Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07
- A very nice use of our GiD3OUS theme: http://www.passwordcaddy.net/ (via @PassCaddy) #
- a week of one unconference and two dinner dates… soo tired. #
- I really need new carpet in the living area. why do I notice these things most on Sunday while drinking coffee? #
- is there another iPhone Twitter client that allows you to read you Twitter lists separate from your main timeline? #
- RT @sgwoods: Google Waterloo growing – looking for a couple of experienced creative Ux talents/leaders. Mobile and ChromeOS … #
- @zeebe just ask in the seyDesign member group. I think someone has posted a solution before. in reply to zeebe #
- @millca already using TD for iPhone. not a fan. in reply to millca #
- @kbbrux I will check out hootsuite. tnx in reply to kbbrux #
- @regischapman I need for iPhone. in reply to regischapman #
- @saffyre9 Pink (the color) or P!nk (the recording artist)? It the latter then I agree. @jooliah knows that P!nk is my girlfriend. I <3 P!nk in reply to saffyre9 #
- @jooliah lol, well maybe not licking — static and all — but forehead smudges are a sure bet. in reply to jooliah #
- @modsuperstar @saffyre9 the AR with R&A is the only season of AR that I eer watched. my wife might have even watched their wedding show too. #
- Dear lord, Ke$ha sounds like a whining, snivelling dirt bag in real life. That's what I'm Ta-ta-ta-talkin'bout. #
- OH (my wife): "Who the f#@k is Zak Brown?" #
- trying out Hootsuite… not sure about it yet. #
- @saffyre9 add some lime and it gets a lot more interesting. in reply to saffyre9 #
- Hootsuite has no contact lists or recent hash tags? WTF! it's 2010 last time I looked. #
- Beyonce is my other girlfriend. I love <3 Beyonce. #
- pretty awesome to see local Toronto rapper Drake make it this HUGE! #
- @ENBdavies i'm in need of an iPhone Twitter app. in reply to ENBdavies #
- feed kid breakfast, take said kid to school, blow the snow, week end accounting, month end accounting… not a lot of time for real work. #
- not to mention I have to work out today too. #
- seyDesign news:: Important Notice About Internet Explorer 6 http://bit.ly/9XzYau #
- I make a damn fine meetloaf. http://ow.ly/i/pVd #
- don't forget, this thursday is #kwdm (formerly known as #kwdesignmeetup http://webdesign.meetup.com/472/ #
- snap! someone was trying to hack my gmail account! #
- @barchard will you be able to tether the iPad to the iPhone? that would make things interesting. in reply to barchard #
- wondering if I should add chat to my support regime? #
- @dcrane2 yep, Google told me, lol. At least they were kind enough to stop them for me. in reply to dcrane2 #
- I am loving how the next seyDoggy RapidWeaver theme is shaping up. #
- @CuteGecko wacha doin there? #
- just playing around with more AppleScript. #
- @iscriptnetcast as far as I know the account wasn't compromised, but they were knocking on the door repeatedly. in reply to iscriptnetcast #
- in need of sleep. #
- RT @CuteGecko: Startup Drinks Waterloo is Tonight at McMullan's pop in for a pint and say hi, great crowd http://bit.ly/4Nttig #sdw #
- @cdutson live is fun if you have the laptop to do so. in reply to cdutson #
- heading out to meet @kevinleehanson for coffee. #
- just leaving nougat after coffee with @monsterfarm / @kevinleehanson. have to go register my youngest for school now. #
- @saffyre9 rofl, last owners must have been bearded men. in reply to saffyre9 #
- Yesterdays IE 6 notice caused more alarm among seyDesign members then I thought it would. Still, needs to be done. http://bit.ly/9XzYau #
- RT @honeytech: RapidWeaver – Excellent Tool To Design Beautiful Websites In Minutes http://bit.ly/bcAsh3 #
- @AliratWebsites I think people were under the impression that I was going to deliberately remove all IE6 compatibility from aug 27th on, lol in reply to AliratWebsites #
- lol RT @spellbunny: I'VE BECOME MAD WITH POWER! Where are my flying monkey minions! #
- me and the kids are waiting for mommy at Boston Pizza. #
- saving mommy's spot at Boston Pizza. http://ow.ly/i/qjT #
- Are u a game dev in Waterloo Region? Tomasz Dysinski is trying to start a meetup http://sh.orti.ca/i/67 #
- @saffyre9 happy 10k. I can't recall what my 10k was. in reply to saffyre9 #
- just ordered some more moo cards. #
- @iscriptnetcast re: moo cards, yep, been through a couple hundred of the mini's so far. Very heavy weight with a protective film. in reply to iscriptnetcast #
- it's remarkable how much time is lost in a day due to school drop-off and pick-up. much respect to childcare workers. #
- and mothers and fathers who do the drop-off and pick-ups. #
- The tweeter formerly known as @kevinleehansen will be focusing his tweets on @monsterfarm from here on in, please follow him there. #
- @jrodgers at my kids school all the parents dance a minivan ballet in the church parkinglot. I've clearl missed a rehersal or two. #honk in reply to jrodgers #
- @cutergecko sunshine and ponies I hope. in reply to cutergecko #
- ROFL RT @DEVi8: Apple’s engineers spent years figuring this really important formula for the iPad out. http://goo.gl/lqId #
- debating whether I should make a beatles day. #
- Listening to 'Julia' by Beatles. #Rock #
- Listening to 'Martha My Dear' by Beatles. #Rock #
- Listening to 'What Goes On' by The Beatles. #Pop #
- Listening to 'Cutting It Up' by Wu Tang Vs The Beatles. # #
- Listening to 'Got To Get You Into My Life' by The Beatles. #Pop #
- Listening to 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles. #Pop #
- Tomorrow night is Waterloo Region Web Design & Tech Meetup #kwdm http://webdesign.meetup.com/472/ #
- Listening to 'Forget Me Not' by Wu Tang Vs The Beatles. # #
- Listening to 'Girl' by The Beatles. #Pop #
- New book from @sundog 'Using FormLoom': http://sh.orti.ca/i/68 #
- Listening to 'For No One' by The Beatles. #Pop #
- OH: "Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday… even the Calendar says 'W T F'." #
- I think the latest theme will have an option to enable/disable CSS 3 styles and be limited to only those browsers that support it. #
- is it still cool in teh netz to say 'teh'… loling minds want to know. #
- @isaiah ROFL, my thinking exactly!
