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Comic for October 15, 2009 - http://dilbert.com/strips...
Ah yes... this feels like my client demos.
- Robin Monks
Why the FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online - http://it.slashdot.org/story...
And people wonder why I'm paranoid...
- Robin Monks
And people wonder why I'm paranoid...
- Robin Monks
GrandCentral 2.0, Almost Ready to Be Released - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009...
Drew, Laurel Phelps LaFlamme, CJ Guest and 27 other people liked this
Eh? I thought GrandCentral was dead...
- Tyson Key
so did I ???
- andy brudtkuhl
OMFG!!!!!!!! Finally! So excited!!!!!
- Brian Bufalo
Oh I hope this means I can get a number! I need one!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Sweet!
- Paul Wade
I also need a number - was just about to pull the trigger on SkypeIn... spose I'll wait.. But I guarantee they wont have an Iowa area code (Vonage is the only VOIP carrier in Iowa that has access to our area codes)
- andy brudtkuhl
@Jason that's essentially what i want it for - to funnel business calls
- andy brudtkuhl
There are rumors that Google will be buying Skype. What are the odds that is what GrandCentral 2.0 will be?
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
If Google Bought Skype, it would basically just merge Google Talk with Skype, creating Google Skalt.
- Tyler (Chacha)
Do we have to go to google voice? When do they start charging :(
- Aaron S
I can't wait to not give my personal numbers out to anybody and everybody.
- Stephanie M. Cockerl
Comic for February 15, 2009 - http://dilbert.com/strips...
Sometimes, I think I have this same effect on people ;-)
- Robin Monks
I'm running Windows 7 here on my main computer. It's absolutely wonderful. I agree that it's the best Windows beta I've used. @davidlee41
Nicholas James, polymath22, Jim and 44 other people liked this
I agree.
- Spencer
Me too - installed it on my laptop and it works like a swiss watch ( ok, not THAT precise, but hey).
- Roberto Bonini
ditto
- Michael Fidler
from twhirl
I just installed the x64-version to my work laptop as 32-bit version worked so well at home.
- Jemm
anyone tried to add it to their WDS server? failed for me when I tried the one time.
- alphaxion
works like a charm on parallels desktop on my mac. but i can't enjoy the "preview desktop". won't die for this
- Jean-Charles VERDIE
WDS????? U mean Windows Home Server???
- Roberto Bonini
WDS = windows deployment service. It's the replacement for RIS (remote installation services) for the installation of windows OS across tcp/ip networks using PXE and winPE.
- alphaxion
Windows 7 is AMAZING. It's only a little bit slower than XP on my aging P42.8 HT, so am sticking with XP until I get a new machine. Games lag too much in Win7 on my box.
- Lou
what is cool for me is that all my audio and video works under windows 7 for the first time, didn't under vista. :-)
- Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Robert I agree. So much so I have it running on 3 computers at home. I have a couple of small issues my NAS box(Net gear Sc 101) and issues syncing my Samsung Jack phone but besides that it works great and is more stable. I am not worried about the Nas box but does anyone have a solution to my Samsung Jack sync issue?
- Rob Cairns
Agreed. Working fabulous on my Asus N10 netbook.
- Nir Ben Yona
I like what I've seen so far of Win7 compared to Vista. But I have one problem. I have Win7 running under Parallels 4 on OSX. I leave it running on a separate desktop, and twice now, it's just frozen overnight. Solid. If I go to that desktop I see the Win7 desktop, taskbar, etc. But they don't respond to anything. Only choice is to kill it and restart.
- Joey Gibson
I've had it lock up and blue screen if left unattended for 10 minutes on virtualbox.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
agreed. runs perfect..
- subsky
It just BSOD'd for the first time. But runs pefecto
- Roberto Bonini
Joey do you have the preview button functional? I wonder if it may come from me integrated crappy intel graphics
- Jean-Charles VERDIE
Agree
- Santa CW™
@jcverdie, not sure what you mean by the "preview button." Is that a Win7 or OSX thing?
