Blog
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No, J. Lee Grady, it did happen.
In a recent post for Charisma discounting Harold Camping’s prediction that May 21st, 2011 would be "the end-times" J. Lee Grady wrote: "Jehovah’s Witnesses taught that Jesus would begin His millennial reign in 1914. When that didn’t happen, they pointed to the outbreak of World War I and began teaching that this was the "beginning […]
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Speirs on eBook pricing
Fraser Speirs dives headlong into describing why he thinks eBooks should be less expensive than hardcover or paperback books. Of course you, dear reader of this fine blog, remember my Why eBooks cost more than paperbacks piece, right? /via Gus Mueller.
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Working from the patio
Helloooo spring!
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The first two years of Kickstarter
During Kickstarter’s first two years I’ve watched a few projects and backed only one (which was the largest project to-date I believe). I think I’m going to make a point to visit weekly to fund some interesting projects. Maybe even make it a goal to successfully back 12 projects a year, or something. Awesome idea, […]
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I think I’d be an Urban Sketcher
If money were of no consequence, and I had even the slightest bit of artistic ability, I think I’d be an Urban Sketcher. Until then, I’ll keep trying.
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BMX FMX at 1000fps
[viddler id-300fcba8 h-213 w-501] An excellent super-slow-motion video by Dylan Pfohl. A pretty good example of what can be done with a Canon T2i too.
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Monitoring upgrades from the pub
The upgrades to Viddler Business accounts are pouring in. We are monitoring them on the iPad 2.
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How Lehigh Valley Homes TV is making real estate more transparent using video
This is simply an excellent Viddler Spotlight video for anyone with a small business – particular the real estate business. Viddler’s very own Billy Disney sat down with the guys at Lehigh Valley Homes TV to chat with them about their use of video. Fantastic stuff. If you have any reason whatsoever to use video […]
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Cross Bridge
A nice bridge downriver from Hellertown.
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The truth is, we don’t know how long it takes.
This can be applied to just about anything; none of us know how long it will take us to get something done. This is especially true with writing software but lets think about an everyday task, shall we? What about washing the dishes? How long is it going to take you to wash the dishes […]
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Being able to follow a recipe doesn’t make you a chef
It is easy to fall into the trap of being a copy cat. From infancy we’re trained to become copy cats. Write your alphabet like this, wash your clothes like this, get a job like this, become successful like this! It is all pretty absurd and altogether rather unavoidable in some cases. The trap I […]
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Central Park
Board Room with a view.
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Midtown
At least it isn’t raining.
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Pow
Pow is an open source, zero-configuration Rack server for Mac OS X. If you do web development on the Mac you will want to give this a gander.
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View from Top of the 80’s
I had a lunch meeting at Top of the 80’s in Hazelton. The place has quite the view.
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Georgify makes Hacker News readable in Chrome
Fan of Hacker News? Use Chrome? Georgify does a nice job of making Hacker News much more readable.
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The lesser known, consistent, keyboard shortcuts for Alfred’s iTunes Miniplayer
I use the iTunes Miniplayer in Alfred (of which I have a Powerpack license and highly recommend that you do too) pretty extensively. One gripe that I had with the Miniplayer was that the keyboard shortcuts were not consistent as you used it. This is what would happen. I’d envoke the Miniplayer by first envoking […]
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Hoping they get Multitouch Multitasking Gestures right in iPad
I recently chirped on Twitter that I would love to see Multitouch Multitasking Gestures on iPad ship by default. As it stands you have to turn Development Mode on using Xcode in order to use them. John Gruber quoted Guy English on the caveats to these gestures and while I agree they aren’t perfect – […]
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How I write on iPad
I’m often asked how I write my posts on iPad. What applications do I use? Do I use an external keyboard? How do I get images onto iPad to include in posts? All good questions. Here is how I write on iPad. First, I use an application called iA Writer. This application gives me a […]
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Help fund the documentary about RAD
Can you believe it has been 25 years since RAD? I loved that movie as a kid. Now Marc Dewey is trying to make a documentary about RAD. Help him fund it via Kickstarter.
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How to set post slugs using WordPress for iOS using Slugger
Justin Blanton finds that his Slugger WordPress plugin, which he adapted from my own Slugger plugin back in early 2007, is still useful today when publishing from WordPress for iOS on either the iPhone or iPad. I concur as I use WordPress for iOS extensively.
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Keep up with the filming of The Hobbit
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The Hobbit: Part 1 is coming in 2012 but it is being filmed right now. How can you keep up with the news? Here are a few resources I’ve tucked away to check in on now and then. The Hobbit Blog – Official blog The Hobbit on Facebook – Official Facebook page […]
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Wayne Barz on Color’s funding and the new bubble
Wayne Barz, a man I hold in high regard and (full disclaimer) I get to work with on Viddler from time-to-time at Ben Franklin TechVentures, has a brand new blog entitled Techonomic Man. You have to say it slowly but the name of the blog is pitch-perfect. Barz weighed in on Color’s $41M funding. I […]
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When will the Internet finally become commodified?
