SXSWi 2011 iPhone App Tool Kit

SXSWi 2011 iPhone App Tool Kit
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Here are my core picks for the next 72 hours in Austin.

Tweet Deck XL

Tweet Deck XL
Originally uploaded by Juston Western
The TV in the foyer of the ChaiONE office showing real time feeds of tweets about Houston & technology.

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Auburn

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts of notable Auburn University alumni.  I'm heading up to Auburn next week for the Auburn vs LSU football game, so it seemed like an appropriate time to point out these Tigers.

Jimmy Wales - Founder of Wikipedia - @jimmy_wales

Jimmy Buffett - Leader of the Parrot Head Nation - @jimmybuffett

Mark Spencer - Author of Pidgin IM client - @markster

Eric O'Neill - Spy hunter & counter terrorism consultant - @eoneill

Jake Adam York - Poet - @jakeadamyork

AUHD - Operator of the giant video screen at Jordan-Hare Stadium - @AUHD

Auburn University - Official Twitter account of the university - @auburnu

Software Saturday - Boxcar

Boxcar is the Swiss army knife of Push Notifications for the iPhone. By linking your Twitter account to Boxcar, anytime you receive an @-reply or Direct Message on Twitter, you'll receive a Push Notification on your iOS device.

This makes using Twitter on the go a lot easier, since you don't have to open your favorite Twitter app to see if someone has responded to you or mentioned you on the service.

When you receive a Push Notification via Boxcar and then slide to view, the app will launch and then immediately launch your mobile Twitter app so you can see and respond to the message. If you don't immediately slide to view your message, you'll have a badge on your Boxcar app icon when you come back to your device.

While I use Boxcar purely for Twitter Push Notifications, you can also link it to send Push Notifications for Facebook, Gmail, Growl, or RSS feeds.

Boxcar is a free download and sports an optimized interface for both the iPhone & iPad. You can find out more about Boxcar at the developer's website below.

http://boxcar.io/

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Real World New Orleans 2010

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts of the cast of the 24th season of MTV's Real World, set in New Orleans.  The 3 month series wrapped up this week, so I wanted to give a hat tip to the cast.  While I have a soft spot in my heart for the cast of the 2000 season in New Orleans (since it coincided with my freshman year of college), I thought the 2010 season did an excellent job of showcasing the city.

If you missed the season, you can watch all 12 episodes on MTV's website here:

http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world/neworleans2/series.jhtml

Jemmye Carroll - @JustJem24

Eric Patrick - @Ericisfunny

Ryan Knight - @KnightRW24

Sahar Dika - @SaharDika24

Ryan Leslie - @imRyanLeslie

Preston Charles - @PrestoMagic24

Ashlee Feldman - @AshleeFeldman

McKenzie Coburn - @mckenziecoburn

MTV's Real World - @RealWorldMTV

Tech Tuesday - Who Not To Be On Twitter

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While this is presented in the context of a comic strip, I think there are some valuable take-aways as you look to establish your personal brand on Twitter.  Although I'm sure I've been guilty of a few of these tendencies over 2,500 tweets during the past 3 years, it's worth thinking about whether what you're saying on Twitter really adds any value to the conversation.

To be sure, not everything you post on Twitter has to have intrinsic news-worthiness.  Part of the beauty of the service is that it adds a human element to users that sometimes may be abstracted.  But as you grow your follower base, keep in mind that you have an audience and think about why these users began to follow you in the first place.

If you're interested in some of the academic underpinnings, check out this study from Rutgers published earlier this year.  It draws a distinction between "meformers" who talk about themselves, and "informers" who share information.  One isn't necessarily better than the other, but informers tend to have a much larger and engaged audience than meformers.

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Tulane

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts of notable Tulane University alumni or active members of their current faculty.

Lisa P. Jackson - Administrator of the US EPA - @lisapjackson

Matt Forte - Running Back for the Chicago Bears - @chitownforte22

Newt Gingrich - Former Speaker of the House - @newtgingrich

Dave Winer - Developer behind RSS - @davewiner

Scott Cowen - President of Tulane University - @TulaneScott

#FF Twitter Recommendations - iPhone Developers

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts of several notable iPhone developers from the Houston area and beyond.

