: Archive

“Some 75 percent of the patients were unable to name a single doctor assigned to...”

– Most Hospital Patients Unable to Identify Their Physicians, Survey Finds - NYTimes.com

Jan 31st

The Google Video link to my inteview about Google Book search broke, hm. Now available only on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/yo7mlc

Jan 30th

Hm, did anyone else notice that podcast show notes are FINALLY visible on the iPhone?

Jan 30th

I’d switch from OmniFocus to Things, but I’m in too deep. Also: can’t give up OmniFocus’ crazily advanced customizability.

Jan 30th

Rssfwd.com is shutting down and is updating sporadically. Feedmyinbox.com formats incorrectly on the iPhone. Next stop: Feedblitz.

Jan 29th

…but does Feedblitz send all feeds in one daily email? That would drive me mad.

Jan 29th

I love the Pilot disposable fountain pens. Nowadays, I’m writing with nothing else. http://bit.ly/7pfE

Jan 29th

Yes, the Giotto’s rocket blower actually removes dust from the sensor of digital SLRs. (Whew.) http://www.giottos.com/Rocket-air.htm

Jan 29th

Medical director of insurance is baffled as to why test I ordered was denied. Perhaps insurance companies denying tests randomly to save $?

Jan 28th

Is the Conficker Worm responsible for all these spam voicemails that say, “THE FACTORY WARRANTY ON YOUR VEHICLE IS EXPIRING”?

Jan 28th

I wish Apple designed EMRs.

Jan 27th

Late night coffee with @intueri to celebrate finishing weekend call.

Jan 26th

Also: new Richard Morgan book is excellent.

Jan 21st

OmniFocus, which I use constantly, is just screaming for a wizard or a basic mode. Far too many intimidating options for the uninitiated.

Jan 21st

Also: deadlines are wonderful for focusing the mind.

Jan 21st

Also: “espresso truffle” from Starbucks has quite a kick. And I *bathe* in espresso.

Jan 21st

I like the phrase “narrow therapeutic index for volume,” but that’s probably just me.

Jan 21st

Rssfwd.com, which I love, is closing. What substitutes do people like? Feedblitz?

Jan 19th

Anyone using Flip Mino HD with an Apple TV? aTV can’t handle 30 FPS. Is converting to 540p @ 30 FPS w/ Visualhub better than 720p @ 24 FPS?

Jan 19th

Performing weekly review, listening to Merlin’s interview w/Leo, backing up Aperture, & running Flip videos of Mexico through VisualHub.

Jan 18th

Not-so-secret project now available for pre-order on Amazon. Unrelated: home writing this Saturday.

Jan 18th

RT @AllergyNotes: 140 Health Care Uses for Twitter http://tinyurl.com/8tzwvz

Jan 18th

RT @LeoLaporte: Looks like CNN is going to use Photosynth to make a massive image of the Inaugural Moment - cool!

Jan 17th

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Videos show US Airways jet crash-landing in Hudson River - CNN.com

Jan 17th

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Would love to hear how this was received at MoMA. yourmonkeycalled: The Noises Rest Most people assume that silent films were silent for technological reasons—that there wasn’t a way to capture and reproduce sound along with the moving image in those classic early films. That is a lie. I and my pals from You Look Nice Today are setting the record straight.

Jan 17th

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“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple,...”

– Charles Mingus

Jan 4th

Downloading Dooce’s best of 2008 to Instapaper in preparation for a plane trip. http://bit.ly/Lzve (Instapaper, yet another awesome tool.)

Jan 4th

Best Tech Medicine Posts of 2008 (Part 2) http://tinyurl.com/a7d22e

Jan 4th

You wouldn’t expect Google Calendar to be an order of magnitude more awesome than iCal, but it is.

Jan 4th