I use and love AutoStitch for all my panos. It’s like magic. No need to carefully frame each shot. in reply to vedllc #
Dinner dillemma: duck debris Po Boy, aligator sausage, shrimp and grits, or gumbo? #
Great dinner with @Jerry_Makare. I went with the gumbo (it was great!) and some fried shrimp: http://twitpic.com/ct5wg #
@gregleff @civrot Dinner was a place called Grand Isle: http://bit.ly/1cYIwI I love seafood, and there were tons of choices. Great place. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-04

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Headed to New Orleans via DFW for SIGGRAPH09. Long day on airplanes… – http://bkite.com/0akHt (from Portland Airport) #
@aaroneiche But, if quitting/starting an app was as fast as switching (it is on the 3GS), and preserves state, is it not the same? in reply to aaroneiche #
Oops! RT @rachelbancroft: First air-headed move of the day: left front door WIDE open while we took @jabancroft to airport. #
Connecting in Dallas on the way to New Orleans. This pizza from Uno Due Go is quite good! – Photo: http://bkite.com/0algL (from Dallas/F…) #
Landed in New Orleans. And yes, it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity… – http://bkite.com/0aly3 (from City of Louis Armstrong New O…) #
Off to try to find some food, then to bed for early morning @isntv setup at SIGGRAPH. #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-03

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Wish I could have made iPhoneDevcamp thisyear. Can’t wait for all the awesome apps to arrive in the app store! #
Oh, @Tweetie, I’m back. Yes, that BirdFeed chick has some pretty features, but I missed your best qualities. Forgive me? Love, Josh. ? #
That said, I’d love you even more, @Tweetie, if you showed new item count for mentions/DMs in the tab bar and threaded DMs like BirdFeed… #
@chartier Amen. People can’t multitask, we switch. Functionally, the iPhone 3GS “multitasks” fine. in reply to chartier #
In many debates, I’ve yet to find one person who can tell me a real world benefit multitasking gives that the iPhone can’t also deliver. #
Remember the Windows Mobile days, when there was no easy way to actually quit an app? #
In WinMo, multitasking was the default. It murdered battery life and performance so badly we used 3rd party apps to *really* quit programs. #
I certainly don’t miss futzing around with the list of running processes to keep battery life and performance at their best. #
@segphault @aaroneiche But what’s the experience difference between push notifications and maintaining an IRC/AIM connection? Seems the same #
@segphault But what *tangible* benefit does multitasking on Android give over push notifications on an iPhone 3GS? in reply to segphault #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-02

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Kind of late, but I just realized today was the 10th anniversary of the day I moved to Oregon. Woo! #

Josh’s Lifelog for 2009-08-01

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Josh Bancroft

Dropping my SHO off at the shop. The moaning pump needs help, and it’s developed another coolant leak. Yay. #
@RichSPK Yes, it’s a ’94 SHO with the 3.2L Yamaha V6. I’ve always loved them, and now I commute in one. ‘Spensive to fix, though. in reply to RichSPK #
Installing iPhone OS 3.0.1, which fixes the scary SMS vulnerability. I suggest you do the same. http://bit.ly/IlXbQ (hat tip @ejacqui #
@fredericl iPhone OS updates always include the ENTIRE OS, so they’re always about 250MB. Differential patches would be nice, though. in reply to fredericl #
iPhone OS 3.0.1 successfully installed, no problems to report. Peace of mind++ #
I don’t use tethering on my iPhone, but since people are asking, it appears that 3.0.1 does NOT break tethering: http://bit.ly/XkftJ YMMV. #
@1tonyjones @kentgiard Probably no other changes in 3.0.1, other than fixing the SMS vulnerability, but then, Apple never really tells… in reply to 1tonyjones #
@kentgiard @1tonyjones When you achieve the @jabancroft state of mind, you will compulsively buy gadgets and wear orange Crocs. in reply to kentgiard #
@1tonyjones It’s a little known fact that it’s always been more about the orange than the Crocs. I can switch platforms if they go under. in reply to 1tonyjones #
RT @justinkistner: Hehe RT @ahockley: 10 Questions to Evaluate a “Social Media Expert” – http://bit.ly/fLFkB #
Even wrong numbers make me happy with my new Keyboard Cat ringtone… #
Wrapping up the week. Going to be broadcasting @isntv LIVE from SIGGRAPH09 in New Orleans all next week. Woo! #
@rizzn Will do. The schedule isn’t final yet, but it will be roughly 9:30AM and 1:30PM Central Time. Follow @isntv for exact times. in reply to rizzn #
Final deliverable for the week out of my mailbox and into @billpearson’s, and now, I’m out of here. New Orleans here I come! #