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Re: sarah @ on10

sarahintampa — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:21:02 -0000

Put the people who you don't want to see your friend list in a specific group then deny them access to view your friends list under Settings --> Privacy --> Profile (4th option from the bottom).

Re: "Upgrading" from Windows XP to Windows 7 in 5 Steps

sarahintampa — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:49:47 -0000

Actually, you'll be reformatting during the install process. I didn't go into the details of using the Windows 7 installation wizard as this was more of an overview than a step-by-step guide, but it's essentially the same process as you remember from before, it's just that the screen is a lot prettier now. :)

When you install the OS, you're asked if you want to do an upgrade or a clean (custom) install. You'll want to do the custom install. On the next screen, you'll be able to pick which partition you want to use. You'll see options to delete and reformat partitions there, too. This is where you'll be able to reformat your drive.

I found this article which has some nice screenshots of what I mean: http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/?q=node/366

Re: "Upgrading" from Windows XP to Windows 7 in 5 Steps

sarahintampa — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:57:02 -0000

Yes, you should always deauthorize before removing iTunes (which is
essentially what you're doing with a clean install). However, Apple
gives you 5 authorizations under your account, so it's not a big deal
if you forget. I'm not familiar with deauthorizing Adobe products.

Re: "Upgrading" from Windows XP to Windows 7 in 5 Steps

sarahintampa — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:56:02 -0000

Re: The Palm Pre : A New Era For (jeff)isageek

sarahintampa — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:01:07 -0000

I am SO jealous! Outside of the hardware, the Pre is a pretty amazing device thanks to WebOS. They just need some more apps now. (Yay for homebrew!)

Re: Is Firefox Falling Off The Bandwagon?

sarahintampa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:15:13 -0000

I totally agree - Chrome is incredible! It's my default browser now.

Re: BingTweets

sarahintampa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:07:33 -0000

Oh cool! Thanks Perry!

Re: Dunkin Run- Coffee Lovers Are Served

sarahintampa — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:07:04 -0000

Genius...and Starbucks should have this! Dunkin' doesn't have quite as many varieties and options.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/06/matthew-and-sarah-turn-one-year-old-12.html

sarahintampa — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:48:15 -0000

This pictures are just too cute! You are doubly blessed. I can't believe how small they were in the beginning - the size of a remote control, OMG! It's hard to believe that it's already been a year. Where did the time go?

Re: My New RSS Pillow | (jeff)isageek.net

sarahintampa — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:54:01 -0000

that is too awesome!!

Re: That's not what I ordered...

sarahintampa — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:38:12 -0000

We've never met, but I've followed your content online for years. I'm so sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you.

Re: Find Stunning iPhone Wallpapers With BackDrop

sarahintampa — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:46:28 -0000

Oooh! I'll play! WinterBoard is my favorite customization app - it lets me change everything from the Springboard background to the sliders to the battery icon itself (mine's pink & green - so cute!). I love changing the wallpaper on my phone a lot (& my PC, too - love those Win7 themes!) so this app looks great. Even if I don't win a code, I'm def going to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Re: Welcoming Corvida To The Team As Our New Editor!

sarahintampa — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:01:02 -0000

CONGRATULATIONS!

Re: mockriot

sarahintampa — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:58:19 -0000

Congratulations! What a pretty & unique ring, too. You guys look so cute together!

Re: On (to) TechCrunch

sarahintampa — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:20:52 -0000

Congratulations on the new job, MG! I'm a huge fan and will def continue to read you no matter where you go. :)

Re: Who Else Is Disappointed in FriendFeed And Other Twitter Swagger Jackers?

sarahintampa — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:20:28 -0000

Oooh, burn! So tell us what you really think...LOL!!

Swagger jackin - that is awesome, I totally have to start using that now.

Re: Why I Didn’t Get to See FriendFeed’s Redesign

sarahintampa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:10:12 -0000

Thanks Drew.

Well, some people say I'm overreacting: http://beta.friendfeed.com/corvida/50ec623d/why...

...but I doubt they're aware of how company briefings tend to go (that is, much, much smoother).

Re: Why I Didn’t Get to See FriendFeed’s Redesign

sarahintampa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:45:34 -0000

Thanks for the personal response.

Re: Why I Didn’t Get to See FriendFeed’s Redesign

sarahintampa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:45:17 -0000

Hmm, interesting.

Re: Why I Didn’t Get to See FriendFeed’s Redesign

sarahintampa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:44:32 -0000

Oh yes, cheese was eaten! :)

Re: Why I Didn’t Get to See FriendFeed’s Redesign

sarahintampa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:47:37 -0000

That actually does make me feel better. I was thinking how sad would it have been if I could have been late after all.

I know it's pretty much all my fault, but it was a big disappointment. I look forward to your videos, though.

Re: A New Approach To Facebook

sarahintampa — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:54:04 -0000

If you mean this one (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id...), the most popular of the Twitter apps, it will.

However, it will update your personal profile with your tweets as well!

That's the problem with these "public profiles" - no separation between the public fan page and the personal profile.

Only 2 workarounds: 1) Create a separate acct for managing your public profile (fan page). Note: violates TOS, as I understand it.

or

2) Create a business account.

Re: A New Approach To Facebook

sarahintampa — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:36:08 -0000

They changed it to "public profile" in the latest update (instead of fan page). You would be surprised how difficult it is to make it useful. Good luck finding apps that work on it or adding any sort of automation to it without completely screwing up your own *personal* profile in the process.

For ex, make an adjustment to the "notes" app and it affects both your personal profile & fan page at the same time. None of the page-aware apps (of which there are few) can associate themselves with just a fan page or just a personal profile. If you add them, they tie into both.

Public profiles outside of those purchased under business accounts are the most useless thing on FB.

Re: A New Approach To Facebook

sarahintampa — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:31:37 -0000

You can't. Which is why FB fan pages are broken. I discovered this too when researching the post for RWW.

Re: A New Approach To Facebook

sarahintampa — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:28:14 -0000

Just to jump in here - I have been struggling with the same problem as Fred & I don't think Personal fan pages are the answer (here's why, if interested: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_...)

I was really hopeful that the New Facebook would provide a solution but it did not. It basically boils down to this: Facebook does not mirror the relationships and connections we have in real life. There are things I tell some people and there are things I tell everyone, for example. But on Facebook, when I post to my wall, everyone can see it. If I don't want some people to see those things, I can turn off "wall viewing" privileges for those folks via the settings, ***but then how do I communicate with them***? FB has no good answer for that outside of using public profiles (aka fan pages...which are broken and useless.

A simple solution to this problem would be to let us customize which things are public status updates vs private ones. For example, I could mark my imported activity from Google Reader and Flickr as public. Some status updates, though, I may want to be private. A simple checkbox on the status update box would solve this problem.

As for deleting people, it's interesting that we (us grown-ups, that is) struggle with this. The Gen Y'ers on FB delete people all the time as they grow apart. Why is it so hard for us to do the same?