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Author: Patrick Rhone

Give Retweets a Chance / Tweetie / FAQs – atebits Support

Give Retweets a Chance / Tweetie / FAQs – atebits Support

You know, the more the case is made for Twitter’s new retweet feature, the more I not only understand it – but also agree with it. Most things about the new functionality go to highlight the care and concerns the Twitter team considered when implementing it. Tweetie’s implementation of it on the iPhone is excellent. I also like the fact that one can selectively “turn off” the obsessive retweeters.

The Season of Stuff

In a few days, the Season of Stuff will officially begin. During this season, we are actively encouraged to get more stuff, buy more stuff, give stuff to those we “love”, and be thankful for the stuff we have.

This Friday, for instance, sellers of stuff will drop prices to all time lows in order to make it easier for you to give and receive this stuff. Of course, this is in the hopes that the money saved on this stuff will encourage you to buy other non-discounted stuff. You know this, of course, right? You cherry pick the cheap stuff and leave the other stuff for the suckers, right? Of course you do…

All of this stuff will generate a bunch of stuff to be thrown away or recycled. Wrapping, packaging, spent gift cards – they all have to end up somewhere. Not to mention all of the stuff we had to build and machines we run in order to make the stuff we give and receive.Then once the season is over, in fact the very next day, comes the inevitable stuff we have to return (for cash to buy stuff if you have the receipt, exchange for different stuff if not).

Just try to remember that there are plenty of ways to deal with this stuff. You can pledge to get rid of an amount of stuff equal to the amount you receive. You can let those who love you know that you do not want more stuff but want something less tangible instead (breakfast in bed, money for a favorite charity, etc.). Ask for specific stuff you really truly need that will add years of value to your life on a daily basis… and stuff. The point is, control the stuff. Don’t let the stuff control you.

Two Great Posts About TV

In Say Goodbye To Scheduled TV, my friend Randy talks about one probable future for television, the death of scheduled programming.

In The Revolution Will NOT Be Televised: How to Destory Your TV, killing your TV is the goal at hand.

We “killed our TV” and replaced it with an iMac, running Plex and an EyeTV several months ago and don’t think we will ever go back. Being able to watch what we want, and only what we want, on our schedule and being able to pause and return later is life changing.