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Re: 5 discount codes to give away for Drop.io

addi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:12:38 -0000

drop.io is a great service. Do you still have some more discount codes?

Re: Five DreamHost discount + bonus feature coupons to give away

jinxer — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:21:14 -0000

WOuld love a discount coupon. I am currently looking for a good host.

Re: Lifestreaming services should aggregate the conversation, too

jalada — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:44:23 -0000

Sounds like a good idea. It's hard to keep track of comment conversations as it is, and it would be nice to know about all and any comments on activity you make. I'd say it sounds like an obvious progression for FriendFeed.

Re: Video: my iPhone 3G turning on an electric razor

victor Agreda Jr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:32:16 -0000

iFonzy. Aaaayyyyy!

Re: 5 discount codes to give away for Drop.io

Patlutz — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:50:30 -0000

I'd really love a discount code!

Edit: Thanks a bunch, David!

Re: Brightkite API beta available

nevali — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:57:19 -0000

Last I looked, Loopt just didn't deal with anything outside of the US—is that still the case?

It's why me, and most of my friends, now use bkite instead (whether they're in the US or not). Loopt just didn't get off the starting blocks.

Re: Comcast boosts upload speeds in Denver area

chartier — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:11:47 -0000

Oh it helped a ton. Mozy backups now sustain a good 500-700Kbps at night, and I notice much larger chunks of our 250GB iTunes library backed up in each sitting. I'm incredibly pleased.

Re: Comcast boosts upload speeds in Denver area

Mark - Productivity501 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:55:44 -0000

So did this help the speed of online backup, or is it fast for just the first 10 MB?

Re: Book of Mormon advertised on Digg

turkchgo — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:32:53 -0000

I know, totally!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/troubledwine/26399...

Re: Andy Mckee - Art of Motion

matt Stevens — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:52:02 -0000

Cool blog dude WOW!!!

MS

www.mattstevensguitar.com

Re: Disqus adds Trackbacks, OpenID support, more

gesteves — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:30:55 -0000

If you really need it, you can find a commenter's email (and IP address) in the Disqus dashboard, by clicking the admin button below each comment. Not as convenient as having it directly in the notification, but at least it's something.

Re: Fluid kicks the crap out of Adobe AIR

chartier — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:11:14 -0000

First of all, sorry for taking so long to reply. I've been juggling a few problems with the site here for a while and honestly forgot all about it.

Thanks for coming by though Oliver. I really appreciate an Adobe employee responding personally. And thanks for looking into the text control issue; OS X's text controls really are a joy to use and running into an app that doesn't use them feels like the digital equivalent of running into a brick wall.

Re: Simple tip: How to check ink supply levels on half-supported printers

SS — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:52:57 -0000

Thanks

Re: Five DreamHost discount + bonus feature coupons to give away

chartier — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:28:11 -0000

Tom, my bad. I didn't realize that switching to Disqus for the comment system here would prevent me from seeing your e-mail address. Could you please contact me directly via my address here:

http://davidchartier.com/blog/about/

and be sure to watch out for my spam-prevention trick? Sorry about this.

Re: Five DreamHost discount + bonus feature coupons to give away

Tom McDonald — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:02:40 -0000

Hi David,

It would be great if you could send me a code please.

Many thanks

Re: Fluid kicks the crap out of Adobe AIR

Oliver Goldman — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:32:11 -0000

I think AIR offers more desktop integration than you give it credit for, although certainly not as much yet as an application written in other environments, like Obj-C on the Mac.

For example, drag-and-drop is available, as is full filesystem access, and communication between not only AIR apps but also with content in the browser. Of course, as I'm sure you realize, it's up to each application to make use of these features. The fact that, say, drag-and-drop doesn't work for a given AIR application is really a statement about that application, not AIR.

Integration with a password/identity manager is an interesting idea. That's the kind of thing we (Adobe) would like to find a way to support, but it isn't yet clear to us how (or even if) we can do that in a cross-platform manner. Over time, however, I think we'll find ways to make much of this work. Certainly it is our intention to add more integration along these lines.

And as for option-arrow in text fields, that just sounds like a bug. I'll look into it.

Re: Fluid kicks the crap out of Adobe AIR

chartier — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:52:09 -0000

AIR, in my mind, is basically an application wrapper for HTML, CSS, and any of the other web-based technologies it supports (javascript? Flash?). AIR apps don't seem to offer any of the useful OS integration that a WebKit alternative like Fluid.app or native software does. I can't use my password/identity manager (or even a 3rd party tie-in like 1Password) with AIR apps. Heck, basic OS X text controls like option-arrow don't even work in AIR apps. I can't send information to AIR apps from other apps and I can't seem to drag images out to an iChat window for sharing, or even to the Desktop for saving.

I totally get the cross-platform and easy development advantages that Adobe platforms like AIR and Flash present to developers, but I find that disadvantages like the ones I've listed (and others) far outweigh their benefits. AIR is *killer* from a developer perspective, but a step or two backwards in terms of usability and integration for users.

Re: Fluid kicks the crap out of Adobe AIR

Oliver Goldman — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:11:24 -0000

Curious as to what you mean by the "sandboxed nature" of AIR? (Full disclosure: I work on AIR.)

Re: Google Reader for iPhone gains e-mail feature

chartier — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:44:20 -0000

I meant that I missed that feature *from* NewsGator's iPhone app because I'm using Google Reader. You're right, it's been there for a while, and I was always a little ticked gRreader didn't do it.

Re: Google Reader for iPhone gains e-mail feature

VesperDEM — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:56:03 -0000

I'm confused, I just logged into NewsGator and sure enough, I can email news articles via a link when reading a story. That has been in there for quite some time. I'm sure it was in there when NetNewsWire went free. I use it all the time to send myself stories that I want to research more about when I am reading the stories on my phone.

It's visible when you are reading an individual story just like with Google's reader web app.

Re: iJustine’s “WWDC08 Sleepover” video

Justine — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:23 -0000

Glad you could handle this one ;)

Re: “I’m voting Republican”

inkedmn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:39:08 -0000

That's pretty funny - having been raised in an Evangelical, Republican home, I have definitely grown a little tired of some of the bullshit that Republicans seem to like to roll around in. That said, I'm not quite sure I can confidently vote Democrat because of certain "social" beliefs I hold. But, I suppose, a vote for President is rarely one cast with extreme confidence, but more choosing the side that most closely fits with what you believe to be right and true.

Re: Opera vs. IE: Round One, Fight!

xxXXxx199 — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:28 -0000

opera is just a sour loser!!!

Re: Video: The finer details of opening the Mac Pro and installing a new drive

David Chartier — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:59 -0000

@Sacrilicious: I never owned a G5 tower, but I've worked inside a boatload of other desktops in my days. The screws used on the hard drive enclosure/carriage feel pretty solid to me, and I've had to mess with one carriage twice now because a drive I installed was DOA.

Re: Video: The finer details of opening the Mac Pro and installing a new drive

Sacrilicious — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:19:33 -0000

yeah, but the "vanity screws" they included? Now I can finally sound like a codger, but the G5 screws were way more functional. These'll strip out if you use them more than once. Thanks for all the form, apple, striking difference, but how about just a teensy bit more function?