July 2008
144 posts
leahculver: While in Portland I tried to go to... →
While in Portland I tried to go to Apizza Scholls but was turned down because of their lack of “dough”. Actually, I wasn’t sure I wanted to support a business with this signage! Which ugly default…
kevin: Spoke w/the CEO of Drobo - talked him into... →
Spoke w/the CEO of Drobo - talked him into $100 off the new 2nd generation drobo (firewire/usb) for my friends. First 100 people to use code: “krose” get ‘em. Enjoy.
leolaporte: Live now with MacBreak Weekly, with... →
Live now with MacBreak Weekly, with Merlin, Scott, Andy, Alex, and special guest, Quicksilver author, Nicholas Jitkoff.
adactio: File this one under "funny because it's... →
File this one under “funny because it’s excruciatingly true.” What if there were no stop signs and you had to design one …and still please the client.
adactio: Typography is used to great effect here... →
Typography is used to great effect here (cheesy piano music, less so) to get across an idea called The Girl Effect. http://www.girleffect.org/
leolaporte: Tricaster is up and running... →
Tricaster is up and running beautifully. I’m upgrading, adding our custom graphics, then I’m going to clone the drive so we have a backup
leolaporte: Major SoCal earthquake in Irvine right... →
Major SoCal earthquake in Irvine right now - Steve Gibson is shaking.
kevin: iphone issue →
iphone issue
leolaporte: Live now, still limping along with one... →
Live now, still limping along with one camera, but the new hard drive has arrived and we’ll get the Tricaster working again ASAP.
leolaporte: Man I wish the Tricaster were working... →
Man I wish the Tricaster were working - I would have had a sweet recording of Steve Gibson shaking during the quake. Shoot!
leolaporte: Today's schedule: Roz Rows, on now.... →
Today’s schedule: Roz Rows, on now. 11a Pacific/2p Eastern/1800 UTC Security Now, 1p Daily Giz Wiz, 3p net@night. http://twitlive.tv
leahculver: I need to stop cursing at conferences.... →
I need to stop cursing at conferences. This OpenID panel at OSCON was actually pretty good and Simon’s slides were amazing.
kevin: Idea of the Week #1! →
Idea of the Week #1!
leahculver: "It’s Like XML But From Google,... →
“It’s Like XML But From Google, Therefore It’s Awesomer” There is no phrase that better describes Google’s engineering culture.
leahculver: My favorite phrase this week has been... →
My favorite phrase this week has been “love to relocate to San Francisco”. I need to hear that more often!
leolaporte: Newtek is overnighting a new hard... →
Newtek is overnighting a new hard drive to us. We should be back online by Wednesday. This time, I’m imaging the drive immediately!
leolaporte: AT&T just agreed to reduce our bill... →
AT&T just agreed to reduce our bill for satellite calls to @rozsavage by 80% - saving TWiT about $8000. Thank you SO much, Chris!
adactio: Totally OTT video from Apple in 1987... →
Totally OTT video from Apple in 1987 imagining Apple in 1997.
leolaporte: iPhone died again. Restoring again.... →
iPhone died again. Restoring again. Fear me, for I am the slayer of hard drives.
adactio: I had a great time playing with Salter... →
I had a great time playing with Salter Cane at The Albert last night: the sound was good, the audience were really into it and we gave it our all. Someone was kind enough to take some video at the…
leolaporte: Tricaster is not responding to CPR.... →
Tricaster is not responding to CPR. We’ll be single camera TFN.
leolaporte: Well it looks like the drive on the... →
Well it looks like the drive on the Tricaster is dead as a doornail. I should have made a duplicate - I was planning to but didn’t. -sigh-
adactio: A couple of weeks ago I pownced a song... →
A couple of weeks ago I pownced a song by Caramel Jack after coming back from seeing them play at The Hope in Brighton. Here’s a video from that gig of the band playing that very song: Living and…
leolaporte: Installing ATV 3.2 right now - looking... →
Installing ATV 3.2 right now - looking forward to external USB drive support for the AppleTV. http://is.gd/lc1
leolaporte: Yes I know, like Nero fiddling while... →
Yes I know, like Nero fiddling while TWiT.tv burns. But I’ve asked our webmaster to fix it - better him than me.