- Joey Gibson
wow!... compare this to http://search.twitter.com/search...
- Siddharth Mitra
I have major problems with how the wireless connection comes back to life after the machine has been sleeping. Always have to use the troubleshoot connection to get it back. Otherwise I really like the automatic rotating Desktop background. They focused on some simple things here and its turning into a big win.
- dbcohen
@joey In windows 7, if you move at the bottom right, you are supposed to get all the windows disappear and just leave their edges like ghosts. If you right click you see two options : show desktop or preview desktop. The later is disabled here
- Jean-Charles VERDIE
Did you write down your special passcode after installing it..?
- Jules
@john any hint?I'm not a window guy at all :(
- Jean-Charles VERDIE
from twhirl
thanks @john. I just found that Parallels does NOT support aero effects :(
- Jean-Charles VERDIE
from twhirl
Got W7 on two notebooks. Works fine, but sleep mode is buggy. Sometimes it doesn't resume, and sometimes I can't launch any program after resume from sleep. Taskbar and new window management shortcuts are nice. Really helps to focus on doing my job.
- Kirill Petrovsky
I have it currently running on a test machine here at work, I like it seems to be working very well :-)
- Jayson Flint
@donor i got some problems on sleep mode and strange resets when i unplug it from ac power. i installed xp chipset drivers in compatibility mode. Now it works perfectly.
- Cristian Conti
agree, best Windows in years
- timepilot
I hear there will be several different versions. What fun!
- Phil Boiarski
With any luck they'll give you all versions on one Disc.. the screen that's floating around seems to indicate that much..
- Angelo Rodrigues
from twhirl
There is no way Microsoft is going to get rid of the multiple versions. That's what makes them a ton of money.
- Vaibhav
@ Vaibhav - They seem to do alright with just a home/server version. I hope they stick with something like that.. the whole 7 different versions with vista thing was a bit much for anyone to stomach.
- Angelo Rodrigues
from twhirl
I'd love for the concept of "home" and "pro" versions to get fucked... I tell everyone to replace the word "home" with "crippled". The only one that should have different versions is their server line of OS because it's actually warrented. I'm sure there was more than 7 diff versions of vista. home basic, home premium, ultimate, business, enterprise, home premium N, ultimate N, business N, enterprise N, and 64bit versions thrown on top.
- alphaxion
wow, lots of positive feedback from everyone about it :-). Scoble should be the nations CTO, I think.
- Richard Binhammer
@Angelo I agree. I am totally against having so many versions but I read an article about a year back which said they make more money having different versions vs one.
- Vaibhav
There should be only two versions Business and Home. Home should include Media Center and all the other features that is part of Ultimate today, but I guess that's just wishful thinking.
- Vaibhav
I still want to try it in a WORK environment, too many apps did not run on Vista, and vendors were in no rush to FIX their software to suit Vista, but I think they will not waste any time getting fixes for '7'!
- David Slater
from twhirl
It's the most stable beta, yes; but Microsoft does typically release in a junk/gold/junk/gold/junk/gold release cycle. So Windows 7 was a winner out of the gate; and Windows 8 will just as likely be a loser out of the gate. It's just the rise and fall of the OS tides.
- Robin Monks
from twhirl
Every time I try an OS beta I run into issues getting the Cisco VPN Client to work. I gave up on Win 7 because of this.
- Tom Wentworth
I've been Windows free for 3 years now. With such a great free OS to use as GNU/Linux, the reasons to voluntarily give up your freedom, put the shackles on yourself, and become a prisoner of user subjugating software, are becoming harder and harder to justify.
- Gregg H.
@Tom, I know of what you speak. Danged Cisco won't let their test clients out to everyone, just special people at my org, so until they give me the client, I'm screwed. It was the same thing with Vista. It's a PITA. Since we have multiple VPN solutions, I've been trying to get Citrix working, but no luck. At least our published apps seem to be working.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
arrived home again from our planning meeting. drupalcamptoronto '09 will rock your face!
