uninteresting :: rich

• Tue Aug 26 18:26:01 2008 @maccast growl is great, but some apps abuse it. set per-app settings in the growl prefpane. HardwareGrowler is a must-install for me.
• Tue Aug 26 05:18:57 2008 one more day of work before burning man!
• Tue Aug 26 02:58:09 2008 an oldie but goodie mac app: gawker. freeware app to create time-lapse movies using your iSight/DV camera
• Sat Aug 23 20:08:55 2008 installed Adeona: free, open source tracking solution for stolen laptops. http://tinyurl.com/55cbre
• Thu Aug 21 18:50:09 2008 burning man 2008 next wk. camping with The Deep End Camp. they do a massive daytime party. here’s the lineup: http://tinyurl.com/5br8y2
• Wed Aug 20 18:44:34 2008 engadget launches iPhone version of site: i.engadget.com. 95.8% of all mobile views on the site are iPhone/iPod Touch.
• Tue Aug 19 22:31:36 2008 “iPhone’s share of Internet browsing is now four times that of Windows Mobile and nearly 40 percent of Linux’s share”
• Tue Aug 19 19:05:18 2008 Computerworld: Apple clobbers competition in customer satisfaction survey: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=146
• Thu Aug 14 23:00:35 2008 moving tasks back to Things (from OmniFocus), now that syncing is coming to the iPhone app (it’s with Apple for review)
• Wed Aug 13 22:06:32 2008 AAPL > GOOG: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=145
• Wed Aug 13 18:54:36 2008 not really news: fire at apple: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=141
• Wed Aug 13 16:17:04 2008 feeling a little guilty for not being interested in the Olympics
• Wed Aug 13 04:43:07 2008 watching new Indiana Jones. lame. George Lucas, pls retire already.
• Wed Aug 13 03:44:34 2008 Microsoft mentality: Office 12.1.2 Update requires 12.1.1, which requires Service Pack 12.1.0. You can’t do 1 cumulative update.
• Tue Aug 12 15:52:45 2008 AAPL is up $25 in the past 7 days
• Mon Aug 11 21:27:21 2008 an automated torrent workflow: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=138
• Mon Aug 11 21:14:22 2008 garmin isn’t apple: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=136
• Sun Aug 10 06:04:18 2008 my drobo: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=132
• Sat Aug 09 19:25:15 2008 breakfast at Bagdad Cafe with my baby. Crabs benefict. Yum!
• Sat Aug 09 08:44:26 2008 Plex Aeon screenshots: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=125
• Fri Aug 08 20:45:06 2008 nerd data point: plex on a 2.0 mac mini can playback a 10GB 1080p mkv video just fine over a gigabit LAN from a drobo connected to an imac
• Fri Aug 08 19:19:21 2008 drobo is here! exciting. plan is to have plex & itunes access a single media library
• Fri Aug 08 04:56:31 2008 @wapow cool thx, i got my eye on the nuvi 660. mp3 & photo wouldn’t be used: we both have iphones. but would like the bluetooth to work well
• Fri Aug 08 01:51:35 2008 nbcolympics.com is quite the craptacular site. hopelessly cluttered, and whored out to microsoft (windows media & silverlight).
• Thu Aug 07 18:02:15 2008 car was broken into and gps stolen…so looking for a new one. Garmin Nuvi looks great but really…why 30 models? i’m confused
• Wed Aug 06 19:39:49 2008 secret iPhone 2.0 tip: click the headset button to resume music playback, even if the phone is in standby. couldn’t do that before.
• Mon Aug 04 23:35:09 2008 finally, geni.com will let you merge family trees (i.e. if you marry someone who already has a tree on the site). before you couldn’t do it.
• Mon Aug 04 04:24:39 2008 iPhone app review: Note2Self ($2.99 voice recorder): http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=114
• Sun Aug 03 22:12:18 2008 Mac HTPC: Plex Aeon: http://uninteresting.org/nerd/?p=105
• Sun Aug 03 10:34:03 2008 plex rocks. not quite user friendly, though…but then neither was xbmc.

with my spiffy new ‘do!

How To Experience Burning Man 2008 Remotely

this year’s temple

in past years, i’ve put like zero effort into my playa bike. but really, it’s super important. especially when you’re out all night long, and far, far away from your camp. so this year, i’ve tricked out my bike with all kinds of goodies: