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Ummm, dear Friendfeed why did you feel the need to just RE-post my entire Netflix Queue? This was rather unwanted... :(
manielse (Mark Nielsen), Kol Tregaskes, Rick Schmidt and 3 other people liked this
Just noticed the same thing here, though in my case, it appears to be only the movies from my instant queue.
- Adam Lasnik
same here. and I have several hundred items in my queue. now manually deleting them. not fun.
- Laura Norvig
OK, well at least I know I'm not the only one. But as a result, lots of my Facebook connections have blocked the FF app...
- Walt Ruppar
Walt, Ben (of FF team) explained what happened. I can grab the link for you later.
- Micah Wittman
from iPhone
Here's the link:http://friendfeed.com/bgolub...
- Anne Bouey
Micah, Anne Thank-you kindly for the link... "We have some logic in place at FriendFeed to minimize the impact but it still sucks :("
- Walt Ruppar
I am a critical juncture in my life. Today I attempt to make cheese dip without velveeta. If you know of a good non-velveeta recipe please let me know.
FFing Enigma (aka Tina) and Laura Norvig liked this
I've used this one before for a queso blanco - thought it was great http://www.xenite.org/white_c...
- ÉllbeeÇee
An interview with the Chief Operating Officer of Ning - http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009...
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Having “The Talk” with Staff, Social Media Style - http://outspokenmedia.com/social-...
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This post by Lisa Barone is great because it really delves into social media policies and education in general, including featuring lists of other companywide social media policies.
- Tamar Weinberg
Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid - http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009...
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If hype were to be believed, the Motorola DROID is the pièce de résistance of the mobile world; the conclusive creation sent down by the Great Smartphone in the sky to rid us of our woes. It would prepare your breakfast promptly each morning, tuck you in at night, and, maybe — just maybe — knock the iPhone down a notch or two.
- Praveen Vasudev
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25 Link Building Tactics to Improve Blog Search Engine Rankings http://www.toprankblog.com/2009...
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Mike ...will be in Orlando at the end of this week!
- Ziona Etzion
I caught an activist and volunteer on Twitter weighing in about how NGOs do not follow anyone back. She is not in nonprofit as a profession, but is a big human rights and healthcare supporter. I think its worth discussing. I will retweet:
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"Many twitter NGOs follow each other back but not people w/ checkbooks. Why spend $ on adverts & mailings & not follow back potential donors?"
- E-Advocate Network
"When I make a choice, will I give money to Catholic Relief Services who is following me or CARE who is not? DUH?"
- E-Advocate Network
And when I said I will post it in the nonprofit tech group for discussion: "you so rock!! would love to get feedback!"
- E-Advocate Network
I think her point is very valid. I can think of various reasons why some NGOs don't follow people back. Perhaps some are new to Twitter and don't know how to use a third-party client to manage a large list of people they follow, so they may only follow orgs they are interested in. Perhaps some are understaffed and don't have anyone to engage and follow people back (I suppose they could...
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- Laura Norvig
I am hoping lists might change this quite a bit. "Budget" is my thought. Then I realized that is not an excuse to tell an activist who is Tweeting away for their cause for free - but is not followed by the NPOs and NGOs who have paid staff running their Twitter accounts. She is vocal, so I am wondering if others feel the same. I am wondering if followers feel unappreciated too.
- E-Advocate Network
(Full Disclosure: I am a tad disgruntled.) The people who determine what content goes out are not the same people who post the content in a lot of situations. Many of the larger, more established orgs say "hey - you young person. do the twitter thing that CNN keeps talking about and make sure people know when we do a press release/blog post/web action/fundraiser. So the intern sends out the tweets. Too many NP's are still doing one way (web 1.0) conversations. And they like it that way.
- Suzannah
(still ranting) we cant talk about np tech and not address the silent underlying giant: there are major age gap issues in np's. & they have conflicting nptech ideas. the feminist community does for sure. its the intern who knows about tech, & the exec isnt interested in learning. But the exec is terrified of the intern "speaking for the organization" - even if it is 140 characters or less. they can be super protective of "the message." the whole web2.0-two-way-conversation thing still needs advocating.
- Suzannah
Thanks Suzannah. A generation gap makes sense. In this case, the activist just wanted the "thank you" of a follow, it was not even a matter of conversation. Perhaps the generation gap may see this as a pandora's box - temptation to "off-message" or personal conversation?
