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1000 Unread Items in my Google reader. Good thing I learned not to read RSS feeds the same way I read a newspaper. See I had this unhealthy habit of reading all the articles in the newspaper (yes, you can tell I'm not talking about Japanese newspapers). A couple of months ago I stopped reading newspapers and news-sites. I visit once a day news.bbc.co.uk and screen the top stories for a moment. Then I switch to the technology section and after I'm done there I go to Google Reader where I follow Engadget, TUAW, Macworld, Apple Insider, LifeHacker and Lifehack.
But 1000 new items? Really?
UPDATE: I really don't understand how Flickrites work - how did this pic collect 220 views? And what for? I mean I could understand a certain level of voyeurism if it was my mailbox, but what's the thing for my Google Reader page? Unless most people cannot tell form the thumb that it's Reader and think, that they will get a peep into the mailbox. I guess I'll never find out :)
While I was waiting for the weekend to set the paint booth up again I ordered some placards to put on the furniture. So i marked out the mounting points and drilled rivet holes.
Detail of my commuting from the first day at our Northern Virginia office until my last. That very clear outlier? Yeah, that was the earthquake. I drove on only a few days... one of them being my last day: that was an aggravating journey.
Here's my chart for my previous office location in Greenbelt, MD, tracking from the first day I moved into DC until my last day at that office: www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/6697228041/
Got the green light to walk again!
Early 2010 had brought me some immobilizing back pain, and turned out my daily street running had cost me dearly, the impact eroding away my spine cushioning. My running days are over, but walking is still good (and it's great, far as my camera is concerned :)
Jerry Seinfeld has his Red X, and I have my Green Checkmark...
This one blogged: Get a Jump on it (and on 2011!)
So I was perfectly content to ignore the Fanboy fights likely to explode on sites like Gizmodo and Engadget after Apple's iPod event yesterday. Two things are sure to happen on days like that. A bunch of Apple Haters, who wouldn't buy an Apple product if it cured cancer, will claim to be "disappointed" and another group of Fanboys will do their best to explain why an iPod doesn't truly need such and such a feature.
So I was perfectly content to watch the event unfiltered when it appeared on iTunes as a podcast today.
First thing first, yes, I am disappointed with the lack of a camera on the iPod Touch. In fact, I would go as far to say that it's probably the stupidest thing I've ever seen Apple pull and it's not because I even want a camera, per se, but Apple's primary iPod base is teenagers and teenagers love cameras. It's right behind texting as a popular pastime.
More than that, I have been promising my niece an iPod Touch WHEN IT CAME WITH A CAMERA. In fact, my niece even suggested that I buy her another Nano (she already has 2) because of the new camera. She would rather have a camera than the games and apps available for the iPod Touch (Wait, maybe Apple knows what they're doing after all).
Okay, but now that I have flushed the appropriate amount of disappointment out of my system, let me just say that the new changes to iTunes are JUST FREAKING AWESOME.
I've been wanting an iTunes wishlist FOREVER. I actually have a bunch of note cards with lists of Apps I would like to buy for my future iPod Touch or iPhone. My only annoyance with this news is that the wishlists don't work for App Store. Come on, Apple, I mean, really! You guys can get things so right sometimes, but at the same time, so wrong. Wishlists are the only way to manage the overload of 75,000 apps currently in the store. You guys need to get on this immediately.
Okay, but enough of the ranting. The iTunes Store is really, really clean now and easier to use and the App Management thing is a god-send for a lot of users.
Side Note: Since writing this rant, I have visited Gizmodo and Engadget to see the reception and as I predicted, there is much belly aching over the lack of a camera on the iPod Touch. What I find confusing (okay, not really) is the outrage being displayed by Apple Haters who, only months ago, suggested that an iPod Touch with a camera would be stupid. You just can't win with these idiots.
Update: Lifehacker just put me on another feature of iTunes that I apparently missed.
lifehacker.com/5356619/itunes-finally-adds-watched-folder...
There is now a folder that automatically add songs to iTunes. It's located in Users>[User Name]>Music>iTunes>iTunes Music>Automatically Add to iTunes. And although I haven't tested this, it seems as though you can just drag a song here and it will update in iTunes. This would be really handy if you added this to the Sidebar in the Finder I think.
My first new desktop for windows 7
background is one of my own photos edited using fotosketcher (thank you lifehacker)
rainmeter using HUD Vision and 10 foot HUD
objectdock using a set of icons i found on deviantart.
c&c?
thanks to katja and her dog "rudy" rootsman i got the table plate.
rootsman weighs 45 kilograms and he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. so placing him on my lap did not really work. but rootsman was kind enough to sit in the back of the car on the board where he shifted "air hockey style" in curves. nice that. :)
With a month or two hiatus working on my car and the humidity in Windsor summers means steel does not sit well.
a tree dances in the full moon light
3 am - lake island
orangeville, ontario
canadada
music selection (open in new firefox tab or window)
Teknostep - I Think (Slonice Mix)
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NEW!
autoplay MP3 in new window or tab. Press CTRL when clicking to open in new tab.
or
get the amazing mp3 inline player greasemonkey script from lifehackr.
it automatically adds a little music player to any webpage with an mp3 (such as above)
read here for more information. Brilliant!
