Musings of a Technophile

Stressing out! Trying to polish up one of the songs for our set tomorrow. Come out for my...

Mar 31st

On the @vexedtech podcast with @victorcajiao! Join us at http://ping.fm/xhLth

Mar 31st

My band @boatcrash is playing this Wed. at Big Daddy’s with Crisis in Hollywood / Victims of...

Mar 30th

iPhone devs. Got an idea for an app. D me!

Mar 29th

More practice today. Getting a lot of things done this weekend! Come out and see us at Big...

Mar 29th

Grabbing some coffee. Getting material for this weekend’s rehearsal. It’s the elevennth...

Mar 27th

Retweeting @brooksbayne: if u don’t know what tweetdeck is, use google. and if u don’t...

Mar 27th

So I get to my apt. and my roommate is having a party… Awkward… Didn’t even ask me...

Mar 27th

Gotta love that Florida weather!

Mar 27th

Stoked about the @vexedtech podcast next Monday with @typicalmacuser. Live on Ustream @ 930pm ET!...

Mar 26th

Drinking my coffee, going through some RSS feeds and responding to emails. Yay morning workflow.

Mar 26th

Going to bed. Teaching percussion sectional tomorrow and more preparing for our gig on Wednesday!

Mar 26th

HELP! Getting a camera, torn between flipminoHD and Sanyo Exacti HD (VPC-TH1BL). Already have...

Mar 25th

Facebook announcing changes in response to user feedback. SPOILER: They’re not bringing back...

Mar 25th

Yeah, there’s no similarities whatsoever. :)

Mar 25th

Okay, we get it. Your kid is an “honor” student.

Mar 24th

Just got done watching MacBreak Weekly with @LeoLaporte, @ijustine, @ihnatko, and @scottbourne. Need...

Mar 24th

Watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory then going to sleep.

Mar 24th

About to start the @vexedtech podcast! Join us and tell us what’s pissing you off in the tech...

Mar 24th

Back in Tallanasty. Ready to start the week.

Mar 23rd

BLOCK @peteplague. He’s an effing Twitter spammer!

Mar 22nd

I joined Twitter almost a year ago, I think I found my first tweet. - http://bit.ly/3ndScu

Mar 21st

Happy birthday Twitter! Can we turn the clock back a year though? :/

Mar 21st

Back at my hometown. Eating a delish panini and starting on my weekend workflows.

Mar 21st

Set up my schedule for tomorrow in iCal and have some workflows for Garageband. It’s going to...

Mar 21st

follow DanielHollywood

Mar 21st

Working my tail off. Got lyrics done for our new song. Our first show is April 1st at Big...

Mar 21st

I effing LOVE The Big Bang Theory! Great sitcom!

Mar 20th

It shouldn’t be this hard to write song lyrics.

Mar 20th

Had a nice drive. Teaching a percussion sectional then off to work with a bandmate.

Mar 19th

Sort of getting a late start today. :/

Mar 19th

Just saw Punisher: War Zone. Rating: Über sick!

Mar 19th

NEW BLOG POST Twitter Trash: Yeah, I put trash and Twitter in the same sentence. Shoot me. Lately...

Mar 18th

Typed up a small blog entry for igerardftw.com scheduled to publish tomorrow. Might get some hate...

Mar 18th

It’s pretty bad when my 3G is better than my Wi-Fi....

Mar 18th

Just finished the season finale of Burn Notice. Can’t wait until June for season 3!

Mar 18th

Anyone in Gainesville have or know someone who has an SUV I can borrow on April 8? Please Retweet!

Mar 17th

w00t! LiveScribe’s Pulse SmartPen @vexedtech review...

Mar 17th

RT @davidcovey: Everyone please pray for my mother … She is going in for her MRI tomorrow...

Mar 17th

Every time anyone on Facebook says they “hate the new Facebook” my bank account grows 50...

Mar 17th

Do you guys think they outsource the app approval process? #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

RT @Gartenberg: Bottom line? a good evolutionary update with some revolutionary elements. Devs have...

