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21
Aug 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-21

  • Monday morning. Crawling out of the tent at basecamp, looking up at the Mount Everest of Todos. #
14
Aug 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-14

  • After five years with a Honda Pantheon 125 scooter, yesterday I traded-in on a Suzuki Burgman 125. http://tweetphoto.com/38420979 #
  • Vodafone — the nightmare continues. http://bit.ly/d79o5f #
  • Virtual password keypads with randomized characters — In the name of security, my European banks have 1password-proofed their websites. :-( #
  • Started a "routes" (hiking/biking) page on my blog, convenient for downloading GPX files to mobile devices. http://bit.ly/c1pVQ9 #
07
Aug 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07

  • Although they always confiscate mine at the border, apparently Michele Obama gets to take her Jamon Serrano back home to the US. #
  • The Obamas didn't take us up on our offer of "One Free Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Class" tonight. Instead, they had dinner in the Marbella old town #
  • At the MRI, I was getting odd looks in the waiting room at the clearly too-short gown. The attendant arrived & said, "Where are the pants?" #
  • Had an MRI on my knee. They said "Don't move it!" Of course, that's all I could then think about, and I think it twitched like 50 times. #
  • Michelle Obama is now in Marbella, and I've not been invited to lunch, or anything else. #
  • An OSX desktop widget that shows sunrise/sunset times sells for $16. If it were an iOS app at that price, people would revolt. Why? #
  • I thought my 2.5" external USB drive was dying. Turns out the power connector on the USB hub it was connected to was slightly unplugged. #
  • People spend $29 on a WordPress theme, and then balk at $10 for an iPad *application*. #
31
Jul 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31

  • Problematic OmniFocus launch from @omnigroup: Website link returned "Can't connect to database." iTunes link returned, "App not available." #
  • Photos from Las Alpujarras — Mountain biking to Trevélez & hiking to Mulhacén. http://bit.ly/avXZlh #
  • Interesting trade-off analysis between the iMac and Mac Pro. http://j.mp/cbIukN #
  • Michele Obama is coming to Marbella, and has reserved 30 rooms at $4,000 per night each. She saw it in a magazine and "has to be there." #
  • Think about this next time you consider that charitable contribution. http://j.mp/9MUHRv #
  • Amazing grilled calamari. Oh, my! http://tweetphoto.com/35069674 #
  • What better way to start dinner in the Alpujarras after a long day of mountain biking. http://tweetphoto.com/35066699 #
  • MTB ride to Trevelez cut short as the trail was washed away — 5km from the end! Detour added 20km. Now lunch — cold Gazpacho. #
  • Spending a few days in the amazingly charming Spanish Alpujarras, in the mountain town of Capileira. #
24
Jul 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-24

  • If you use a Mac, you should check Arq online backup to Amazon S3. Great application! @arqbackup #
  • Way to go Contador — attack Andy Schleck when he has a mechanical. Classy. #
  • Booking.com emails asking, "Will you please answer just 4 questions about your hotel?" and takes me here: http://tweetphoto.com/33414924 #
17
Jul 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-17

  • Another striking example of massive government waste. http://j.mp/dxbG2j #
  • Selection of photos from trip to Cologne, Germany. http://bit.ly/d6OlNi #
  • Me and my (other) little girl. http://tweetphoto.com/33231086 #
  • While waiting for the 2011 Specialized Roubaix Pro, replaced my Trek's 53×39 with a 50×34 compact. Will see if that's easier on the knees. #
  • 3-day trip for family of 4 on a single, small trolley. Perfecting the art of traveling light. In the extreme, all you need is deodorant. #
  • Things.app welcomes me back from Germany with a loooong list of todos. :-( #
  • Of course, no trip to Germany would be complete without… http://yfrog.com/5n91345018j #
  • The iPhone 4's front facing camera makes taking a photo of oneself in public feel a bit less stupid. #
  • The Germans know that a single queue has an average wait time less than multiple queues. Why can't the Spanish figure that out? #
  • This German hotel breakfast room is eerily quiet. The people do appear to be talking, but there's no sound. #
  • Homemade semmelknödel with pfefferling (?) mushroom sauce at Bei d'r Tant in Köln, Germany. Nice! http://yfrog.com/mrr6ej #
  • Germans are so clever. The guy pushing the snack cart on the train has the menu printed on his shirt. #
  • Just imagining how interesting it'd be if the US had as much contrast between States as Europe has between countries. #
  • It's so quiet on this German train that my Spanish kids assume they need to whisper. #
  • A German train 25 minutes (no, not seconds — minutes!) late. What is the world coming to? #
  • Waiting with the bambinos (no, iPhone, not "baboons," though not far off, sometimes) for a train to Köln. #
  • Road biking Ronda to San Luque. 92km. Trying to build some endurance. Looked easy on the map, but was hard! http://tweetphoto.com/32504158 #
  • I love Chronosync as a backup tool, but c'mon guys, consider hosting your DMGs on S3 or something. Downloading Chronosync 4.1 at 3.9KB/sec? #
  • Chopped up a Vodafone SIM to fit the iPhone 4 — failed. Chopped a replacement and — success! (Actually, @minimaltwist did chopping. Thx!) #
  • Consumer Reports calls it a design flaw. http://bit.ly/df0BcP #
  • I can't buy a 6€ train ticket online because Renfe's online form isn't compatible with the fact that the bank included a period in my name. #
  • Pandemonium here in Marbella. You'd think Spain just won the World Cup or something. #
  • Sad to see Lance Armstrong crack on the mountain stage of the Tour de France. Happy to see Schleck looking strong. #
10
Jul 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-10