- E-Advocate Network
Exactly what I meant! Look at the daily workflow of the auto post. somewhere there is an exec meeting about an action/fundraiser/press release. The press/media person translates this to a blog post and hands it to the web person to post. the intern gets the concept of auto tweeting, so she sets that up. web person is the one who executes previously mandated "message," she wasnt even at the meeting where the message was crafted. HERE's the real question: why didnt the exec think she belonged there?
- Suzannah
That is a good point: If your social media coordinator is also a public "spokes person" via the internet, they should be in that meeting. The last person invited to an exec meeting will be an intern. It is looking like social media coordinators (and the qualified Millenials often taking the positions) need to be fully intergrated.
- E-Advocate Network
just a mini note: you are going to find the "on-message" obsession more with the membership orgs (ACLU, NARAL, NOW, SEIU) than the ones where the org doesnt have memberships/affiliates. Each member org can tell you of "that one time" when some one who was a chapter leader or $20 member made a comment about the org in question and it was broadcasted as the entire org's "position" on the...
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- Suzannah
i just saw your post - 'social media coordinator'? tee hee. the instances you are thinking of - the non retweeters - dont have one - that is the problem. they have the people who are in charge of message and the 'web person' they give it to to post. still in the mind frame of the web as a broadcast medium - another form of the newsletters they have been doing for years - not as a two way conversation.
- Suzannah
btw: THANKS for letting me rant. :) this is a rockin concept and I love you for discussing it!!
- Suzannah
Thank you for the discussion! Its the first time I have seen a dedicated activist complain on Twitter who is not in the nonprofit field- a key voice to me atleast. They are the ones who turn a nonprofit into a movement. That is how social change works. Woke me up!
- E-Advocate Network
It's an awesome complaint for them to make! They bring up the issue that was stirring in the last election - people actually DO want to be part of the discussion. they dont just want to consume news and donate to the yea or the nay. basics of marketing. people do more/give more/act more, if the movement belongs to them, if they are invested in the movement. it's also the price of...
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- Suzannah
I have found the more sense of responsibility or effect on the situation an advocate has - the more they do. That is why ideas like the Gates Foundation's new site showing how poverty relief is progressing (good and bad) is so important. Here in Denver, there is a mentorship program where a Coloradoan makes a four year committment to mentor an at-risk highschool student - it is wildly popular.
- E-Advocate Network
For @Mona: How to Block Facebook Applications - http://nosenseoftime.org/2009...
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Luff you George <3
- Mona Nomura
Sesame Seaweed Rice Balls aka Crack-in-a-Bag - http://www.traderjoes.com/whats_n...!
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"This is our version of a popular Japanese snack. Trader Joe’s Sesame Seaweed Rice Balls are crunchy puffed rice, shaped like balls (hence the name) that are given a savory zing using a popular Japanese seasoning known as furikake (fu-rih-kah-kay). Furikake is made from sesame seeds, chopped dried seaweed, a little bit of salt and a touch of sugar. If your mouth waters for umami tastes, then you’ll enjoy our Rice Balls. These crispy, salty, savory balls of deliciousness are $1.49 for a 5 oz. bag."
- Anika
from Bookmarklet
Those sound good, I want to try some now.
- Trish R
YEs. It's so sad that Trader Joe's isn't in Texas. :(
- Trish Haley
But you have a ginormous Whloe Foods.
- Jeremy
i still haven't been to it, though. have you trish r?
- Trish Haley
I've been to the one on Kirby. It's great, but too far to drive for regular shopping. I've never been to a Trader Joe's, so I can't make a comparison.
- Trish R
Is that the huge one? I always want to go when I see it, but I am just never down that way unless on a road trip.
- Trish Haley
It's a jaunt from your part of town.
- Jeremy
Yeah, it's pretty big. Jeremy, it's 45 minutes from me, so not worth it for a weekly grocery trip.
- Trish R
all of them are pretty far away for regular grocery shopping. it would be nice to check it out and get some yummy snacks sometime.
- Trish Haley
There's no comparison, IMO between TJs and WF. Whole Foods is a rip off, whereas TJs is pretty economical. Even though they're non-union, we tend to shop there for certain items. I'd never go to Whole Foods, but Adrian used to when we lived in between two of them. Thankfully, the one closest to us is pretty far.
