Archive for November, 2009

Posted on November 29, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

• Limited time engagement: Jon in Calgary the 25th to the 30th. Get him while he's hot. #
• What's good for hosting webinars these days? Need powerpoint-like with audio (vid optional) and text chat for receiving questions. #lazyweb #
• Wait, @garyvee still sells wine? Who knew? #
• "Free-Samples.ca abides by the laws and guidelines of the Internet." I didn't realize that "The Internet" is a legislative body. #
• I admit it. I've developed an unhealthy obsession with the soundtrack from Glee. #
• Victoria to Honolulu from $139. Seriously. http://kl.am/ws81 #TweetDeal (via @WestJet) #
• I've noticed I don't even check Air Canada anymore. Just go straight to @westjet. Lately, the prices aren't even comparable. #
• I'd just like to thank Shaw for their blazing slow speeds. Love watching streaming video like it's 1997. #
• I'm Calgary-bound. #
• Shoot. I was really hoping that I wouldn't see snow this year. #
• RT @waspinteract: In case you've not seen it, Opera's Web Standards Curriculum is a self-guided course on web design http://opera.com/wsc/ #
• Sick, I can tell that the lady over there is playing Bejeweled on her phone based off of the sound effects alone. #
• Calgary: land of SUVs and pickups. Nice to be back (temporarily) #
• Just waiting for the sauna to warm up http://yfrog.com/auyq2j #
• Engrish? http://yfrog.com/1d6w5j #
• Damn forgot my DS charger. Little brother is one sad cookie. #
• Holy freaking snow Batman! #
• Wearing a tie for the first time in two years. :-/ #

Posted on November 22, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

• Providing some feedback on a pretty cool game some friends are developing for the iPhone. Love the concept and the execution. #
• Pumpkin and goat cheese pizza? Maybe I should try to come up with a plan B for dinner. #
• Listening to my friend Pam on Country 105 in Calgary. This is a big sacrifice for me. Country fan, I am not. #
• Actually doing a mock-up in Photoshop. Weird, haven't done this in a while. #
• Airports are the best place for people watching #
• I think I look forward to @24ways more than Christmas itself. #
• The next/previous buttons on Google ads strike me as the very height of optimism. (via @stevenf) #
• Earthquakes, huge wind & rain storms. I think that 2012 is a little optimistic for the apocalypse.

  No wait, it's November. #

• My American friends:

  What's with the Palin obsession? Really? I just don't get it. #

• Aaaand the power's out again. Love these winter storms. #
• BC Ferries – Wow, this is so symbolic. http://skitch.com/t/2fk #
• Can't believe I'll be 31 in 5 hours. Where has the time gone? #
• Grr, the Wii fit says I'm 31 already. Stupid agility test. #
• Nice, I'm down about 10 pounds. Just in time for the holiday season. :-/ #

Posted on November 15, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

• RT @mike9r: I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU USA, AND IMMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT DENMARK HAS THE BEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF ALL TIME! #
• Power's out! #
• Sorry, last tweet should have been tagged with #flamebait #
• Tired and thinking about bed. #
• It's okay everyone. Adobe's just listening to criticism, and is laying off the people responsible for the Photoshop UI. All 1200 of them. #
• Bought software online 3 hours ago and still haven't received licence code. It's funny how that sort of makes me nervous. #
• Wow. That sucked. At least the end result is good. #
• Hasn't Whedon learned not to do shows for Fox yet? #
• Just saw Elizabeth May at Serious Coffee in Sydney #politicianpapparazzi? #
• Festive http://yfrog.com/9dgdbj #
• Great, another weird and wonderful problem caused by Apple Mail. Can everyone just stop using it until Apple decides to follow standards? #
• Tweeting for 2 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds (January 21, 2007). How about you? http://bit.ly/eC942 #
• WTF? Why am I not listening to music right now? #
• RT @dhh: M Rohdes sketches for Rework are amazing. They give the book so much personality. Should be on t-shirts: http://yfrog.com/2tfuioj #
• Paranormal Activity: huh, interesting start… #
• I just kept waiting for Paranormal Activity to get scary… #
• Harvest is telling me "no! You're not allowed to work!"… okay, so it's more like "no! You can't do billable work!" #
• But it's okay because I don't need a web app to tell me my value. I know I'm special #
• Just simplified my live with AppleScript. Yeah, I kinda suck. #
• I'm having no webapp love today. I hit submit on a message on Basecamp and am greeted with a scheduled maintenance message. Sigh. #
• Tomato soup FTW. Stomach is feeling off this morning. #
• A nice spiced rum would hit the spot right about now. Any guesses about whether I have any? #
• Zombieland. Really hits the spot tonight. #