  • Fight breaks out after the Tour de France stage today. First time I've seen a bike wheel used as a weapon! http://bit.ly/bpONhG #
  • Breakdown of the Werdum's win over Fedor, using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. http://bit.ly/bFPewv #
  • Any real friend of mine would know not to send me a friend request on Windows Live. #
  • Sort of wondering whether Time Machine knocked off early for the weekend, forgetting that it was "Finishing backup…" #
  • UX: @EuroDNS, please, don't make me think. http://bit.ly/cix4CT #
  • Kids. Not only do I have to explain why I'd prefer to be a fly, than a worm or mushroom, I have to say why I wouldn't want to be the others. #
  • Spain is playing *great*. Their best performance so far in the World Cup. Still 0-0 though. #
  • Just a reminder that it's a good idea to occasionally boot from what you think is a bootable mirror. #
  • Chipirones en salsa. I love food in Spain! http://tweetphoto.com/31285859 #
  • Photos app, on my iPad, can't seem to import more than about 10 images from the Camera Connection Kit (from an SD card) without crashing. #
  • ThisUX — Apple Reseller Customer Service in Spain. http://bit.ly/bmEaRq #
  • .@iA I'd also be interested in reading a blog post from you on this subject. Here's my case for charging hourly. http://bit.ly/9Htv48 in reply to iA #
  • Upgrading firmware on my Crucial SSD killed it. Crucial are replacing it, but I'll be running a couple days on a hard drive. Wow — so slow. #
  • Me, "Son, to get a black belt in jiu-jitsu, I have to beat a black belt." Son, at school, "My daddy's looking for a black man to beat." #
  • If you're seeing strange "no sender, no subject" messages in iPhone 4 Mail, the solution is to turn off view-by-thread. #
  • PGP Help on my machine isn't much help. http://tweetphoto.com/30949756 #
03
Jul 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-03

  • Lance Armstrong just beat Alberto Contador by 5 seconds in the Tour de France prologue stage. Gonna be an exciting Tour! #
  • Contador walks out, barefoot, in a haze, wearing a white tux, and does a heart double-tap with some Sidi cycling shoes — Worst. Ad. Ever. #
  • Do @drobo outsource their support? I’m getting insanely incompetent support in solving my problem. (Drobo causes OS 10.6.4 kernel panics.) #
  • iTunes has lost track of my download history. My Macs and AppleTV are downloading already-seen/downloaded videos. #
  • I wouldn’t mind if the iPhone had an option to beep at me (or something) when the battery starts getting low. #
  • Purchased: DropDMG 3.0. Congrats to Michael Tsai (@mjtsai) on this major upgrade to a very useful OS X tool (one I’ve been using for years.) #
  • Catalunya just passed a law requiring 50% of all movies to be translated to Catalan. Geniuses. They should perhaps study Scandinavia. #
  • What I feared (and have experienced) is confirmed: A PGP10 Whole Disk Encrypted USB drive cannot be used to boot a Mac. http://bit.ly/bFYeqW #
  • I liked the colors, type, whitespace and relative proportions of the elements in this company’s identity. http://tweetphoto.com/29957129 #
  • Reuters, “Investors fled the U.S. stock market on Tuesday.” This is false. For every seller today, there was a buyer. #
  • Just stumbled upon this interesting interview with Jason Fried. http://bit.ly/bif3NG #
  • Dear @pingdom, what is the difference between these two Mexican phone options? http://tweetphoto.com/29811778 #
  • Given the risk of accidentally starting a FaceTime call while on a normal call, I’d better groom my inner ear. #
  • The most frequently heard excuse in Spain: “I tried calling, but you didn’t answer.” #
  • Public bureaucracy. http://bit.ly/aqFKiR #
  • Evidently, one needs 30€ of locks to protect a 100€ bike in Malaga (and you still need to take the seat). http://tweetphoto.com/29787802 #
  • Thanks everybody for the display recommendations. You guys rock. Seems like Gefen, Atlona and this are my options: http://bit.ly/bqgPeo #
  • It appears that no adapter exists to allow me to connect my new 24″ LED Cinema Display to my Mac Pro. #
  • Good design is so powerful. The Tablet travel service is now spamming me, but it’s so minimal, stylish, and well-designed it’s not a bother. #
  • Revealed: Maradona’s secret, pre-game preparation. http://tweetphoto.com/29659200 #
  • While playing with this guy, he literally had a hissy-fit. http://tweetphoto.com/29627884 #
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu fans won’t soon forget this image, as undefeated Fedor taps to a Werdum triangle. http://tweetphoto.com/29487086 #
26
Jun 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-26