in reply to isaiah # - @_RWT_ that's why you let js write the CSS 3 styles, avoids the validation issue. in reply to _RWT_ #
- @elixirgraphics @_RWT_ just not sure whether it's worth making an "option" or not. #mustpondermore #
- @elixirgraphics @_RWT_ but maybe making it an options will help highlight that it's not for all browsers? hmm. #
- @modsuperstar yeah that's what I am thinking for this release. in reply to modsuperstar #
- RW dev poll: does your customer base value font options (size/family)? #
- Listening to 'Revival Day' by Craig Cardiff. #Singer Songwriter #
- Listening to 'Smallest Wingless' by Craig Cardiff. #Singer Songwriter #
- @sundog that's a lot of http requests for font alone. that doesn't leave a lot of room for many other features. in reply to sundog #
- Seems the Google car needed a coffee at this point as "Ottawa Street" shouldn't veer this far off. click through: http://sh.orti.ca/i/6a #
- Well the seyDesign Members have spoken. It seems font size/family variations are VERY important. I guess I'll keep adding the options. #
- A lot of these drag 'n drop apps coming out http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/dragster/ #
- got a call from a head hunter to have me fill a project manager position… in a bank? WTF! Where do u get my name from? #random #hat #
- @dcrane2 ROFL, I don't think many banks use E-Junky csv's and Numbers.app so I proly don't qualify.
hehe in reply to dcrane2 # - I <3 rgba(0, 0, 0, .35) #
- dear CSI:New York, did you really have to get on the vampire bandwagon? #
- Doubt it. RT @rmazar: …vaccines don't cause autism. Hope that shuts up the celebrity "experts". http://bit.ly/9oJsbJ (via @seanyo) #
- Wow, a resounding YES. It seems font options are THE MOST important feature in RapidWeaver themes according to seyDesign Members. Who knew? #
- really looking forward to #kwdm tonight. #
- @elixirgraphics I never have ideas for apps but should be able to build them by the years end, lol. hopin that knowin how will inspire. in reply to elixirgraphics #
- it is somewhat emasculating to gossip with the moms after drop-off. I feel like one of the girls *sigh*. I need to watch sports now. #
- @modsuperstar @jrodgers it's not the size of beer that counts… it's how you drink it. #
- @monsterfarm @jooliah gabbing with the ladies… baby sitting… I might as well start crossing my legs and sipping tea at play group. #
- I don't have neighbors like that though. RT @DEVi8: seyDoggy Sounds like you've been Mr. Mom all week
lol http://sh.orti.ca/i/6b # - @monsterfarm what could possibly trump coming to #kwdm get your priorities straight! in reply to monsterfarm #
- "I haffa go poopy!" is not something I should hear in my typical work day. #
- @_RWT_ lol in reply to _RWT_ #
- I remember Saturn 3 being awesome… but… uh… not so much now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuWPAYJrZkA #
- I had the action figures to Disney's Black Hole, lol. just as bad as Saturn 3! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUJJKDa558 #
- @zeebe 1980 in reply to zeebe #
- @zeebe deedle-leedle-eedle… right on Buck! in reply to zeebe #
- lol, good old twiki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFX7IgLlDk&feature=related #
- @zeebe wow I forgot about that one in reply to zeebe #
- @zeebe @DEVi8 more importantly you can get Doctor Who on iTunes that's what really matters. #
- RT @sundog: Seems my "Using FormLoom" book is being well received… Thanks to @lillowen for doing a great job editing. #
- the only redemption for my watching Princess Diaries 2 with the 3 yo is that Chris Pines — cpn. Kirk — is in it. #manfail #
- @zeebe re: Anne Hathaway, too true my friend, toooooooo true. in reply to zeebe #
- @mdenny nice!! We're all doing it then, even the public school board! Die IE 6, DIEEEEEE!! in reply to mdenny #
- i can't wait to get out to #kwdm tonight. must interact with grownups again. #
- @jrodgers awe, I hope Thing 2 recovers. in reply to jrodgers #
- hanging with ImageWell developer at #kwdm #
- learning about patents at #kwdm #
- damn patents are intense #kwdm #
- next slide please… #kwdm #
- $1mil, $2mil, $3mil… patent sound expensive. #
- just get it over with… #kwdm #
- RT @modsuperstar: New rule for presenting 15 minute cap for presenters. #kwdm #
- @modsuperstar throw paper balls at each other. in reply to modsuperstar #
- at least this guy is burning through 3 or 4 slides a minute. #kwdm #
- RT @cdutson: @modsuperstar @truebosko @seyDoggy @cdutson – we are those kids at the back of the class that teachers hate. #
- OH: "Lastly…" oh dear God please be true. #
- new rule for #kwdm you must attend at least 3 prior events before attempting a presentation… except this one… #