- Anika
Yeah, I agree, Whole Foods is not for the bargain shopper.
- Trish R
I'll have to look for those. But TJ's has a habit of getting me hooked on some product and then then never selling it again
- Fred Yankowski
LOL Fred, they do have a habit of doing that, huh? And all the letter writing and phone calls never bring it back. :(
- Anika
these are so good! i was just eating some!
- Jessie
Must make a trip out to Trader Joe's. Wish it weren't so annoying to get to the one nearest us.
- Cheryl Jones
Once more on SirsiDynix - http://www.jasongriffey.net/wp...
Laura Norvig, Jill is sugar free and John Dupuis liked this
That was a very succinct and helpful response. Thanks for pointing us to it Jason!
- Jill is sugar free
Grateful Dead Archivist at UC Santa Cruz http://www.higheredjobs.com/search...
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"The University Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks an enterprising, creative, and service-oriented archivist to join the staff of Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) as Archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive. This is a potential career status position. The Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library's most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive (GDA). The UCSC University Library utilizes innovative approaches to allow the discovery, use, management, and sharing of information in support of research, teaching, and learning."
- tiffany
Rik would actually be perfect for this job, except he doesn't have a Master's degree.
- cecily
I can't do it!!! Not a fan of the Dead...which would making archiving their stuff pretty painful for me :) though I do miss Santa Cruz!
- Anna Lynn M.
from email
Tee-hee, "Expert knowledge in the history and scholarship of contemporary popular music, or American vernacular culture, preferably the history and influence of the Grateful Dead." Well, let's see, I went to about 100 shows, does that count?
- Laura Norvig
I think that counts Laura! GO for it!!!
- Anna Lynn M.
Found my alternative to FriendFeed. Peace out puppies. Find me on Facebook and Twitter
Darren Heydon, Ahsan Ali aka. Slick, Desirade and 13 other people liked this
*grabs chair*
- vijay
No.
- Dragon Goldmaple
Hey, I know you!
- Christopher Harley
What Andrea said.
- Michelle Martinez
*twiddles nobs looking for the right hailing frequency*
- Micah Wittman
from iPhone
kwitters, sheesh ;-)
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Before you go you have to at least start a thread badmouthing everyone, and then I need to see a decent flounce.
- Dragon Goldmaple
When I go to FB & Twitter I keep getting a message that tells me: DROP DEAD DOUCHEBAG. *sobs*
- Mark Wilson
@Mark like kindergarten when Sally McCocknabber punched you in the face every time she saw you. Ahh the memories.
- Carlos Ayala
I second the demand for a flounce!
- The Bohemian Penguin
*waves* :(
- Helen Sventitsky
I'm gonna miss you two, but I hope you'll have fun in the alternative service(s) + there's still Twitter :)
- Jemm
I'm very, very sad that you won't be here anymore. I'm glad I'm friends with you on FB, though.
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
I'm sad to see you leave Lindsey. :( wtf happened? :((
- AJ Batac
srsly!??!? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Beau "Slick Foot" Liening
Bye Lindsey! Might catch you on the 'alternatives'. :-
- Kol Tregaskes
DO ANYBODY NO WHAT ALTERNATIVE SHE IS TALKING ABOUT?
- Yolanda
Also, do you know how sad this makes me? :( Did anyone else decide to leave in the past few days?
- Yolanda
:-(
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Gutted :(
- Timothy Griffin
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- Vezquex: God of FF
is the alternative called yahoo chat?
- Gus
er... "alternative" is a little vague. Surely she doesn't actually mean Facebook and Twitter. Those are sad excuses for alternatives, IMO.
- Jason Huebel
Maybe not great alternatives, but that's where the action people are. They're not on FriendFeed.
- Kittyburgers
For the record, I'm using GReader with a Feedly front end for content and sharing with Mark and Twitter and Facebook for social interactions.
- Lindsey is Fierce!
I'm way behind... I still use my mouth, ears, eyes, and toes for social interactions.
- Mitch
You'll see Twitter + Facebook + FriendFeed as well and keep an eye on Posterous too ;-)))
- Desirade
Study: Influencers are Alive and Well on Social Media Sites - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
Laura Norvig liked this
How to Change the World: The Myth of A Listers and Influencers - http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2008...
