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Re: My Notebook is Dead, Long Live My Netbook

jamesdkirk — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:35:58 -0000

Sounds intriguing, Mika. I'll look forward to seeing what they have to offer when they are out and available.

Re: My Notebook is Dead, Long Live My Netbook

mika111 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:53:27 -0000

I am still going to try a netbook but the thing is unless it has stereo bluetooth then I might as well stick with my old notebook. I really want to try these budgoblue. These are the latest and coolest bluetooth headsets man I want to get this combo. It would be perfect for traveling plus iwould not have to carry any chargers for the headsets.

Re: My Notebook is Dead, Long Live My Netbook

jamesdkirk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:10:05 -0000

Well, the first and hopefully last, snafu has occurred with the ordering process. I must admit up front I could have "probably" caught this one prior to it getting to this point. When I ordered the RAM from Amazon.com, I know for certain that I choose the 2GB of DDR2-800 RAM. Apparently, somehow they switched that order with the inferior version they sell, the DDR2-667 model. Because I failed to notice it (if, in fact, it was on the initial pages at all) I submitted the order. This morning I had notice of shipping from the third party supplier, and I immediately noticed the discrepancy.

I'm guessing I'll have to wait for the 667 RAM to get here, send that back, and wait for the 800 RAM to arrive later. ARGH! Oh well, lesson learned. Plus, the netbook does have a 1GB bit of RAM in it, so not like I won't be able to start using it. So, looking on the bright side of this "challenge" I'll have a much better feel for just how much of a difference the addition of 1GB of RAM will make to the computer.

Re: My Notebook is Dead, Long Live My Netbook

jamesdkirk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:50:20 -0000

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you, fireengineering! I have seen a ton of difference in how a machine performs when adding additional RAM. Plus, I've been building desktop computers for about 10 years now, and the single cheapest investment for boosting performance has always been to add more RAM. But you're right, for the low cost of the additional RAM, why not do it? The machine holds 2 GB, so I figure, why not use up the space?!

Thanks for your comment!

Re: My Notebook is Dead, Long Live My Netbook

fireengineering — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:29:54 -0000

I thought about upgrading mine to 2GB, but to be honest I've got on fine with just 1GB... Doesn't really seem to make much diference. Not exactly expensive to upgrade though!! Suppose it depends if you are using windows or linux.

Re: Reply about Carrington Theme documentation

jamesdkirk — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:41:14 -0000

Alex has just released a nice write up about what Carrington is and isn't. Well worth the quick read if you're interested in learning more about how to use this CMS theme framework. http://carringtontheme.com/2009/08/what-is-carr...

Re: AZ DOT Pledge

The_DMV — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:32:49 -0000

There are a number of private websites that can ease the hassles of the dmv like http://www.dmv.com/ca/california. Getting everything together beforehand can really help speed things up.

Re: CES and WordCamp Las Vegas wrap up soon

jamesdkirk — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:25:45 -0000

Thank you, John! The pleasure was all mine, trust me on that one. This was my first ever WordCamp, and I am now primed for more, more, more. I'm literally trying to figure out when the very next one I can attend will be! My best friend and often business partner Joseph Cizek wants to put on the first ever WordCamp Los Angeles. I'm putting him on your "experienced" track. Let's have another great weekend in L.A.!

Re: CES and WordCamp Las Vegas wrap up soon

vegasgeek — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:15:32 -0000

Hey James! It was great meeting you at WordCamp:Las Vegas. I'm looking forward to the wrap-up post.

Cheers!

Re: QwittQuacks

mmo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:18:20 -0000

So many interesting new ways to promote and stay connected..qwitter just makes me smile for some reason

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

Geak — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:40:39 -0000

Hey James - no doubt that Twitter has the attention of the social networking world - as there is no shortage of add-on functionality for the browser. This is a good thing. And because of this interaction factor, Twitter mileage will vary from user to user. I'm finding for myself that face-to-face communication can't be beat and there is no hiding behind a creative Avatar when it comes to interpersonal communication. Secondly, if I have to 'get my social fix' via the Web, I find that there is more satisfaction shaking hands via a Blogger's comment section, than anything else.
BG has been added to my feed. Blog on!

