Reading Scribbles on the new iPad

Might need to think about high-res ink.

Post-PC does not mean the end of PCs. http://tinyurl.com/7rjrlvu

Honestly, am I the only person who researched what those at the top of the computing industry have actually said about “Post-PC” before spouting off about what “Post-PC” means?

Yay! Glee Gum is here! Thanks @GleeGuy

Two pounds of natural, sugar-free chewing glee.

Just bought 2 lbs. of Sugar-Free Glee Gum

http://www.gleegum.com/sugar-free-ingredients.htm

My universal tool

I use it to peel oranges and, just now, to tighten loose screws.

Reminder: the "Post-PC" era was already defined by those who shaped it. http://tinyurl.com/7rjrlvu

I so don’t understand why people must constantly make up their own definition of “post-PC” when folks who actually helped shape the post-PC industry already defined it.

Never seen an Apple Store this empty

Maybe it'll fill up after the mall actually opens. :)
Those who are there are attending a class on iCloud. Read that on my Apple Store, which automatically showed me this store's info.

6 vegan foods at 6 for $6

Best $6 dinner I've had in a while.

How did my fasting blood glucose (FBG) hit 114?

Answer: a dinner that included two servings of mashed potatoes, a glass of champagne, a frosted cupcake, coconut ice “cream”, and no greens. If you wondered why my glucose reading was so high, now you know – high-glycemic V-Day indulgence. If you thought 114 was low, read this book.

Had V-Day lunch at Loving Hut

An appropriately named place for a vegan Valentine's lunch.

Damn, I used to be amazingly insightful.

Read the second half of this post from 2007. Tell me we’re not in the future I predicted.

Rock-paper-scissors-army-Hulk! http://youtu.be/bGt-saFvkNk

A variant of Jan Ken Po (i.e, Rock-Paper-Scissors), much like Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock except the rules are simpler: Hulk is strongest one there is! That is all.

A sad use of paper

This book should be a pamphlet that explains how to read the eBook version on your nook.

Finally got my dream music medly app thanks to @MyDJApp

Feel dumb for never finding this app before recently. First released in October 2009, a mere six months after I published this exact idea on Scribbles. But I have it now and it is a delight. New iOS 5 update is working like a champ.

Another prediction pans out. See comment #4. http://tinyurl.com/7mmvo28

Actually, I think of these more as observations than predictions, like Shawn Spencer. Anyway, my observation here, reality here. Thanks to commenter #4 on the former for the sweet bonus point.

A paper vs. digital argument? Party like it's 2005. http://tinyurl.com/7t8h7vh

It’s like every argument from the Tablet PC era is back again. Except with a tablet that people want to use. http://tinyurl.com/7t8h7vh

Two years ago, I outlined what iBooks Author is. http://tinyurl.com/7m3c9al

And I did it before the iPad was released. Boom.

Another vegan feast at Loving Hut

Another Packed Apple Store

No sales, almost nothing new for the season, still the most crowded spot in Fair Oaks other than Starbucks. And yes, people are buying.

Organic green cuisine at Great Sage

All vegan, even the "crabcake", "egg nog" latte, and cinnamon bun. Great brunch!

Streaming Straight No Chaser @SNCmusic concert at work via Remote Potato @fatattitude

Recorded concert on PBS last night using Windows 7 Media Center. Playing it back today on my iPhone via Remote Potato. Billy Jean/Poison is the greatest mash-up ever. Must remember to do this for more concerts.

Checking in at Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine

Investing $55M in Carrier IQ seemed like a good idea at the time. http://tinyurl.com/5tgacjp

“[Carrier IQ] monitors network performance on the device itself, giving carriers data about exactly what customers are experiencing.” – VentureBeat, June 2010 – In fairness, I would have dropped a few mil on that too, and you can’t say they didn’t warn you.

If Siri was REALLY pro-life...

Courtesy of ifakesiri.com.