Joao Prado Maia - Founder of Houston iPhone Developers Meetup - @joaopmaia

Michael Gile - iPhone developer at FuzzyLuke - @mgile

Nathan Eror - iPhone developer for Free Time Studios - @neror

Ben Scheirman - Director of Development at ChaiONE - @subdigital

Andre Navarro - Lead Developer at Social Mobility - @ecito

Steve Hayman - Apple developer who gives "iPhone Under The Hood" presentations - @shayman

Loren Brichter - iPhone developer for Twitter - @atebits

Joe Hewitt - Former iPhone developer of Facebook app - @joehewitt

Erica Sadun - iPhone developer & writer for TUAW - @ericasadun

Sophia Teutschler - iPhone developer for Sophiestication - @sophiestication

Sean Kovacs - iPhone developer behind Google Voice app GV Mobile - @seankovacs

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Writers

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts of several authors whose books I've recently enjoyed.

Scott Berkun - Confessions of a Public Speaker - @berkun

Brene Brown - I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power - @BreneBrown

David Eagleman - Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives - @davideagleman

Jason Fried - Rework - @jasonfried

David Heinemeier Hansson - Rework - @dhh

Mat Johnson - Incognegro - @mat_johnson

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Gadgets

This week's Follow Friday entry showcases those Twitter users I follow to stay current on what's happening in the world of gadgets.

Ryan Block - Co-Founder of gdgt - @ryan

Jacqui Cheng - Senior Apple Editor at Ars Technica - @ejacqui

Laura June - Editor for Engadget - @laura_june

Nilay Patel - Managing Editor at Engadget - @reckless

David Pogue - NY Times Tech Columnist - @Pogue

Peter Rojas - Co-Founder of gdgt - @peterrojas

MG Siegler - TechCrunch Columnist - @parislemon

Joshua Topolsky - Editor in Chief at Engadget - @joshuatopolsky

#FF Twitter Recommendations - Houston

This week's Follow Friday entry spotlights the Twitter accounts I follow to stay abreast of what's happening in Houston.

Media

Dwight Silverman - Tech Columnist & Blogger for the Houston Chronicle - @dsilverman

Purva Patel - Business Reporter for the Houston Chronicle - @purvap

Mike McGuff - Multimedia Producer & TV Consultant - @mikemcguff

Eric Berger - Science Reporter & Blogger for the Houston Chronicle - @chronsciguy

James Kendrick - Founding Editor of jkOnTheRun - @jkendrick

Organizations

Houston Technology Center - Non-Profit Incubator for Emerging Technology Companies - @HouTechCenter

BioHouston - Non-Profit Championing Life Science & Biotechnology - @BioHouston

ChaiONE - App Development for Web & Mobile Platforms - @chaione

IDEA Interactive - Interactive Advertising Agency - @ideainteractive

Caroline Collective - Coworking Space for Houston's Creative Community - @CarolineCo

Culture Pilot - Design & Marketing Firm - @CulturePilot

Entities

Geek Gathering - Monthly Meetup of Technology Bytes listeners - @geekgathering

TEDxHouston - Independently Organized TED Event in Houston - @TEDxHouston

Venues

Wortham Center - Performing Arts Epicenter of Houston - @WorthamCenter

Discovery Green - Houston's Downtown Urban Park - @DiscoveryGreen

Interesting Individuals

Rakesh Agrawal - Founder of SnapStream - @RakeshAgrawal

Marc Nathan - Undisputed Houston Tech Community Guru - @marc1919

Kelsey Ruger - Vice President of ChaiONE - @Themoleskin

Robert Gremillion - Oracle Programmer & my BarCamp Houston Buddy - @rgremill

Rhonda Tipton - Software Developer & Pulse-Keeper of Houston Tech Events - @rtipton

Jessica Hampson - Founder of TEDxHouston Book Club - @JessHampson

Libations

Saint Arnold - Texas' Oldest Craft Brewery - @SaintArnold

Spec's - The Largest Liquor Store in the world - @Specs1962

Actual Facebook Movie Trailer, Spoof YouTube & Twitter Ones

For those who haven't seen these floating around over the past few weeks, each trailer is rather amusing.  I've embedded all three videos below.

The first one is for "The Social Network", an actual film being released later this year that documents the rise of Facebook.  Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nail's fame has signed on to do the score of this film.  It is scheduled to debut in theaters on Friday, October 1.

The second trailer is a spoof of "The Social Network" trailer, profiling a fictional film about the creation of YouTube.





Finally, the last trailer also parodies "The Social Network" trailer, but this time features Twitter as the subject of a fictional film.

Social Media During Disasters

The American Red Cross has released results of a survey about the use of social media during disasters or emergencies.  The PDF report of its findings can be found here:

http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/other/SocialMediaSlideDeck.pdf

Some interesting figures are contained within the report, including that over 75% of respondents would expect help to arrive within an hour if they requested help via a social media network.  Personally, I think this expectation is overly optimistic, but it would hinge upon who was in a user's respective social graph.