- prediction for March #kwdm .. less attendees. #
- #kwdm should adopt #dcg format from here on out. all in favour? #
- I am two slides away from throwing spitballs. #kwdm #
- RT @CuteGecko: Fancy language "Karl is leaving through said door into the pub and drinking beer theirin" #
- the next person to ask a patent question gets a kick in the nuts. #kwdm #
- @sundog you can say hi to Mr. Imagewell through @xtralean. showed him your tweet. in reply to sundog #
- 3d art… that's more like #kwdm #
- some of these blender examples are AWESOME!! #
- if I had talent I would be all over blender #kwdm #
- 3d modeling in blender takes me back to my Simitron/Catia days. #kwdm #
- blender artists with mad skill! #kwdm #
- blender has a look and feel of solidworks from years back. #kwdm #
- checking out popoverwindiw.com at #kwdm #
- jaxcore.com will be releasing a new js library called jaxscript. you heard it here at #kwdm #
- @ChristineHamon it wasn't really me harshing on the patents talks… it was… uh…. well… @modsuperstar made me do it! #kwdm in reply to ChristineHamon #
- you can't keep me away. RT @jooliah: We all [too much] about patents Hope that doesn't scare people off next #kwdm #
- @cdutson in reply to cdutson #
- "ticka-ticka-ticka-ticka-tee-tee-ta! I've got a rhythm gonna share it with ya!" Guess what my 3yo is watching. #
- @ChristineHamon oh sure, I make one threat about a swift kick in the testicleezious maximus and suddenly _I'm_ the shiet disturber? in reply to ChristineHamon #
- @JamieBeach crossfit looks awesome! tell me more. in reply to JamieBeach #
- @CinDoc lol, I feel your pain. in reply to CinDoc #
- here's my #ff for the day… Local peeps, http://xtralean.com/ makers of mac apps ImageWell, ShutterBug and DataLore. Follow them @xtralean #
- AHHHH!!! MY EYES!! MY EYES!! RT @studawg: This website rules http://www.yvettesbridalformal.com/ #
- click the twitter link and then share it… WTF! RT @cdutson: why graphic design is not respected: http://idek.net/10.z srsly Cdn Gvt? #
- @mdenny @jrodgers markdown FTW #
- @mdenny lmao, I'm on it! #awesomesauce in reply to mdenny #
- RT @nickcates: Alright everyone, O MEGA for #RapidWeaver has been released! Check it out – http://bit.ly/bOgueK #
- WTF! I've tweeted over 35,000 times? over 23,000 of those in the last 24 hours? I don't think so. #
- The universe may implode RT @Magnet4Awesome: @seydoggy / @nickcates my fav theme designers in RW. If they ever collaborate on a theme… #
- slowly but surely all twitter users are finding their tweet count grossly inflated by 20,000 or so. twitter hacked? #
- @ChristineHamon no not here. would be pretty tough to catch me in a phishing scam… unless it was por… I mean… erm… uh…. nevermind. in reply to ChristineHamon #
- @CuteGecko my gawd man! how much coffee can one man drink? i think it's time to move onto pints, no? in reply to CuteGecko #
- RT @cutergecko @CuteGecko: Our Blog: February's KW Design/Dev (or patent) Meetup… http://www.cutegecko.ca/blog #
- Listening to 'Shake Your Rump' by Beastie Boys. #Hip Hop #
- @jooliah "Guess we're not cool enough in Cambridge" uhhh yeah! "looks like I might die in the process" I was thinking the same! in reply to jooliah #
- @JamieBeach tnx in reply to JamieBeach #
- I have no social events scheduled next week. Clearly something is wrong. What should I be attending? #
- @millca a little closer to home in reply to millca #
- @cutergecko hey that sounds interesting. link? in reply to cutergecko #
- spent the whole day installing floors and toilets at my moms house. I am sooo beat. #
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WritePad for the iPhone
So I thought I would try WritePad after my last post about Spell Helper. I had looked into WritePad before but it seemed too complex for my needs. A lot of iPhone apps include file systems, formatting options, various document types, etc — all the stuff I don’t really need when writing for the web.
I decided to take a second look at WritePad. It’s actually not as complicated as I initially thought.
Let’s start with the points that had failed me in Spell Helper; WritePad still only has presets for sending the finished product to mail but there are some additional sharing options. However, WritePad saves your progress and allows landscape mode.
But here is what WritePad does better; it auto-saves (as far as I can tell.. Er… Or maybe not), it has a far superior auto correction/suggestion to what iPhone offers by default, post-edit spell check, shorthand expansion, trainable dictionaries and much more. And one feature that I’ve been toying with is hand writing recognition. I’ve found it a slow way to write so far but as I get used to it (or it to me), it gets better. I can see its potential.
