Posted on August 26, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Peete’s coffee. Rain overnight. Peaceful deck. Good book. Simpson’s clouds. Great pipe. Sweet Virginia. More stuff. Two words. Maseratti driveby. Internet phone. No spellcheck. Sunday morning. G’mornin’ sunshine!
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Posted on August 23, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Hi there, I thought you might be interested in reading my shared items using Google Reader. Click the link below to view these items: http://www.google.com/reader/shared/05647973542476810269 Or, if you use a feed reader, you can subscribe to their feed by copying and pasting this feed URL into your feed reader: http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user/05647973542476810269/state/com.google/broadcast
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Posted on August 23, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Yesterday I posted about some creative block I’m trying to work through. For the rest of the day I continued to make some changes to get through it. Hey, if you keep doing what you’ve always done and expect different results, that’s probably not too SMRT. Here are some of the things I did. changed [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2007 by Toby Getsch
As I’m working through new areas and gathering lots of info, I often take a bunch of notes. Then I organize those and try to find areas where there may be gaps. Then I try to see if I already have resources or info to fill in those gaps. Then I move on to the [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Have you tried an iPhone? They nailed “cool” and a good browsing experience. Have you tried Photosynth? They nailed “cool” and a good demo. This lead me to ask, “Is iPhone using Photosynth?” If yes, nice work keeping that a secret. If no, nice competition to bring “cool” back. No, I didn’t just say that, [...]
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Posted on August 22, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Nice find, Tim. 15 years ago, this was cool! People used to hold a brick to their face and talk into it. Photo courtesy of CheckOutMyCards.com And you think the iPhone is cool… « CheckOutMyCards.com Blog
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Posted on August 20, 2007 by Toby Getsch
OK, I’m on MySpace and it’s kinda fun. I’m up there for the fun stuff. Isn’t that what a 35 year old bachelor is supposed to do… ‘n shit. (I’m pretty sure that’s the second time I’ve actually ”cussed” on my blog. Isn’t it fun.) I’ve got plenty of other more mature and more detailed info online. A guy’s [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2007 by Toby Getsch
I’ve been on vacation this past week. I left work on Monday afternoon and will not be connected there until Monday morning. That is the vacation part. The fun part was that on Wednesday afternoon my sister got married. I got to see lots of family and friends back in Minnesota. (If you didn’t know, that’s [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Among other interesting timeline facts, here’s one interesting tidbit. “Philips’ plan for a CD with a 11.5cm diameter had to be changed when Sony insisted that a disc must hold all of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The longest recording of the symphony in record label Polygram’s archive was 74 minutes and so the CD size was [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2007 by Toby Getsch
In a few hours I’m leaving on vacation. I’m going to my sister’s wedding in Minnesota. It’s the 2nd of 2 weddings for my immediate family this summer. I’m the oldest of 5 and I have 2 younger sisters. Naomi got married on June 9th. Becky gets married on August 15th. I’m so happy for both [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Robert Scoble is taking a break from blogging. This is not a surprise. Anyone who blogs a lot has this stage hit them about once a year. They realize life is more important than just what they happen to spend a lot of time doing. They also realize that changing where they spend time affects [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2007 by Toby Getsch
The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) We live in a digital age, where lifestyles are often dictated by online or offline status. Sometimes it’s the Internet. Sometimes it’s mobile phones. Sometimes it’s television or movies. Yes, we all know there are many more avenues. Yet, a lot of people still struggle with understanding this [...]
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feelings near the end of vacation
I’ve been on vacation this past week. I left work on Monday afternoon and will not be connected there until Monday morning. That is the vacation part. The fun part was that on Wednesday afternoon my sister got married. I got to see lots of family and friends back in Minnesota. (If you didn’t know, that’s [...]
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