When Hurricane Ike hit The Woodlands 2 years ago, I realized that we'd likely lose power for a while and find it difficult to communicate with the outside world.  Prior to the storm's landfall in Texas, I e-mailed all of my friends & family, and directed them towards my Twitter page to stay up to date with our progress during & after storm.

This turned out to be a prudent decision, because we did in fact lose power & most cellular connectivity for several days.  Thankfully, SMS messages are surprisingly resilient following natural disasters (they require much less cellular infrastructure to receive & transmit relative to voice & data services).  This allowed me to update Twitter throughout the storm & its aftermath simply by texting the service.

For those interested in seeing my account of "events on the ground", I captured all my tweets from the storm in a blog post last September to mark the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Ike:

http://justonwestern.blogspot.com/2009/09/hurricane-ike-twitter-updates-1-year.html

Since that time, I've followed my friends' descriptions of earthquakes on the west coast and crippling blizzards on the east coast, all from my Twitter & Facebook activity streams.  When you want to tell a large group of people you're ok after a disaster, it's tough to find a more efficient way than with one of these social networks.

Writing Wednesday: Twitter Psychological Insights

Some interesting data-driven findings about Twitter are revealed in this study conducted by British psychologists.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/08/twitter-10-psychological-insights.php

I enjoyed the description of "informers vs. meformers" as it relates to tweet content.  I find that my own social graph has a fairly balanced ratio of users who fall into each category.

I'd propose that Twitter as a source of breaking news or emergency response will only continue to grow in importance.  When I want information about something that JUST happened, I always search Twitter first.  Granted, you may end up with content that proves not to be 100% accurate after the dust settles, but no less so than information you'd gather from other sources.  That's just the nature of gathering information quickly.

#FF Twitter Recommendations - New Orleans

Inspired by the Engadget "Who should I follow on Twitter?" series & the #FF (Follow Friday) tradition on Twitter, I thought I'd put together a recurring set of posts showcasing users in various topics that I find interesting.

The initial selection of users I'll spotlight are all from, or affiliated with, New Orleans.  If you're from the city, claim it as your spiritual home, or would just like to learn more about its culture, these Twitter users give you a nice cross-section of the pulse of New Orleans.

Music

Basin Street Records - Record label focused on jazz, R&B, blues, & funk - @BasinStRecords

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Staple of New Orleans jazz scene - @PresHall

WWOZ - New Orleans jazz radio station - @wwoz_neworleans

Trombone Shorty - Trombone musician - @Tromboneshorty

The Madd Wikkid - Recording engineeer & music producer - @mwikkid

Ben McGehee - Pianist at Pat O'Brien's - @pianoman504

Celebrities

Emeril Lagasse - Chef who rose to fame at Commander's Palace - @Emeril

Drew Brees - Quarterback of New Orleans Saints - @drewbrees

Reggie Bush - Running Back of New Orleans Saints - @reggie_bush

Lifestyle

NOLAlicious - Weekly newsletter highlighting cultural events - @NOLAlicious

OffBeat Magazine - Magazine spotlighting music & culture - @OffBeatMagazine

The Gambit - Weekly newspaper circulated in New Orleans - @The_Gambit

Interesting People

Crystal Kile - WTUL DJ - @djpoptart

Bob Murrell - Standup comic - @bobmurrell

Fleurty Girl - T-shirt entrepreneur - @FleurtyGirl

Mrs. Cocktail - Founder of Tales of the Cocktail - @Mrs_Cocktail

Beer & Pizza

Abita Beer - Craft brew found on tap throughout the city - @TheAbitaBeer

NOLA Brewing - Recent addition to the NOLA craft brew scene - @NOLABrewing

Naked Pizza - Pioneer of pimping healthy pizza via Twitter - @NakedPizza

Events

Crescent City Classic - Annual 10K race on Easter weekend - @CCC10k

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - The storied Jazz Fest - @jazzfest

Voodoo Experience - Also known as Voodoo Fest - @voodooexp2010

I Tweet, Therefore I Am

There was an interesting article (linked below) in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend, suggesting that our perceptions of ourselves are subconsciously being filtered through a public lens.  In short, we are curating how we think internally to ensure it meshes with how we project ourselves externally.  Pretty fascinating stuff.

I definitely think the writer has touched upon something that will be studied more in depth as social media becomes increasingly entrenched in the cycle of human communication.  I'd be interested to hear if others have found themselves "thinking in terms of tweets."  On the whole, I think it's a positive thing, as it encourages brevity & impact.  But I realize this may come at the expense of true introspection.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/magazine/01wwln-lede-t.html

Twitter Week In Review 2009-10-31 To 2009-11-06

@pineoaks Pictures or it didn't happen?

