December 2008
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd →
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd
Dec 31st
Planning for 2009.
Dec 31st
There is never a good time for a migraine, but today is particularly inconvenient.
Dec 31st
SVN Zapper Updated →
Thanks to Adam Tow, I’ve got a newly updated version of SVN Zapper available. This version should be nicely compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.x. ShareThis
Dec 31st
alexkingorg | Twitter Grader →
Dec 31st
Restoring to a MacBook Air →
I finally ran into a situation where I wished the MacBook Air had a DVD drive or a FireWire port. I needed to restore from a SuperDuper backup on a disk image on an external drive to a vanilla…
Dec 30th
Good to see people making up for lost time over the holidays. My inbox is stuffed.
Dec 30th
Aggressively un-following people (including some folks I consider good friends) in preparation for 2009. Please don’t take it personally. :)
Dec 29th
ShareThis Snappiness →
You may have noticed ShareThis loading a lot faster these days. The team has made some great changes under the hood that have enabled better performance and a much snappier response. The widget…
Dec 29th
Holiday gift from Netflix: seasons 3 and 4 of Mi-5 available to “watch instantly” (on Roku). I expect a lot more to be stream-able in 2009.
Dec 29th
Around the web →
YouTube - Turkish March of Mozart “Los desesperados” four hands guitar Why I Still Believe In Buchholz (No, It’s Not a Mancrush) - wicked clevah Valuing Competence vs. Loyalty The…
Dec 28th
Alex King of Crowd Favorite on Flickr - Photo... →
Dec 28th
Wow: that's really exponential | BPWrap →
Dec 28th
alexkingorg checked in @ Elway's Restaurant →
alexkingorg checked in @ Elway’s Restaurant
Dec 28th
Celebrating my parents 41st anniversary tonight. My wife and I have 9 under our belts, so that’s 50 years of marriage between us.
Dec 28th
alexkingorg checked in @ Arvada, CO →
alexkingorg checked in @ Arvada, CO
Dec 27th
Got my dad hooked on Trism in just one sitting.
Dec 24th
Dell 30″ Monitor vs. Apple 30″ Monitor →
My Apple 30″ monitor is dying so I decided to go ahead and replace it (additional business expense in 2008 FTW). I was surprised at what I found when looking up the Apple and Dell 30″ offerings.
Dec 24th
My folks made it from Seattle to Denver successfully. Played bridge (badly) for the first time in ages - great game.
Dec 24th
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd →
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd
Dec 24th
“with a passion for search marketing.” Really? A passion?
Dec 24th
Dec 23rd
Was setting up a new computer and two software packages would activate because I exceeded the # of allowed registrations. Too many revs.
Dec 23rd
Came home from volleyball to find The Princess Bride being recorded on the DVR. Inconceivable!
Dec 23rd
WeatherBug for BlackBerry Outrage →
Ok, maybe less “outrage” and more “mild annoyance”. After playing with the iPhone a bit I realized that my BlackBerry would be a bit more useful if I had some apps on it for various one-off…
Dec 22nd
Around the web →
Political Irony - Robin Williams on Obama’s Election BZ’s ‘07 San Francisco Fleetweek Photo Gallery - awesome shots of the Blue Angels YouTube - Air traffic in 24 hours.wmv Sock and…
Dec 22nd
Fell asleep on the couch wrapped up in a Slanket after a productive weekend; house is ready for company, coding complete on new features.
Dec 22nd
Learning a thing or two about concept vs. practice in restoring from backups. This particular process is more involved than I expected.
Dec 21st
I wonder if Apple choose the Leopard desktop because it *will* look dated in a short while; making folks feel like they need to upgrade.
Dec 21st
alexkingorg checked in @ Apple Store →
alexkingorg checked in @ Apple Store
Dec 21st
alexkingorg checked in @ Heaven Dragon Chinese... →
alexkingorg checked in @ Heaven Dragon Chinese Restaurant
Dec 21st
Little coding, little shopping, lot of laundry. Going to do a full closet review and gather up some clothes to donate.
Dec 21st
Narrow Your Stance →
The biggest change in my golf game last year was the ability to consistently be in play, and often in the fairway, off the tee. I made a subtle change to narrow my stance a little and I attribute…
Dec 21st
Becoming nocturnal after working late all week.
Dec 20th
Getting supplies at Costco for incoming relatives.
Dec 20th
Got my second .docx file today.
Dec 20th
Monumentally clumsy today (lack of sleep this week is catching up to me). I’ve teed that up pretty good, let’s see those clever responses ;)
Dec 20th
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd →
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd
Dec 20th
The Microsoft .docx to .doc converter utility is a 45mb download. Google Docs doesn’t support .docx.
Dec 19th
Fresh baked raspberry crumbles FTW!
Dec 19th
Family Ties season 1 is available for “watch now” on Netflix. Seasons 2-4 are not - why not? Same with Mi-5 - seasons 1-2 instant, then not.
Dec 19th
Basics - Staying Informed Without Drowning in Data... →
Dec 19th
Had coffee the last two days. Disturbing trend or random occurrence? Guess I’ll find out tomorrow…
Dec 19th
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd →
alexkingorg checked in @ Crowd Favorite Ltd
Dec 18th
Actually ordered blinds for the office - a process that started ~6 months ago. Don’t even get me started on the electrical project.
Dec 18th
Phone Answering Service Recommendations? →
Does anyone have success stories/recommendations for phone answering services? I am looking for something that will do the following: 24/7 live operator answering. Gather basic information about…
Dec 17th
PowerMac G4 dual 500mhz successfully deployed as office file server; running Leopard headless with scheduled SuperDuper backups.
Dec 17th
Using Jolly Ranchers as cough drops. Seems to work about the same really.
Dec 17th
Sometimes the only way to respond to an e-mail is the delete key.
Dec 16th
Just got e-mail that my Android dev phone shipped. Funny, it was delivered last Friday.
Dec 16th