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Ways To Use Twitter Lists for Your Nonprofit Work - http://beth.typepad.com/beths_b...
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I got a DROID - http://www.scripting.com/stories...
Leslie Poston, Jason Huebel, Edwin Khodabakchian and Laura Norvig liked this
Cool. Do you plan to build apps for it?
- Edwin Khodabakchian
it's a link to a blog post by dave winer. I am planning on getting an HTC Hero though and have already written a few toy apps to get a feel for the SDK..
- mjc
I know that they have a lot of people signed up to volunteer for the Extreme Makeover Home Edition, but they should have EVERYONE who signed up do something to help the neighborhood. I'm really depressed about not hearing yet about it. I want to help out and I want to volunteer. I just want to cry for some reason. :(
Laura Norvig liked this
Google Voice cheat sheet http://www.coolgeex.com/google-...
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Real-time, Distributed Conversations: Some Thoughts on the Salmon Protocol - http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog...
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How to be a Speaker or a Volunteer at A Conference - http://stealthmode.posterous.com/how-to-...
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- Francine Hardaway
from Posterous
Create your own LibGuides with WordPress at bavatuesdays - http://bavatuesdays.com/create-...
Richard Akerman, suelibrarian, Laura Norvig and 8 other people liked this
wow...that's cool, good to know thats out there
- Sir Shuping
Cool, thank you for calling this to my attention! I've been thinking about hacking something like this together with our Drupal installation.
- Catherine OlderThanSteve
Wow, that's pretty awesome. Part of the advantage of Libguides is the back-end ease of repurposing content, though -- wonder how much of that they can take advantage of with this homebrew?
- Jàson Puçkett
Good question, Jason. It would seem like Drupal would be a better tool to gain that functionality.
- Meredith
i would also call attention to the comments in that post, in which a library vendor actually engages in a *very constructive* conversation about features and functionality with a proponent of an open-source solution. quite refreshing.
- Luke Rosenberger
Excellent point, Luke, and thank you for calling it to our attention. From what I've seen here and elsewhere, this is very typical (in a good way!) of Slaven's approach to his product and the library community. If we were in the market for a LibGuides-type application, this kind of interaction would be a strong recommendation for LibGuides.
- Catherine OlderThanSteve
I've often wondered whether the $$ individual libraries are spending on LibGuides would be more responsibly spent on collaborating to fund a programmer for a couple of months to come up with a Drupal or Wordpress module or template. For those who were uncomfortable running their own Drupal/WP installation, there would still be LibGuides.
- Kathryn says love n peace
We're actually implementing LibGuides, mainly for the ability to reuse content from other places, thus shortening our development time. Our decision turned out to be less about the engine (we have a working install of Library a la Carte from Oregon State) and more about speed of content creation.
- Jason Griffey
Wouldn't the same be achieved with WP widgets and themes that place the widgets whereever u want?MFPOW went with Libguides bcs librarians cd learn them quicker and were more comfy dealing with a company selling a product with "library" in the title. I thought they were paying money to not learn skills. ( ...and they proceeded to reproduce their text-heavy subject guides)
- Kathryn says love n peace
from iPhone
I don't know enough about WP widgets to answer your question, Kathryn, but we went with LibGuides in a large part because it's so easy to reuse content (both from within your institution and from the LibGuides community as a whole). I just tell it I want to reuse a page or a box from another guide, and it appears. Also, while we have some amazing programmers on campus, their priorities...
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- lris
Closet Cooking: Grilled Roast Beef and Cheese Sandwich - http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009...
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sandwiches can be hot
- Vezquex: God of FF
YouTube - davidrothman.net: On AL and Library 101 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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This is how it is done. Rothman at his best, I'd say.
- Steve is older than ever
from Bookmarklet
ahaha, that's fantastic
- Fiona Bradley
I left a comment...I'm curious about the connection he draws between disagreeing with LJ's promotion of the AL, and the use of Movers & Shakers to promote oneself. David?
- Jason Griffey
I'll be curious to hear what David says about that. I think that there would be a bit of a disconnect if the same person is saying "LJ editorial standards are crap because they publish the AL" and "I am proud to have the LJ editors' seal of approval as a Mover and Shaker."
- Steve is older than ever
Erm. If LJ editorial standards are crap, I'm in trouble, 'long of how I've been published there and all.
