My Lifestream for 2009-01-04

Date January 4, 2009

twitter (feed #3) 5:02pm @marshallk congrats on your wedding. Wishing you and your wife the very best!
vimeo (feed #12) 5:30pm Liked a video on Vimeo.
brightkite (feed #2) 8:30am Posted a photo on Brightkite.
flickr (feed #5) 8:35am Posted a photo on Flickr.
brightkite (feed #2) 1:49pm Posted a photo on Brightkite.

My Lifestream for 2009-01-04

Date January 4, 2009

twitter (feed #3) 5:02pm @marshallk congrats on your wedding. Wishing you and your wife the very best!
vimeo (feed #12) 5:30pm Liked a video on Vimeo.
brightkite (feed #2) 8:30am Posted a photo on Brightkite.
flickr (feed #5) 8:35am Posted a photo on Flickr.
brightkite (feed #2) 1:49pm Posted a photo on Brightkite.

My Lifestream for 2009-01-03

Date January 3, 2009

twitter (feed #3) 7:08pm I just looked through over 100 Wordpress themes, installed and tested about 20 and narrowed the field to 5 for updating my sites
delicious (feed #4) 4:25am Add Lifestreaming to Personal Narrative Trends - A Storied Career
blog (feed #15) 4:39am A New Year and Another PHP Lifestream Script
twitter (feed #3) 4:41am A New Year and Another PHP Lifestream Script release announcement over at Lifestram Blog http://bit.ly/de0Q
twitter (feed #3) 6:15am The wife just IM’d me from her new Blackberry. That’s all I needed. A longer extension on the leash. Matter o’ time before she’s on Twitter
twitter (feed #3) 6:48am Did they really write a childrens book about the most awesome weapon in Doom? http://twitpic.com/zd0w
brightkite (feed #2) 6:52am Posted a photo on Brightkite.
twitpic (feed #11) 6:53am Posted a photo on TwitPic.
twitter (feed #3) 8:50am Project 365 Day 3 on both Daily Mugshot http://bit.ly/kkyz & 12Seconds http://bit.ly/Rixk Hoping I can keep this up
blog (feed #1) 10:41am Mini Review and Video of Keurig Coffee Brewing System
twitter (feed #3) 10:42am My Mini Review and Video of Keurig Coffee Brewing System http://bit.ly/A9YT
twitter (feed #3) 11:01am Good luck to all my San Diego friends. Your Chargers are really gonna need it tonight
twitter (feed #3) 2:37pm Wow, what a game. I’m not much of a Rivers fan, but boy am I now a huge Sproles fan. That’s the little engine that could right there
twitter (feed #3) 3:05pm When did McDonalds decide to shrink the Yogurt Parfait? WTF?!? http://ff.im/-u17U
twitter (feed #3) 3:11pm You have 2 choices this year. Kill it or Suck it.
twitter (feed #3) 3:24pm My latest YouTube video looks great in HD but no sound. The normal quality version works fine. Anyone else having probs? http://bit.ly/Bjxx
twitter (feed #3) 4:16pm LA peeps. The Borders on the 3rd st. promenade is closing down on 1/10. A bummer. Here’s a 40% off coupon for all items http://bit.ly/KSXU

Mini Review and Video of Keurig Coffee Brewing System

Date January 3, 2009

I don’t fancy myself as a coffee connoisseur (read snob) but I do like a decent cup of coffee. I’m also that person that can’t be talked to in the morning until I’ve had my first cup. A few years ago I learned about the Senseo Pod Coffee maker and bought one soon after.

I became a huge fan of being able to quckly brew a single cup of coffee. I also really enjoyed my Senseo, but alas the unit died on me recently and I was prepared to replace it but had been hearing buzz about the Keurig Coffee Brewing System and decided to do a little research.

