MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-07-05

  • Dirty air filters = 27 degree office. Time for a cool glass of white… #
  • RT @EnjoyCentre Laminated beams for the office space are going in… Gorgeous! http://twitpic.com/20r5mo #
  • …one thing you learn when you deal with aspiring writers is many r deeply deluded about the quality of their work. #
  • Yes. Very sad. RT @GrammarMonkeys Is it sad to be giddy when someone uses the subjunctive correctly? #
  • Picking up my iPad today. That and the Fujitsu Snapscan are going to fix my life… right… #
  • Trying to get Tweetdeck to sync across accounts. Sometimes I miss manuals. #
  • 'look at me' is already beginning a meme – An absolute masterpiece of advertising (and all one shot): http://ow.ly/26KL7 (via @jamesschutz) #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-06-28

  • This #CF100 18476 may have flown out of EWU. Which means potentially my father may have flown it. #RCAF http://twitpic.com/1ys5lq #
  • Microsoft Office. Lost Product key. Sometimes Microsoft makes things very very hard… #
  • The kitten has discovered summer. And bird calls. And how to open the screen door. http://twitpic.com/1z4z7n #
  • There are no groceries in my house. #
  • RT @OHnewsroom Editor to reporter: “I’m not saying you have to agree with me. I’m just saying that I’m right.” #
  • Why is it the people who desperately want to teach something about digital media, also want to sell you something? #
  • Apparently we are using a hashtag. #dm303 Is it policy at these things to prescribe these things? Smart marketing policy anyway… #
  • People don't use their mobile phones to phone… Used a total of 5 mins last month, so I guess I'm part of the norm #dm303 #
  • The Journal will help out with SMS campaigns. How that will help their business model? Are they moving to be a onestop digital shop? #dm303 #
  • Will newspapers morph to 'local news experts'? If hyping all these new online income streams, all they have is the 'local' angle #dm303 #
  • Digital advertising demands new expertise. Small business has just begun to control their creative and are going to lose it again 🙁 #dm303 #
  • Am now officially old. Can't read the fine print on the slides. Sigh. #
  • Trying to define terms for ad/audience relationship just highlights the current advertising problematic. Too many ways to consume. #dm303 #
  • A bad idea no matter the media. RT @jamesschutz #dm303 I'm not sure if advertorial on EdJour is good idea. Feels a little low class for EJ. #
  • RT @jamesschutz Touring the enjoy centre with Bill Hole. This is going to be huge. http://yfrog.com/5h89bgj @enjoycentre #
  • Looking to invest in a good document scanner to help clean up desk. Must be #OSX comparable and fairly portable… #
  • RT @HolesOnline Final Weekend Spectacular! Join Jim Hole for $2 books between 1-p.m. today!
    Bulb Favorites,… http://fb.me/B54mC92O #
  • Looking for a Fujitsu SnapScan 1500m in #yeg #paperlessoffice #
  • RT @ChrisLaBossiere: I see the link between burning police cruisers & ending poverty. Maybe punch an old lady too to stop global warming. #
  • 23 dollars of black angus seared to perfection with BBQ potatoes and a gorgeous summer evening. Life is good. #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-06-21

  • Odd when mailing list software rejects it's own subscribe and insubcribe emails as spam #kerio #
  • Sitting in my car. Not going into work. Hmmmm, maybe my subconcious is telling me something 😉 #
  • RT @Marty_Chan RT @wayfaringreader: Outrage! RT @CBCArts School halts 'Fartsalot' author's reading #
  • Words I tend to live by: RT @OHnewsroom “I don’t have faith in journalism; I have faith in you assholes and somehow that’s enough.” #
  • New 27in i7 iMac. First new work computer in 5 years. Goodbye G5! Woot! #
  • At 260 calories a pint, it's a good thing I'm not on a diet!! #
  • Going to the aviation museum #yeg Wonder how much it's changed over the years? #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-06-14