8:40 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to pineoaks

@pineoaks Doing pretty good since surgery was only a week ago. Gotta get off the meds soon, though. Make me wacky pants (yes, moreso). ;-)

8:56 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to pineoaks

Spent all afternoon compiling research & recommendations on the topics of SEO & social media for a new non-profit. Yeah, school project.

5:54 PM Nov 1st from Tweetie

Posted this week's JW/Electronica Classic: Desyn Masiello's 2004 Essential Mix; deliciously smooth prog house tunes! http://bit.ly/1WRRA9

7:26 PM Nov 1st from TweetDeck

Well that's weird. Just had this Facebook Captcha verification window pop up in Adium. http://twitpic.com/o1il9

2:53 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

Who Dat!

7:34 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

RT @mikemcguff: CompUSA retail store returning to Houston - http://is.gd/4Lvog

9:46 PM Nov 2nd from Tweetie

Had a brief trip to my office today for the 1st time since surgery so I could pick up a new company laptop, a decently spec'd out Dell model

10:07 PM Nov 3rd from Tweetie

Pretty remarkable video showing all the major Apple product announcements from the past 10 years: http://bit.ly/3iwH2f

7:44 AM Nov 4th from Tweetie

RT @ginatrapani: Laughing at @big_ben_clock. (tx @kiala)

11:07 AM Nov 4th from Tweetie

@dsilverman Any way you could ping your PR man Charlie @ Comcast about that 80/20 DOCSIS 3.0 rollout? http://bit.ly/3YIqSY '09 nearly done!

5:14 PM Nov 4th from Tweetie

@saralytle Probably an Auburn or Alabama hat/shirt/jacket given its calendar proximity to the Iron Bowl. ;-)

6:31 PM Nov 4th from Tweetie in reply to saralytle

The Google Dashboard stats border on scary if you're a heavy Google user. https://www.google.com/dashboard/

8:09 AM Nov 5th from Tweetie

@joshuatopolsky That's awesome. I still have these .mid's on a floppy from the late '90s. Who needs MP3s? ;-)

4:13 PM Nov 5th from Tweetie in reply to joshuatopolsky

Got a ton of work accomplished today, both w/work & school; there are only 29 days of class left, so it's crunch time!

11:02 PM Nov 5th from Tweetie

@rgremill I'll be rooting for you guys! If there was ever common ground between Auburn & LSU fans, it's a mutual disdain for Saban. ;-)

8:43 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

I'm making it a Sinatra kind of Friday morning...nothing but the best is gooood enough for meeeeeeeee!

9:43 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie

RT @csukach: RT @USArmy A moment of silence is planned for 1:34 PM CT - please join us in remembering those who lost their lives.

9:44 AM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Blue Six's "Beautiful Tomorrow" is perhaps my favorite Friday feel good album of all time. I'm smiling already. :-) http://bit.ly/15C8bY

12:35 PM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Shorter day of work let me catch up on class lectures in the PM; worked on editing a video for my final project in the evening...yay iMovie!

9:48 PM Nov 6th from Tweetie

Excellent Article On Social Media Ethics

I just shared this link with my ethics professor via e-mail, but thought it was notable enough to post here, too, as I believe it raises some very poignant ethical questions.

I'm a pretty strong advocate of social media & a fairly heavy user of it, but this article will likely make me take pause the next time I think about whipping out my iPhone to snap a picture when I witness something newsworthy. It's important to self-filter some things, even in times of crises like the Fort Hood shootings or the Iranian election protests. Deciding "what" to self-filter in an age of social media permeation represents one of the most interesting ethical questions of our time.

Here's the link to the article:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/07/nsfw-after-fort-hood-another-example-of-how-citizen-journalists-cant-handle-the-truth/

Twitter Week In Review 2009-10-24 To 2009-10-31

Testing out the developer preview of Google Chrome in Snow Leopard. Super snappy so far, and no browser blow-ups. Looks promising.

10:22 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

Renewed my Flickr Pro account for the 4th year in a row; ironic that Yahoo has gotten more money from me in that time than Google.

11:03 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@mwikkid Hope you have a nice time in Houston, man. :-)

11:18 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie in reply to mwikkid

Sitting down to watch the Auburn vs LSU game with Ash, my mom, & Puggles...War Eagle! :-D

6:25 PM Oct 24th from Tweetie

Another tough football Sat for JW w/the Auburn & Tulane losses; hoping the Saints & Texans can salvage the weekend 2 weeks in a row!

10:06 PM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@mintyone Certainly not a notable showing for my Tigers this evening. They need to find a way out of their malaise! Congrats to your Tigers.