  • As always, the money/value/meaning is in the "why," not the "how". http://bit.ly/ah6grU #
  • Stop emailing Steve about the antenna thing, already! http://bit.ly/cPplrO #
  • From a UI/UX point of view, Things for iPad is an inconsistent, illogical mess. #
  • The silver lining of pain in the right knee, is confirmation (finally) that I'm not under a weird only-get-injured-on-the-left-side curse. #
  • .@scormier Awesome, thanks! in reply to scormier #
  • My new WD Passport 1TB drive comes with an auto-mounting "Virtual CD" that you simply can't get rid of. http://tweetphoto.com/29076154 #
  • Needing to send an invoice reminder in @PayPal, I'd hoped to find that on the "Request Money" screen. No such luck. #
  • iCal sync'd devices in proximity of each other should agree on which *one* is going to alarm. No less than three devices just chirped at me. #
  • "Pepe" has *fixed* our refrigerator 7 times in the past 3 weeks. I told wife 3 weeks ago, we should just buy a new one. Women r from Venus. #
  • Confirmed: Attaching the Drobo to my Mac Pro, recently updated to OS X 10.6.4 results in a kernel panic. Dang. :-( #
  • Draft, the new iPad app from @37signals is going to be this manager's favorite new toy! http://tweetphoto.com/28913121 #
  • Wish I could simply delete my "1 credit" in iTunes, just to stop having to confirm those "Your 1 credit isn't enough" pre-purchase messages. #
  • Are we entitled to data security? http://bit.ly/92UOOB #
  • The cost of imprudence. 12 killed after being hit by a high-speed train while crossing a track in Barcelona. http://bit.ly/ahKAwl #
  • My Mac Pro is sporadically (but regularly) kernel panicking after upgrading to OS X 10.6.4. I'm unsure how to troubleshoot this. :-( #
  • Requesting a cert of clean criminal history, at the Spain police station, I was told to see "the wall". http://tweetphoto.com/28840863 #
  • Congrats to my friend and colleague @minimaltwist, who finally gets to change his iChat status from "Available" to "Married". #
  • The Spanish tax authority told us today, they don't have the money to return our due VAT, and can't give us a date by which they might. #
  • In celebration of the event, Lidl has beers from the World Cup team countries. I'm enjoying a Brazilian "Brahma" right now. #
  • Received an email today containing 455 addresses in the "To" field. Amazing that people still do that, and that mail clients still allow it. #
  • ★ Startup disk recovery and repair — lessons learned. http://bit.ly/9k5rEB #
  • Startup SSD drive got "invalid node" corruption that Disk Utility nor Drive Genius could repair. DiskWarrior took *forever*, but fixed it. #
  • Cloned my startup drive using Carbon Copy Cloner. Later, ran an incremental update with SuperDuper — and it's copying everything. Confused. #
  • For reference: The complete iOS 4 walkthrough. http://bit.ly/cjheXH #
  • Lance Armstrong finishes 2nd in Tour of Switzerland, 12s behind Schleck. Contador won the Dauphiné. What a Tour de France we're gonna have! #
19
Jun 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-19

  • UI: Obscured display in the Bloomberg iPad application. http://bit.ly/abuAZC #
  • UI: Sorting of the “Open With” application list in Mac OS X. http://bit.ly/9L2SZ1 #
  • Lance Armstrong finishes ahead of Andy Schleck today in the Swiss Tour. Looking good for the Tour de France. http://bit.ly/csZKwS #
  • .@toughturtle, itd be better that StockWatch request the security PIN *first*, and *then* show the portfolio screen (instead of vice-versa). #
  • UI/UX: Confusing that on the Twitter site, “Profile” doesn’t take you to /settings/profile but “Settings->Profile” does. #
  • And so it begins with Orange — Crazy iPad experience. http://bit.ly/cGvWQz #
  • Got a call from Apple Spain today, and had a *great* customer service experience. #
  • The best marketing for Orange’s pre-paid iPad data service, was Vodafone’s dismal service. http://bit.ly/d79o5f #
  • Having gone twitter consumption cold-turkey, my brain has not had to deal with 364 random inputs in the past two days. #
  • Reminder to self: The iPad’s SIM card removal tool makes a darn good toothpick, in a bind. #
  • Not a good way to get hired: “I have figured out that you have an available job. I am quiet intrested in it. So I send you my resume,” #
  • If you thought Spanish bull-fighting was nutty, check out the Portuguese version. http://bit.ly/9NPyy9 #
  • How to hide a dead frog that dad said you couldn’t have. http://bit.ly/92smu6 #
12
Jun 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-12

  • Gettin ready to run La Legua, in Marbella. http://tweetphoto.com/26892678 #
  • UI/UX: Be careful with conventions. http://bit.ly/bKLg1H #
  • "Email Tweet" "Email Link" "Email Article". Still waiting for app devs to realize what we need 95% of the time is simply "Email this to me" #
  • To couple next to us on train: When you suddenly lower your otherwise loud chatting to a whisper, everyone will immediately pay attention. #
  • Highspeed trains in Germany are kept spotlessly clean. Here's what they look like in Spain. http://tweetphoto.com/26334257 #
  • Dropbox for the iPad (with starred permanently downloaded files) is just so fantastic for making docs available on the road. #
  • "How" is a sign that this person is going to be a drain on others. Avoid hows. http://bit.ly/93l4Jt #
  • Just bought "A Practical Guide to Information Architecture". Congrats to @markboulton and team! http://bit.ly/9VxQ1E #
  • Interesting HCI observation. In this config, I instinctively grabbed the mouse while working on the iPad. http://tweetphoto.com/26221262 #
  • This drummer's at the wrong gig. Hilarious. http://bit.ly/avDxcm (via @cameronmoll) #
  • Why do I love Apple? Because I've always loved magicians. #
  • The nightmare that is Vodafone España — Ordering an iPad microSIM. http://bit.ly/d79o5f #
  • You can't find two people working at Vodafone who will report the same status of your order. One said I can't even order an iPad SIM. #
05
Jun 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-05