What it doesn’t have (for which I am thankful for) is any sort of formatting options. That’s a big plus for me since it will allow me to write faster with less clutter in the way.
So I will take back what I said earlier about Spell Helper, perhaps it is too basic. I think WritePad will be my text editor/spell checker of choice for now.
Maybe someday my dream of an iPhone or iPad version of TextMate will become a reality.
Spell Helper for the iPhone
The one thing that stops me from blogging from my iPhone more is that my spelling is atrocious. I usually need to write a bit in my wordpress app, save, exit, open my dictionary app, copy, close, open wordpress, paste… Or I just end up writing the whole post, save it as a draft, then do the final edit and proofing on my Mac later on — which somewhat defeats the convenience of blogging on the iPhone.
There are plenty of dictionary apps and spell checker apps, and plenty of text editor apps, but one app that is in short supply is a simple, low cost app that does both. Today I found Spell Helper by Takashi Wada, an app that let’s you write or paste an entire message inside the app and spell check the entire document.
By default it wants to send the corrected text to mail but you can also just go back to edit mode and select all and copy the message to any other app you choose. It would be nice if additional destinations could be predetermined similar to TextExpander — perhaps in later versions.
It would also be nice if there was a way to save a work in progress. At present, if someone were to call in while in the midst of writing this, then everything I’ve written up until this point would be lost.
And while I am nit-picking, it would be nice if compositions could be made in landscape mode. But aside from all this, this app is exactly what I have wanted; a quick and dirty place to write something and then have its spelling checked.
Are there better apps for this? Probably, and I will continue to test some out, but this was the first one I found that did what I needed without any other clutter.
Any other suggestions?
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31
- getting ready for a wake and a 60th b-day party. need to cook 2 dishes for the b-day, iron pants for wake. mustn't confuse the two. #
- @loghound have a good trip. my dad just got back from one of many trips to korea… 250lbs, 6ft tall, he stands out a little. lol in reply to loghound #
- @tweek I have 2 iMac g3's, and a powermac g4 (my wife is still using), you make me feel old. in reply to tweek #
- RT @jooliah: I had so many productive plans today and am wasting time fixing a problem that I shouldn't need to fix. #ie6cankissmyass #
- @rimram I was just retweeting a friend of mine. in reply to rimram #
- of course… it's raining… it's a wake… but it's raining in January… in Canada… but it's a wake… so that's ok I guess. Odd winter. #
- @hogihung no idea what you're talking about, I can't see it so I must be missing it. link? in reply to hogihung #
- @hogihung brilliant! tnx. in reply to hogihung #
- of course… it's raining… it's a funeral… but it's raining in January… in Canada… but it's a funeral… so that's ok I guess. #
- I hate funerals. #
- we have 12 minutes to get to the funeral home honey. I'm just saying. #
- @chrisherbert1 lol in reply to chrisherbert1 #
- @andrewphoenix thanks in reply to andrewphoenix #
- @chrisherbert1 indeed I do. in reply to chrisherbert1 #
- Alpha Silver Jubilee – 25 years 1985-2010 http://bit.ly/8dc0YV via @AddToAny #
- @chrisherbert1 I will likely have a beta out this week or next so you might want to sign up for that when announced on the member group. in reply to chrisherbert1 #
- finally, I can set typeless files to open how I want: http://sh.orti.ca/i/61 #
- @_RWT_ tnx in reply to _RWT_ #
- PicturePaste is a neat idea: http://sh.orti.ca/i/62 #
- I am not a fan of color mapping RapidWeaver themes #
- looks like ImageWell <http://sh.orti.ca/i/63> developer will be coming out to the next #kwdesignmeetup on February 4th. Nice! #
- @Magnet4Awesome 4 u? absolutely in reply to Magnet4Awesome #
- @blueballdesign will do. in reply to blueballdesign #
- @_RWT_ styles.css –> colourtag.css –> Theme.plist in reply to _RWT_ #
- starving! #
- sigh… I was clearly meant to do nothing today. Accomplishments == not much. #
- dear UPS, it's 6:44pm and your still 'out for delivery'. what gives? #
- @_RWT_ yeah I don't like that either. lol in reply to _RWT_ #
- new motherboard, chip and RAM have arrived. going to build me a mini server tomorrow. #
- @jrodgers but I'll be at #dcg so that should make the decision easy for you. in reply to jrodgers #
- crap. cpu came with a fan. I need a passive heat sync. Fan won't fit in a 1u server case. #
- They must make coffe too… RT @_RWT_: Theme devs … how'd you like to charge this much for a theme? http://rwurl.net/1c #
- hmm… can't boot the micro-server if I can't connect the switch to the motherboard… must RTFM. #
- running a test to see if passive cooling is enough on this celeraon chip. #
- had to buy a CPU fan. micro-server project has just gone from $350 to $425. #
- why doesn't ubuntu have net install? #
- can I be honest? the iPad _looks_ just a little retarded. what's with the wasted screen-estate on the edges? #
- *sigh* so Apple made a tablet that I can't be used as a regular mac? is this right? So it's not a computer, it's a huge iPod Touch?? #