Mar 17th

Retweeting @bldngnerd: whoa - Q: uptime for push servers A: can’t promise anything

Mar 17th

Snell from Macworld: Compatibility questions. What about Bluetooth and the iPod touch. #apple...

Mar 17th

Question: BT Human interface profile for ext. keyboards. answer: nothing to announce

Mar 17th

Wish we could get Dr. Lightman from “Lie to Me” in that room! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Tethering is supported for 3.0. Working with carriers to see who can support it. Nothing to announce...

Mar 17th

P2P again, are people able to trade files - music files - over connection? Answer: you can stream....

Mar 17th

P2P wireless is for iPhones, iPod touch, Dock connector is for accessories and other devices. #apple...

Mar 17th

Nike asks if P2P will work with other devices #apple #iphone

Mar 17th

They’re also looking into HTTP streaming

Mar 17th

Schiller says no announcements about Flash today. Forstall says there are plenty of easy workarounds...

Mar 17th

USA Today: Video is still a black hole because of Flash. Is Flash coming at all?

Mar 17th

Time Magazine asks why it took so long to implement cutcopypaste #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Q&A is starting, they’re laying some ground rules for what they will and won’t...

Mar 17th

It’s not over yet though, stick around for the Q&A with Forstall and Schiller. #apple...

Mar 17th

Phil Schiller and Scott Forstall have taken the stage for Q&A. It’s not over yet! #apple...

Mar 17th

So everyone, what’s your favorite new iPhone feature? #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Joswiak just thanked the audience. Looks like the event is done. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

A2DP won’t be on iPhone EDGE though. $9.95 for the Touch. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

iPhone 3.0 ships this summer avail to ALL IPHONES. Not JUST 3G. #apple #iPHone

Mar 17th

Joswiak moves in to iPhone availablility, adding 15 more countries to the 62 that already have it....

Mar 17th

Sorry! I meant @gizmodo!

Mar 17th

Shot from Town Hall - http://bit.ly/NPzpN from @engadget

Mar 17th

YouTube app can now log into your account to share and save favorite videos, subscribe to channels,...

Mar 17th

Parental Controls extend to movies, TV shows, and App Store apps. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Safari can now remember log in credentials #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

A2DP comes to iphone as well! #iphone #apple

Mar 17th

Note sync, shake to shuffle, wifi autologin for hotspots all come to iPhone 3.0 #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Spotlight shot - http://bit.ly/T1rg #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Spotlight looks incredible people! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Having over 100 apps on the phone, spotlight is a big plus! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Searching across all supported apps, contacts, apps, and a New York Times headline appeared. #apple...

Mar 17th

SPOTLIGHT in iPhone 3.0! #apple #iPhone #epic

Mar 17th

Notes app gets search, by title and entire body of a note. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Search is now in mail! (search is not an app) #apple #iphone

Mar 17th

Can search from, to, subject, all headers, but not message content. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Now search! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Next is stocks. looks like it’s going to RSS feed reader. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Use .ics format to subscribe to different calendars, no talk about syncing those.

Mar 17th

Next: calendar subscriptions #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Apple supporting CalDAV

Mar 17th

Next up, calendar. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Can edit, trim, and share memos over e-mail and Messages app.

Mar 17th

Can record voice memos for yourself, lectures, uses built-in microphone or can plug in an external.

Mar 17th

New app, voice memos #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Can now send and receive files, like contact cards, audio files, locations. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

They’ve turned SMS into a fully functional messaging app. forward and delete indiv messages....

Mar 17th

Keeps referring to SMS app as messages app #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Mail and notes gets landscape. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Demos how turning iPhone makes Safari switch to landscape mode, use wide landscape keyboard. Now all...

Mar 17th

Next: Landscape mode! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Demo over, Scott’s summarizing everything now #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Action button in Photos app now lets users to tap multiple photos to select and paste into a...