  • So incredible, you'd think it's photoshopped. http://bit.ly/dnbcTy (via @ia via @jzy) #
  • Love my iPad case from sfbags.com. http://tweetphoto.com/25743800 #
  • Wife wonders if I'd like some Gene Simmons metal underwear. Probably not, but could use the shoulder pads. http://tweetphoto.com/25734736 #
  • My wife just referred to KISS as "that group with faces painted white". Grounds for divorce? http://bit.ly/bLC0ps #
  • Mobile device website traffic — Apple dominates in Germany. http://bit.ly/b40Vah #
  • To thumb type without feeling top-heavy, the iPad keyboard needs to rise higher. This is why typing on iPhone apps in 2x mode feels better. #
  • We see it time and again: So many of our problems are best addressed by seeking simplicity. http://www.marco.org/663898139 #
  • Echofon is quirky, but somehow feels right. #
  • .@iA (Good) app design involves a combination of interaction, screen and graphic design. in reply to iA #
  • UI/UX: In the "Week" view on the iPad's calendar app, I wish the whole "today" column was slightly shaded. Font color change isn't enough. #
  • As long as they've been around, PayPal can't seem to figure out what I need to see (and what I don't), in order to reconcile my account. #
  • Just thinking that if I were a hundred times bigger, these would be like the toys I played with as a child. http://tweetphoto.com/25361218 #
  • UI/UX: In apps like Kindle, which remove UI controls while reading, I often hit the *iPad's* home button, instead of the *app's* home button #
  • Never forget the Rule of 72 — the years it takes an investment (or, your credit card debt) to double is 72 divided by the interest rate. #
  • It seems an obviously flaw that it's not possible to click and drag file icons from Safari's downloaded files list. #
  • ★ Reconciling A Random Walk and The Great Wall — a chat with Dr. Burton Malkiel. http://bit.ly/cdTVHJ #
  • Surprised and disappointed to see Barebones' solution to data sharing in Yojimbo is "Sidekick" — exporting a bunch of HTML files. #
  • Things is the *one* app in which I could get real work done on the iPad, if it weren't so feature limited. #
  • Given the functional disparity between Things for iPad & Things Mac, I had to create a todo on the iPad to create a new "area" on the Mac. #
  • Something I love about living in south Spain: I just got a 30 minute haircut by an absolute master barber for 10 €. #
29
May 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-29

  • Just discovered that I can type much faster on the 2x sized iPhone keyboard than the native iPad keyboard (in portrait mode) #
  • Why on earth does Vodafone España need to know if I own or rent a home, in order to sign up for an iPad data plan? #
  • Just wondering whether those of us who created the demand for the oil shouldn't share in the blame with BP. #
  • With gale-force winds, looks like cycling's out of the question this afternoon. I could probably rig a sail, and coast to Istan. #
  • Hilarious: How Lost Should Have Ended. http://bit.ly/9gbvlL (via @minimaltwist) #
  • Nothing more exciting than open-market competition among spammers. http://bit.ly/dwPpRC #
  • Using Isolator (http://bit.ly/9Zubol) and Menu Eclipse (http://bit.ly/b690V0) to create a distraction-free Mac OS X desktop. #
  • iPad case. This is what I need, but could it *be* any uglier? http://bit.ly/afrScz #
  • Polaroids: Abadejo a la plancha con ensalada rusa. http://bit.ly/9sqOL2 #
  • "You to make problem with invoice big to repeat, please?" #
  • Sign up for Vodafone English-language customer support, and you get a Spaniard sitting in front of Google Translate. #
  • Call Vodafone, and it sounds like you're speaking with someone at the bottom of the ocean. #
  • Vodafone site: I tried 2 edit my address. Placing the cursor in the postal code field, all other fields permanently disappeared. Poof. Gone. #
  • Anyone who can decipher a Vodafone invoice could perfectly well write the next Da Vinci Code novel. #
  • I believe Vodafone intentionally designs the most excruciatingly painful customer support experience possible, to keep me from calling. #
  • With the inclusion of a document list, I'd prefer to use TaskPaper on the iPad than the desktop. #
  • Yes! Finally, TaskPaper for iPad is in the iTunes Store. #
  • UI/UX: Hi, I'm … whoops. http://bit.ly/cgFn8L #
  • Here's to wishing that @37signals could figure out how to trim signatures (including foreign-language ones) from emailed Basecamp messages. #
  • Freedom is as dangerous as it is powerful. Its tragically ironic that sometimes, for its most vocal champions, its the last thing they need. #
  • A mysterious refrigerator defect turned out to be due to a piece intentionally installed backwards by a pissed off assembly line worker. #
  • Wow — 1 USD = 0.82 Euros #
  • I do not understand why critical websites (like banks), introduce the compatibility risks associated with unnecessary JS/Ajax interactions. #
  • Interesting. The Cmd-C / Cmd-V (copy/paste) sequence is hardwired in my brain. I simply am unable to perform two copies in sequence. #
  • Sure wish @backblaze would add a "pause temporarily" entry in the menu bar area. #
  • Photos from the Carrera de la Aguas de Istán. (Followed by an *amazing* Paella!) http://bit.ly/9sgauL #
22
May 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-22