Now this sounds interesting! What time of year?
- Robin Monks
from twhirl
it'll be in may - we're venue hunting and will finalize the dates with the venue
- James Walker
from IM
The Story of 10,000 Geeks - http://chris.pirillo.com/2008...
Chris is counting his minions again ;)
- Robin Monks
from IM
Google Incorporated - http://brightkite.com/objects...
Wouldn't I love to be a fly on the wall....
- Robin Monks
from IM
Talked about activity streams with Jyri and Kevin Marks! ;)
- Chris Messina
http://www.nbif.ca/page... I thought ideas are a dime a dozen. Still do.
And you would be correct ;)
- Robin Monks
from IM
WordPress top developer Donncha O Caoimh is now on FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/donncha I can smell new WordPress features already! :-)
Nicholas James, Donncha O Caoimh, Langley Zhu and 22 other people liked this
He lives in Cork, Ireland, and is one of the top developers in the world. Little known fact, I kissed the Blarney Stone with him. True story.
- Robert Scoble
Coool! You're bringing lots of great folks to FF, thanks!! :)
- Susan Beebe
Pics or it didn't happen :)
- Susan Beebe
You believe pics? :)
- Robin Monks
from IM
Susan: I gotta find some. http://scobleizer.com/2005... is the blog post I did. Here's a photo after we kissed the Blarney Stone: http://inphotos.org/donncha...
- Robert Scoble
Wow...his last name is a tongue twister !
- Dana Fosburgh
Is that "top developers in the world" rating on the scobscale? Just curious.
- ·[▪_▪]·
Another little known fact, Donncha had worked for Mullenweg for a few months when I met him in Cork, Ireland. At one point while we were walking around the Castle he turned to me and asked "so, what's Matt really like?" Turns out he had never met him. I thought to myself that the Internet had brought us a wild world where we could work for people we had never met, even in a startup.
- Robert Scoble
You kissed his Blarney Stone? On the first date?
- Mitch Wagner
*_*: it's peer reviewed. Lots of people tell me that Donncha is one of the best. I can't argue with the value the Automattic team has delivered, either. When I walked into the Speaker of the House's office, what did I see being used there? Wordpress. That's pretty damn cool.
- Robert Scoble
wow, that is pretty wild, i.e. not every meeting your management folks in person.
- Susan Beebe
Mitch: I guess you could say that! :-)
- Robert Scoble
Susan: he met Matt a few weeks after I met Donncha.
- Robert Scoble
Nice. Subscribed! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
So this is why I got so much attention today, thank Robert!
- Donncha O Caoimh
Donncha - Yup Blame Scoble!! you learn fast! :)
- Susan Beebe
Surely such an accomplished and talented photographer should have a profile picture - hint :-)
- Andy C
I am a dumbfuck, went to the only bus stop I saw even though it was across the street, saw the bus on the other side, and now I'm waiting.
At least you have twitter ;)
- Robin Monks
from IM
How Often Will You Use That Treadmill? - http://www.lockergnome.com/news...
I actually do use the treadmill daily...
- Robin Monks
from IM
Running outdoor is much more fun and inexpensive
- Marcel Janus
has been placed on hold until a moderator arrives - http://walkah.tumblr.com/post...
Happy Waiting :)
- Robin Monks
from IM
Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD - http://kara.allthingsd.com/2008112...
Bindu Reddy, Alex Haar, Atul Arora and 5 other people liked this
"Interesting news, congrats on getting a scoop. So, sounds like Twitter is going to stay single for a year or more then, right? Good to know what Twitter is valued at. Will be interesting to see how they monetize. I sure hope it’s nothing like magpie."
- Robert Scoble
No magpie!! augh!!
- Susan Beebe
I'm glad (if accurate) that the twitter folks declined a stock trade. Historically, social networks have their 15 minutes, and gradually everyone moves elsewhere. I can't see any difference to Facebook..