Mar 17th

WHOA. Forstall just opened up the SMS app and guess what. THERE’S A CAMERA ICON ON THE BOTTOM...

Mar 17th

Shake to undo. Opens up dialog to undo or cancel. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Shot of cut copy paste. - http://bit.ly/gpUwh

Mar 17th

Cut, copy, and paste works across the board for all apps #iPhone #apple

Mar 17th

Double taps again to select again, selects entire block of text and pastes again. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Two draggable icons appear for customizing the selection. Double tap in an empty space to bring up...

Mar 17th

COPY AND PASTE #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Leaf Trombone has a duet feature. Cool! I love music iPhone apps! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Looks like Leaf Trombone is taking social networking to a whole new level! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

New app: Leaf Trombone #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Livefire - http://bit.ly/AzmPp

Mar 17th

Dr. Ge Wang takes stage to talk about new app. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Forstall is back on stage now. Next up is Smule. The devs who made the Ocarina app! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

LOL the demo-er is really getting into the game! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Can send a push notification to a friend to get into the game. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Now demoing LiveFire. FPS. Shake to jump. Interesting gameplay. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

ngmoco demoing Touch Pets. Next up is LiveFire. Tamagotchi on steroids! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Retweeting @imfrog2002: @iGerard I was just thinking that too. Apple either likes to blow you away...

Mar 17th

I think they’re saving the best parts of iPhone 3.0 for last everyone. :) Although watching...

Mar 17th

ngmoco was one of the first iFund companies, exclusively develops iPhone games. Neil Young of ngmoco...

Mar 17th

RT @nickstarr: Looks like Wilford Brimley and his Liberty Medical Supplies is out of a...

Mar 17th

Retweeting @Gartenberg: @KuraFire 13.7m vs 20m devices in 2008. that’s a pretty close race for...

Mar 17th

Talking about checking blood sugar, and the reader can now transmit the reading to an iPhone using...

Mar 17th

Anita Mathew of Lifescan is on stage now. Talking about an app for simplifying diabetes management....

Mar 17th

Scott is back on stage. Says ESPN’s heavy alert system was one reason to redesign the push...

Mar 17th

ESPN app uses the new media player that is more network aware (3G, WiFi, etc). #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

The ESPN app can now stream video #apple #iPhone #ESPN

Mar 17th

Now Scott Forstall is back intro’ing JD Power #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Without leaving the app user can send an email to the customer to warn them about stock. #apple...

Mar 17th

Now talking about notifying retailers who are going to be short on product stock, switching to...

Mar 17th

It is great to see apps using the push notification service

Mar 17th

iPhone receives an alert about stock, taps reminder to launch Oracle app. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Hody Crouch of Oracle has taken the stage #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

EA demo is over. Scott is intro’ing Oracle #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Travis is intro’ing The Sims 3.0 #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Travis Boatman is taking the stage from EA

Mar 17th

Scott is introducing EA now #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Forstall is back on stage #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Now talking more API’s. Proximity sensor, iPod library access. Streaming A/V over HTTP. #apple...

Mar 17th

Push notification is a “unified, generic service for all devs.”

Mar 17th

Using push notifications, standby time dropped by 23 percent when testing an IM app. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

The Push Notification server had to be rebuilt with the massive distro of apps #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

And we move on to the Push notification system. FINALLY #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Nice! So turn by turn is possible. But it’s BYOM #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Reverse Geocoding! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Working with Google to “build a great Maps app.” #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Here we go! Maps! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Devices are found via Bluetooth. No pairing needed. Bonjour powered. Welcome to the social ;) #apple...

Mar 17th

You can find other devices in the same area now WITHOUT WiFi #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Peer to peer connectivity! #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

New model of buying new content within an app. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

1,000 new APIs in OS 3.0. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

96% accepted into App Store? More than I thought. #apple #iPhone

Mar 17th

Yay, Scott Forstall is up now! #iphone30

Mar 17th

Watching the live blogs of the Apple iPhone 3.0 event.