10:14 PM Oct 24th from TweetDeck in reply to mintyone

@brianthiggins I use VMWare Fusion 2 on both my MBP & Ash's MacBook, although I'll be upgrading each to version 3 on Tues for Aero support!

7:27 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: John Digweed Live at Pawn Shop WMC 2007; a personal running favorite! http://bit.ly/prKFx

9:27 AM Oct 25th from TweetDeck

@brianthiggins I used Parallels in early '08, but not since. Fusion seemed to squeeze out most power. Fusion also updates more frequently.

9:41 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

Ack, doesn't look like the Saints game will be on TV this afternoon here in Houston. Might need to track down *cough* alternative broadcast

11:06 AM Oct 25th from Tweetie

RT @CaliLewis: Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media - http://bit.ly/4dnNRf

8:03 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck

Naturally my office's remote access functionality would crater on my 1st work day post-surgery. Come on Citrix tech gods...toss me a bone!

8:15 AM Oct 26th from Tweetie

Sheesh, upgrading VWare Fusion to version 3 made this morning WAY more complicated than it should've been; get your license servers fixed!

8:13 AM Oct 27th from Tweetie

An entire stack of saltine crackers can disappear before you know it.

11:16 AM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Spent my day inside z/OS inside Citrix-ized Windows XP inside Windows 7 inside OS X. It'd almost seem silly if it wasn't how I did my job :)

4:57 PM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Busy with work today, but spent the PM playing around with Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion 3; Windows 7 really pops w/the Aero features enabled!

9:58 PM Oct 27th from Tweetie

Giving the installation of Ubuntu Karmic Koala a whirl before doing some homework this evening.

6:55 PM Oct 29th from Tweetie

Dear health anomalies, I have more willpower and/or gadgets than you, so quit screwing with me. Love, JW. XOXO :-)

6:29 PM Oct 30th from Tweetie

@csukach Thanks Chris, almost there...just some minor speed bumps. And willpower/gadgets always win out in the end, right? ;-)

9:08 PM Oct 30th from Tweetie in reply to csukach

@rgremill Looks like it's on ESPN GamePlan PPV so also ESPN360.com for free if you're on Comcast http://bit.ly/14RQKO & http://bit.ly/2k1O0h

8:17 AM Oct 31st from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

Here's a live webcam view from my backyard. Crazy Halloween-loving neighbors! http://bit.ly/13F3Ra

10:18 AM Oct 31st from Tweetie

Wow, Google Maps has lot / property division line overlays in residential areas now.

1:17 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie

Great win for Auburn...War Eagle!

2:57 PM Oct 31st from Tweetie

Twitter Month In Review 2009-09-20 To 2009-10-24

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: Lucien Foort's Essential Mix from 2001. http://bit.ly/vUbKE

2:42 PM Sep 20th from TweetDeck

Sat spent @ new house, then AU game on TV; Sun spent with class reading, furniture planning, work e-mail, & the Texans/Cowboys games on TV.

9:11 PM Sep 20th from Tweetie

Weird Mon w/a pair of Dr's appts serving as book ends; watched class video w/Puggles in PM, Office on TiVo w/Ash, now reading before bed.

8:36 PM Sep 21st from Tweetie

Got my evening project planned! RT @google: Push Gmail comes to Google Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile http://bit.ly/1137UB

12:24 PM Sep 22nd from Tweetie

Spent evening w/a conference call for school (impressed by GoToMeeting functionality), House on TiVo, then Gmail Push setup & reading.

9:47 PM Sep 22nd from Tweetie

Just discovered I get access to ESPN360.com as a Comcast customer; I'll have to test this out for the Auburn football game on Sat night.

8:41 PM Sep 23rd from Tweetie

Ordered my cap & gown for Dec today...end in sight! Knocked out school work in PM, then spec'd out my soon-to-be-built Windows 7 box

10:06 PM Sep 23rd from Tweetie

@RyanDurham Good call...ESPNU is awesome, especially w/the new ESPN/SEC deal. Great news that we may get to see you down south again soon!

9:53 PM Sep 24th from Tweetie in reply to RyanDurham

Grump-a-potamus for much of the day, although in better spirits now; swung by our new house in PM, & grabbed more software from IEEE MSNDNAA

10:27 PM Sep 24th from Tweetie

First iPhone MMS test? My recipient received the image twice. AT&T: double the pleasure, double the fun!

1:00 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Man, AT&T's network must be struggling after flipping the MMS switch; txts to my GVoice # are hitting Gmail 5 minutes faster than my iPhone.