  • Alas, #iOS4 is not going to force me to buy an iPad. #StillLooking4Reasons #
  • Slow Twitter week. Good article on iPad reality by @jmaxsfu http://tkbr.ccsp.sfu.ca/tkbr/a-week-with-ipad/ #
  • RT @illustratedword RT @roundmyskull: Fun wikipedia find of the day: "Notable syphilis-infected people in history" #
  • Bruce's sad attempt at a grammar-based children's story… #
  • Maxtor Caviar Blue 500 mounts when internal on my G5 but won't mount in the external FireWire case. Grrrrrrr. #
  • Today's Agenda: Zak' graduation. Step one: getting dressed — check! #
  • Step 2: Hall D at the Shaw; pictures of grad and friends, meet grandparents…Check! #
  • Step Three: wait, wait, wait… Only at the Ds… Wait, wait… #
  • Step Four: Certificate! & now we wait for L-Z… #
  • Random thought in the middle of grad… Why don't most politicains wear glasses? Do glasses make them seem less trustworthy? #
  • Step Five: Clap really loud for Zoernig, Christina. Yeah! #
  • Step Six: guest speaker fails to show; Constable Henry of the RCMP steps in to save the day! Hmmmm, that made the students happy! #
  • Step Seven: Find kid and attempt pictures… #
  • Step Eight: home, eat, change, more pictures! #
  • Step Nine: Chaos… Processional… Dinner… Speeches! #
  • Step Ten: wish them good night, a good night and to be good tonight… #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-06-07

  • RT @craigmod THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG (via @jzy) #
  • The new Documents to Go for iPad just might make me bite. This is how mobile file management could make my desk a cleaner place… #
  • RT @lavermeer Shoutout to anonymous good person near postal code T5L 5H2: thanks for your kindness! #yeg #randomkindness #
  • Looking for a good OS X compatible document scanner… gotta move my office to paperless! #
  • You have to see this tweet with the psycho-munchkin avatar @scalzi We got ourselves a tornado warning. All wicked witches please stay inside #
  • Weekend looks to suck. Again. #
  • Testing #Tweetdeck for the #iPhone .. one , two, three…check… #
  • Stanza adds support for PDFs, but sadly not for my iPhone. Another reason to move to am iPad? #
  • Shopping 4 antiques. Still can't believe I scored that dining room set for under $600 last time… #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-05-31

  • RT @HolesOnline Remaining mixed ivy geranium baskets are on sale for $19. Limited quantities, less than 50 left! #
  • All the computer tools on the world won't make re-org charts easier to do. Unless of course, we replace the people with computers… #
  • Yeah! RT @mastermaq Downtown Skateboard Park Opens in Churchill Square: #yeg #
  • Absolutely! RT @OHnewsroom “My title is Copy Editor. Not writer’s bitch. Get your own cookie.” #
  • Well we are officially starting our drive to get followers for @holesonline. Deals all June & only our socialmedia friends are in-the-know #
  • RT @craigmod Why are publishers so afraid of HTML? The trend of 'PDF dumps' as iPad applications (see Wired / Pop Sci/etc) is disappointing. #
  • Foodies galore! @TheReadOnion Know this one? http://eatingisthehardpart.com/ #
  • RT @brentjtaylor Jergens misleads customers. Photo of 2 same containers reduced by 20ml but claim 25% more. http://yfrog.com/3umuirrj #lies #
  • RT @jdarrah Can't have mojito because new mint from @Holesonline is driving around #yeg in back of car: mobile greenhouse warmer than garden #
  • Fingers cold, cats cold, fireplace on: summer in #yeg ? #
  • Towed from the visitors parking. Why? Because you need a pass to be a visitor… Hmmmm #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-05-24

  • RT @garnerandrews Whoever did the artwork on new Eco Station –you rule. I LOVE this. Best outdoor piece in #YEG http://twitpic.com/1opfmq #
  • If emegency rooms were run like Apple Stores wouldn't eveyone be more comforable and generally less stressed. Which is a good thing, right? #
  • The buzz about the Enjoy Centre continues…check out these articles from Green Profit magazine. #
  • RT @OHnewsroom Product manager, explaining the value proposition of the new website to the marketing team: “It sucks less than the old one!” #
  • RT @illustratedword RT @Theispot: "Hyperactivitypography from A to Z": an illustrated activity book for typographers : #
  • Virtual box hosting Snow Leopard Server on a Leopard XServe… Doesn't seem to be possible. $&#% #
  • MacEwan Professional Writing Program sets up informational blog… http://macewanprofessionalwriting.wordpress.com/ #
  • Net worth or the 43 U.S. Presidents: man, there are some rich sum'bitches down there… #
  • I will admit it's got me scared… RT @design4travel: Hoping for better things with CS5. #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-05-17