- Matt Harwood
If MotleyFool is accurate and half of the users of twitter would pay $5/yr for the service that could mean around $100,000,000 in annual revenue - I think Twitter could end up being better at generating revenue than Facebook...
- Nation Hahn
That, is real money for a start up. And $5/yr is low enough that people wouldn't mind in these troubled times.
- Roberto Bonini
I'm one of the 50% that wouldn't pay it ;)
- Robin Monks
from IM
I don't think Twitter could get half of their users to pay $5 per year.
- Thomas Hawk
Perhaps the survey was wrong then. :) It is an inexact sciene - I tend to believe that they would never go the pay route, unless it was the you pay to not have ads route. Mostly because it would deter people to join in thereby making the service less useful for now. The reaction to magpie was pretty vicious also - but I think the potential is there for Twitter to come up with a few things that could make a lot of money.
- Nation Hahn
Thinking about what non-boring things to say on my Team Leadership panel at #ADI American Democracy Institute Leadership Forum tomorrow.
You're doomed.
- Robin Monks
from IM
CRTC begins dialogue on traffic shaping - http://blog.privcom.gc.ca/index...
Didn't they already give Bell to OK to traffic shape? If that isn't final, what should people do?
- Robin Monks
Flying Virgin America Airlines
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Im afraid to fly with them now
- Shevonne
Lots of ads?
- Robin Monks
from IM
u shaved!!! wtf u can't grow a tiny beard?for me!!!
- Caroline
did someone say Crash yet?
- Fred Grott
spy :: visualizes the conversations on Twitter, Friendfeed, Flickr, Blogs and more. - http://spy.appspot.com/
"spy can listen in on the social media conversations you're interested in. What do you want to listen for?"
- Chris Messina
from Mento
Very cool, I'm gonna use this!
- Robin Monks
from IM
Flying to SF for YouTube Live. Scored low flight price on Virgin America. Do I get Internet access on the plane?Never flown 'em before.
Joe Dawson, Robert Scoble and Steve Spalding liked this
Have fun! Take lots of photos
- Robin Monks
from IM
Oh, and virgin is the ones that sell ads EVERYWHERE, seatbacks, napkins; you'll be well monetized during the flight.
- Robin Monks
from IM
YOU MOTHERF*CKER. YOU'RE COMING TO SF AND DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME? NOT COOL, PIRILLO!!
- Mona Nomura
Mona: tell me about it!
- Robert Scoble
Robert: Are you going to the YouTube event?
- Mona Nomura
I wasn't invited.
- Robert Scoble
Robert. LOL Awww - could it be, perhaps, that it's because you kinda sorta only have video on FastCompany? ;) And if I had extra tickets, you would TOTALLY be my date!
- Mona Nomura
I don't think you get real internet yet but you do get an honest-to-god 110v power plug. No airplane adapter needed.
- Kevin Fox
On Oct. 20 I had 20,000 followers. Today? 20,963. I don't usually care about followers, but that is Twitter-style growth!
Steve Chou, Ontario Emperor, Morton Fox and 18 other people liked this
I predict Jason Calacanis will be here soon to have a contest for FriendFeed followers.
- Robert Scoble
He's on here and is one of the recommended initial follows.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
heh. I'd be happy to make it to 50
- Alan Simpson
You're like those Swatch-watches back in the 80's...EVERYone had to have one.
- Josh Haley
I'm happy if I have toys to play with, I love Social Media and the cool information that's floating round. I just enjoy sharing with people. I did discuss yesterday - with a friend I'm working on a stealth project with - that I really want people I know to subscribe more than I care about the anonymous masses subscribing. My father and a couple of my best friends read my blog, and they are the people I write it for. Now if I could just get them to follow my Twitter or FriendFeed... :)
- Daniel W. Crompton
I just passed 21,000. Wild.
