Tag Archives: General

Nest costs WHAT?

The Nest Learning Thermostat sounds neat, which is what I accidentally keep calling it when I forget its forgettable name. Even the nicer thermostats I use have room for improvement, but $250, excluding installation, smelled more than a little bit … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged , | Comments Off on Nest costs WHAT?

How to cope with live criticism via twitter

Next time Digital Urban gives a lecture or presentation, it might be interesting to project a live feed of related tweets during the presentation.

Posted in General | Tagged | Comments Off on How to cope with live criticism via twitter

Facebook, your user interface is horrible

Lately I’ve noticed several of my friends’ posts on Facebook are tagged with a Twitter icon, and most of the updates I want to post are small, so I figured I’d give it a try. Searched for Twitter on FB … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged , | Comments Off on Facebook, your user interface is horrible

Why does my iPhone bleep at me when I make a call?

I’ve got a few email accounts that don’t support Push. On the Settings->Mail->Fetch New Data screen, you can choose whether to fetch new data every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, Hourly, or Manually. An uncharacteristically long paragraph of text explains that … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | Comments Off on Why does my iPhone bleep at me when I make a call?

Meta-tweet

Conversation between me, today, and me, circa March 2006: “Hey Frank, it’s me, Frank, but from the future — 2009! I wanted to tell you a few important things. All these Web 2.0, social networking sites, and mash-ups are going … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | Comments Off on Meta-tweet