9:17 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Well that's new. Looks like they've added the Yahoo logo to the bottom of Flickr's logo on the home page: http://twitpic.com/j5etv

9:23 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

iPhone + BeejiveIM/Google Talk is awesome. It's almost like Google Voice SMS in reverse, since the other person can use THEIR full keyboard.

9:44 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Tons of testing today @ work; home @ lunch to meet deck refinishing guy; met Ash @ new house in PM, then took her out for dinner @ Rico's.

9:45 PM Sep 25th from Tweetie

Awesome, just discovered that Ch 55 here in Houston has SEC Network games (like the old Jefferson Pilot / Raycom Sports).

11:11 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

Just bought my alumni tailgate & game tickets for the Tulane vs Rice game here in Houston in November. I love college football season.

11:22 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

Testing out ESPN360.com for the 1st time on the LSU vs MSU game. Seems to be about a 90 second delay b/t real-time & streaming...not bad!

11:24 AM Sep 26th from Tweetie

@rgremill It's on Channel 55 on Comcast Houston.

11:26 AM Sep 26th from TweetDeck in reply to rgremill

Just watched the entire Auburn game for free in near real-time on ESPN360.com without a single streaming hiccup; technology is awesome. :-)

9:54 PM Sep 26th from Tweetie

@khurst421 Oh no, what's wrong with your phone?

4:35 PM Sep 28th from Tweetie in reply to khurst421

Random IT guy just sauntered by holding a cardboard box & asked if I'd like more RAM...thanks random IT guy!

3:27 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

Ha, anyone notice the new trash can animation when you delete an image from your Camera Roll in iPhone OS 3.1? Nice subtle touch.

10:40 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

Back @ work Tues after an unexpected Mon out; a 9 hr sprint of catch up today; went to new house in PM for carpet cleaners who never showed.

10:42 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Make sure you've got plenty of upstream bandwidth @ the site where you install the Slingbox! Also, ISP may require port tweaking.

10:45 PM Sep 29th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Anyone score a Google Wave invitation during this morning's rollout? If you've got a spare one, let me know! :-)

10:45 AM Sep 30th from Tweetie

Looking fwd to getting into our new house full time as of this Sat; had carpet/air duct cleaners out today...Casa De Western 4.0 beckons!

10:01 PM Sep 30th from Tweetie

Looks like GV Mobile finally stopped working on the iPhone. :-( Now that makes the lack of an official Google Voice iPhone app really bad.

11:05 AM Oct 1st from Tweetie

@dudesy916 I always embed my album art inside the MP3s.

2:17 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

@dudesy916 Usually copy/paste directly from Amazon into the MP3's ID3 Artwork tab within iTunes. Prefer at least 500 x 500 resolution.

4:59 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Awesome, just downloaded the 64 & 32-bit versions of Windows 7 Pro from Auburn's MSDN-AA site; they ended up approving my student request :)

11:18 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie

More Dr visit fun in AM; quick trip to new house post-work, then home for school work/reading catch up from earlier week neglect.

11:19 PM Oct 1st from Tweetie

My Sprint data card speeds are so much better at my house than at my office. Ideally, that would be reversed. :-)

7:13 PM Oct 2nd from Tweetie

Downloaded the ESPN Radio iPhone app so I can listen to game updates while we finish packing up the old house. Gotta get done for AU @ 645!

4:31 PM Oct 3rd from Tweetie

Highlight of weekend 1 in new house: installed new super-flow shower head; so many projects/unpacking to do; need to be over injury ASAP :-)

7:56 PM Oct 4th from Tweetie

Just set up Vonage Mobile on my iPhone using my Google Voice #...ha! Kind of bummed it can't link to my 5 year old Vonage # for VM access.

6:38 AM Oct 5th from Tweetie

RT @renderful: Just scanned the Google logo barcode with my Android phone. It comes out to the plain text: Google. Awesome.

5:03 PM Oct 7th from Tweetie

Just bought the SEC Sports iPhone app...pretty cool video postgame highlights section!

9:49 PM Oct 8th from Tweetie

@rgremill It's there, just buried outside app. Go iPhone Settings > Tweetie > Advanced > Experimental, then toggle RT-gurtitationability.

11:15 AM Oct 9th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

Just picked up Tweetie 2 from the App Store. Verdict so far? Awesome.

8:15 PM Oct 9th from Tweetie

Wish I could be there! RT @DJJohnDigweed: Pacha in NYC in a few hours, Chris Fortier warming things up should be rocking tonight

8:19 PM Oct 9th from Tweetie

Father-in-law helped me get the surround sound hooked up just in time for the Auburn game. Let's go Tigers!