- Robert Scoble
Lucky fellow :)
- Robin Monks
from IM
Thats a big growth in 15 hours. Might want to get it checked..
- Simon Wicks
I think I've heard of this.. Elephantitis of the Followers Gland..
- Angelo Rodrigues
wow! 21,000 amazing! I am about to hit 800 and twitter's growth is simply wild
- Susan Beebe
I would get paranoid if i got that many considering im still an unknown blogger..never know if ill be know and dont care either..its a hobby..but still congrats on the followers
- Samuel Lewis
from twhirl
Yeah, I'd love to have that many followers :P
- Robin Monks
from IM
How did you do it? Get that many followers that is?
- Jamelle
Congrats. People are obviously interested. Not to mention that the 'magic' rubs off.
- sofiagk
Jamelle: I've been working on online communities since the mid 1980s. I just write a lot and stay pretty focused on tech. I also am an early adopter of many services and listen to people better than most other people here (am in the top 100 of most active here as well). I also follow more people than most (almost 4,000 now here on FriendFeed).
- Robert Scoble
would you follow me? :) also i would suggest that you are now part of a self-fulfilling prophecy which happens to all chart toppers in all forms of media. If you're in the top 100, then ppl looking for the top 100 find you, and because there are so many people who cant be bothered to find original media but rather just go with the top 100, then just by making it in there you will continue to stay there. This applies to music, movies, blogs, microblogs and pretty much all media forms. Still, congrats!
- Mitali Pattnaik
Nice! You have to be highly interesting and informative or Jessica Simpson for that many people to want to stalk you.
- James Hoang
First workout in a while. *Huff huff*
I ran back from the mailbox, full upper body workout for a whole 20 seconds.
- Robin Monks
from IM
Am I A Google Reader Over-Sharer? Are You? - http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah...
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Sorry if I share too many things. I wish I could share more, actually. There are so many cool things coming through my reader lately.
- Robert Scoble
I don't think it's a question of over-sharing. If I'm subscribing to your shared items, I know what I'm getting myself into. If anything, my willingness to follow your feed is a sign of over-consumption on my part. I can always drop a feed or block your shared items. Ah, the power of controlling the news I read. Gotta love new media.
- Mark Martinez
How do you do it? I had to give up on GReader and full FriendFeed and now just have a single iGoogle home page w/ Twitter, FriendFeed, and about 20 RSS widgets. Any more than that and I can't get anything done :)
- Patrick Lightbody
from IM
Totally concur with Mark
- Christopher Galtenberg
"If I'm subscribing to your shared items, I know what I'm getting myself into." Exactly. RSS is opt-in, not opt-out, and in "list view" there's no such thing as too much. I probably put only 30-50 items per week into mine, but the only complaint I've had was my wife: "stop sharing stories in FRENCH!"
- John Craft
I knew someone would put it better than I could. John nailed it with "opt-in, not opt-out". That's the theme of this social media .. dare I call it a revolution? I dare.
- Mark Martinez
I share occasionally. And I never tire of the stuff you share, Robert.
- Robert Couture
I guess that the more of us that share stuff via GR, the more dupes are likely to happen?
- Ian May
Im a GReader addict, i share what i think others will find interesting. I'm trying to use the FriendFeed share thing instead though, as you can direct it to certain groups of people instead.
- Simon Wicks
I have a high standard for sharing, and share very little, but very good "stuff". (At least, I think it's good).
- Robin Monks
from IM
Two days ago, I wasn't an over-sharer. But this discussion has reignited my GR interest, and now I'm afraid I may be becoming one...
- kris. nuttycombe
The bar set here is awfully low. If you follow any topic or industry closely (let alone multiple topics), you're probably seeing 1000-2000 feed items per day. And anything over 20-30 shares is oversharing? That's like saying turning on the TV for 15 minutes is being a couch potato.
- Mark Trapp
is heading to the optometrist... it's all my eyes' fault.
We believe you walkah :)
- Robin Monks
from IM
no, really...