kevin: I'm streaming live on Qik (come chat) →
I’m streaming live on Qik (come chat)
kevin: Citizen Engineer! →
Citizen Engineer!
kevin: New tea →
New tea
adactio: Anthropomorphised fonts. →
Anthropomorphised fonts.
leolaporte: I'm going to start using Tokbox for... →
I’m going to start using Tokbox for listener and viewer questions/comments - no account necessary for you: http://tokbox.com/twit
leolaporte: I'm going to start using Tokbox for... →
I’m going to start using Tokbox for listener and viewer questions/comments - no account necessary for you: http://tokbox.com/twit.
leolaporte: Sorry about the sudden end to the show... →
Sorry about the sudden end to the show today. Chris Marquardt was great, but the hard drive on the Tricaster is dead. Single cam for a while
leolaporte: Enjoying a cup of tea in my empty... →
Enjoying a cup of tea in my empty office. It’s nice here when the staff is gone. Reminds me of the days when TWiT was just me and a mic.
leolaporte: Send questions to Roz for our Saturday... →
Send questions to Roz for our Saturday Q&A session. Either Twitter @rozsavage, email roz@twit.tv, or use http://tokbox.com/roz3 for video.
leolaporte: Send questions to Roz for our Saturday... →
Send questions to Roz for our Saturday Q&A session. Either Twitter @rozsavage, email roz@twit.tv, or use http://tokbox.com/roz3 for video.
adactio: Let's play Bush or Batman. Try to... →
Let’s play Bush or Batman. Try to correctly attribute the quotes to either the current president of the United States of America or the fictional crime-fighting character from the ’60s TV show.
leolaporte: Live now with Roz Rows, at 11a... →
Live now with Roz Rows, at 11a Pacific/2p Eastern/1800 UTC Windows Weekly, 1:30p Pacific Jumping Monkeys
adactio: Silverback is now available for download:... →
Silverback is now available for download: http://silverbackapp.com/ It’s a Mac app that we’ve been cooking up at the Clearleft HQ to do cheap and fast usability testing. Andy put the video demo…
leolaporte: Solved the case of the disappearing... →
Solved the case of the disappearing Flickr photos. When you delete photos in the iPhone app AirMe it kills them on Flickr as well. Not good.
leolaporte: Finally saw WALL-E last night. My wife... →
Finally saw WALL-E last night. My wife thought it too grim and industrial - I loved it. Such imagination and detail. Loved the Axiom.
leahculver: I'm at some crazy circus-themed Sun... →
I’m at some crazy circus-themed Sun party at OSCON!
leahculver: "In order to call something... →
“In order to call something easy_install there’s 2 requirements…” - !jacobian
leahculver: !nick has a new web show that is... →
!nick has a new web show that is awfully funny. Aaaaand! Vimeo now supports OEmbed. http://oembed.com/
http://vimeo.com/api/docs/oembed
leahculver: Font Conference! →
Font Conference!
leahculver: Pownce is looking for a sysadmin! I... →
Pownce is looking for a sysadmin! I posted this notice on the board at OSCON.
leolaporte: The city of Petslums says we're using... →
The city of Petslums says we’re using 450 gallons of water A DAY! We used to live on 50. Not sure what’s wrong but the inspectors are coming
kevin: Gary V. live on Ustream! →
Gary V. live on Ustream!
leahculver: I'm working on fixing up the pro... →
I’m working on fixing up the pro accounts today. Ugh. The PayPal stuff scares me.
leolaporte: TWiT 152 is fixed and I'm uploading it... →
TWiT 152 is fixed and I’m uploading it now. It’s on TWiT.tv. It will take a few minutes for the feeds to update. http://snurl.com/32h8a
leolaporte: I'm pulling TWiT 152 - there was an... →
I’m pulling TWiT 152 - there was an audio error in editing. We left in a stray audio track. We’ll fix it and repost ASAP. My apologies.