What happens if you tell Siri you want to protest an abortion clinic? Results still "pro-life"? http://tinyurl.com/7v7ag9x

I don’t have an iPhone 4S to test this, but I’m guessing Siri’s inability to guide you to an abortion clinic isn’t based on what you intend to do there. Software isn’t politically biased. People are.

Thanksgiving Rightunders

The opposite of leftovers. We packed our own vegan feast for the family dinner.

Ignorance breeds creativity. I have tables to prove it.

The proof is not in data in tables, but the data tables themselves created by people who don’t bother to learn how to do them right in Word or Excel. It’s amazing how many different lines and grids can compose one table.

Bluetooth volume control works for snapping iPhone photos

Should make these desktop photos easier to take.

The fruit of clean-up day

Waiting to come in from the cold

So hard to them all sitting together in one photo.

Oh no! My iPhone upgrade eligibility moved up to... next month!

Damn. Originally thought it was February, but recheck today shows I'm eligible for full subsidy next month. Now I'll be counting the days instead of not thinking about it through winter.

They tried to make me go to decaf, and I said, "Zzzz..."

Between diet, exercise, and decaf, I have great numbers and no focus.

If your file name is too long to tweet, it's too damn long.

Received a PDF with name that is 211 characters with spaces. Windows XP can’t even store it.

At Whole Foods for dinner and a show

Selection for the night is "Supercharge Me", a film about raw food.

I spend too much time showing people how to use the Internet.

“Yeah, you see where it says that word you were looking for? Yeah, click that.”

Using images in lieu of text for contact info in an email sig should banned

Especially if you include a URL. Can’t click it. Can’t copy and paste it. Show the recipient some decency and type that s--- out. Forcing them to re-type it just sucks.

"Basic Instructions" sums up my feelings on Steve Jobs exactly. http://tinyurl.com/3ub35he

Exactly.

Recovering from Irene

Yep, Irene really stuck it to us. I have to drink decaf to calm my nerves.

Survived an earthquake

Please note, my office wall is made of glass so even a tremble puts me at risk.

Got two free Optimus Prime Kre-O figures

Someone was giving these away at the market. Cool.

Marinated what? #signfail

Quote from work: "He doesn't know how to use the word 'back'."

Working for an English-language medical journal, you’d think I would not have to explain such things, but I do. Often.

Our fax machine is dead! Pass the baseball bat and cue the Geto Boys! #OfficeSpace

I may never be in a lightsaber duel or tell a would-be mugger “It’s the one that says ‘Bad M-----f-----‘!” but destroying a hated fax machine is now one beloved movie scene I have a chance to perform IRL. It’s a small dream but a dream nonetheless.

Dragon Go! Goes To GottaBeMobile http://tinyurl.com/66vr5ty

Bing for iPad gets search "lasso"; Tablet PC gets jacks---. http://tinyurl.com/6kwnt3w

I don’t have time to get in depth on this now, but I am pissed. Microsoft releases “circle and search” functionality for the f---ing iPad, an innovation that seems ideal for pen, but Windows-based Tablet PCs don’t get squat? Seriously? That’s just f---ed up.

Google+ / Twitter Crosspost Test: Teaser ...

What's in the box? Looks like a desktop but it's not.

All I can say is HP does not fool around when shipping eval units.

At the Iwo Jima Memorial

Ugh. Social networks and people I know online keep using my real name this week.

Seeing my real name used online reminds me of how much my nickname has grown to be the online me. I don’t always like it, but in digital life, I am Sumocat.

Is social networking supposed to be viral? If not, sorry if I infected you. #Google+

Came home late last night and responded to an email that Josh Smith had added me to one of his Google+ circles. Logged in and wound up joining the network. Next morning I found I repeated the process. Feel a little unclean now.

Despite poor reviews, people chose comic book star over Mormon. Bad sign for Mitt. http://tinyurl.com/3fqturv

We’ll see in 2012 if political life imitates the arts.

