February 2012
15 posts
Twelve Life-Changing Life Hacks →
Voice Memos in iTunes
If you accidentally delete a voice memo from iTunes, aside from being unable to undo that action, when you re-add the memo to your library, it does not retain its meta data and goes in as an metadata-less file.
So, until Apple fixes this, triple check each voice memo you wish to delete from iTunes.
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Remembering my dad
A year has passed since my dad died after his long battle with cancer. It’s been a challenging year, and I miss him a lot.
His obituary had a great summary of who he was, but if you didn’t know him, you really missed out on a great friend.
We miss you, dad.
Erich W. Lawson, Born on November 25, 1942 in the Silesian Province of Germany. He was forced to flee Germany in the...
Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela... →
Thinking I’m the one who needs to be retrained…
January 2012
20 posts
First Listen: Ana Tijoux, 'La Bala' : NPR →
Julieta Venegas dice que esta buenísimo, así que a escucharlo… y lo puedes escuchar completamente gratis en NPR.org.
“Quick, make me a list of all my username and passwords on all the sites where I...”
DreamHost Passwords Compromised
Email I received today:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: We are writing to let you know that there may have been illegal and unauthorized access to some of your passwords at DreamHost today. Our security systems detected the potential breach this morning and we immediately took the defensive precaution of expiring and resetting all FTP/shell access passwords for all DreamHost customers and their users....
“Shut up and let the users do the talking.”
– Thinking Aloud: The #1 Usability Tool (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
“Every time I use Tumblr I am blown away by the level of quality and simplicity....”
tumblrbot asked: WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?
Happy At One Hundred: Emotive Portraits of... →
Great portraits.
December 2011
24 posts
Feels good to not leave the house all day… made some progress in Zelda and played with my girls, and ate very unpaleo! I don’t think I’ll be so lucky tomorrow.
Freddie Wong: Flower Warfare on the iTunes App... →
From Thruster, a division of Bottle Rocket!
Turns out a calendar really is a good way to manage your time—who knew!? #slowpoke
BBC iPlayer: Designing the iPhone app →
Might be informative.
Gretchen Kicks Cancer | This is a fundraiser for... →
Help out Jenni’s aunt!
Trying to figure out why the heck I bought all these DVDs throughout the years.
Humility is a two-way street
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t be an ass about it—I’ll be much more likely to listen to your advice and come to you for more of it in the future.