Archive for January, 2010

Posted on January 31, 2010 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

• Bored tonight. Black pen puketh. http://gdzl.la/7xTQ1R #
• Man, I'm such a fanboi #
• iBooks. Nifty. #
• "I asked the head of our team about creating iWork for the iPad." What was he supposed to say? "No" to Steve Jobs? #
• I HATE Rogers sales team. They are so annoying. Why do they keep calling trying to sell me a Blackberry when I already have an iPhone? #
• RT @jessekeefer: All I know is that the iPad is going to revolutionize the way nerds wank. #
• Did I mention how much I hate people that hold source files hostage to keep clients? Assholes. #
• Man, I need an intern/co-op student. This task is mind numbing. #
• Oh I get it. This developer kinda knew CSS. Like, he thought it was good for doing image rollovers, but not much else. #
• #cantconcentrateintheafternoon Grrrr. #
• Perch CMS. That's what I was looking for. Really should get better at bookmarking stuff. #
• 2 dozen vegan cupcakes? Check. (pre-icing. Still cooling) http://gdzl.la/7ziNJq #
• For Pam: http://gdzl.la/7zffca #
• If you're from Ontario and skiing in BC, please stay in bounds. http://tinyurl.com/ycc8295 #
• I'm ready for sleep (or at least a massage). Sleep is way more likely though. #
• $150 for a used first gen. Kindle? Somebody is optimistic! #

Posted on January 24, 2010 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

• Awesome, looks like no 3G service on Mayne today. Edge only. Well done #rogers. Your service gets worse daily. #
• Seems like we've had a higher than average number of power outages this year. My n is 3 though…. #
• Boo. No power until tomorrow. #
• #rogers #network #lame #infuriating #
• Ouch, this is one heck of an outage. ETA for power on is now 6pm tomorrow. #
• I give up. Going to Victoria today. #
• Voted Y Construction zone at McTavish Rd, North Saanich, BC, Canada http://trapster.com/_qenn #
• Voted Known Speed Trap http://trapster.com/_HY6 #
• The future is now. Driving on the highway while working on my laptop online (I'm not the one driving…) #
• The terrible 3s end the day they turn 4, right? In which case, May can't come soon enough. #
• Heading home (power's back on!) http://gdzl.la/7wYQCx #
• Does @coudal know that their shopping cart is returning a 404? #
• I remember making this argument back in July, August? http://bit.ly/8PrVav #HST #
• Anyone have any experience decompiling SWFs? Client's former developers are being greedy with their source files. #
• Shoot turns out my todo list actually grew today, despite full day of work. #
• Itsy is my new favourite twitter client on the Mac because of it's high hackability #
• Itsy in colour: http://j.mp/4qOST4 #
• Why is it that 9/10 times, the one female on the executive team is "Director of Human Resources"? #
• Personally, I think it's hilarious. The choreography is lame though. http://bit.ly/6sbuH4 /via @awilkinson #
• Oh good god. 2010 might be insanely busy. #
• Frustrating that Shaw doesn't update their DNS cache regularly #
• Hate it when project will never die. Trying to finish off and get 3 e-mails with lists of "minor changes" #
• As bad as 2009 was, at least there's one thing to be thankful for: GWB is no longer in the Whitehouse. #
• Just completed a 3.42 km run with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/7vX20t #RunKeeper #
• What? Today's Saturday? Still catching up from the 2 day power outage though. #

Posted on January 17, 2010 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

• UPS: takes 3 days to get across the country, but a week to travel the last 100 km. #
• It bugs me to no end that Dell divides up their site by "Home", "Small Business" and "Business". What's the difference? #
• Have to love designers/developers that hold on to clients by refusing to release source files. #sarcasm #
• Unfortunately the new #bcferries mobile doesn't do Southern Gulf Islands departures. Looks like only major routes. #
• Just completed a 1.22 km walk with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/4UnHX1 #RunKeeper #
• RT @codyfoss: RT @chrisguillebeau: Mikey Hicks, 8, Can’t Get Off U.S. Terror Watch List: http://bit.ly/4vdfEz Nice writing in the article #