  • Getting emails from PayPal that all my subscriptions have been cancelled. I didn't cancel them. Is this some major PayPal bug? #
  • ShareTool 2 looks pretty nice. http://bit.ly/csnAcZ #
  • My very first tweet from Twitter 3 for iPhone is … “Der.” How the heck did that happen? #
  • Der #
  • Guessing that @ProsoftENG Drive Genius boot disk cant work with a PGP WholeDiskEncrypted disk. I couldn't even see the drive in Repair mode. #
  • Dear @ProsoftENG Guess what ur Drive Genius boot disk asked me for. My serial number. Guess where my serial number is stored. My computer. #
  • Interesting survey that popped up on the AllState insurance website. http://tweetphoto.com/23050044 #
  • Apple giving access to CoverFlow, has resulted in the same proliferation of design garbage as Word bringing text formatting to documents. #
  • Dear @ProsoftENG, Moving icons and “Cover Flow” in a “Tool Arena” is *exactly* how I've always dreamed of navigating application interfaces. #
  • Dear @ProsoftENG, thanks for making sure I had to type in all 17 characters of the Drive Genius 3 serial number, as opposed to copy/paste. #
  • This british schooling thing is getting out of hand. My daughter just referred to tic-tac-toe as, knots and crosses. #
  • At work, I'd like my iPad to be a permanently-on calendar. I'd need a separate auto-lock setting when docked/powered. #
  • Just discovered you can have more than four apps in the iPad dock. #
  • Just finished the Animal Trail 25km mountain running race in 3h30m. Hard. Everything hurts. http://twitpic.com/1ob67v #
15
May 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-15

  • StrongVPN makes using an iPad outside the USA so much more enjoyable. #
  • Are weekends still made for Michelobe? #
  • iPad has same "bug" as iPhone: If you turn off Push notifs to save battery, you need to reboot the device 4 the batt saving part to kick in. #
  • We just launched a neat little table/list (tabelle/liste) view switcher on the Rock-am-Ring schedule. Do you like it? http://bit.ly/9sQxJy #
  • Sad to have passed a woman, on my way home, who'd just paid the ultimate price 4 being 2 impatient to wait for green, before crossing road. #
  • iPad: There is definitely something to be said about being unable to multitask. #
  • Our favorite chef, Gaston, has returned. Having argentinean entrañas at the relaunched Summa. #
  • ThisUX: Building software is hard. http://bit.ly/aRCiXp #
  • Trying to remember why I switched from iCal to Google Calendars in BusyCal. I've switched back, so if it was important, I should soon know. #
  • Bank of America's Flash-based SafePass system could be a show-stopper in terms of being able to solely rely on the iPad while traveling. #
  • With unemployment approaching 20%, and public debt soaring, Spain's Zapatero finally realizes subsidies don't work. http://bit.ly/cCXZcZ #
  • I always understood "Sent from my [device]" as a pre-excuse for typing errors. But, it does look a little pretentious. #
  • Due to a previous commitment, we've had to pass on three amazing opportunities — all within a week's time. Why does timing always suck? #
  • My email to our sysadmin, signed "Sent from my iPad", was replied to in a message signed, "Sent from my toilet." #
  • Ouch. Look at those iTunes receipts. The iPad residual revenue stream begins. #
  • 24: My favorite character could be ex-president Charles Logan. The facial expressions are killin' me. #
  • The iPad is: Amazing. #
  • "If balance = 0, don't send payment-due email" seems beyond the technical capability of all credit card institutions I work with. #
  • Oh, how my resolve is being tested. #
  • Our two 3G 64GB iPad's just arrived from the US to Spain — with NO TAX charged! Yes! #
  • Pissing down rain in Marbella, again. There must be some good-weather tax the town stopped paying due to the crisis. #
  • ThisUX: El Chorro – Camino del Rey. Don't miss the video at the end – you won't believe your eyes. http://bit.ly/cGDUvI #
08
May 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-08

  • TaskPaper is a surprisingly useful tool for writing specifications. Using "Projects" for "sections", it's easy to focus. #
  • The brilliance of Gilligan's Island. http://bit.ly/cmtgO4 #
  • The stock market is crashing. Down was down almost 1000 points at one point. http://bit.ly/cw9srH #
  • Not a good start to using Apparent Software's "Blast" application. Launched and got this. http://tweetphoto.com/21299251 #
  • Gaining some amazingly interesting experience working with virtual assistants in places like the Philippines. Blog post forthcoming. #
  • Providing a phone number in words isn't helpful, e.g. 404-339-KICK. It doesn't help memory (still have 6 digits), and it's harder to dial. #
  • "If the TSA were running New York." What a great article. http://bit.ly/d3wtB9 #
  • I conclude that the buttonless Shuffle is not the greatest product that Apple has ever produced. #
  • Honey, our dishwasher isn't like the one in the movie; there are no working elves inside. If you stack stuff, they won't get clean. #
01
May 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-01

