Category Archives: Personal

Easy punctuation with iPhone

Ok, this is too awesome not to share. You know the annoying way you have to tab into the punctuation layout to type a period? This required no less than three keystrokes (Tab into layout, hit “.”, Tab out (or hit space)).
Save those keystrokes! Just hold down the “.?123″ button, and slide your finger over [...]

Fixing a small iPhone annoyance…

Update 06/16/2009: With the release of iPhone OS 3.0, this tip is no longer necessary. With 3.0, simply tap and hold any link to bring up an option to, among others, “Open in New Page”. I’ll leave this up for posterity, and for those of you that have not upgraded yet.
After experiencing and thoroughly enjoying [...]

My iPhone Adventure

The first thing I should let you know is that I am posting this from my brand new iPhone.
The second thing I should let you know is that I would do it all over again.
The level of enthusiasm in that line last night was absolutely off the charts. It completely invalidates the notion that Apple [...]

A recent conversation with Verizon

Me: Hello, I’ll be canceling my account towards the end of the month, and I want to make sure my transition will be smooth.
Verizon customer service rep: Ok, may I ask who you are switching to?
Me: AT&T.
CSR: Oh. And can I ask why you’re switching?
Me: The iPhone.
CSR: …oh.
You’ve never heard a more speechless customer [...]

So, SXSW Happened…

…and I didn’t make it this year.
Unfortunately, personal events kept me from attending geek nirvana for the second year in a row. Now that participants are back and in a blogging frenzy, it adds salt to the open wound.
But thankfully, fellow webbies Micah and Brion were awesome enough to set this up for me.

What more [...]

Bagels vs. Donuts

How does that old proverb go?
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
A peace offering is meant to be a friendly gift; a way of trying to mend a relationship (whether it be personal or professional). It’s a tried and true tradition, passed down from the hunter-gatherer era. Over time, the human race has [...]

A note to anyone hiring for a web project

When finished with a web project, it is generally considered polite to thank your web designers and/or developers for the countless hours poured into said project.
These are just general thoughts about life, nothing specifically related to anyone.

Seattle will have to wait.

If you’re one of the three people who actually read my previous post, I either know you in real life, or you’ve scouted me for a possible job opportunity. In either case, thanks for viewing!
In my last post, I expressed my newly kindled love of the wonderful city of Seattle. I was absolutely awestruck by [...]