Posted on January 10, 2010 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

• Watching Where the Wild Thing Are #
• … and seriously missing my sweetie. Wish she was here. #
• Apparently Vonage is now rounding all calls up to the nearest minute. Awesome, thanks for the nickel and dimeing guys. #
• "In my day, we had to walk three miles uphill through the snow to post a comment." http://bit.ly/8w1z5A #
• So tired this morning, but I think I've finally got a handle on @apphelpme Getting Real strikes again, thanks @37signals #
• Looks like I'm going to have to give The 4 Hour Workweek another read. Got an interesting idea for a muse. #
• So pretty much every .me domain is being squatted on? That's so great. #
• 2 and a half days left. It feels like I'm running a marathon, but sprinting the last quarter of it. #
• No, I'm not interested in your "Professional Web Designing Services". How about some copywriting? #
• QuickCursor by @jessegrosjean: use your favorite text editor in any textarea! http://j.mp/quickcursor #macosx (via @chrismessina) #
• Some people don't realize how irritating it is to hear how much fun they're having while you're working and trying to look after 2 kids. #
• Wow, #shaw is offering 100Mbps service now. Too bad it's $150 per month. #
• Just remember kids: actions speak much louder than words. It's confusing when you don't do as you say. #
• I really wish I was more patient. I also really wish my mom lived close by sometimes. #
• The last hours always seem the longest #
• RT @mattgood Here Come Those Lucrative Olympics http://bit.ly/7uXaaa Oh, that's why we need the #HST. Got it! #
• The new Facebook for iPhone app just synced some random person's photo (that I'm not friends with) to a friend in my address book #
• Guess I better do my GST return. Sigh. #
• I've said it before, this barista freakin' rocks the crema. Not even in a small way. #
• WTF are all these .class files on this client's old site? He's not using Java anywhere… #
• Before: http://bit.ly/5qLzkB and After: http://bit.ly/7aDF4M (soft launch) #
• Ordering some dinner — at Good Fortune Restaurant http://gowal.la/s/2MrR #

Posted on January 3, 2010 - by J Lane

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

• New years plans: kids to bed, bottle of champagne solo on the deck. Could be worse I guess. #
• The TSA has removed the restriction requiring us to turn off the LiveTV on flights over the US. (via @WestJet) #TSAoncrack #
• Terrorists would be less likely to fly if they can't watch TV? Somebody please explain that restriction to me. #TSAoncrack #
• Top of the island, just before sundown. http://img.ly/jsD #
• JavaScript: wrangled. Next!! #
• 7 nights in Mexico, all inclusive… so tempting. #
• Lying in bed staring at the lights in Vancouver/the ocean. Pretty hard not to feel a little emo at the moment. #
• Am I reading too much into it that my wife didn't even pack her wedding ring for her trip to Vegas? :-/ #
• Heading to Victoria with the kids — at Village Bay Ferry Terminal http://gowal.la/s/75j #
• Sparkling wine from Argentina in hand. New Years may actually be manageable. #
• Heading home — at BC Ferries Schwartz Bay http://gowal.la/s/aak #
• Beautiful sky tonight. http://img.ly/jPz #
• Mandarin Orange + Sleeman Cream Ale = Orangesicle? Maybe? #
• #BCHydro should tweet outage information. As soon as I have power, maybe I'll make that happen. #
• Jonesing for some eggs this morning. #firesidecooking http://img.ly/jZ7 #
• I wish I could just prorogue my business and take a holiday until March. Must be nice Harper, must be nice. #
• #champagneglassoptional #
• I'm not sober. Not even a little bit. Big problem: nobody to kiss at midnight. #
• Second big problem: champagne all gone. #
• Now I've got that horrible conundrum: keep drinking and regret it in the morning, or stop now and enjoy the mellow buzz? #
• Damn liver. Apparently I'll be greeting the new year sober. #
• Happy New Year kids. Now go break something. #
• WestJet flight makes emergency landing in Vancouver http://tinyurl.com/yhme2dl . Love that most commenters defend WestJet. They are awesome #
• How did I not know that you could shake the iPhone to skip tracks? #latetotheparty #
• Why would anyone actually spend money on a "Mini Pops" CD. Hearing a bunch of kids sing really crappy music? #
• My god, I hate Chapters. They're now charging a $6 dollar "pre-order" fee. Guess I'll be getting those pre-orders on Amazon retards. #
• To clarify: they'll waive the fee, but you have to wait to have all of your items shipped when the pre-order becomes available. #notonamazon #
• "whipped cream-topped shooters with suggestive names" http://ow.ly/S3Sx Thanks for that PG13 reporting @theprovince #
• This web site looks classy. *pats self on back* #
• I'd kill to be able to go for a run right now. #
• I think my son is missing school over the break: http://gdzl.la/7sA8Z5 #
• Anyone got any good New Years resolutions out there? #