- so will I be able to install TextMate and a LAMP environment on the iPad or is it just not that kind of device? #
- thanks everyone. so one last question, did Apple announce anything else today? #
- cracking up to @footose #dcg #
- @Brydon says to spear the word about #dcg #
- I just stole @modsuperstar seat. #dcg #
- help this loner out RT @CuteGecko: Tara was right, but I need friends for personal validation… follow me… #dcg #
- @Brydon damn iPhone spelling correction. iPhones are for girls I hear. in reply to Brydon #
- watching @tinyHippos fix widgets… what's a widget? #dcg #
- snapsort.com up at #dcg going to help us pick a camera. #
- snapsort.com looks freaking cool for a one feature wonder. #dcg #
- @saffyre9 has identified me and now she's keeping her back to me. I must smell. #
- vote for @footose at #dcg #
- oh ok, vote for @tinyHippos #dcg #
- it's been decided. #kwdesignmeetup is now officially #kwdm pass it around. #
- @saffyre9 haha. now I have my back to you. in reply to saffyre9 #
- oi! rolling in at 1:00am from the #dcg after-party is not going to make for a productive Thursday. might have to call some meetings instead #
- Listening to 'The Banana Bread of Stacia Marie Miller' by Matthew D. Jordan. #Podcast #
- GAWD DAMN! Matthew D. Jordan has a way with words. #
- watching the Apple Keynote. yeah it's the day after #dcg .. it's that kind of day. #
- I realize the iPad is not for people like me… it's for people like my wife. and for that demographic it proly brilliant. #
- damn did @cutegecko drink all those beer himself? #lastpic RT @monsterfarm: Democamp Guelph Roundup & Pictures! http://bit.ly/cjZ4Tf #dcg #
- @elixirgraphics all it would take is TextMate for the iPad and I would be sold. in reply to elixirgraphics #
- @elixirgraphics no… TextMate for me. Who knows… it might happen. in reply to elixirgraphics #
- at lunch with my wife. #
- if someone devs a file browser for iPad, or some such way to mount/view the contents of a network drive or other computer, then I get it. #
- @jonasthemes iDisk? srsly? that would be a pretty expensive way to access GB's worth of images. I suppose it could be one solution. in reply to jonasthemes #
- good lord, system events and Finder just crashed huge on me. Finder –> network fail. #
- @joeworkman @jonasthemes yeah but neither is great for a whole file system. #
- picking up my daughter from tutoring. I'm hoping to get time to right a post about last nights #dcg sometime before the day is over. #
- @footose good luck in Tampa. in reply to footose #
- finally an iPad post that doesn't gush but gives a practicle view point. from @pilky http://sh.orti.ca/i/65 #
- MyTunesRSS looks cool: http://sh.orti.ca/i/66 #
- Around here, yep RT @CuteGecko: Karl Allen-Muncey "Guaranteed high of -11. Windchill -20"…thats a high is it…? #
- is codecamp still happening sometime this year? #
- @spaetzel what's involved in getting it done? are you trying to make it a big thing or just a barcamp idea? in reply to spaetzel #
- Listening to 'NewMusicCanada: Darrelle London – Understand' by Darrelle London – Understand. #Podcast #
- is it my router or has Rogers totally borked the internets again? #
- I am dying of hunger… need… chili… now! where is the darn babysitter? #
- fantastic dinner last night with my wife, @jooliah, @cutegecko and @cutergecko. #
- I love you Google! RT @garysimmons: Posting this for seydoggy "Google discontinuing support for IE6" http://j.mp/bykZST #
- Thanks, thats awesome! RT @PassCaddy: seyDoggy got one of your themes tonight. The GiD3OUS theme #
- @footose @PatsyLou I dunno, I hear iPads are cool… for girls! lol, sorry, couldn't resist. (sent from my iPhone) #
- @CuteGecko @jooliah @cutergecko 5am! We'll be sure to get the kids a sleepover sitter next time. #
- @zeebe read the FAQ, it's in there. in reply to zeebe #
- has anyone used Bibble 5? how does it compare to Lightroom or Aperture. #
- wife and I have another dinner to go to tonight #muchdietingneeded #
- @jooliah well damn straight, for chili like that it has to be an all nighter… more time to eat more chili. in reply to jooliah #
- how important is it that an ethernet switch support jumbo frames/packets? #
- @jooliah om-nom-nom in reply to jooliah #
- @WebKarnage guess it's a good idea where a file server is concerned then. in reply to WebKarnage #
- @joeworkman @elzemeyer welcome to the mac and RapidWeaver. #
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democamp Guelph a big hit… again!
{ pictured (left-right): @jooliah, @CuteGecko, @seyDoggy, @cutergecko · photo courtesy @kevinleehansen of monsterfarm }
Last nights democamp Guelph held at ebar was just awesome! This was my second time out to democamp Guelph and it always amazes me that you can get a bar filled to capacity and yet the attendees are quiet and listening intently to what’s being presented. Yeah sure there is a dull roar between demos and the occasional moment of riotous laughter during some demos, but overall, this is the most well behaved, polite crowds I’ve seen.
What’s the end result when you have a room full of well behaved, fun and friendly people? It’s an environment that breeds passion, support and creativity… and isn’t that really the definition of innovation? That is what democamps/barcamps/meetups are all about, sharing innovative ideas.
