November 2008
85 posts
Heading back from Kentucky, waffles and browns at Waffle House. ‘I Love This Bar’ on jukebox. Heartland Americana. #lifeisgood
Summit County received almost two feet of snow in the past two days with more on the way. Will be originating from the chairlift this week!
Props to 1password crew for the generous Thanksgiving present. I hooked up three mac lovers with free copy. 1password=Essential MacSoftware.
Just heard abouttTons of free apps in iTunes store for Black Friday. Check out http://appshopper.com for more info.
[Television] Happiness: Happy People Watch Less TV, Study Shows http://budurl.com/9qwv
Driving to Louisville @karae and I are playin’ ‘name that tune’. Cleaning her clock. Trying to build big lead before candy pop phase.
http://twitpic.com/o6r1 - Huggin’ the duck.
Thrilled that Remember The Milk has native iPhone app out. Syncing enables offline use. Who needs 3G.
New Sony Reader is beautiful. Thin, sophisticated look. No wifi so rss feeds have to be synced. Not compatible w/mac. Sexier than kindle.
Gmail exploit - Downloaded and installed FF extension NoScript. Exploit explained - http://budurl.com/e3z2
Border War in Laramie. C’mon Rams. Dim hopes for a bowl game alive.
Finally hooked up the Wii today. Every kid needs one of these. PuppyUpdate: Highly active.
While my colleagues focus on learning how to pitch loan modifications, I’ll be building an online/offline ‘franchise’ in my community.
AllRegs.com A Mortgage Tech Mag Top 50 service provider. Website doesn’t work with Firefox. Told Tuesday no current plans to address it.
Puppy WrestleMania going on right now. http://budurl.com/vxcz (Damn puppies are too cute)
[Search the web with no hands] Installed Google voice search for iPhone. Limited test in noisy environment, 50% accuracy.
Is it really a problem that RE Agents and Mortgage Originators aren’t online in droves yet? Sure for companies selling to them it is…
But those already building their personal brand online couldn’t be happier and hope it stays the road less traveled for years.
How does you choose one online marketing expert over another? # of followers? # of tweets? # of blogs? time online? what differentiates?
I’d love to see the iTunes Genius datasets. Fascinating archival of user music habits, history, taste being collected.
Creative use of technology. Puppy-Cam: Watch puppies live. http://budurl.com/vxcz
yes….never used it
Mobile Safari includes google search box. Pushing home button shoots you back to default screen now. Maps look tight.
Google rolls out updates to Gmail. Some people have access to themes. Some still don’t. Be patient.
The Gmail Themes rollout is a big improvement for Redesigned skin users in that iFrame issues are resolved. Clean.
Congratulations. A 750 word article to say “Give people what they want”. The people want 745 fewer words.
Coleman/Franken recount in MN narrowing.
Downloading iPhone 2.2 firmware, iTunes 8.0.2
NFL Network, FAIL
[Internet Radio] Steelers v. Bengals http://budurl.com/zcr6 - NFL Network blows.
The average person spends three years of their life on the “john”.
Surprised more people aren’t complaining about Blip.fm changes. Uploading not used by most? http://budurl.com/4g8h
Reaching contacts within my ‘followed’ network. (vs. calling, emailing) - Faster, unobtrusive. Twitter as a tool. User application unique.
Installing TouchType Lite for iPhone - Extends keyboard functionality, Twitter integration - http://budurl.com/cvnf
Gotta run. Drinkin’ the Kool-Aid - Entourage season 1, disc 1. Apologize in advance for nauseating tweets that may ensue.
p.s. First’s on calling out @tcar DVD & fitness drink in 2009.
If you haven’t played with the Google Themes for Gmail yet, run don’t walk to your nearest connected pc and feel the love. Oh baby.
way back in the day, naming the show ‘fast money’ probably sounded like a good idea but now? maybe you have a ‘branding’ problem.
Liking the new themes tab available in Gmail settings.
[iPhone] Installing Smule’s red-hot ‘Ocarina’ app. First musical instrument created for the iPhone. (itunes-http://budurl.com/h2wv)
Installed Blip.fm widget on my personal blog - http://budurl.com/2ups
RT @ResPres “Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens
Be fun to mashup TweetLater & Qwitter - It’s polite to say ‘buh-bye’.
LMAO at “I’m a PC” ads before Heroes on nbc.com - guess most those folks were PC too.
The Twitter ‘Find People’ function is having a Reggie Bush type season. C’mon get back in the game.
I’m thankful for my parents. #thanks
Finished two presentations at Namb West conference. Mortgage Blogging & Technology PowerUp. So happy. Relaxing at airport w/a few beers.
So many ‘social media experts’ pitching repackaged ideas and advice as their own. I laugh at the b00bs that pay for it. #ptbarnum
NAMB building a resource area for members. Behemoth associations act like behemoth corporations. Slow, plodding, late to the party.
NAMB West Short Sale preso: Some homeowners are two years delinquent on payments. Still haven’t received an NOD. (Free housing)