Sorry for the looping tweets. Hopefully I've fixed the issue.

If not this entry will show up on Twitter a dozen times.

That sound you hear is my brain sizzling as I attempt to catch up with a week's worth of work.

The problem with going above and beyond one’s regular duties is that those regular duties need to get done eventually.

Geared up for Annual Meeting

I got two touch tablets and an iPhone 4.

Caught the bus to H.E.B.

Pretty good supermarket with great deli area. Enjoying sushi now.

This must be the place...

Waiting for my baggage in San Antonio.

Getting drunk at Sunset Hills Vineyard

Kidding. I'm stone sober as usual.

Feeling fantastic (at the moment)

Feel like I finally got a bad med out of my system. Will see how well diet and exercise serve me this weekend.

I like my batteries like I like my women: packing a jelly roll. http://tinyurl.com/3zpl4js

Sorry, I saw the words “jelly roll” and couldn’t help myself.

Great advice from @ChrisPirillo: "Is Your Blog Human Enough?" http://bit.ly/lG4Ngc

Between sarcasm and handwritten posts, I’ve got the human angle pretty well covered.

Why can't PowerPoint have an easy option to export high-res images?

People see these slides blown up across projector screens and think they’ve got massive images, then they export them to image format at 960 x 720 still believing they’re huge. Meanwhile, the solution of printing with Microsoft Document Imaging remains a well-kept secret. There needs to be an easy “export to printable format” option.

Gotta love the views in Reston

Unfortunate timing of iPad 2 stories at @Slashgear

Close a door, open a window.

This is sooo #Takei http://youtu.be/dRkIWB3HIEs http://www.itsoktobetakei.com/

Literally the most Takei-est thing on the Internet. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

Nobody likes cucumber.

Just needed a URL to support that I read this on the Internet.

Just drove under a helicopter

Was literally hovering over Sunset Hills Drive when I drove under it. Cool.

Up close with two baby groundhogs (video) http://youtu.be/3kvWZB2kWeI

Part of my unlisted YouTube stash. http://youtu.be/3kvWZB2kWeI

My favorite phrase to hear at work is: Who gives a s---? Brings a smile to my face. :)

It typically signifies that a problem is being given the attention it truly deserves.

Lettuce, parsley and strawberry planted

Should make for an interesting salad.

Dear Birthers: Here's your "long form" cert. Please STFU now http://tinyurl.com/3pd9ey9

Not that I expect this to satisfy any of those irrational morons who believed in the Birther conspiracy in the first place.

If catching cat vomit isn't good practice for parenthood, forget I wrote this.

It's easier than cleaning the floor and I figure I'll be catching worse
when I have kids. Or at least that's how I justify it.

In case I forget: Happy Homer Day!

Late one night on the couch. Homer can make himself comfortable in any gap.

Eating mango shave ice with adzuki and ice cream

Bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park

Impromptu pond at Bull Run Regional Park

Fox & Friends viewers be aware: That dude giving breast exams at Walgreens is not a doctor. http://tinyurl.com/4xwge2e

No matter what Steve Doocy says, the guy offering to check your pelvis at Walgreens is a pervert, not a doctor.

Tim Pawlenty: "I'm Running For President" #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement http://tinyurl.com/3w58thk

“[Tim Pawlenty’s] campaign said the ’I’m running for president’ comment was not an official announcement.” – With such daring statements followed by forceful retractions, I just don’t understand why people find T-Paw boring.

I may have a computer peripheral addiction

Or perhaps just a computer addiction. Either way, dual keyboard usage seems a bit excessive.

$15 gift card for only $70? Deal #FAIL

I know what they're trying to say (I think), but they didn't do it right.

Angry Birds on a Windows 7 tablet? No! Angry Birds on TWO Windows 7 tablets! http://tinyurl.com/3wlw6eg

That’s right. Dueling Angry Birds on Windows tablets on video only from Sumocat.