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Jul
19th
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Design note: The iPad volume switch should change its up/down orientation. When held in landscape the button action feels backwards.

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The week in links (07/19): http://wp.me/p7Wqx-mP

Jul
16th
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Tour on the iPad, Vidalia and garlic roasting, mixed mushrooms softening, cauliflower cookin’ away. Too early for a glass of wine… Allez!

Jul
14th
Wed
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In the end FedEx shipped the package back to the sender, it having fallen afowl of FedEx’s policy about cell phone shipments which it can’t seem to make clear on their incredibly horrendous site.

The policy runs something like this

“We’re not releasing this package unless (fuzzy FedEx stuff known only to them but is similar to) someone signs for this at the valid address that we brought it to, and no you cannot pick it up or a sign a door tag that we leave for you because we’re not leaving…
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FedEx redux: http://wp.me/p7Wqx-mN

Jul
13th
Tue
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New version of Artifact deployed… now sportin’ versioning via paper_trail

Jul
11th
Sun
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One day I hope to look back and say “Wow, I was really fit that year!” I’m also hoping that it isn’t this year that stands out. Off to ride.

Jul
9th
Fri
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FedEx fails to deliver again! -1 so far on the day.

Jul
8th
Thu
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A typical FedEx delivery truck. Photograph taken in Chicago, Illinois on August 26, 2005 by Kelly Martin.

FedEx, the oft revered delivery company, has got some issues brewing. Here’s two of them.

There’s a company who’s goods I purchase. They ship FedEx signature required. They offer no options (that’s another story). This is a problem because often no one is home when they attempt delivery. That means either traveling to the FedEx facility and picking it up (that’s not what I call delivery) or signing the door tag and leaving that on my front door.

most people just sign the door…

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FedEx -1 or so, AT&T +1: http://wp.me/p7Wqx-mr

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Some early morning hatin’: “Check Twitter one more f%*ing time and I’ll stab you in the face with a hashtag.” http://bit.ly/bLqOBB

Jul
7th
Wed
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There’s no reason a cycling junkie can’t take his morning Tour fix with him. No? Allez!

Note the technically sophisticated plastic stand upon which the iPad is resting.


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High tech Tour coverage: http://wp.me/p7Wqx-mo

Jun
23rd
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Deployed first Rails3 app…