Re: Seth Trek!

CoCreatr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:11:07 -0000

Hi James. Great you like this Seth Godin button. Feel free to use it to link to your lens and just remove the source reference for better looks. The backlink to my post is here with this comment.

Re: QwittQuacks

jamesdkirk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:12:42 -0000

Hi, jameskirk.

Jason M Bader (jasonmbader) stopped following you on Twitter after you posted this tweet:

@JasonCalacanis Geesh, has JC gone cookoo? I mean is there nothing better to tweet about? Yikes.

Check out jasonmbader's profile here:

http://twitter.com/jasonmbader

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

jamesdkirk — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:18:57 -0000

Hey Geakz. Totally hear ya. I'm a hot and cold Twitter user. It only took me a couple of sessions of having a small number of tweets coming to my cell phone for that to get turned off! Since I started using it, I've tried various desktop (and when it was available, IM) applications for notifications. Lately, I've been using TwitterFox and that seems to give me about the right amount of distractions, though not uncommon for me to just turn it off in the browser's status bar.

As to the vibes, I honestly don't really get a whole lot of incoming so, I'll just take your word on that front. I can totally imagine, however!

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you round about these parts again (you did subscribe to my feed, right? ;) )

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

Geak — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:11:59 -0000

Thanks for the link + words. I've since deep sixed my Twitter account - cold turkey - due to some vibe-y-ness I was getting. I was having flashbacks to both High School and AOL 4.0 chat rooms. Haven't missed it since.
Blog on.

Re: QwittQuacks

jamesdkirk — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:16:33 -0000

Yeah, I've actually read similar reports. The novelty of it is actually pretty interesting, though. Thanks for stopping by Andy. Long time no see. Trusting you're doing well with whatever is keeping you busy!

Re: QwittQuacks

AndyBeard — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:09:27 -0000

Quitter runs a batch of people who quit recently, and the latest tweet at the time. If you tweet 20 times day, the tweet they quit on is likely reported only 10% accurately.

Re: QwittQuacks

jamesdkirk — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:17:19 -0000

Here's my first:
Hi, jameskirk,

Xavier Lur (kidtechguru) stopped following you on Twitter after you posted this tweet:

"I would have said yes!" Vic, Lipstick Jungle, tonight.

Check out kidtechguru's profile here

Re: Test Post to Check TwitterTools Plugin Update

jamesdkirk — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:43:58 -0000

Note to self (and other Disqus users): their handling of links is pretty piss poor (or after a dozen years, I just don't know how to code an href!) but make sure you add on a 'target="_blank" ' attribute or you'll open the link inside of this comment iframe. And that's just no way to read a web page!

Re: Test Post to Check TwitterTools Plugin Update

jamesdkirk — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:00:40 -0000

In case you are getting this here first, be sure to follow this link to Alex's update on the update.

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

F. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:35:00 -0000

Oy! I'm not really sure what's up with the lengthy photo removal diatribe. Call me crazy, but I think I only asked that you take down my photo because you didn't ask to use it. It's not Creative Commons. You gotta ask. You know how to get at me. End of story. Why you mockin', yo?

Anyway, I wasn't mounting a case against you in my post; I didn't think there was a "side" to be taken. We're not at odds (are we?), so I'm confused. I think my post is pretty factual; I don't believe I'd done you wrong. But to me, this post, it walks the line. I appreciate the lovely compliments you've paid to me (xoxo!), but then it sort of...devolves. At any rate, I think it's best to address your points in order.

(1) Over the ensuing 7 months, you’ll see the ten @replies I made towards Fayza. Oh, and I had followed her right after the Scooby reference, so I’ll have to presume that she was definitely getting my @replies. Plus given the volume of tweets that come from her, I thought it safe to assume that the ten times I did reply, she likely did actually see more than one of them.