The regularly scheduled event was followed up by the democamp “after-party”, if you will, at a quaint and rather historic pub around the corner from ebar, called The Albion Hotel. A number of us developer/designer types went to just carry on where we left off at democamp. More talk about new ideas, politics, and just plain old laughter and libation consumption.
To all those who I got the chance to talk to last night, thanks for the stimulating conversation and laughs. Until next time!
For a detailed write-up and pics of the nights events, presenters and sponsors, head over to monsterfarm’s democamp Guelph Roundup.
Going to democamp Guelph Tonight
Tonight I’m heading out to democamp Guelph for a little geek networking, beer and to hear about the latest and greatest in new tech ideas in and around the Guelph area.
The event happens every 3 months or so and consists of a couple hours of 3 minute demos followed by a brief Q & A period. The demos usually consist of new startup ideas, web apps in development, new concepts and overall tech geekness.
But more important are the people who show up. If you’re just getting started in the tech sector, or have just recently had a great idea for a startup, there is no better place to start your networking.
If you want to keep up with what’s going on tonight at democamp Guelph, just follow the twitter hash tag: #dcg.
Time Passes
Time passes and few will notice.
Until it’s passing becomes a comfort,
A reminder, this life is not eternal,
Our trials and triumphs not forever.
Tears fall and few will miss them.
Until their falling from cheeks of others,
Heralds a time hardly remembered,
When emotions ran deep and daily,
And tears flowed with ease.
Friends will visit and few will cherish those moments.
Until mobility gives way to agony,
Faculty gives way to confusion,
Ease gives way to strain,
Chairs at kitchen tables give way to pews before caskets.
Emotions run raw and few will relish them.
Until loss becomes commonplace,
Demise becomes expected.
Until the end is anticipated,
Hoped for, welcomed.
Time passes and few should notice.
Until passing be our comfort.
In loving memory of Marie Rellinger.
This was written after attending the funeral of my wife’s Great Aunt Marie. At the age of 88, she willingly embraced her diagnosis of cancer and fought it with passion and grace. But just as Marie accepted the battle such a diagnosis brought with it, so too did she accept it’s eventual and inevitable outcome at 89.
Neither path was right or wrong to her — to suffer in therapy was almost an honor, a badge for her 89 year of service to this world and her lord — to slip away at the end surrounded by family was Marie’s sweet reward. She was ready — even if we weren’t.
At the funeral I watched a whole generation of her friends share her views — proud men and proper ladies, born a decade or two into a new century past. They were not saddened by the loss, but comforted that Marie had been ‘received’. They were happy to be celebrating her life together, as friends, while there were still friends to share it with.
There were tears at Marie’s funeral, but not from her peers. The tears came from those of us too caught up in the moment to be able to reflect on what one can accomplish in 89 years. Too caught up in what it means to lose a loved one and unable to see what it means to rest after a long and fulfilling life.
I will cherish the tears while the thought of death still terrifies me. I will relish the heartache while loss still hurts. But I will bring away with me a new understanding of what it means to celebrate life and the passing of time.
Pictured in the Rellinger family portrait, clockwise from top left: Gary Rellinger, Todd Rellinger, Audrey Merrifield, Tanya Merrifield, Mary Rellinger, Marie Rellinger, Grace Merrifield.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24
- had a great time with all, happy birthday kimmie, and tnx for coming out @jooliah! hope you had fun. #
- @gjhoodmo re: story for son. sounds awesome. I haven't done that myself in many years. I think I might again. in reply to gjhoodmo #
- at Morty's waiting for a business meeting to start. #
- well… I say "business" but it's with my oldest friend. but it will be all business. #
- and it starts! #
- *groan* RT @amberherself: "What's the worst sport in the Winter Olympics? Luge. Because even if you win Gold you're still a Luger." #
- @nikf @dancounsell that is an awesome looking space. either all office spaces in Brighton are like that or you guys have great taste/luck. #
- @juliannasculpts their were hundreds upon hundreds of crows gathering in Waterloo on Thursday. the tree tops were solid black. scary. in reply to juliannasculpts #
- Listening to 'CBC News: World Report for 2010/01/18' by . #Podcast #
- where the farg are my slippers? #
- slippers found. they were in the last place I looked, oddly enough. #
- Dear Consumers; When a 1 day sales ends, it's over. Sales reward those who watch for them, and teach those who don't to do so. #
- Dear Consumers cont'd: Sales DO NOT reward those who come 23 days later saying, "Gee, I missed the sale 23 days ago, can I get it now?" #
- LOL, frig me that's tough! RT @footose: I can't say "6,000th tweet" without lisping #
- @nikf mother ehfers! are you ok??? in reply to nikf #
- Bob McKenzie: "This Cormier elbow is sickening on so many levels. I have never been so discouraged about the game of hockey as now." nuf sed #
- I'm thinking second time is the charm, Cormier ought not to be carrying the title of Jr. Captain anymore. #liability #loosecannon #prick #
