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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for week beginning September 2, 2007
➠ September 8, 2007
➠ September 7, 2007
Hueniverse: Explaining OAuth
Excellent summary of what “OAuth” is, who’s behind it, and why you should pay attention to it if you build webapps.
➠ September 6, 2007
Arctic Monkeys, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Stonking, *stonking* concert tonight. If you've only heard the Arctic Monkeys on record, you owe it to yourself to experience them live.
Apple - To all iPhone customers
$100 Apple Store credit for anyone who bought a pre-price-drop iPhone. There’ll still be whiners that think this isn’t enough, but from my perspective? Hey! Free copy of Leopard!
Kickass Cupcakes
New cupcakes bakery in Davis Square — Deep fried cupcakes? Be still my (clogged-and-barely) beating heart.
➠ September 5, 2007
➠ September 4, 2007
Jing example screencast
Screencast captured by Jing of me creating that last blog entry.
Jing Project: Visual conversation starts here. Mac or Windows.
Cool looking little screencast app from TechSmith — An easy way to grab images or video from your desktop, and share them quickly. Works in OS X and Windows.
Glass and a Half Full Productions
Best use of a Phil Collins soundtrack EVAR! Quality bit of viral advertising from Cadbury’s.
Steven Poole - Goodbye, cruel Word
“Many people agree that revision 5.1a, specifically, was the best version of Word that Microsoft has ever shipped, combining utility and minimalist elegance with reliability. Sadly for me … I “upgraded” to Word 98, and somehow the magic was gone.”
Magic number (sports) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What is this “magic number” of which I speak?
➠ September 3, 2007
User Generated Features
Adam Green: “What I’m seeing on Twitter, however, is true social construction of software features. Users are coming up the ideas, and implementing them through adoption.”
➠ September 2, 2007
NSTAR: NSTAR Green
Starting in January, our leccy company will be selling wind-generated electricity for $0.03 more per kWh — an approximately 15% premium. I’ll be signing up for that — makes more sense to me than carbon credits.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.