- James Walker
from IM
Garfield 20.11.08 - http://images.ucomics.com/comics...
Pizza.....
- Robin Monks
tap tap tap ~ How to prevent the App Store from becoming the Crap Store - http://www.taptaptap.com/blog...
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"we’re getting to the point where the App Store is in jeopardy of getting destroyed because it’s being overrun with 99¢ shovelware, with an ever growing number of developers competing for a slot in the charts."
- Robert Scoble
from Bookmarklet
I'd personally like to see developer fees to keep the crap away
- Adam
The Top 100 free/paid lists would have to be replaced with something else. Maybe a Digg style system to get on the 'top' list?
- Jim Bergman
@Adam, Developers do pay a one time fee when signing up.
- Swaroop Hegde
80% of the apps on App Store are either shovelware or cloneware.
- Mike
It's true that the App Store could degrade, but it's held up very well so far compared to, say, Facebook applications. Within days FB became a cesspool of crap and it's decreased the usefulness of FB significantly.
- Ryan Twomey
This is why, with everything we are faced with that gives us a glut of choices, social trust and recommendation are so important as filters. I learn what iPhone apps to try from people in my network (real life and online), services like iPhone.iusethis.com, etc. And I try to provide the same filter of opinion and experience to the people who listen to/follow me. It's what the "Human Web" is all about.
- Josh Bancroft
Ugh. I'm very bored with ppl crapping on the appstore. The past month I bought more than ever. Some at .99 (Ocarina -- such a cool app), others at 3.99 (Fieldrunners, addictive game like DesktopTowerDefense). All I know is the stuff is mostly stable, easy to update and install, and I never needed a fart joke app in the first place. What I really find the AppStore needs is some UI overhauls -- true for much of iTunes Store -- it's very hard to browse and find stuff with the UI.
- Robert Denton
Lets just hope they don't try and implement any sort of Apple Certified Application branding. The store itself is great, but a certified application policy would just bring the whole thing down. Then application developers would have to most likely cough up a fee to be "certified" as trustworthy. Much like Facebook's current scheme.
- Angelo Rodrigues
Fees do tend to weed out the good and bad apples somewhat though
- Robin Monks
from IM
getting facebook-ish? at own expense? welcome to fruity world :)
- A.T.
Robin: They do, but they also weed out those with money and those who don't. I'm sure though, that a lot of perfectly good applications don't have much in the way of monetary backing
- Angelo Rodrigues
Once again, opinion becomes fact
- Bwana ☠
xangelo: True enough
- Robin Monks
from IM
Angelo and Robin, there ARE fees to get an app listed in the app store. $99 per developer. Do you think there should be another "tier" of certification and fees, or maybe the existing fee should be raised to "raise the bar"?
- Josh Bancroft
Those are nominal fees though. It has no bearing on the quality of your application nor does it authenticate it. It just says "Hey, this is our cost to get your application listed". The fee we are talking about is speculative, but it relates to getting your application "certified" by apple. I personally don't think that such fee's should exist at all
- Angelo Rodrigues
We are submitting the Borange social availability app to the store now and have decided we'll have to do a limited-time $.99 offering and only move to our target price when there's traction. It's hard to get people to notice something for $4.99 when there's near-infinite distraction there for free.
- Mason Lee
is sporting a new look http://flickr.com/photos...
That isn't walkah, it's an impostor! GET HIM!
- Robin Monks
from IM
no no! it's me! i promise! ;-)
- James Walker
Woohoo! My business cards just arrived!
Photos?
- Robin Monks
from IM
Spice up your inbox with colors and themes (Official Gmail Blog) - http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008...
Nice!
- Robin Monks
from IM
RT: @alienvenom BREAKING NEWS: California Supreme Court Will Hear Prop 8 Challenge! Sign the pledge: http://www.couragecampaign.org/page... #RepealProp8
Heh, I think they better leave it alone. People voted, it's done, don't bash democracy.
- Robin Monks
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