Mar 17th

About to start up the live recording of @vexedtech! Join in on the fun! http://bit.ly/x6zoG

Mar 17th

30 minutes until the live @vexedtech podcast! Tell us what’s pissing you off in tech at...

Mar 17th

Setting up my control center for Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview event!

Mar 16th

Finally back from what felt like a journey from N. Florida, to S. Florida and back in under 24...

Mar 16th

Shuttle Launch!

Mar 15th

At the Apple Store. Hopefully going to get my phone replaced.

Mar 15th

Almost at UCF. Traffic is making it impossible. Who decided to let the majority of FL colleges have...

Mar 15th

Traffic is pretty bad. Evidently there’s a shuttle launch tonight too. :/

Mar 15th

Beautiful day in Cocoa!

Mar 15th

I’m running my iPhone on 2.2.1 without jailbreak. Results? A lot more stable and faster.

Mar 15th

Someone was REALLY lazy in the marketing department!

Mar 14th

Thanks for the replies. I mean, I love that the Twitter community is growing, but I believe it has...

Mar 14th

I don’t want to sound elitist or anything, but has Twitter lost its small community feel?

Mar 14th

I just got Twitter spam attacked! 29 new followers in the last minute. Many of them look like spam...

Mar 14th

If I get a replacement iPhone I’m probably going to get a case. Any recommendations? I...

Mar 14th

Just scheduled my Genius Bar appointment at the Apple Store Orlando. Hopefully I can get a...

Mar 14th

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! 21 and Invincible.

Mar 14th

21 and invincible. Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!

Mar 13th

RT @adamjackson: Sweet it worked! I can text in my location to FourSquare and it updates it, pings...

Mar 13th

iDaft! Fun time-waster - http://bit.ly/KLX7h

Mar 12th

Oregon Trail on the iPhone! I give it 4 out of 5. $5.99 in the App Store - http://bit.ly/ncfwo

Mar 11th

New iPod Shuffle guided tour. It’s not Bob Borchers, but it works nonetheless. :) -...

Mar 11th

Finished up another great @vexedtech podcast. Thanks to our special guest @tmasteve !

Mar 10th

About to start up the @vexedtech podcast with special guest @tmasteve ! Tell us your vex! -...

Mar 10th

Gearing up for the @vexedtech podcast! We stream live at 10pm ET/ 7 pm PT! Drop your tech...

Mar 10th

Heading back to Tallanasty. :/

Mar 9th

That’s a lot of oxygen!

Mar 9th

Rather, “A long day driven by energy drinks is finally coming to an end. #sadness” #dolt

Mar 8th

A long day driven by energy drinks is finally coming to and end minus one hour. #sadness

Mar 8th

My text alert went off during the FBA MPA. It says “That’s a huge b****!” - fml

Mar 7th

Task for the weekend: figure out what social media sites I’m actually signed up on. (This...

Mar 6th

Spring break is finally here!!! #sb09

Mar 6th

I got a picture with the Rorscach dude! #Watchmen

Mar 6th

There’s someone dressed up as Rorscach here!

Mar 6th

Who’s ready for #Watchmen tonight? Anyone in #Tallahassee down for a #tweetup ?

Mar 5th

Who’s up for a #Watchmen tweetup tomorrow night before the movie in #Tallahassee @ me!

Mar 5th

Just want to send a preemptive STFU to everyone who’s going to freak out, start dumb groups...

Mar 4th

Anyone have or know of an approx 50L trench coat I can borrow buy that isn’t crazy expensive?

Mar 3rd

Test tweet on Twhirl w/Ping.fm integration

Mar 3rd

Voice what’s ticking you off in tech! VexedTech LIVE! Special Guest: Ben from Grooveshark! -...

Mar 3rd

15 minutes till VexedTech LIVE! If you have a problem and want a solution, or just want to sound...

Mar 3rd

About to start up VexedTech LIVE! What’s ticking you off in tech? Sound off LIVE on the show!...

Mar 3rd