You're right; I saw them. Most of 'em, anyway. Now let's take a look at the context of your tweets. They were comments to my tweets. They didn't ask questions (if they did, you posited the questions and then answered the questions yourself), and they didn't require a response. I read them. I ingested them. I chewed 'em up and swallowed 'em. Whaddya want me to say to them? You made great points. Excellent ones. I enjoyed your points. Especially the one about the boric acid - I actually took that advice! But they weren't engaging me in a conversation; they were mere reactions to what I'd said. Good points, but points only, nonetheless.

(2) I did not unfollow her right away, as she even indicated in her original post, “The Politics & Practice of ‘Following’ on Twitter“. It was another five (5) days of receiving her twitter stream and a final @reply on my part, that was not responded to which pushed me to push the “unFollow” button.

The one I mentioned in my post that I never responded to was the final @reply from you, that I recall. And there, you most certainly asked me a question, and believe you me, I mulled over my response to you for the five days that I said nothin', and during those days after you stopped following me, too. You spurred an entire blog post! So, sorry I didn't answer you in 140 characters or less. Sometimes, Twitter's not the right medium.

(3) By this I mean, I had never observed a tweet from Fayza indicating that she had a new blog post just published

Maybe you just weren't that into me then, because I did, many times: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=fayza+new+post. I have Twitterfeed set up for that purpose, actually!

(4) or anything from any of the other 19 (yes, that’s NINETEEN) other social networks she has listed on her blog.

Errr, is there a problem with that? After all, knowing social media is kinda what I do.

(5) I like to keep the number of folks I follow on Twitter to right at 100.

Wait a second, YOU don't follow everyone that follows you? Really?! Huh. Interesting. I don't either! You're sneaky.

(6) why should Fayza be “lamenting” about losing a follower (especially one that she never followed after almost 8 months, and ten direct responses)?

My post "laments" those that stopped following me, those that never followed me, and those that I had a mutually following relationship with which the other person ended. Why should I be lamenting? Well, why should you be lamenting my lamenting? ;)

(7) My question is how much more must it take for you to hit the “follow” button?

Probably not blog posts about me! I keed, I keed.

This was fun!

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

F. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:03:36 -0000

Hey, thanks for the well-researched, well-argued post! You've given me a lot to think about.

I am in the middle of washing my cat right now (I plan to video it!), but in the meantime, let me think on your points and craft my own response. However, would you please remove this photo? You didn't ask to use it beforehand, and it's not Creative Commons licensed.

To be continued...!

Re: @Fayza: The Politics & Practice of “Following” on Twitter

JC — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:35:03 -0000

Wow, I've known about your effect on women, and it seems to go beyond proximity (i.e., when you date them or spend more than 20 minutes with one). You can reach them through their computer screens! This convo sounds like a drawn-out break-up.

I suggest a disclaimer on your Twitter profile, Web site, etc...

"My online presences are for males only. This is not sexism, but for the protection of general female mental health. Exposure to me by females, in direct or electronic form, leads to disorientation, confusion, hormone imbalance, fits of rage, cognitive dissonance, dementia, memory loss, loss of coherent speech, mild and situational psychosis, and Tourette's Syndrome."

I just based the symptoms on what you've told me about your ex-girlfriends and dating experiences ;-)

Re: Election 2008, the eve of history

jamesdkirk — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:12:15 -0000

Did anyone else reading this post sit glued to the election night results with the TV on one channel, and your laptop streaming another news outlet? Getting the balance of volumes just right was tricky, but once set, it was amazing to get so much information regarding the incoming votes.

Plus, I was definitely maxing out my Firefox browser with tabs opened showing me the various news organizations electoral coverage maps. Amazing, simply amazing. OH, and the results were amazing on the factor of 10 to the way the hell out there magnitude!

Re: Customer service should transform to self service

jamesdkirk — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:27:10 -0000

Ah, Ginger. Thanks so much for adding this comment. I see this ALL THE EFFING TIME!! And I think to myself, "Who the hell raised you?" But more importantly, do they even have a remote clue as to what they are doing when they are at work? Where they are? Where the PAYING customers are? As you said, "UGH!"