Advice: When you’re being a bastard to someone, don’t say, ‘It’s so much fun being a bastard!’ That’s just dumb.
Archive for June, 2008
On being a bastard…
Monday, June 23rd, 2008NYT covers Direct Note Access
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008There’s a nice piece at the New York Times’ web site on Peter Neubäcker, Celemony and Direct Note Access. I had dinner with Peter and his wife a couple of NAMM’s ago. Awesome guy, and easily the smartest person I’ve ever met.
This whole Direct Note Access breakthrough reminds of me of a bit of advice I got once (and have shamefully never followed): Ask yourself, “What’s the hardest problem in my field?” Then ask yourself, “Why am I not working on it?”
The best resignation letter I’ve ever read
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Steward Butterfield, founder of Flickr, leaves Yahoo!
… who would have thought that Electronic Mail would supplant the nation’s own great and venerable post?!
In related news, any bets on how soon till you have to suffer horrible dancing silhouette mortgage ads in order to look at family photos? Photoshop Express, anyone?
Wow.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008I got a once-in-a-lifetime shock today.
My dad is an avowed Mac-hater from back in the day. Hates ‘em, thinks they’re only good for ‘desktop publishing.’ You know the type.
Today we’re talking and he tells me that he’s getting an iPhone 3G for him and Mom when they come out in July. Now this isn’t surprising… he’s been drooling all over ours since we got them. In fact, I’ve probably sold about a hundred iPhones since Friday was born–peoples eyes start glazing over flicking back and forth between baby pictures. Must. Have. iPhone.
No, the two new iPhones isn’t what’s so surprising. What shocked me is that he’s also planning to pick up a 24″ iMac to go with them. ”Why go halfway?” he said.
So, if there’s any question in your mind whether or not iPhones upsell Macs to the PC faithful, there’s your answer. Hell, I’d have been less surprised if my Dad told me he was registering Democrat.
Things that make your day
Sunday, June 15th, 2008As I point out in the comments, you just never imagine the things that people will do with your software. He refers to iDrum as ‘iDumDum’, but that’s cool–that was the whole point of iDrum. And this guy gets that. Nothing makes me happier.
Attention to Detail
Saturday, June 14th, 2008I love how good tv shows sweat the most ridiculous detail, even when it’s an inside joke:
Commander Adama has a shaving mirror in his cabin. This mirror is made by IKEA, and is a model called…Fräck.
“You’re due a blog entry, bitch”
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008So I’m actually looking at an email with that very subject:
I’ve been exceptionally busy these past few weeks (the second email in that screesnap gives you an idea what kind of week I’m having) finishing up client projects, working on my own stuff, learning the new hotness, etc.
I will say this, in my limited circle, the iPhone 3G announcement is having its intended effect: everyone I know who doesn’t have one is now saying they’re going to get one. My parents, for example: They’re all-in, which is pretty unbelievable for a couple of avowed Mac-haters. Me, I don’t really have a choice whether or not to get one–a wonderful occupational hazard for a gadget geek. I already miss the silver back and at-home activation, though.
Like everyone else on the intartubes, I’m curious to find out how long the battery lasts with a GPS app running and just how fast 3G feels in actual use. Especially where I live. The AT&T coverage viewer tells me that my whole city is just dripping with first-class AT&T 3G, but I’ll believe it when I can drive to the coffee shop without dropping a call.
One of the reasons it’s hard to blog is that much of what I’ve found interesting over the past few weeks is totally secret spy stuff (oh, so that’s how that’s going to work!) I expect that after July 11 I’ll be jibbering-jabbering away like a fool. In the meantime, if we could just get an SDK that worked. 
On the music tip, if you haven’t heard this, you should.