  • ★ Hike: Cañon de las Buitreras. http://bit.ly/dhPDxH #
  • After six weeks, local Apple Premium Reseller called to say that my monitor was repaired. Got home, and it's still broken. Unbelievable. #
  • Confusing user interface at Twitterfeed.com http://bit.ly/9JUMQt #
  • Confusing user interface at Twitterfeed.com http://bit.ly/dxkpXw (@twfeed) #
  • User interface problem in the registration process at OpenSRS. http://bit.ly/92i16V #
  • We keep getting half-way closer to launch. Mathematically, I guess that means we'll never get there. #
  • Impressive photo of Urijah Faber's leg, a few days after his fight with (leg kick king) Jose Aldo. http://yfrog.com/50ydwj #
  • Sneak peek of World Jiu-Jitsu — Makalu's first product. http://drbl.in/18388 (on @dribbble) #
  • …is contemplating the story he'll need to invent when asking Vodafone España for a *micro-SIM*. (My phone, uh, shrunk in the wash.) #
  • Shipped: IPAD WI-FI + 3G 64GB-USA #
  • Seems the US has send $2 *billion* in aid to Colombia since 1996 to fight drugs. Wonder how much good that did? http://bit.ly/911toN #
  • "A/B testing" has always struck me as a sophisticated-sounding way to say "trying a couple things". #
  • PGP Corporation acquired by Symantec. Hope they continue with OS X development. http://bit.ly/9kWn0R #
  • Reviewing a legal agreement in which "say so" is used as a noun. "The Owner shall have no say so in the choice of vendor by the Agent." #
  • Problems with Trademarkia.com http://bit.ly/dAXtAn #
  • S&P downgrades Spain's credit rating. http://bit.ly/aXF7KO #
  • Polaroids: Helmet. http://bit.ly/crY1kO #
  • That does it. No more British schooling for the kids. Daughter just said the "sport" she wants to be good at is "cricket". #
  • More evidence warning against refined carbohydrates. http://bit.ly/8XFPTz (via @minimaltwist) #
  • UX: Government (in)efficiency http://bit.ly/bLeqjj #
  • Got SMS from MarocTelecom, welcoming me to Morocco. Then one from Vodafone welcoming me back to Spain. My bike ride didn't seem *that* long. #
  • .@cabel and @stevenf are two of my fav twitterers. No surprise their company @panic is one of the firms I most admire. http://panic.com #
  • Oh Eun-Sun becomes first woman to climb world's 14 highest peaks. http://bit.ly/aZTrnQ #
  • UX: Confusion at ShowingSuite.com http://bit.ly/bss8TZ #
  • Confirmed: Alexsander Emelianenko is a Sith Lord. http://bit.ly/9M4dYj #
  • "Daddy, I don't understand why it takes a boy cat and girl cat to make kittens. And, also, I don't understand why we all wear clothes." #
  • User experience: Bank of America Notifications http://bit.ly/b4Lvvm #
  • MMA fight of year (if not the decade). Garcia vs Jung. http://bit.ly/aROioa #
  • UI: Inconsistency in the display of values. http://bit.ly/8XNZAp #
  • Polaroids: Sunday afternoon at the Venta Verita. http://bit.ly/chThLb #
  • "Daddy, did you know meatballs are not an animal?" #
  • I'm hoping the experience of typing on the iPad is nice. So often I want to write, but don't want to take the MacBook. #
  • ThisUX: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-24 http://bit.ly/a4Jx7X #
24
Apr 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-24

  • Funny how falling feels like flying … at least for a little while. #
  • In a race to become the first woman in history to climb all 14 8000m peaks, Pasaban and Oh are literally days apart. http://bit.ly/c8f5wf #
  • ThisUX: Hike: Benaojan to Montejaque Loop. http://bit.ly/d8fsdI #
  • Postly: Seriously, who does UI design at Microsoft? http://bit.ly/auurZH #
  • RT @makalumedia: Rock-am-Ring schedule page in-progress design. http://drbl.in/17417 (on @dribbble) #
  • Given how I am about buying Apple products, my reaction to the iPad pricing was, "Thank goodness they didn't charge me $2,000." #
  • The AppleTV is a little too warm, http://bit.ly/cjxIjC , but the Airport Extreme is, JUST RIGHT. http://bit.ly/a7MeR8 #cats #
  • Lufthansa wants to fly Gray Powell to Munich for some beer. http://bit.ly/bWHCGL (thanks, Niall) #
  • Sheesh. So much for Twitterfeed's "Post no more than 1 entry at a time" option. #
  • Postly: Upgraded my MacBook with a Solid-State Drive (SSD) http://bit.ly/9e5JW7 #
  • Postly: Trash in Málaga, Spain. http://bit.ly/9whhES #
  • Postly: Thoughtless construction is corroding the beauty of Andalusian towns. http://bit.ly/bP4w5q #
  • Postly: Usable paperless statement filenames. Isn't it about time? http://bit.ly/aFs6dK #
  • Postly: MakaluMedia to sponsor Spanish long-distance runner Javier Carretero during the 2009/2010 season. http://bit.ly/d7qC9I #
  • This icelandic volcano has proven a boon for Spanish excuse-making: late vacation returns, delayed monitor repairs, missed rent payments. #
  • Polaroids: Beautiful view from the Makalu office. http://bit.ly/c12azB #
  • ThisUX: An overview of personal investing. http://bit.ly/bDcAWS #
  • RT @makalumedia: We've integrated FlixCloud as a backend processor for video encoding. Looks like a nice service. http://bit.ly/dchbEM #
  • .@Dribbble adds insight to a portfolio, the way twitter, or a blog, adds insight to a résumé. http://bit.ly/9g0sK7 #
  • About to invite the rare pot. new *local* client to the office, then realized I'm wearing my UFC99 tshirt, w/ Wanderlei Silva's mean mug. #
  • Those concerned that "Jesus" is a name used for normal people in Spain, can take comfort in knowing its pronounced, in Andalucia, "Hey-Thoo" #
  • Government of Spain announces to tax payers, "Get ready. Due to volcanos, the airlines and tourism industry are going to need some help." #
  • RT @makalumedia: Event publication management design. http://drbl.in/17131 (on @dribbble) #
  • Amazing. RT @minimaltwist: Four chords is all it takes to be a star: http://huff.to/c0fEzF #
  • "Daddy, when you first met mommy, did hearts come out of your eyes?" #
  • UX: When an invoicing system is built by a government agency, you get notification emails like this. http://bit.ly/diMRMM #
  • US is the only industrialized nation that subjects its citizens to taxation in both US and their country of residence. http://bit.ly/9tNuKO #
  • Polaroids: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class. http://bit.ly/a2by8X #
  • I told my 9 year-old daughter that TypingWeb.com emailed me saying she's not been on in a while. "Oh, that tattletale!" #
  • RT @iA: Hitler orders that the parodies get taken down: http://vimeo.com/11086952 THE best parody ever! #
  • RT @makalumedia: Press file management interaction design. http://drbl.in/16914 (on @dribbble) #
  • Due to the speed of the SSD in my MacBook, I can quickly logout/login when transporting between home/work. Good for stability and security. #
  • Start with "no". @37signals' software views also apply to adding "features" (debt, relationships, stuff) to life. http://bit.ly/dlw7DN #
  • "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." – Douglas Adams. #
  • Polaroids: Mattresses. http://bit.ly/a9zGzl #
  • .@markboulton Where I'm from, we've got our own Roy D. Mercer. There's gonna be an ass whoopin. http://bit.ly/av0dQx in reply to markboulton #
  • Polaroids: Flower.: matt.henderson posted a photo:Flower at the Venta Verita. http://bit.ly/9aHVtC #
  • ThisUX: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-17 http://bit.ly/9izgok #
  • Trying @twfeed. Hoping it only posts new content, and doesn't flood you all with old stuff on its first check. We'll know in an hour. #
  • Focus tips: Turn off Top Sites in Safari. Only monitor a minimal "favs" list in Twitter. Install DeskShade & Isolator for OSX. #
  • Driving home yesterday, my 9 year-old daughter suddenly realized it's been quite a long time since she's said the word, "goat". #
  • What does it mean if I've added someone to a list in Twitter, but haven't followed them? http://twitpic.com/1gsd96 #
  • Switching from Tweetie to Echofon on OS X, due to its support of lists (@echofon) #
  • RT @NathanBowers: RT @Werner: ”The last wish of the Icelandic economy was to have its ashes scattered over Europe…” #
17
Apr 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-17