I don't have the desktop on screen all the time.
I use launchy for non-frequent programs.
I use desktop coral to keep the dock on screen at all times.
The dock is a rocketdock with 10-ft HUD.
The clock docklet is one I skinned myself in the flipclock fashion.
my attempt at a transparent screen. that's my laptop on my messy desk. behind it is my trusty 500 GB LaCie external drive which I just used to upgrade my OS to Leopard (I booted from a .DMG - instructions here; someone might find this useful)
I'm hoping the two pillar design doesn't transmit resonance to badly, most audio shelves have four, so I may have sacrificed sound for aesthetics. Extensive foam filling and weight should make up for this.
Got the green light to walk again!
Early 2010 had brought me some immobilizing back pain, and turned out my daily street running had cost me dearly, the impact eroding away my spine cushioning. My running days are over, but walking is still good (and it's great, far as my camera is concerned :)
Jerry Seinfeld has his Red X, and I have my Green Checkmark...
Seven of my photos have been selected for use by schmap.com!
A large portion of my photos on Flickr have been uploaded with the intent of helping tourists navigate Chicago. I have photos of the Taste Of Chicago, Ravinia Festival, Kingston Mines, the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Lollapalooza, Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, various architectural landmarks, other attractions, and over fifty restaurants and bars. So, of course, I welcome any opportunity to feature them in Schmap!
1. One SixtyBlue, Chicago, IL; Dinner Entree, 2. Scoozi!, Chicago, IL, 3. Mambo Grill, Chicago, IL; Dinner Entree, 4. Mambo Grill, Chicago, IL, 5. Tucci Benucch, Chicago, IL; Dinner Entree, 6. Ghirardelli, Chicago, IL; Exterior, 7. Klay Oven, Chicago, IL
"Schmap is a leading publisher of digital travel guides for 200 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The innovative technology behind Schmap Guides is also used by clients, partners and bloggers to power schmapplets – a range of fully customizable map mashups and map widgets. Founded in 2004, Schmap is privately owned and based in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Schmap’s series of digital travel guides integrates dynamic maps with useful background reading, suggested tours, photos from the traveling public and reviews by local correspondents (for sights and attractions, hotels, restaurants, bars, parks, theaters, galleries, museums and more) to profile 200 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Schmap Guides can be browsed online, or downloaded for offline trip planning and traveling with a laptop.
More than 20 million Schmap Guides (desktop version) have been downloaded since first release in March 2006. Schmap Guides have been greeted enthusiastically by the traveling public, and reviewed favorably in a diverse range of traditional, travel and technology focused media, including TIME, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, PC World and Lifehacker."
~schmap.com
The last time you helped it took an hour to get my computer back the way I had it.
Woohoo! Consumerist used this in a story.
consumerist.com/5173603/what-do-deal-site-acronyms-like-y...
Also on Lifehacker.
lifehacker.com/5173603/what-do-deal-site-acronyms-like-ym... On Consumerist consumerist.com/2014/04/18/white-house-updates-privacy-po...
Inspired by Portal & Portal2, and also the excellent Portal2 theme for Rainmeter, I designed a Portal theme for my phone.
The big numbers are the time, the little numbers are the date, and the progress bar shows my battery level in 5% increments, which I hacked together myself using Tasker and a Minimalistic Text Widget. It's basically just a string of "I"s. On the secondary screen, the news and calendar feeds are Glass Widgets, and the functional groups are made with SiMi Folders. The icons come from the MetroStation icon set, until I find or make something more portal-y. The wallpaper I knocked together myself. The launcher is Holo Launcher with a grid size of 5*5 and the notification bar hidden.
Software:
Tasker: goo.gl/0fVLq
Tasker App Factory: goo.gl/F2ZyG
Minimalistic Text: goo.gl/kBIEN
Glass Widgets: goo.gl/URKmM
SiMi Folder: goo.gl/gUvyi
MetroStation Icon Pack: goo.gl/NJEqH
Holo Launcher: goo.gl/iHRvT
Portal & Portal2, The Portal Logo and the Aperture Laboratories Logo are copyright © of Valve Software.
A photo from '06 used by Lifehacker. Still standing four years later, though my homemade keyboard stand and ancient trackball have moved offices four times.
My Christmas Presentation. Switched out my planet themed icons for Icon10 Bundle Got Daily quote for this guy. I'm using John's Background Switcher to change out christmas themed backgrounds found on Deviant Art and Interfacelift. Other than that same setup as my last desktop.
A clean desktop.
Wallpaper: Crow by gregre1234
Link: gregre1234.deviantart.com/art/crow-131833804
Rainmeter: Elemental Notes, and Clock
Weather, HDD, Mail, and Power All Custom.
Other: Using Object Dock in between the Mail, HDD, and Power, with AMANA Icons.
RocketDock with Reflcetions Icons.
StartKiller, Launchy w/ Dank Theme as well.
Also using a clear, thin taskbar, on autohide mode.
Hope You Like It!
Top view of the "laptop flap". The small pocket on the left is nice for holding an ipod, cable, memory cards, battery, etc.