- D0r0th34
I don't think I'd say that LJ's editorial standards are crap...even though I DO disagree with them publishing the AL. But that said, I really see M&S as an award from my peers...someone had to nominate me (probably several someones). But maybe that's me over-parsing my personal part of it. Plus, what Dorothea said...
- Jason Griffey
Well, note that I said "*if* someone is saying that." I'm not personally concerned about it, but that's what I think David is saying. He also says that LJ publishes lots of stuff that reflects badly on librarians.
- Steve is older than ever
Wonderful. I keep thinking whether I should try to say something about this whole event, and David's done such a fine job here that I probably won't. Doubt that I'll do any vlogs, but I sure liked this one. (And I've commented at David's blog, to close the circle.)
- Walt Crawford
Well, and I quibble with the idea that LJ is a library-propaganda arm constrained to publish only "rah-rah libraries!" stuff. Some of the stuff librarians do is bogus. If LJ reports that, more power to LJ.
- D0r0th34
And this is the answer? Yup. Right on David!
- ɥsıuɐʎɹ
Weak editorial standards can still allow in good stuff- and there *is* good stuff in LJ. There's also a lot of crap.
- David Rothman (☤)
Barbara Fister. Andrew Albanese (before he moved to PW, sigh). Peter Jaczo. They publish better stuff than American Libraries at present.
- D0r0th34
Wondering if AL will be nominated or receive M&S for 2010...would be kind of like when Time was going to give Man of the Year to Osama bin Laden. Time's comment: "He is not a larger than life figure with broad historical sweep...he is smaller than life, a garden-variety terrorist whose evil plan succeeded beyond his highest hopes."
- Lori Reed
*dead* over the Mister Muggles cameo.
- cecily
Mister Muggles was played (with unusual patience) by my kitty, Shelby....who felt it was a good stretch to play a male cat.
- David Rothman (☤)
Very well done, David. I tried to stay out of this fray as much as I could because it devolved into name calling/dogpiling on both sides, but your video is a voice of reason (hopefully just one among many).
- cecily
Best thing I've watched online in ages! :) I honestly can't say that I disagree with anything you said there. I totally wrote off M&S after they honored a certain master of sock-puppetry (though I probably should have sooner).
- Meredith
In addition to praising the content (with which I can't find fault), I also want to say that I've never quite gotten the point of videos that are just a talking head...why not just write down what you have to say? Except, now I get it. Bravo.
- Catherine OlderThanSteve
Ditto Catherine! I've never been much of a video person. This is everything a video blog post should be, but usually isn't.
- Meredith
Catherine, I had the same reaction. Usually I feel like, "I just want to read your words at my own pace. Please no video." This piece convinced me that sometimes it's worth it to hit Play. :)
- Rachel Walden
It was so helpful to have all of David's inflections and mannerisms the occasional silly face. It would have come across quite differently in print, I think.
- marthalib
What Rachel, Catherine, Marthalib and Meredith just said. Damn, there are a lot of smart female librarians on FF. (Maybe that's because there are a lot of smart...oh, never mind.)
- Walt Crawford
Yeah, it transmits all of those non-verbal cues quite nicely that we wouldn't have gotten with just the text. Plus, I made it through David's entire video without wanting to stop it. That wasn't a bad way to spend roughly 7 minutes.
- Peter Murray
David, I wish there was a non-award that I could "nominate" you for. 'Cause that was your greatest video ever.
- Greg Schwartz
Finally got to watch this. Completely brilliant. Thank you
- laura x
David got it absolutely right.
- Pete
Mr. Rothman provides a fine model for avoiding ad hominem attacks while being constructively critical. Bravo.
- Evil Librarian
Y'all are very kind- thanks for all the feedback. :)
- David Rothman (☤)
Closet Cooking: BBQ Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwich - http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/2009...
Laura Norvig, magali, Beau "Slick Foot" Liening and 3 other people liked this
gr8est sandwich ever! had one a few days ago. frakkin gr8!
- echostreamer
Just confirmed that work will give me the MS Office suite if I buy a new laptop for myself. Little by little I'm talking myself into this.
Catherine OlderThanSteve, Laura Norvig, Dan Morrill AKA Techwag and 6 other people liked this
Ok. Pretend I've never done this before. Pretend I'm your grandma (only with pretty high expectations from her computer). MacBook or MacBook Pro? Anything I should be sure to get or ask about? I use a Mac at work, but my personal laptops have always been PCs until now, so this really is new to me.
