September 2009
68 posts
Tap and Hold to Prevent iPhone Photo Rotation... →
If you’ve ever shown off your iPhone’s photo collection to friends, you know that trying to give everyone a good view results in a battle against sensitive accelerometers. Tap and hold,…
Sep 29th
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During the last mile today, barefooting really felt great, like everything was working the way it was supposed to! Excited for my next run.
Sep 28th
Adri and I enjoying the first apple from our tree.
Sep 27th
Been here 2 hours and the wedding couple has yet to arrive. Food seems like a very long wait. Appetizers only work for so long.
Sep 27th
Made it to Atwater for wedding. http://twitpic.com/j9rf3
Sep 27th
Food. Makes everything better.
Sep 27th
Now on the “the single ladies…” woot!
Sep 27th
No 7&7 at this Portuguese wedding! I’ve resorted to 7&vodka. Stay tuned to see how this works out.
Sep 27th
Oops…that come out wrong. Meaning, the slow stuff is done. On to the real party. Enough with tradition.
Sep 27th
Ice, ice, baby
Sep 27th
How to create Keynote themes →
Filed under: Enterprise, Software, How-tos, Productivity, iWork Out of the box, Apple’s Keynote is a gem. The app is intuitive and, like many Apple products, strikes a nice and…
Sep 26th
Darth Vader: “Luke, I know what you’re getting for Christmas.” Luke: “How, Dad?” Vader: “I felt your presents.” (RT @SamWilson1 … :)
Sep 26th
SJMercNews: CA finds alternative to closing state parks http://bit.ly/2xt1Wd (via @mrosd) Woot!
Sep 26th
Just completed my longest barefoot run: 6 miles. Feel feet and calves getting stronger and more used to this madness.
Sep 26th
the @sf_giants have roughly a 2.9% chance of making the playoffs: http://bit.ly/89W1w (via @thatbeegirl)
Sep 26th
Welcome to the 21st century. MMS for iPhone is live!
Sep 26th
AT&T states more MMS details for Friday →
Filed under: Software, iPhone As the AT&T iPhone MMS launch is only one day away now, Engadget is reporting that they heard some launch details from AT&T. Specifically, AT&T has…
Sep 25th
If you’re like me, you haven’t been keeping up with the health care plan proposed by Obama. Here it is in 4 minutes: http://bit.ly/1ZvzCb
Sep 23rd
Here’s that video of adri hula-hooping. http://bit.ly/VD5Tb
Sep 23rd
Adri proud of her bus drawing. http://twitpic.com/isfry
Sep 23rd
Make it easier to type music accidentals →
For as long as I have been writing about music. I’ve been frustrated with the choices for typing accidentals. I’ve been using music fonts, which weren’t designed for text editors, or the clunky…
Sep 23rd
AT&T poised to roll out 3G MicroCell service →
Filed under: Hardware, Wireless, Odds and ends, Internet, iPhone For many iPhone owners in the U.S., the fact that you’re tied to AT&T as the wireless carrier has been a…
Sep 23rd
Google Sync Gets Push Gmail Support on the iPhone →
Oh, MobileMe, how will you deal with this latest threat to your iPhone feature dominance? First it was improved Exchange support, and now it’s push Gmail using Google Sync. Remember …
Sep 23rd
Push for Gmail: it's here, it works, and it's... →
Filed under: Internet Tools, iPhone If you use Gmail, you have something to be excited about today, because you can finally have new email messages pushed directly to your iPhone…
Sep 23rd
Recap of trails from ride in Tahoe. Powerline > Cold Creek > Star Lake > Armstong Pass > Sidewinder > Corral > Powerline http://bit.ly/JEEEE
Sep 22nd
ScreenSharingMenulet fills a gap in Snow Leopard's... →
Filed under: Cool tools Every “point-oh” version of Mac OS X usually brings some small bit of pain, as I find some little utility no longer works. Snow Leopard has been no exception. I…
Sep 21st
Fun day of biking in South Lake Tahoe. Got in a 26 mile ride with an elevation gain of 3000’!
Sep 21st
Denny’s for breakfast. Then off to the shooting range. We’ll see if I can “pull the trigger” for the first time.
Sep 21st
At the Sage Room Steak House at Harveys.
Sep 21st
Shooting a handgun! http://twitpic.com/iiuiq
Sep 21st
Getting tire fixed before driving to Tahoe in a couple hours.
Sep 19th
Good thing I got the tires looked at. One was repaired the other replaced due to TWO nails in the tire.
Sep 19th
WTF. How does safeway run out of ice!
Sep 19th
Mitty 35- Palo Alto 13 Final. 2009 AMHS football= 3 and 0. 2008= 1 and 9. (via @sscotty) Go Mitty!
Sep 19th
Free iPhone Keynote and PowerPoint templates help... →
Filed under: iWork, Developer, iPhone Mockapp.com has created both Keynote and PowerPoint templates of iPhone UI elements, and has made them available as free downloads….
Sep 17th
Sharks are now on the new CSN California channel. Evidently more televized games and more HD.
Sep 17th
Install Snow Leopard on Your Hackintosh PC, No... →
Two weeks ago I detailed how to build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, start to finish, with a little Terminal work. If you’re not comfortable with command-line hacking, you can now install…
Sep 16th
Comcast Cable and Internet out again. 2x in one week. May start looking for a different provider.
Sep 14th
Ran my first mile “barefoot” (vibram five fingers).
Sep 13th
Adri makes hula hooping look easy. http://bit.ly/1NtjWQ
Sep 12th
Off to get adri a hula-hoop as a reward for another successful week.
Sep 12th
Next 6 games will decide the post-season chance for the giants. Let’s start with #BeatLA
Sep 12th
Rhapsody App for iPhone Approved, Available Now →
Across the pond, our European neighbors have been enjoying Spotify for some time now. It’s only fair that Apple should continue on in that vein and approve Rhapsody for the American…
Sep 11th
Voice control on iPhone 3.1 now works over Bluetooth. Love it!
Sep 11th
Tired of those winmail.dat files? Letter Opener 3... →
Filed under: Enterprise, Software, Switchers, Odds and ends, Snow Leopard If there’s anything that drives Mac users into a frenzy, it’s those winmail.dat files that can show…
Sep 10th
Latest butterfly creation by Adri. http://twitpic.com/h1s21
Sep 9th
At Giants game. Sec 102 Row 19 Seat 10 #LetsGoGiants http://twitpic.com/gvrd8
Sep 8th
On the way to see the Giants with @giantsfan823, @zooids, and @trainnut951! (via @cpanderson) Adri too!
Sep 8th
Adri got a ball during batting practice! http://twitpic.com/gvilo
Sep 8th
Fold a World-Record-Setting Paper Airplane [Fun] →
A few years back we pointed you toward the world’s “best” paper airplane, and while we couldn’t entirely back up the “best” claim, this Sky King paper airplane is a legitimate…
Sep 7th