Everything I read about it pointed to a pretty good system. So a few weeks ago I’m walking the aisles of my local Costco when low and behold I came upon a special Keurig package deal. It was for the Keurig B60 model, came with a ton of sample K Cups (the single serving cups used) and even included an adapter to use your own coffee as well. I figured I had to try it and snapped it up.

Overall the system is somewhat similar to the Senseo but there are a few noticeable differences. For one this unit is built much better and feels sturdy. The K cup system is also a lot cleaner than using the exposed coffee pods. No muss or fuss having to clean parts after a brew. Brew time appears to be about the same. The Keurig does have 3 cup size settings (small, medium, large). You can really only use the first two settings with standard K cups, I tried the large but the coffee tasted to weak for my taste. The large option is nice if you brew your own with the adapter where you can control the strength.

The system came with a ton of sample coffee’s and so far I’ve enjoyed the Newman’s Own Organics Special Blend (Extra Bold) brew the best. It also came with a selection of Teas as well as hot chocolate. There seems to be huge support from coffee makers for manufacturing K cups. So basically it has great support in the market and seems to be sold and stocked in many outlets now.

I do admit that I miss the forthy crema that the Senseo used to generate but I’m willing to trade it for the better tasting coffee the Keurig makes. If you are in the market for a single cup brewing system you should definitely take a look at the Keurig. Overall I’m very happy with it. they also offer smaller models than the one I got.

My Video Demo

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My Lifestream for 2009-01-02

Date January 2, 2009

twitter (feed #3) 5:09pm Cool caricatures for the Macworld Expo Celebrity Checklist 2009 Edition http://ff.im/-sQZi
generic (feed #17) 3:13am Most Recent Mugshot
delicious (feed #4) 4:31am Printing Choice: Search Prices on Brochures, Postcards, Business Cards and Everything You Want To Print
delicious (feed #4) 4:54am Freelance Project Management Software, Client Management Software, Billing Management Software Application | Freelance Suite - The Intuitive way
delicious (feed #4) 4:55am Social Media: 2009 conferences: Social media, tech, marketing
twitter (feed #3) 6:40am Great video of the moon shot with a telescope / webcam setup by a Google Lunar X PRIZE team member http://bit.ly/ybTs
twitter (feed #3) 7:15am Now I realize the warning when ordering my Buffalo Wings "Hot". They were awesome, but there is a fire in the hole situation in my future
twitter (feed #3) 7:30am Re: my last tweet. What’s your favorite term to announce going to the bathroom? Mine? I’m taking the Browns to the Super Bowl!
delicious (feed #4) 8:04am WhosTalkin?
lastfm (feed #7) 10:44am Scrobbled 88 songs on Last.fm. (Show Details)
twitter (feed #3) 12:03pm @LeoLaporte said Lifestream again on Net@night with @Scobleizer http://is.gd/erAJ I’d love to get on his podcast to discuss Lifestreaming
generic (feed #16) 1:47pm
twitter (feed #3) 2:19pm @Rafe I was about to switch cold turkey from PC to Mac as an experiment but your experience is giving me cold feet
twitter (feed #3) 4:29pm Photos of Atari ST Midi Maze Tourney at Gencon http://ff.im/-tsBO
twitter (feed #3) 4:34pm Just added dailymugshot & 12seconds to my new Lifestream as well as a noise friendly version of my Last.fm scrobbles http://bit.ly/QzgE

My Lifestream for January 1, 2009

Date January 1, 2009

twitter (feed #3) 6:12pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

It’s heeere. Wishing you and yours the best http://twitpic.com/ymhm
twitpic (feed #11) 6:26pm Posted a photo on TwitPic.  

twitter (feed #3) 5:09am Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

I’m considering several options for a project 365 variation. dailymugshot.com and 12seconds.tv are 2 great options. Any others?
twitter (feed #3) 5:13am Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

Just started using http://twply.com/ to get my @replies via email. Neat stuff!
blog (feed #1) 9:09am The Start of My Variation of Project 365
twitter (feed #3) 9:13am Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

I just started my own variation of Project 365 for the year and my Lifestream. Won’t you come join me? http://bit.ly/mUZB
twitter (feed #3) 10:06am Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

RT @coreycrossfield “just ran across another great Bukowski quote “sometimes you just have to pee in the sink”…the m an was a genius” Amen
brightkite (feed #2) 12:36pm Posted a photo on Brightkite.  

twitter (feed #3) 2:53pm Posted a tweet on Twitter.  