  • RT @illustratedword One book, two different editions: Sweden vs Canada in the bathtub. #
  • If you think herding cats is hard, try leading a pack of them from the front and see where that gets you… #
  • RT @HolesOnline Salsa, fajitas, pizza…we've got hot & sweet pepper plants for every kind of meal. Yummm! http://tweetphoto.com/22041313 #
  • Just how do IGCs deal with IT, he says spending the a.m. installing digital microscope software??? #
  • So true RT @OHnewsroom Editor “We’re trying to start a website and I just spent 5 minutes unjamming a stapler. There’s something wrong here” #
  • Reading my first ebook from the library. 20 day limit. Can I really defeat the drm as easily as changing the date on my reader? #
  • Some greenhouse's glass walls were so tall that the regular lifts were too short; so they brought in a bigger one http://twitpic.com/1np00q #
  • RT @illustratedword : Collection of 1920s seminal works in typography from MoMA's New Typography exhibition: #
  • BPAA Awards in #yeg tonight. Celebrating book publishing in Alberta. Who will be the big winners? #
  • RT @lavermeer NeWest Press of Edmonton has just won Publisher of the Year at the Alberta Book Awards. Congratulations, all! #yeg #publishing #
  • The Incomparable Honeybee by RMB wins Book Design Award at BPAA Book Awards. Awesome design and it deserved even more… #publishing #yeg #
  • Kathy Shute recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award at Alberta Book Publishers Awards. A true pillar of the Alberta publishing community. #
  • Mary Lou Roy wins Lois Hole Award for Editorial Excellence for People of the Lakes at BPAA Awards #
  • RT @lavermeer After winning the Eggleston Award for Nonfiction, Will Ferguson just stole the show at the Alberta Book Awards. Go, Will! #yeg #
  • One of the other things I don't like about ebooks is that they end suddenly. There's no anticipatory pleasure as the last pages turn… #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-05-10

  • RT @EnjoyCentre: The co-gen unit for The Enjoy Centre arrived. It will supply as much as 80% of all our electrical needs for the business. #
  • It's me! RT @OHnewsroom: Copyeditor crushing a Coke can together so it makes a clicking noise: “I made something irritating. I’m a manager.” #
  • !!! RT @OHnewsroom Reporter: “My editor just isn’t good with words. She’s, like, textually impotent.” #
  • As seen on the internet: ".. but that is the beuaty of the beist" #
  • I'd love to hear that RT @jdarrah Wonder if anyone will discuss anonymous comments and "value" to journalism at #yegmediacamp on Saturday #
  • Finding domain names for new businesses is a real exercise in creativity. The new domains are not gonna help… #
  • You say "We're not racist." Fair enough, I take you at your word. But that still leaves unsettled a much more disturbing question: #
  • –Are you this fucking stupid? #
  • RT @HolesOnline Mojito you say? Lime tree, mint & pansy for garnish. This planter has fixings 4 a tasty drink http://tweetphoto.com/21579444 #
  • Making a video for my mom… Like being in kindrgarden all over again… #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2010-05-03

  • Tour of Tor's NY publishing office for their 30th Anniv. Way messier than my office but they make waaay more books 🙂 #
  • RT @Yendi The judge in the P. Watts case agrees the penalty for being assaulted by cops is NOT to send someone to jail. #
  • RT @Yendi When I followed wrestling, Mick Foley was my fav wrestler. Now he remains one of my favorite human beings: http://huff.to/9PjfnQ #
  • RT @Lindapalooza: Oldest surviving Pantages Theatre in N America threatened with demolition in Vancouver http://ow.ly/1DM79 #heritage #yvr #
  • RT @EnjoyCentre: 5 more 3d renderings now posted! This is getting really exciting… http://www.unearththepossibilities.com/whatsnew2.asp #
  • Happy Dip Day to me… #
  • Love the photo RT @HolesOnline Stunning hardy rose 'Morden Sunrise' is an irresistible addition to the garden http://tweetphoto.com/20534836 #
  • I think the age of the neighbourhood pub has returned. Or maybe my age has made the neighbourhood pub return to my world… #
  • The Comments feature on News websites… Aaaargh! Does anybody really think these things serve the purpose of journalism in any way? #
  • RT @lavermeer A motto for our times: "Today is the tomorrow you were promised yesterday." — Shaun Tan #
  • $25 for 3 very thick beef tenderloins. BBQ season is here! #

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