  • What were they thinking?!? http://bit.ly/9Wt9Hd #
  • Who says wrestling is fake?…Oh, nevermind. http://bit.ly/cC33Hb #
  • RT @makalumedia: Innovative interaction design for a festival history browser. http://drbl.in/15302 (on @dribbble) #
  • Experiment: following Twitter in an RSS reader. http://www.thisux.com/2010/04/17/following-twitter-in-an-rss-reader/ #
  • Organization of our new shelves. http://yfrog.com/1r3cfmj #
  • From traffic patterns on our sites, it seems Tuesday is the optimal day to announce things. (Apple knew that already.) #
  • When I visit YouTube, the lefthand side of the screen is obscured with overlaid thumbnails. Why? http://yfrog.com/1xgp1p #
  • Wishing @tweetie offered the ability to upload the contents of the clipboard as an image. #
  • Unless you're Google, it's highly likely your "search" and "related posts" carry more drawbacks, than benefits. #
  • Churros con chocolate at Basilia, in Marbella. http://yfrog.com/2018423406j #
  • RT @rjs: Reclaim gigs of space on your Mac's SSD by disabling hibernation. See the second tip on http://bit.ly/diiwD6 (via @bitsweat) #
  • Trek float — innovative way to teach kids to ride a bike. Neat. http://www.trekbikes.com/flash/kids/float/ (Thanks, @johanbruyneel) #
  • RT @dhh: Bill Gates Bans iTunes From Windows: http://pluggio.com/blog/?p=244 #
  • RT @makalumedia: New Makalu Dribbble: "Gone Google" embedded map user interface design, for Google. http://drbl.in/16054 (@dribbble) #
  • Awesome. :-) RT @darrengeraghty: George Orwell, your prophecy is now fulfilled. http://bit.ly/cAJ5th #
  • My top iPhone OS 4 wish: A "Mark all as read" button in the "Messages" app. #
  • RT @makalumedia: 2009 Makalu books done. 20% revenue increase over 2008. Best year ever. Good economy or bad, passion is always in demand. #
  • How frustrating is it when iPhone app designers use password input fields that don't accept "paste"? Lookin' your way @jessegrosjean :-) #
  • RT @makalumedia: Simple, elegant website design for Mocca Marbella. http://drbl.in/16031 (@dribbble) #
  • YES! "Your order shipped!" email from Apple. Huge moment of excitement, then realized, it's just the iPad *docks*. <sigh> #
  • RT @makalumedia: "Interface efficiency" interaction design on Dribbble http://drbl.in/15902 (@dribbble) #
  • "I wish I'd executed that idea" is far more accurate than, "I wish I'd had that idea." #
  • Son, regardless what they say at school, in this house, we say, "garbage," not "rubbish." #
  • It's been an IKEA missing-instruction assembly kind of day. An engineering degree from Georgia Tech didn't help much, either. #
  • That does it. Just ordered a couple 3G models from the US. RT @scormier: RT @mattgemmell: International iPad launch delayed til end of May. #
  • .@fraserspeirs What do politicians mean by "fairness"? "Fair" is anything which ultimately nets zero or more votes. Anything else is unfair. in reply to fraserspeirs #
  • It is a small, small… small world. #
  • All cats are cute, but my cat is the cutest. (Except when she does *that*…) #
  • This is the clock I want. http://9gag.com/gag/14471 #
  • Phil Greenspun, on "The value of a US degree in engineering or science." http://bit.ly/d1igtx #
  • RT @makalumedia: Loving @dribbble. Last one of the day. Sweet shot: "Contact form response" http://drbl.in/15293 #
  • "Engineering designers spend most of their formal education in the classroom, not doing designs to be critiqued." http://bit.ly/bw2AoF #
  • When I hit road construction, I can't help but feel I'm annoying the TomTom guide. "Turn left. Turn around. Turn around when possible!" #
  • RT @makalumedia: Sweet shot: "Day In The Cloud Interaction" http://drbl.in/15276 (@dribbble #dribbble #
  • RT @makalumedia: Our first shot on Dribbble. http://drbl.in/15257 (@dribbble #dribbble #
  • I find myself choosing to use the credit cards with the easiest-to-use (best designed) statements. #
  • RT @makalumedia: Congratulations to Makalu-sponsored athlete Javier Díaz Carretero, who beat 4000+ runners to win the Málaga half marathon. #
  • Tour of Flanders last week. Paris-Roubaix this week. Fabian Cancellara is the king of the Classics. Watch out for him in the Tour some day. #
  • First time I've seen water released from the Istán dam in ten years. http://yfrog.com/bhugxj #
10
Apr 10