- Saw this guy play in Chicago many years ago. Listening to 'Blues For A Living' by Eddy The Chief Clearwater. #Blues #
- Tried AirPort Extreme Firmware 7.4.2 for a day, just to see… nope, still broken as F#@K. Boggles the mind. #appleasbadasmicrosoft #
- @kevinleehansen connection drops intermittently. Not big iss. when surfing, but huge when trying 2 backup 2 the USB drives connected to it. in reply to kevinleehansen #
- @dtrotzjr I use RapidWeaver. Solid app with an great community behind it. Lots of 3rd party extensions available too. in reply to dtrotzjr #
- @Reload_me re: external links in RW, likely another script using windows.onload that is interfering. in reply to Reload_me #
- @kevinleehansen re: drobo yep I bet it does. when you access it does it's connection get dropped after a few minutes? in reply to kevinleehansen #
- @kevinleehansen it's a widespread issue with AirPort Extreme firmware 7.4.2… for over a year now! I can't even remember when it started. in reply to kevinleehansen #
- @kevinleehansen you have to keep downgrading to 7.3.2 in reply to kevinleehansen #
- @dtrotzjr no problem. in reply to dtrotzjr #
- @footose dude you ok? did the slinky monster get you? your tweets went dead after that last post. in reply to footose #
- @jrodgers how time flies. eat some cake for me and give the bugger a nooggie. in reply to jrodgers #
- Ottawa's Monkey Junk wins 5 of 6 at Maple Blues Awards: http://sh.orti.ca/i/5y #
- @CuteGecko are you guys doing up receipts for the fundraiser? in reply to CuteGecko #
- @CuteGecko @confusement tnx, receipts mean bigger donation from seydoggy. I'll be there tonight for a quick pint and a gift. #
- Just watched a bit on Patrick Henry Hughes, brilliant: http://sh.orti.ca/i/5z #
- srsly? jQuery plugin for the iPhone? Get out of town! http://sh.orti.ca/i/60 #
- @elixirgraphics I like #4 in reply to elixirgraphics #
- Sometimes I think 404 pages get too little attention. I think they can be fun: http://seydoggy.com/?error=404/ #
- For a change in my morning workout routine I tried my wifes Jillian Michaels DVD this morning… #ibuprofenrequired #hamburgerlegs #
- @nikf hope all goes well Nik. in reply to nikf #
- @elixirgraphics I only made it through the warmup and one (of seven) circuit. I hurt bad, lol. #
- @millca hamburgerlegs are like Steak tartare… beaten to a mushy mass and served cold, lol. in reply to millca #
- @amberherself I guess there is no one to blame, we're leaving ground, will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown… in reply to amberherself #
- Listening to 'Major Tom Coming Home' by Shiny Toy Guns. #Dance #
- Listening to 'B Movie Boxcar Blues' by Delbert & Glen. #Blues #
- Listening to 'Can't Truss It' by Public Enemy. #Hip-Hop #
- @Scolirk I saw them perform at "The Twist" for their Fear of a Black Planet tour… in '90 or '91… old school. in reply to Scolirk #
- @Scolirk some of the original Cypress Hill stuff was good too. in reply to Scolirk #
- trying to watch the Fring season 1 pilot that I purchased on the xbox… streaming not working so well. #
- guess I'll have to download it. #
- I'll finish me lunch while me waits. I must say I am a damn good cook. I missed my real calling in life. #
- whew! glad I ate lunch before watching Fringe. #
- ha! Royal Ontario Musium was used as a Corporate building in Fringe pilot. #
- just spent 40 minutes supporting a theme I hadn't even sold yet. DOH! #
- Listening to 'Slow Down' by Brand Nubian. #Hip-Hop #
- @thor0128 what's worse is they didn't even own RapidWeaver yet, lol. in reply to thor0128 #
- Going to Haiti Relief Tweetup with a seyDoggy check in hand. I challenge all my tweeple to do the same. http://bit.ly/61Wc8c #
- It's my girlfriend… Listening to 'Sober' by Pink. #Pop #
- @lillowen if you've ever been to the ROM since Michael Lee-Chin Crystal architecture design was completed… recognize it in a heart beat. in reply to lillowen #
- just dropped some bones at the Haiti Tweetup. #
- super nice crowd at the Haiti Tweetup tonight. glad to have met the new (to me) faces. #
- I cab noy speel todat #
- Listening to 'Waiting For The World To End' by Rakim. #Hip-Hop #
- Listening to 'Companion Lay Me Down' by Wide Mouth Mason. #Blues #
- @confusement no problem, Haiti needs it more then I do. yes, @kevinleehansen just told me about the towels. yay me! I never win anything! in reply to confusement #
- @chrisherbert1 downloading now. in reply to chrisherbert1 #
- wondering whether I should go to DevHouse Waterloo on Monday. That and #dcg makes for a lot of out-going next week. #
- @footose 57¢ I think in reply to footose #
- RT @blakestevenson: @brydon (and all others interested) http://www.democampguelph.com is UP! #
- Listening to 'C.R.E.A.M.' by Wu Tang Vs The Beatles. # #
- cooking while my kidlets play in the snow. it's moments like these that make me feel like I could have 10 kids… not all gingers though. #
- ack!!! noooo!!! how could I run out of garlic?? he'll hath frozen over! #
- @jrodgers with that tub of garlic you could make turkey rotini Alfredo like I was doing. in reply to jrodgers #
- @joeworkman @isaiah re spacebar page scroll, shift-space is the usual behaviour for paging up. #
- @72circles welcome back in reply to 72circles #
- @footose ouch. I've done that before… too many times. in reply to footose #
- My wife's Great Aunt just passed away. She was a Grandmother to my wife in a way she had never had. Rest in ever lasting peace Marie. #
- very frustrated that the WordPress 2.1 iPhone app seems unwilling to save my local drafts. #
- oh hey! Look at that! The Flying Dog over charge my Visa… BY $100.44!!! WTF!! #
