My name is Isaac Szymanczyk. I like writing about things I find in the real world and on the Web, and putting them here. I’m a little obsessive about it. Friend me on Twitter or Facebook. Tweets /* Images are wrapped in divs classed “flickr_badge_image” with ids “flickr_badge_imageX” where “X” is an integer specifying ordinal position. 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You can see how close we got.</p> <p>The Flip Video worked well with the wrist strap, dangling from my handlebars as we traversed the city. Pretty good audio too, except for wind noise.</p>http://73keys.com/post/44573902http://73keys.com/post/44573902Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:24:12 -0400“Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.”<br/><br/> - <em>Robert Redford</em>http://73keys.com/post/44108254http://73keys.com/post/44108254Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:43:59 -0400<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/350487337/the-tv-dividend.html">The TV dividend</a>: <p>Where did Wikipedia come from?</p> <p>All those hours, all that work. Where did the time and effort come from?</p> <p>Clay Shirky points out that it comes from the TV we’re not watching.</p> <p>Take a look at <a href="http://nedroidcomics.livejournal.com/148949.html">…</a></p>http://73keys.com/post/44099888http://73keys.com/post/44099888Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:31:23 -0400<a href="http://www.thinkingandmaking.com/">Thinking and Making: design thinking, product development, information architecture, and user experience design</a>: This is Austin Govella, a smart guy I met at the IA Summit in Aprill this year. He works at Comcast Interactive Media as a senior information architect. Check him out.http://73keys.com/post/44087919http://73keys.com/post/44087919Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:47:14 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/hqbYlkFeGbjojq0pUZzuqYvO_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look out ladies…you are all in trouble…</p> <p><a href="http://spinningplates.tumblr.com/post/42654494/sweet-shades">spinningplates</a>:</p> <blockquote>Sweet shades…</blockquote>http://73keys.com/post/43895058http://73keys.com/post/43895058Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:58:19 -0400<p>You would think that a company marketing to Web-savvy people would avoid ambiguous acronyms.</p> <p><i><br/></i></p> <p><i><b>Thank you for choosing AT&T!</b></i> </p> <p><i><br/>This e-mail explains our wireless Customer Service Summary, which outlines our services, charges, and policies, and is customized, for your account. To access your Customer Service Summary CSS any time, click </i><a href="http://wireless.att.com/olam/loginAction.olamexecute?target=CSS"><i>here</i></a><i>.</i></p> <i>Note: If your CSS does not display, make sure you have Adobe Acrobat® Reader®. Download </i><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat"><i>Acrobat Reader</i></a><i> for free.</i> <p><i>Your CSS should answer questions about your service and explain the charges on your bill. For additional information, check our online </i><a href="http://www.att.com/WirelessHelp"><i>Customer Service and Support</i></a><i> sections.</i></p> <i>And thanks again for choosing AT&T.<br/> </i> <p><i>Sincerely, <br/>The New AT&T</i></p>http://73keys.com/post/43841723http://73keys.com/post/43841723Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:38:08 -0400“This is a high quality copy, made by apple but not original.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/ele/767070747.html">GREAT BUY!! IPOD NANO VIDEO MP3 8GB</a></em>http://73keys.com/post/43679089http://73keys.com/post/43679089Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:09:53 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/NaYGK4ob7btfw3i5XLobfK0e_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><br/>Found the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/cameras/">Flickr Camera Finder</a> today in a random search and was amazed. Apparently, the device tagging that automagically happens when you upload photos to Flickr is good for something. They’ve got stats on the cameras people are using.</p> <p>This graph shows the iPhone (pink) as the fastest growing cameraphone over the last year, but that it lost place to the Nokia N95 (yellow) in the last couple of months. Hmm.</p>http://73keys.com/post/43434190http://73keys.com/post/43434190Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:46:56 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/NaYGK4ob7bt7ts32LKEwgnnA_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ever get so sick of scrolling through your iTunes collection you can’t STAND it, just looking for something to put on while you work, cook, or clean the house?</p> <p>Type a random word or name like “love” into the iTunes search window in the upper right corner. iTunes will filter all the songs that have “love” in the title, artist, album, notes or any other field.</p> <p>Then hit play, and enjoy the mix! A little “Love Will Find a Way” by Yes, then some Love and Rockets, maybe some “This Love” by Maroon 5, “True Love Waits” by Radiohead, “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé…</p> <p>Then try other words…”bicycle” or “Rose” or “guitar” or “city” or names like “John” or “Chris.” One more way to rediscover music you didn’t necessarily think you were in the mood for.</p>http://73keys.com/post/43414691http://73keys.com/post/43414691Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:01:00 -0400iTunes<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://73keys.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/43413179/NaYGK4ob7bt74evgRw82CWAh&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/>Here’s a mix of a new song by a forthcoming Northwest artist to-be-announced. went into the studio and recorded the electric piano and organ on this track last week. See what you all think.http://73keys.com/post/43413179http://73keys.com/post/43413179Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:41:28 -0400<p>The coffee place I started going to recently has two kinds of creamer: half-&-half and soy milk.</p> <p>Contrast that with the creamers they serve at Starbucks: half-&-half, 1% milk, and non-fat milk.</p> <p>I wonder if these two shops understand their markets? Starbucks appears to serve dairy drinkers only, who want variable fat-contents in their cow-based creamer.</p> <p>The other cafe appears to have two kinds of customers: people who like cream in their coffee, and vegans.</p>http://73keys.com/post/43410913http://73keys.com/post/43410913Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:18:02 -0400<a href="http://www.43folders.com/2008/07/23/dhh-iphone-20s-glitches">DHH on iPhone 2.0's Glitches</a>: <p><img src="http://junk.mdm3.com/backingup.jpg" alt=""/></p> <p><a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1148-iphone-20-the-glory-wore-off-in-wash"><strong>iPhone 2.0: The glory wore off in wash - (37signals)</strong></a></p> <p>[via <a href="http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/07/23/dhh">DF</a>]</p> <p>While acknowledging the complexity of Apple’s ambitious launch, David Heinemeier Hansson says iPhone 2.0 wasn’t ready for…</p>http://73keys.com/post/43359005http://73keys.com/post/43359005Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:08:23 -0400“Now you can attach files to your replies and have those files attached to your comment.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://37signals.blogs.com/products/2008/07/new-in-basecamp.html">37signals Product Blog: New in Basecamp: Email replies can now include file attachments</a></em>http://73keys.com/post/43180747http://73keys.com/post/43180747Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:55:18 -0400<a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1148-iphone-20-the-glory-wore-off-in-wash">iPhone 2.0: The glory wore off in wash</a>: I can’t even begin to imagine the complexity of rolling out something as big as the iPhone 3G/2.0. You have to coordinate retail, marketing, web services, support, manufacturing, shipping, and many…http://73keys.com/post/43101605http://73keys.com/post/43101605Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:07:05 -0400<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fastcompany/scobleizer/~3/339288855/">How much time are you wasting on Twitter?</a>: <blockquote>Shared by isaacman <br/> hey! Scoble’s covering RescueTime, built by my buddy Joe Hruska!</blockquote> <div> <br/><p>They bill themselves as the “anti-Twitter.” What is it? It’s <a href="http://www.rescuetime.com/">RescueTime</a>, a service that keeps track of what…</p> </div>http://73keys.com/post/42954206http://73keys.com/post/42954206Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:24:29 -0400