11:12 AM Oct 10th from Tweetie

Watching the LSU/Florida game after having some awesome fried catfish & crawfish étouffée. Pulling for these Tigers since AU didn't show up

7:50 PM Oct 10th from Tweetie

Following @CarvilleCNN

12:19 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

In case this was bugging anyone else (unlikely, I know): How to fix the broken iChat emoticons in Adium in Snow Leopard http://bit.ly/45QD4

2:03 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

Looking fwd to being back in action this wk after a decidedly..."unhealthy" last wk. New house coming together, & school's on track, too :-)

9:09 PM Oct 11th from Tweetie

Just downloaded John Digweed's new Bedrock 11 album that was released today from Beatport: http://bit.ly/fcbON Here's to a great Monday!

6:24 AM Oct 12th from Tweetie

I completely empathize! RT @bruceburge: Come on brain let's make a deal you shut off now and I'll let you refactor code all day tomorrow.

6:27 AM Oct 12th from Tweetie

Just used Windows XP Tablet Edition for the first time while filling out some "paper" work @ the hospital. Interesting, but clunky.

1:56 PM Oct 12th from Tweetie

1st day back @ work in a while today; in PM ran a few errands & checked out the 2nd newly opened cigar bar near our house...looks promising!

10:03 PM Oct 12th from Tweetie

A Tues filled w/meetings @ work; rather drained in PM, which really put a damper on reading for class; Ash fixed excellent jambalaya, though

6:06 AM Oct 14th from Tweetie

I've got 1 remaining Google Voice invite if anyone still needs one.

11:47 AM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Good karma: I was able to send the person who gave me my Gmail invitation back in 2004 a Google Voice invite today. :-)

3:17 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

RT @Veronica: Obviously. RT @BuzzFeed: Uh-oh. Large Hadron Collider may have been sabotaged by time travel! http://bit.ly/16spju

4:33 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Pleasantly productive @ work today; quick library run in PM, followed by school reading & then a conference call for class; now RSS -> bed.

9:51 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Bought Groceries & Grocery iQ apps to see which one I liked more; leaning toward Groceries...& its from CoverSutra's developers.

10:18 PM Oct 14th from Tweetie

Anyone know how to get rid of a store-removed app in iTunes App Updates short of deleting from the library? http://twitpic.com/llmfs

6:33 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Dear Google Wave Team in Australia, please approve the invitation that has been sent my way. Love, JW.

6:56 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie

@Cheryllaw It's actually a grocery list creation application: http://bit.ly/ene8J (iTunes Link)

11:28 AM Oct 15th from Tweetie in reply to Cheryllaw

Disappointed we'll miss Voodoo this yr due to my injury, but pleased Expedia let us switch reservations to our anniversary weekend instead.

6:48 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

The Radio Slave Remix of Humate's "Love Stimulation" is 31 flavors of delicious electronic music; seriously best track I've heard in a while

7:26 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Done reading for the evening; actually going to sit down with Ash & catch up on some TiVo action...it's been a while.

8:21 PM Oct 15th from Tweetie

Snap, if you need some dark/aggressive house music to get you in the zone today, check out last weekend's Erphun Kiss Mix

11:30 AM Oct 16th from Tweetie

Hooray! Google Wave invitation finally came though. Let's put this puppy through it's paces...

10:16 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Tomorrow is the 24th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System release in the US; I'm throwing a 25th birthday party next year for it

10:19 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie

@brianthiggins Yeah I've got a few friends on there right now. I'll set aside an invite for you if you haven't received one once mine appear

10:27 AM Oct 17th from Tweetie in reply to brianthiggins

I have no interest in OU or UT, but this Red River Shootout has been must see TV this morning. Super entertaining football!

12:55 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Ashley accepts no substitutes when it comes to a Snuggie. SNUGGAHE! http://twitpic.com/lwejl

1:05 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

@jeremykeas Any chance you'll be recording that set? Can't make it downtown today, but I'd be interested to hear the performance.

1:13 PM Oct 17th from web in reply to jeremykeas

Headed to a block party down the street to meet our new neighbors. Gotta get back in a bit, though, for the start of the Auburn game.

5:02 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Planned out my entire new home network configuration within Google Wave today; hit me up if you're on Wave & would like to collaborate.

9:28 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Ouch, tough football weekend for JW w/the Auburn/Tulane losses; hopeful the Saints & Texans can lend some amount of respectability tomorrow.

9:50 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

RT @dsilverman: My Windows 7 review is online http://bit.ly/2KlX7m

9:51 PM Oct 17th from Tweetie

Dang, I'm happy I got my Google Wave invite, but bummed it seems I won't be able to invite others for a while: http://bit.ly/1a5iL5

12:43 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

The Saints are looking as solid as I've ever seen them play today. Hope they can sustain this level of play!

