Thanks to Doug Adams’ script, Current Track to Twitter v1.5, if you follow me via Twitter you’ll get continual updates on what I’m listening to. I’m digging Twitter as way to automatically publish in the background. I can keep my flow and we can stay connected. I see this quality that’ll keep Twitter from being …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Friday, March 30, 2007 3:29:17 PM
“Please do not overdo it, nobody wants to read about every single track you hear. “ Really? I thought that’s what Twitter was all about. Oh well. 🙂
Productivity Tip: Quicksilver Not For Long, Slow Scripts
After reading LifeHacker’s excellent Beginners Guide to Quicksilver I thought I’d try somethings I haven’t asked Quicksilver to do before. Like shell scripts. I know I’ve got one lying around – here’s one – my backup script. Bad idea. Quicksilver is unresponsive while the script is running and completely ignores my increasingly frantic key invocations. …
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Garrick Speaking at U of M’s Wireless Cities Conference
Mark your calendars, on April 16th, Peter Fleck and I will be on a panel with TCDailyPlanet‘s Executive Director – Jeremy Iggers, and the U’s Christina Lopez talking about how ubiquitous internet access will change community news. More info: Wireless Cities Conference, looks like it’s $75 for U students and staff, and $175 for the …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:35:10 PM
Trawlr. Another browser-based, Rails-built, RSS reader thingy. As I await my opml import (tick….tock…tick…tock), I’m not impressed. Confirming there’s lots of work to do in RSS land. Yes, I’ve got horse in the race….but only ’cause I haven’t found another horse worth betting on. 😉
Blogging is a Social Gesture
Monday, March 26, 2007 2:49:38 PM
It’s a beautiful day. Blue skies. The Dashboard widget says 77°F. Our home weather station says 80°F. That aggregation project I’ve been working on since last fall is coming along nicely. Some big, pleasant surprises this morning. Still miles to go, but it’s fulfilling the vision – even at this early stage. Yes, it’s still …
Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron: Advertising Doesn’t Work
“The point I was making is that we are not happy with advertising right now.” – Andrew Baron If anyone was going to figure advertising-on-serial-media out, I was sure Andrew would. Not that I think it makes sense or is even a good idea. From my post on the Ze Frank / RocketBoom geek fight …
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:25:50 PM
The windows are open in the house, I roasted a couple batches of coffee, and the neighborhood kids are playing football in the street. Spring is here. 52°F
WordPress-to-WordPress Import Tip: Delete Spam Comments First
I’m doing some blog consolidation (“finally”, I can hear you say). I’ve been trying out WordPress’ new import feature. It hung, stalled, or timed out every time, either on initial import or on Step 2 when I assign the post author. After peaking into the WXRSS file, I noticed all my comments were in there …
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