Disqus - Friends of jeremytanner

Re: The chat room/forum problem (& an apology to @Technosailor)

technosailor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:11:01 -0000

Your fight is with FriendFeed then. Not me. As you indicated, it is my account and my content. If FriendFeed is built flawed, then that is outside of my control.

Re: The chat room/forum problem (& an apology to @Technosailor)

technosailor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:06:25 -0000

I think you tend to make enemies when you tell people what to do and use. It's not very community-like, when participating in other communities anyway, when thats the tone you take. I think you have enough capital to command respect for your opinions, but when that respect is not mutually lent, then you get into sticky situations where you piss people like me or Mike off.

I left FriendFeed for very legitimate reasons and offered those very legitimate reasons. What happens after that is up to you and other people in the community. Agree or disagree but do so respectfully.

Like you said, onward.

Re: The chat room/forum problem (& an apology to @Technosailor)

technosailor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:33:35 -0000

Robert- you're not part of that community. That's not an insult. It's real life. You shouldn't want or need to be a part of every community. You said that in your post. Do you want to be a part of the Midnight Golfers community, or whatever the hell you called it? Of course not.... My community is a very specific community - NOT a general one.

I hope you get value out of stuff I do and write, but you're not the target nor should you be. You're in a different world than me and have a different set of people you cater to. Your community is very much a tech heavy community that is early adopter-ish. Mine is a very conservative (not-political) group that is trying to get up to speed with the lowest impact to their business. Simple. Not the same community. If you take that as offensive, then that's on you.

Re: New Tricks: Gain more Twitter followers for your news organization

technosailor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:03:29 -0000

No worries. Like I said, these are great tools to support the core goals. I'd recommend them too! :)

Re: Why is VentureBeat down all the time?

technosailor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:17:42 -0000

Valleywag and all the Gawker network runs on Movable Type, not WordPress.

Re: How To Get The Dual Link DVI Adapter and a MacBook Pro To Work Together

technosailor — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:29:54 -0000

Ah.... actually that makes a ton of sense with the new systems. I wasn't aware the new MBAs had the dual cards tho. Thought that was only the new MBPs. Learn something new every day.

Re: louisgray.com: Who Does Apple Think They Are?

technosailor — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:47:23 -0000

It happens. But I think you meant, "The fault is mine." :-p /runs

Re: louisgray.com: Who Does Apple Think They Are?

technosailor — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:38:11 -0000

He was harassing you for your grammar. Apple is an incorporated entity, therefore singular. The title should be, "Who does Apple Think It Is". ;)

Re: louisgray.com: Who Does Apple Think They Are?

technosailor — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:18:47 -0000

Touché :-)

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:20:17 -0000

Totally agree that many companies should not consider the Apple
solution. That said, most 'no' answers are based on the pricepoint of
hardware and in many cases, the TCO is actually cheaper and should be
considered.

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:08 -0000

What's the market share? To be fair, I can't answer that either, but my gut instinct, and I think you have to agree, is that companies who do need PDF creation tend to use Adobe Acrobat.

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:53:28 -0000

Again, I don't know of any companies who use a free PDF creator over Adboe.
Maybe if they are in the non-profit space. But Acrobat is justified as "cost
of doing business". Plus, it's the geekier who know about those options and
the decision makers are not usually the geeky among us.

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:51:19 -0000

Absolutely agreed on the annoyance of Exporting in iWork. But it's just
that, an annoyance. And for me, it's just part of my workflow now. Pass the
post on to any CFOs or IT Managers you can think of who need to have their
thinking changed.

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:50:17 -0000

I use track changes quite effectively with Pages (iWork) in an MS Office
environment. And who uses Access? And Quicken exists at the same pricepoints
on both. Quickbooks exists on both... I don't see your point. :)

Re: Even During a Recession, Small Businesses Still Should Consider Macbooks

technosailor — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:45:26 -0000

I know of very few companies who don't use Adobe Acrobat. Do you?

Re: Proudly Powered by FastServers

technosailor — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:00:15 -0000

Have a great time in Hawaii, Lorelle!

Re: WordPress Plugin: WP-Brightkite

technosailor — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:59:18 -0000

Remove

Re: Buying Digital SLR Cameras

technosailor — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:58:25 -0000

Remove

Re: NBC, NFL Deal Puts Adobe One More Step Back

technosailor — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:58:23 -0000

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Re: Thoughts on MobileMe and Apple

technosailor — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:58:21 -0000

Remove

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

technosailor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:27:16 -0000

Except take it with you to another platform. EE data portability sucks ass,
sorry to say.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

technosailor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:17:11 -0000

A separate question, but similar... why expression engine over, say, Drupal?

Re: How To Change Your Signature on a Blackberry

technosailor — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:16:12 -0000

Not sure. Contact your service provider.

Re: Paging Chicken Little - The Sky Isn’t Falling

technosailor — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:52:12 -0000

Well you become a prophet of your own doom, or in other words, creating a
self-fulfilling prophecy. Especially when you are well-read or listened to.

Re: Apple announces $800 laptop, Bloggers Report, Stock up 4 points

technosailor — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:09:07 -0000

I meant laptop. I don't count the iBook... $999 is the same as $1000 in my
opinion.