- lris
Also, order online or go to an Apple store?
- lris
MacBook Pro 13 inch, get the iWork suite (Keynote alone is worth it) and if you are buying, definitely get AppleCare. You can sometimes save a few bucks going refurb online.
- Jason Griffey
from twhirl
Don't forget to get the appropriate VGA dongle for connecting to projectors, as well.
- Jason Griffey
from twhirl
Griffey is awesome. :-)
- lris
I am very happy with my basic MacBook, although I really should get AppleCare.
- laura x
(An excellent thread, as I'm considering buying my first evar Mac - thanks for posting, iris!)
- The Archangel ωαřмaiden
I also am happy with Buffle the MacBook, though the new small Pros look pretty gosh-darn nice. Yes to iWork, yes to VGA dongle. Does your work have a tech store? there may be cheaper prices through there. Otherwise, check the difference between a refurb and the education price on Apple's site. Do not bother maxing out the RAM through Apple; you'll spend WAY less buying at OWC or other reputable memory merchant. Um... that's everything I can think of.
- D0r0th34
AppleCare is sold on eBay all the time for waaaay cheaper than through Apple - and it's legit. http://twitter.com/jessamy...
- jambina
Remember to practice your apology for when you forget your dongle, as has happened to some poor mac user at every event I've ever been to. WTF is wrong with VGA, Apple?
- Mr. Gunn
I presented today and did not forget my dongle. *pats self on back*
- marthalib
i've got just the basic macbook, but i'm a mac newbie. you may want to check your workplace as they may offer discounts for ordering the mac through them (educational discounts)
- Sir Shuping
I forgot my dongle because I do not own a dongle. DON'T BE ME (thanks griffey!). I have the basic macbook, and my work had a deal where it gets paid for out of my paycheck (automatically). Dunno if you would have similar?
- MegvMeg
where would be the best place to get the macbook dongle?
- Sir Shuping
I think we all just enjoy saying dongle
- marthalib
will work give you Windows if you want to partition it?
- marthalib
Any Mac store will have the dongle. Don't think price will differ too much. And yes, I have forgotten my dongle -- my FIRST KEYNOTE SPEECH and I forgot the damn dongle.
- D0r0th34
I keep my dongle in my bag. Just sayin'.
- Jason Griffey
As should everyone, jason. As should everyone.
- The Archangel ωαřмaiden
I'm paranoid and, besides taking the dongle along, take a Powerpoint version on a USB stick just in case. Sometimes on two USB sticks. (Also: dongle dongle dongle!)
- Deborah Fitchett
*snerk* at Colleen.
- Jenica
dongledongledongle
- holly
somebody needs to write the Dongle Song
- D0r0th34
now does that have a long o or a short o?
- Sir Shuping
jambina, yes!
- holly
more of an "ah" sound than long o, short o, or oo (but I'm from Massachusetts) p.s. why does my Firefox spellchecker have a problem with how I spell Massachusetts?!
- Aaron the Librarian
The dongle doesn't come with? That's even dumber than not just using VGA to begin with. I'm an iWork doubter but have never used it (and avoid "office" programs as much as possible) so I shouldn't talk. If you plan to plug into an external monitor regularly, check the specs: it used to be that the non-Pro models could only do video mirroring, rather than having dual screen action....
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- Steve is older than ever
Buffle the MacBook can handle dual screens, so I'm betting the new ones can too. And yeah, it's nickel-and-diming that the dongle doesn't come with.
- D0r0th34
Oh, as for how to buy, can you get the education discount at the Mac Store? I was under the impression you had to order from the education store online. Also: shipping without a dongle is stooopid!
- Steve is older than ever
dongle
- marthalib
LOL. Non-pro models have been able to do dual-screen for years (at least 3, since that's when I got my last macbook). Agreed with the nickel-and-diming, but VGA is an old standard...if anything, I'd expect new ones to come with the DVI dongle instead. I tend not to use iWork for anything except Keynote, but if you're giving any presentations at all, it's worth it just for it. Plus, it's...
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- Jason Griffey
yeah, actually a lot of the computer labs on our campus are going all-Mac hardware because even with the extra up-front expense, it's cheaper to dual-boot and run the lab on only one kind of machine.