- @ENBdavies @millca @sundog @edbrenner thanks for your thoughts, I will pass them on to Tanya. #
- Listening to 'The One That Got Away' by Pink. #Pop #
- @flyingdog nope, Flying Dog Restaurant in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. in reply to flyingdog #
- @WebKarnage lol, it's a bar/restaurant. No actual dogs were purchased in this transaction. in reply to WebKarnage #
- RT @elixirgraphics: re: microsoft/apple talks. Give this a read regarding Bing!: http://thurly.net//cr5 #
- ok, nuff muckin' about. time to port this markup into a functional RapidWeaver theme. yay! #
- It boggles the mind that a RapidWeaver theme can have 3550 SLOC in the plist file alone. No wonder there aren't more of us. #
- Can a plist execute bash commands? That would be cool wouldn't it? #
- @sundog @_RWT_ I wish we could make smart plist files with foreach loops. that would cut down SLOC to 10% of what they are now. #
- If you're a H.A.W.X. fan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuG8IsaFP8&feature=player_embedded #
- Flying Dog has fixed the $100.44 error. yay! #
- @monsterfarm we used to eat at marbles when I was a kid. amazing atmosphere, let alone the food. in reply to monsterfarm #
- Path Finder 5.5.8 is now available! #
- Funny, I had no idea that 1Password was in Toronto. I need to get them out to #kwdesignmeetup #
- Good thing too, lol. RT @melle: @jrodgers It means that you bothered to wear pants. #
- Installing iWork '09 #
- @blakestevenson yeah proly. that's why I finally got around to it, lol. Thought I better not jump two versions at once. in reply to blakestevenson #
- @WilliamAttewell haven't used any such M$ product in well over 2, maybe 3 years… maybe even longer. in reply to WilliamAttewell #
- anyone want to hack the 'press 1 now to get a lowere interest rate' system? that would be fun. #
- seyDesign news:: 11 seyDesign Themes Are Now Open Source http://bit.ly/6HLIIY #
- Gedy is not your typical rock star. #
- kids today proly wonder what we saw in "The Hip". #
- PHP is Gods gift to web nerds. #
- @majdal correction: Rasmus Lerdorf was a UofW graduate, though I suppose PHP was in his mind while still a student. in reply to majdal #
- @majdal you must be in computer science then. in reply to majdal #
- @edbrenner regarding jQuery? There is more documentation on it then anything else yet I see ppl doing the funniest things with it. in reply to edbrenner #
- RT @mdenny: RT @footose: Hey dirtirj drik a fddah muhmmamgd egee hasd http://tweetphoto.com/9343787 <- putting the 'ass' back in 'class'. #
- @WebKarnage I guess jquery seems approachable enough, suckers the noobs in. but calling in identical libraries? I see that ALL the time. in reply to WebKarnage #
- @majdal I know a guy who graduated from sys eng back in the early 90's. come to think of it, I wonder if he knew the PHP developer? in reply to majdal #
- @WebKarnage true dat! in reply to WebKarnage #
- the kids have an interesting choice; they go outside willingly, OR the go outside forceably. Either way, I win. #
- @edbrenner for jQuery, only link needed is the jQuery site. best jQuery resource out there. it's quite brillinat. in reply to edbrenner #
- wife is going out tonight. wonder if I should rent a movie 4 the kids and stay up late or drug them and have them in bed by 6. #
- thanks to ivideocamera my iPhone 3G has video too. yay! #
- @worx4you don't know when it came out but I just found it today. in reply to worx4you #
- my kingdom for a gas range. #
- Bruce Power raised $100,000 for Haiti just by taking collections at the gate!! Impressive. #
- Watched "Shorts" with the kids tonight. I love the "Black Box"… so much an Apple/Steve Jobs/iPhone jab. Just classic. #
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Turkey Rotini in Cream Sauce
Shared by Adam Merrifield
Category: DinnerCuisine: Italian Serves: 4
This is a delicious pasta dish that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 0.4 kg ground turkey
- 284 ml Cream of Mushroom/Broccoli soup
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup cream/milk
- 5 cups rotini (whole wheat)
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese (fresh grated)
Directions
- In a non-stick or seasoned cast-iron skillet, brown turkey over medium heat (about 4 minutes).
- Add minced garlic and continue cooking for another 2 minutes.
- Add the soup, wine and cream and reduce for about 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Stir in chopped red peppers and continue cooking another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and mix in Parmesan cheese. Let stand for 4 minutes.
- Mix with cooked rotini and serve.
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Haiti Tweetup
Last night I got the chance to attend a local geek meetup — Haiti Tweetup — put on by StartupDrinks.ca. It was, as you’ve probably guessed, a fund raising event for the people of Haiti in their time of need. It was good to get out and and chat with familiar faces and meet some new ones as well. But the true benefit was doing what we could for disaster stricken Haitians.
All told, $430 dollars were raised for Red Cross, with every little bit counting to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.
The Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph areas are rich with technology meetups, tweetups, demo camps and the like… if you happen to run such an event, or happen to know someone who does, please ask them to consider taking donations at the door, or pass the hat around to raise funds for the earthquake relief efforts.