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-10

  • UFC 112. Four great fights. One major upset. One huge disappointment. Dana White is not going to be happy. #
  • UFC 112, from Abu Dhabi, starting in one minute. Great fights — Silva vs Maia, Penn vs Edgar and, the classic, Hughes vs Gracie. Can't wait! #
  • Congrats to RadioShack's Chris Horner (@hornerakg) on winning the Tour of the Pais Vasco, beating Valverde. That is a huge, HUGE deal. #
  • Jureles a la plancha, at Las Fuentes. http://yfrog.com/b6hanoj #
  • RT @makalumedia: "Unforgettable." Thanks, for the kind words, @paveldolezal! http://paveldolezal.tumblr.com/ #
  • Seeing my barber shop of 10+ years close, reminds me of Alan Jackson's, "There goes the little man." Was run by two 70-year old brothers. #
  • Met the good folks at Contrast. I believe Des, and our Niall, are the same. http://bit.ly/boOCPi http://bit.ly/byscNp ("Caught", says Niall) #
  • My cat has taken to warming her bottom on the AppleTV. http://yfrog.com/0mgwjj #
  • Sooo my cat. RT @cabel: Dear Cat Fancy Magazine, I think my cat ate some elastic string again. How do I know? Two words: poop nunchucks. #
  • LOLOLOL. RT @incanus77: RT @gedeon: Best photo caption. Ever! http://bit.ly/b1fTqH #
  • Could I hit someone up for a Dribbble invite? matt@makalumedia.com Thanks so much! #
  • RT @BradEllis: I heard the new phone OS can give you iAds. #
  • How am I doing today? Goodbye forever, @jungledisk . http://www.thisux.com/2010/04/08/how-am-i-doing-today-goodbye-jungledisk/ #
  • Now that I've waited nearly until the deadline, I'm getting $139 "We'll fix it" letters from lawyers. #
  • After receiving an indecipherable "Your application has error" letter from USPTO, I started getting $399 "We'll fix it" letters from lawyrs. #
  • RT @makalumedia: What do you think about the "working together" interaction in our site's "Get in touch" section? http://bit.ly/dhSU5b #
  • Calling BankAmerica to get a fee removed, I got someone super competent. I'd keep the fee, just in exchange for her direct number. No dice. #
  • In other words, if I'm authenticated into online banking, info shown to me there should be sufficient to authenticate me on the phone. #
  • Rather than answering questions to verify identity when calling in, I ought be able to login to my bank's website, and repeat an auth code. #
  • Using Mechanical Turk to delete human-generated spam accounts. Wondering how many third-worlders are getting double paid as a consequence. #
  • A collection of Life Rules that I'm building, as I go along. http://www.thisux.com/liferules/ #
  • It doesn't have to be perfect. Get it out there, then polish iteratively. Man, have I seen the benefits of this recently. #
  • Wow. Very handy! LucyPhone does the "on hold" bit, and calls you back when a human finally answers. http://bit.ly/9vHHy5 #
  • 22+ min on hold waiting for a human at Bellsouth. Listening to repeating "Fast Access" DSL and "Award winning customer service" messages. #
  • Getting lots of spam with "Apple App-Store Order Confirmation" in the subject. Guess Apple must be perceived as doing well. #
  • And lest I forget, four 2010 "pre-tax" payment coupons. For my convenience. #
  • 2009 US tax return done. 5 Schedules. 9 Forms. 37 pages. Costly fees to a prof. preparer. And I don't even reside in the US. Unreasonable! #
  • Can’t cancel a Screen Sharing window. Skitch (@skitch)unexpectedly saves the day. http://bit.ly/acSmtc #
  • Craigslist doesn't seem to like postings from foreign IP addresses. StrongVPN to the rescue. #
  • Fresh grilled squid & pasta veggie salad at Las Fuentes. http://yfrog.com/40n1gj #
  • Respecting the Pareto principle, I'd be happy if iPhone apps like Tweetie & NNW replaced "Email article" with "Email me the article". #
  • LOL. RT @iA: Your sex life vs our sex life: http://j.mp/chv03b #
  • .@iA Copyright seems one of those broken concepts we have to live with today, while knowing it won't be around in a generation. in reply to iA #
  • Just ordered "The Design of Design," a new book by one of my heros, Frederick P Brooks. http://bit.ly/aTy16g #
  • Gorgeous afternoon bike ride to Istán. http://yfrog.com/j4xrkzj #
  • It's so silly I had RT it: @ryancarson: What's a spider's dream job? A web designer! :P #
  • One of the things I love about living in Andalucia is the near year-round availability of local oranges. http://yfrog.com/0sejzj #
  • The benefits of setting limitations. http://www.thisux.com/2010/04/04/the-benefits-of-setting-limitations/ #
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