- D0r0th34
Also: remember all my info is out of date.
- Steve is older than ever
This morning, after my presentation, the session facilitator said to me, "Oh, I see you remembered your dongle. I have a Mac and I always have to work really hard to remember it." True story.
- marthalib
it lives in my bag. Because I don't need it in my office, only when I'm moving around.
- DJF
The dongle doesn't come with the laptop because most people would never use it. I actually borrow my father's for the ~twice a year that I need it.
- Deborah Fitchett
Wow, thanks all. I guess this leaves me to weigh how much I want to plan for the "just in case" of presenting and all that. Where's that crystal ball when I need it? Also, Dongle.
- lris
it prolly won't kill you to wait to buy the DONGLE DONGLE DONGLE until you need it. ;)
- D0r0th34
I'd love to know which of their vaunted usability experts came up with the idea "hey, let's make all our laptops incompatible with every projector in existence!" Maybe they just liked saying dongle too? /dongle
- Mr. Gunn
yeah, I'd like to get my hands around the neck of the guy who designed the port such that the dongle DONGLE dongle falls out of it easily.
- D0r0th34
I do not own a dongle. I put all my presentations on the interwebs and use whatever computer they provide. . . although since I had to present on the computer with a virus at CiL, perhaps I won't be doing that any more.
- laura x
I don't remember if it because I was still at Pierce, or because C was still in school, but we got edu discount on our macbook (3+ yrs ago) at the Apple Store. Also, Applecare totally worth it, even at full price...and I never buy extended warranties. DVD drive died last winter, got it replaced, along with some cosmetic stuff, right before AppleCare expired.
- Elaine Nelson
I think today's the day.
- lris
yay!! so which one are you getting?? make sure you share pictures! :)
- Sir Shuping
... and unboxing
- Fiona Bradley
Woo! Please do keep us updated. Also, I haven't had a chance to type "dongle" yet, so here goes: dongle.
- Catherine OlderThanSteve
dongle dongle dongle
- lris
i luv iris
- jambina
really, it somehow never gets old. DONGLE
- marthalib
I think we need someone to compose a video tribute to the dongle. Who will volunteer their talents?
- Sir Shuping
Can "Dongle" be the title of an upcoming LSW zine?
- Catherine OlderThanSteve
Heh. "Reprehensible Dongle"
- Steve is older than ever
oh, Steve, that is good
- marthalib
So, today will not be the day, after all. But soon the day will come.
- lris
Happy Birthday to Two Awesome FriendFeeders! My Wife... and Some Guy Named Paul.
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- Louis Gray
Paul is hiding here: http://www.friendfeed.com/paul
- Louis Gray
Happy birthday folks!
- Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Happy Birthday to (Sarah and Matthew)'s mom ;)
- ffcode
This strengthens my faith in astrology, It's a good day, one that has produced stuff Louis loves.
- Laura Norvig
Hooray! Happy Birthday!
- Martha
Mrs. Gray... *swoon*... Happy Birthday!!!
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
Scorpions FTW! :) Happy Birthday
- Ahsan Ali aka. Slick
Happy Birthday Kristine!
- testbeta
Mrs. Gray is better looking than Paul...so happy birthday to, Mrs. Gray! :)
- JA Castillo
Happy Birthday guys! It was mine yesterday too. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Happy Birthday!
- Yolanda
Happy Birthday
- Shevonne
Happy Birthday, Kristine! Happy Birthday, Paul!
- Anne Bouey
Happy birthday to the both of you!!!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
happy bday everyone ... enjoy the celebration
- johnpiercy
Thanks everyone! I'm having a great day and going out tonight with the hubs.
- Kristine Gray
Happy Birthday!
- Josh Haley
Happy Birthday!
- Mycaptain
Happy Birthday!
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Happy Birthdays all around!
- Trish Haley
Happy happies!!!
- Helen Sventitsky
Happy Birthday :)
- Rodfather
Beautiful family!
- Cool Wired
happy belated birthday ;p
- zʍıɔ
OK, Louis, here's my response: http://sharisax.com/2009... http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Shari Weiss
happy birthday(s)!
- AJ Batac
California Rolls and how to make them - mlazopoulou's posterous - http://mlazopoulou.posterous.com/califor...
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