Being Electrocuted
July 28, 2008
Hey Cuil, Use a Robots.txt
Cuil.com is flooding my newsfeeds this morning. Reid already reported that their home page links are only periodically working. I, too, don't see my site on the first three pages of a vanity search. Also, looks like they need to add a robots.txt file to block other search engines from indexing their search results. This should work:
User-agent: *Honestly, who searches for search results? When I hear about a new website, the first thing I do, is a site: search. The second thing I do is check the robots.txt. Isn't that what all normal people do? ¶ 7:09 AM 3 Comments Links to this post
Disallow: /search
July 27, 2008
iPhoto woes
Sometimes iPhoto lets you import pictures, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you can find these imported pictures through Finder, sometimes you can't. Sometimes you can attach these photos using Gmail, sometimes you can't.
Apparently, this is is by design. I might be completely wrong, but from reading through a few forums, it seems that Apple wants you to use the Apple Mail application to send pictures, and only lets you access pictures from other applications if you first copy them onto the desktop from iPhoto. Seriously?
Trying to make iPhoto work better with Picasa Web Albums Uploader and iPhoto2Gmail plugins just doesn't cut it, especially since I have to re-discover them every time under the Export menu. I need Picasa for Mac! ¶ 8:26 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Apparently, this is is by design. I might be completely wrong, but from reading through a few forums, it seems that Apple wants you to use the Apple Mail application to send pictures, and only lets you access pictures from other applications if you first copy them onto the desktop from iPhoto. Seriously?
Trying to make iPhoto work better with Picasa Web Albums Uploader and iPhoto2Gmail plugins just doesn't cut it, especially since I have to re-discover them every time under the Export menu. I need Picasa for Mac! ¶ 8:26 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
July 14, 2008
Wild Suburban Weekend
I spent most of last week in the city for a management conference. One night we had dinner inside AT&T Park, and another day took the out-of-towners on a boat cruise of San Francisco Bay. Needless to say, all this excitement meant I deserved a relaxing weekend back at home.
On Friday, I played poker with a knife-wielding maniac after going out to celebrate a teammate's last day at Google. Good luck in Chicago, Mark.
On Saturday, Brigitta and I finally stopped in and ate at Garden Fresh, the vegan Chinese food restaurant in Mountain View, this weekend. I liked it so much I decided to Yelp about it.
Sunday, We rode our bikes to the Farmers' Market. Here's a tip: Go before 10 to beat the crowd. ¶ 7:08 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
On Friday, I played poker with a knife-wielding maniac after going out to celebrate a teammate's last day at Google. Good luck in Chicago, Mark.
On Saturday, Brigitta and I finally stopped in and ate at Garden Fresh, the vegan Chinese food restaurant in Mountain View, this weekend. I liked it so much I decided to Yelp about it.
Sunday, We rode our bikes to the Farmers' Market. Here's a tip: Go before 10 to beat the crowd. ¶ 7:08 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
July 13, 2008
Jitterbug
My mom made a funny joke. I asked if she was getting an iPhone for my dad. She said he'd probably be better off with a Jitterbug...
I forgot to blog about this last year when I saw it on TV. They show this commercial in Georgia and Florida, but I've never seen it out here. I'm surprised Earthlink or NetZero haven't scooped up this hot new technology and integrated into their marketing scams targeting the elderly. ¶ 7:14 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
I forgot to blog about this last year when I saw it on TV. They show this commercial in Georgia and Florida, but I've never seen it out here. I'm surprised Earthlink or NetZero haven't scooped up this hot new technology and integrated into their marketing scams targeting the elderly. ¶ 7:14 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
July 5, 2008
Summer Vacations, Siauciunas Style
My parents-in-law survived another week in California. Seemed like they might have had their best trip yet. As usual. Charlie loved his lunch at Google and Ruta didn't. They went to Monterey, Alcatraz, and Yosemite while they were here, and survived the bears, hippies, and nerds along the way. In addition to eating out quite a bit, they also made us Kugelis and Blinai at the house - mmmm. We all got to listen in on our upstairs neighbors three-hour long midnight sex party one night. It was memorable, and disgusting, not unlike a Vacation movie or an episode of Curb.
Next comes my brother-in-law, Adam, so we're thinking ahead what to do with him while he's here. I want to do an Anchor Steam tour, which is weekdays only, and go to the Wolf Parade show at the Fillmore, which is sold out. Bummer. This is his first time to the Bay Area, so we'll be putting him on the tourist circuit (Big Ben, Parliament) no matter what. If anyone has any other great ideas, let me know. Maybe a Giants game?
Next comes my brother-in-law, Adam, so we're thinking ahead what to do with him while he's here. I want to do an Anchor Steam tour, which is weekdays only, and go to the Wolf Parade show at the Fillmore, which is sold out. Bummer. This is his first time to the Bay Area, so we'll be putting him on the tourist circuit (Big Ben, Parliament) no matter what. If anyone has any other great ideas, let me know. Maybe a Giants game?
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