Lucha vaVoom Super Sexxy Show at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles - Feb 9 &10 http://ff.im/-sO1r
lastfm (feed #7) 4:28pm Scrobbled 2 songs on Last.fm. (Show Details)  

delicious (feed #4) 4:44pm Bookmarked a link on Delicious.  

steam (feed #10) 4:45pm Obtained an achievement on Steam.  

steam (feed #10) 4:45pm Obtained an achievement on Steam.  

The Start of My Variation of Project 365

Date January 1, 2009

Leading up to the end of the year I heard a couple mentions of Project 365 which as far as I can tell appears to be a meme of sorts started by Photojojo whereby you create a dialy photo journal for a whole year.


John Worthington’s first Photo 365 for 2009

While this idea was intriguing to me, I don’t think it’s something I could actually stick to for a whole year. So I looked at what social media services I currently used or where available that offered a tool where I could start a similar project.

I recalled a service I wrote about last year called Daily Mugshot for Lifestream Blog. This seemed like a good service that shouldn’t be too hard to commit to. I also wanted a way to do the same in video form. 12seconds.tv offers the best form for this by not only offering an easy way to create and post the videos, but by limiting the videos to 12 seconds, also creates a low barrier to stick to by only requiring me to record short daily messages.

I plan to embed a widget for each of these services onto my site as well as pipe through the feeds to my Lifestream here as well as other services including FriendFeed. I’ll need to find a way to embed 12Seconds videos to my site based on a tag before that can happen though. Luckily I have connections over there :)

If you are currently participating in a Project 365 or variation of please post a link in the comments below. Also, if you know of other cool ways to do a Project 365 or related services which would be useful, please post them as well.

So without further ado below are my first entries for this project. Hopefully I’ll be able to stick to it for a whole year.

Daily Mugshot
- stream currently displays a few test shots from 2008. My account is here
- RSS feed for daily shots are also available. Mine is here

Daily Mugshot

12 Seconds (only embedding my first entry for now)

Project 365 - Day 1 on 12seconds.tv

Lifestream Summary for 2008-12-31

Date December 31, 2008

brightkite (feed #2) 7:04am Posted a photo on Brightkite.

My Gear - iPhone Black Leather Texture Holster Case for Under $3

Date December 21, 2008

I was in the market for a case with a belt clip for my iPhone 3G and was searching through Amazon when I came across this case which had gotten 56 reviews with a 4+ star rating. It looked good and furthermore it was only $2.41!

I ordered it and was a little skeptical but after having it for 2 days I have to say it’s an amazing deal. I also ordered a silicone skin from the same vendor for about the same price and as you can see from the picture it still fits well in the case. It uses a magnetic flap for the cover. Both the headphone jack and speakers are exposed well with the phone sitting in the case. I was also pleasantly surprised to see it had an X (unintended logo for X PRIZE :) I highly recommend this case if you are looking for something similar.

The third party that sells this through Amazon is Bargaincell.com and the case is listed on their own site for $12.50 which would still be a good deal.

Go snap this up before they’re gone.

Cat and Hummingbird Harmony in my Backyard

Date December 11, 2008

I took this photo the other day in my backyard of a hummingbird who was feeding while a very interested cat was looking on. It might take you a minute to find the hummingbird as it is a bit camouflaged in the photo. I have more shots, but this was the only one that came out well. This is just one of many interesting crosses with wildlife in my backyard. I need to create a set on Flickr soon.

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