12:44 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

The Sportacular iPhone app's Push Notifications have completely changed the way I keep up with my teams during football season...so awesome.

12:59 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

Who Dat! http://twitpic.com/m0sja

1:17 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie

Puggles makes weekends around the house entertaining. What an eccentric creature.

2:37 PM Oct 18th from Google Wave (Tweety)

@prosynk Decent results on a 3G? I feared it would need a 3GS to perform well. Might pick it up after all, though, if you've had good luck.

2:40 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie in reply to prosynk

@rgremill The makings of an excellent Sunday!

2:47 PM Oct 18th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

RT @voodooexp2009: #Voodoo Fest iPhone app is in the App Store. Details about Augmented Reality and links coming soon http://bit.ly/2Fl3z1

11:56 AM Oct 19th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Glad to hear you were able to get it setup, man.

8:15 PM Oct 20th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Packed Tues; 2 doctor appointments, still logged a full day of work, class chat in PM, & mom arrived from Saudi Arabia midday; wiped out++.

8:41 PM Oct 20th from Tweetie

RT @dsilverman: Playing w/new version of VMware Fusion which has full Aero support. OUTSTANDING. If you run Win7/Vista on Mac you'll want it

9:00 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Awesome, there's now a WWOZ 90.7 New Orleans iPhone app: http://bit.ly/C5raX If you like jazz, or just New Orleans, check it out. :-)

9:31 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Re: this TechCrunch note on mystery Apple product: http://bit.ly/2bOneb Low margin, high shipping costs? TVs sure do fit that profile. ;-)

11:58 AM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Took a poll of my coworkers @ lunch regarding home web browser choice. Results: IE = 50%, Firefox = 40%, Chrome = 10%. Sample size of 10.

12:42 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

@mintyone Not an Apple-friendly group beyond a few iPhone users. I think I piqued the interest of a few of them in Chrome at least, though.

1:06 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie in reply to mintyone

Seems like there are new reminders in Google Calendar. Now there is a "Remind Me Again In 5 Minutes" link that appears after your alert.

1:54 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

@dsilverman You've got me super eager to try this out w/Win 7 Pro. Can't wait until the official Fusion release next week!

10:14 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

Logged a solid 12 hrs @ the office today, then home in PM for 2 more hrs of class work & conf calls; it's a sprint until surgery Fri morning

10:31 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

We bought season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, but will have to miss opening night this Friday. Hoping to make 2nd show next Friday.

10:32 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

Gotta get up early tomorrow to d/l my 32-bit & 64-bit student discount ISO copies of Windows 7 Pro. Installation will likely be later though

10:35 PM Oct 21st from Tweetie

The evidence is anecdotal @ best, but my Sprint EvDO card's signal strength sure does take a nose dive when there's bad weather. :-/

7:25 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

@dsilverman Would you recommend waiting to install Win 7 fresh in Fusion 3, or would upgrading from Fusion 2 to 3 still let Aero play nice?

8:14 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

A rainy morning in Houston calls for starting the day with Orbital's "The Box"...perhaps my favorite rainy day album.

8:17 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

@csukach Ask him if he plans to vacation in Myrtle Beach anytime soon? ;-)

8:18 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to csukach

@dsilverman Excellent...I was too eager to wait until next Tuesday for the installation. ;-) Thanks for the clarification!

8:22 AM Oct 22nd from Tweetie in reply to dsilverman

Awesome, one of my videos on YouTube has been selected by Google to be eligible for revenue sharing! I'll have to set that up tonight.

12:03 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

RT @seankovacs: #appleneedstoapproveGVMobileAGAIN

4:09 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

I forgot I had my Win 7 DVD I preordered from Amazon in June sent to my old address across town; neighbors offered to bring it over tomorrow

8:01 PM Oct 22nd from Tweetie

Almost done w/my 2010 OS refresh; Snow Leopard & Windows 7 down...Linux Karmic Koala next Thur; with a name like Koala, I'm 100% on board!

4:37 AM Oct 23rd from Tweetie

24 hrs on other side of back surgery & feeling pretty good. 2 wks of recovery time ahead, but the procedure seems to have been successful!

7:32 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie

@rgremill War Eagle! ;-) Hope you guys have a good time. My wife & I are a house divided b/t Auburn/LSU but we'll be rooting for the Tigers!

8:07 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie in reply to rgremill

If you used the Windows 7 student discount @ win741.com, here's how to convert the .box files into an ISO: http://bit.ly/4uSCz7

8:57 AM Oct 24th from Tweetie