Just when I thought the Internet was already a commodity I visit Atlantic City where people are nickel and dime’d to death – literally. I suppose it shouldn’t be very surprising to me that the resorts in Atlantic City charge you for every single amenity that they can, for every step you take on their […]
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Caesar’s
From the Boardwalk.
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Borgata
From our room in Harrah’s Resort. Taken with Instagram.
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Explore the side streets
ATLANTIC CITY In any tourist-driven areas the side streets are where the best places are. Where the cabbies, cooks, and old timers hang out. Eliza and I are in Atlantic City for a short getaway (she surprised me) and tonight we went to The Irish Pub, and I’m very glad we did. The Irish Pub […]
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Want to get more done? Make things easy on yourself.
"I could never be disciplined enough to do that everyday." There are a million-and-one tips on how to get things done. Books, applications, methods, processes, workflows. Nearly a year ago I postulated that it could be much easier than that. The best way to get things done is really just by bucking up and doing […]
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WordPress for iOS 2.7.1. Two key updates.
Even though there is yet to be an announcement on the WordPress for iOS blog, 2.7.1 has been released on the App Store and it comes with two key updates (at least from this blogger’s chair). Photo and video uploads now work on iPad 2 Made the post status (such as "Draft") more clear in […]
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How the Internet is affecting my attention span and how I’m planning on fixing it
We’ve all heard it before – and at this point I’m sure we’ve all experienced it – the Internet is having a profound effect on my attention span. From the first days of hypertext to the era of Twitter the messaging of the net is getting shorter and shorter while at the same time increasing […]
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A few photos of iPad 2
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A snowy view
This is what I woke to this morning. Beautiful but unwelcome.
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I think I need a haircut. And a neck.
iPad 2’s infinitely useful PhotoBooth application.
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New Browser releases make me nauseous
You know that feeling you get when two of your friends ask you to do something different on the same day? That feeling in your stomach when you don’t know which one to let down? You sit there agonizing over the choice between two friends, two things great things to do! Firefox 4 was released […]
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Historical video: The early days of Viddler
Yesterday Robert Scoble re-published a video from the days of PodTech, the video podcasting network, that took us down memory lane at Twitter HQ. Robert quipped that he was happy that he stuck to his guns regarding longform videos of this type. He isn’t alone. Not too long after the Twitter video was recorded, at […]
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I interviewed Gregg Pollack for the Viddler blog
Hot off the presses; I interviewed Gregg Pollack over on the Viddler blog. Gregg is from EnvyLabs, the Rails 3 Screencasts, Rails for Zombies and now Code School. All of these projects are powered by Viddler.
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Why you should never ask permission to clean up code
"Can I take some time to clean up this code? It is horrendous." The answer should always be yes to this question. However, often times we find ourselves up against walls in the form of budgets, time, due dates and expectation and so the typical "powers that be" at companies often veto the request. My […]
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Breakfast for dinner
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Everyday for iPhone
If you liked MeToday photos (which date all the way back to 2006) or if you’re of the DailyBooth sort you’ll probably like Everyday, an application for iPhone, which reminds you to take a photo of yourself everyday, takes that photo, and also helps you create a video from all of the photos you’ve taken. […]
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Hardboiled
Perfect.
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Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food
I’ve watched many a TED presentation; Jamie Oliver’s is one of my favorites. His wish? Teach every child about food to help fight obesity and the premature death of millions. Noble, right, fantastic.
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Mick
Finished. Learned a lot.
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Up and out
A photo taken while visiting Liquid Interactive‘s offices. Sweet digs.
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Using the Smart Cover on a first-generation iPad
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Already have a first-generation iPad and want to use Apple’s shiny new Smart Cover? Dan Provost, from The Glif fame, has figured out how to use the Smart Cover on the first-gen iPad.
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Why eBooks cost more than paperbacks
Last night I grabbed the sample of a book that I was debating the purchase of from the iBooks Store on my iPad. When I read through only a few pages of the book I knew I wanted to purchase the entire book. But then I saw the price and it confused me. It wasn’t […]
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Square is safer than a pencil
This is the sort of propaganda the world could live without. Verifone’s CEO, Douglas G. Bergeron,wrote an "open letter" about Square being a potential security risk to card holders because Square could be used to "skim" information from a credit card. Well, one thing he omitted (probably because he’s a bit biased) is that a […]
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Watercolor portrait, in progress
I have a lot to learn but I’m never going to learn if I don’t practice, practice, practice. So, here’s me practicing. I hope to finish this one this week and start a new one next week. I’m going to attempt one watercolor per week for a little while to get my legs back.
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Tumblr, audience, and engagement
The success of The Watercolor Gallery thus far has been extremely gratifying. I really enjoy the effort it takes (and believe me it is an effort) to find art to feature, to dig for the details of a painting or an artist online, and to describe what inspires me about it.And so far that effort […]
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How to create a bulleted list in Notational Velocity
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Following up on [my obvious love for Notational Velocity](http://cdevroe.com/?s=notational velocity) is this little nugget from Justin Blanton via Twitter. The latest build of Notational Velocity can actually handle bulleted lists in plain text using unicode bullets and some smarts. Here is how you do it, again, via Blanton; "Do [space][some bullet-type char […]
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Epic hockey goal
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