Posted on November 8, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

• RT @jquig99: Christopher Walken gets even cooler. He performs Lady Gaga's Poker Face on the Jonathan Ross show. http://bit.ly/2vTC9w #
• Craigslist 'missed connections', the day after Halloween: http://ow.ly/ylXN (via @theprovince) (too funny) #
• Travel and tourism research. Think I need to try to contact Tourism BC tomorrow, not sure about these Canada-wide stats #
• Isn't this the same group supporting #HST? "B.C. Chamber president John Winter said … this is not the time to add costs to businesses" #
• Context on last tweet: http://bit.ly/GF4aA #
• Blogsearch.google would be way more useful if they could filter out the crap. It's like that part of Google where Pagerank doesn't exist. #
• …seriously. Did Google license the Excite search engine from circa 1997 for blogsearch? The results are just useless. #
• I just used my netbook as an SD card reader for my Mac #isthatallwindowsisgoodfor #
• I've been instructed to go start making the lemon potatoes. So I'ma gonna go do that. #
• RT @kevinrose: Scoble (@Scobleizer) is super high on twitter lists right now, I'm worried this could be his gateway drug (What's next?) #
• W00t. Another new project, another one I've been dying to bite into for a couple of years! #
• E-mail integration in Highrise is way more "fragile" than I remember it. A good 70% of my messages bounce on the first try. #
• I should probably be smart and chop/bring in some firewood IN ADVANCE of the rainfall hitting… #
• Crap. Guess I should go make dinner. Was Rae serious about going off cheese? Let's put that to the test. #
• RT @theprovince: Senior health official fired over Calgary Flames' queue-jumper vaccinations http://tinyurl.com/y9qe6p3. Good says I. #
• Postbox is a great mail client, but it is so SLOW to sent messages, especially with attachments. I may have to switch back to Mail.app #
• Spaces freakout. Thanks for suddenly and inexplicably changing screens there Mac. #
• Extremely humbled by some of the amazing companies, agencies and freelancers that use Mailmanagr. New surprises everyday. #
• Wow, Ustream is screwing the pooch. Or maybe it's just my nasty connection. #
• There's a Great Pyrenees that named Ben that stops by to visit almost daily. He's awesome, and probably weighs as much as I do. #
• Love that a client just refused an 8:30 meeting as too early. #yesthisislandrocks #
• RT @tonychester: Create your own font, using your own handwriting – http://www.fontcapture.com/

  (Hella cool) #

• If somebody wants a copy of my chicken scratch: http://www.industryclients.com/files/JonathanLane.zip #
• Like the look of Twitteriffic (Mac) better, but it's missing features from Tweetie that I've come to rely on. #
• Meeting with new client today. This site is going to ROCK #
• Did I miss the memo, is it April 1st? http://bit.ly/1VTG6j 18 button mouse #
• …oh sorry, the punchline: NOT DESIGNED BY MICROSOFT, 18 BUTTON MOUSE #

Posted on November 1, 2009 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

• Just put WinXP back on my netbook. Win7 is beautiful, but too slow for an underpowered machine #
• Ustream would be really cool if it didn't lag out an suck so badly. Nothing like a Q & A where you only get to hear the Qs #
• My wife may interrupt work more than my former boss did when I worked in an office. She's WAY cuter though… #
• This is awesome. So stoked about what I'm working on right now. Wish I could just go for the next 10 hours on it. #
• Will this be the week my sceptic system gets fixed? Stay tuned folks, the suspence is thick around here. #
• So does uploading twitter backgrounds not work in Safari for everyone, or is it just a special feature of my computer? #
• Why do you people enable me? http://skitch.com/t/axt #
• Yay, I get to spend some time trying to figure out why my Mac Mini is seizing up and dropping off the network tomorrow! #
• Knock knock knock… it's the plumber, I'm here to… lay some pipe. (couldn't resist) #
• Another fine Geocities tribute in @mezzoblue's garden: http://bit.ly/1yGXH7 #
• It's wrong that I'm so excited about having a working bathroom again. Might even be tonight!!! #
• So not pleased with what I accomplished today. #
• RT @innerfence: Credit Card Terminal is 1 Year Old! To celebrate we're giving away 20 promo codes. Follow/tweet us; we'll DM you. #
• Is that water moving through pipes that I hear? Yes, I think so. #
• Best thing about working for yourself is the feeling of satisfaction in writing your own paycheque. Doesn't even matter how much it's for. #
• A ton of people I know on Mayne moved here fir Edmonton. Just saying my #yeg peeps… #
• RT @chrismessina: @simplescott's Designing Obama book is a mere $408 away from being funded! Pledged yet? http://designing-obama.com #
• WordPress 2 now available for iPhone (first impression is that it's a solid improvement!). It's not an update, it's a whole new app (FYI) #
• Think I've found the perfect project for some BuddyPress love. Time for an install. #
• Why do I have such trouble typing ".info"? It always comes out ".ingo" #
• Apparently I was part of some elite group that had early access to twitter lists. Nah nah nah #douchebag #elitist #jerk #
• Pretty sure that Shaw is failing me at the moment. Feels like I'm connecting with a 14.4 modem. Yeeehaw! #
• New from the blog, Swine Flu Fatigue, http://bit.ly/3lCeCm (via @DuaneStorey) Very well written Duane. #
• RT @theprovince: Swine-flu vaccine shortage in B.C. http://tinyurl.com/yk22m3z. Didn't see that one coming. <eye roll> #
• I care as much about the Olympic torch in Victoria as I do about the swine flu #anotherdaypasses #
• How long until somebody manages to digitize all comic books (legally) and sets up an Amazon/iTunes type store? #
• Apparently I need to play with my wireless network a bit. Sloooow in the office, peppy everywhere else. #oppositeofideal #
• Pyramid schemes 2.0 -> Network marketing. Get off my Internet! #
• …Crap, cue auto-follows. #
• Cartman singing Lady Gaga is just awesome. #
• Don't think I'll repeat: http://yfrog.com/j3ttkaj #
• Moving my wireless base station away from the TV has revolutionized my life. Internet is schnell once again #
• Trying to figure out where 10 or 30 GB has vanished to on this server #
• I think this 1.5MB jpg might have broken it. Le sigh. #
• Imminent impact @MacHeist (151.7,174.4) Witness it and get DaisyDisk ($20) for FREE to reclaim GBs of space on your Mac! http://macheist.com #