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Why is Evernote asking to be paid bad?

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:07:17 +0000

One of my most used programs is Evernote. I use it all day, every day. From my Mac, my Ubuntu boxes, my Blackberry and my iPod touch. I’m a premium user which costs me $45/year. A reasonable price to me. Last night, they updated the Mac client to include a small ad box in the lower left hand corner that serves some ads (and a bunch of really awesome features). It’s a small box and as a premium user I have a preferences option to disable it (which I did). There has been a minor uproar this morning about privacy issues and some people using the words “Evernote is adware”.

Twitter Updates for 2009-03-06

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0000

At an RV show today #
- “CBS Beams ‘Star Trek’ Episodes to iPhones”: http://bit.ly/11Hk04 (via @motionblur) in reply to motionblur #
- There goes my sunday: http://www.2600online.com/ #
- RT @whitelabelspace: China to Launch Space Station in 2010: http://tr.im/gU0q #
- restless #
- RT @tferriss: “Freedom” disables networking on a Mac for up to 8 hours. Get some real work done: http://ping.fm/uxJjE #
- “Freedom” disables networking on a Mac for up to 8 hours. Get some real work done: http://ping.fm/uxJjE #
- This thing is sweet: http://ping.fm/peek #
- oh ping.fm how I love thee #
- RT @tferriss From 21K followers - Best for selling downloadable anything, in descending order: http://www.e-junkie.com, http://www.clickbank.com,lulu.com #
- RT @whitelabelspace: Brinley’s Rocket Manual for Amateurs: Captain Bertrand R. Brinley1960 book, Rocket Manu.. http://tr.im/gVK0 #
- Brinley’s Rocket Manual for Amateurs: Captain Bertrand R. Brinley’s 1960 book, Rocket Manu.. http://tr.im/gVK0 #
- Plea to #apple, please allow me to trial paid iPhone apps for 24 hours. I’m tired of paying you for crap that doesn’t do what I want. #
- Plea to #apple, please allow me to trial paid iPhone apps for 24 hours. I’m tired of paying you for crap that doesn’t do what I want. #
- RT @nealcampbell: Please vote for Cali http://islandreefjob.com/cali - She really wants this. You can vote once a day. THANKS! #
- RT @CaliLewis: If you would like to see what would happen if GeekBrief.TV was shot on an island for 6 months: http://bit.ly/islandreef #
- What is Linux, you ask? http://is.gd/bROq (via @linuxjournal) in reply to linuxjournal #
- Building a time machine… Anyone know where I left my Delorean? #
- RT @chrisod: Happy Square Root Day http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/03/02/wtf/doc49ac9848212a9432970656.txt #
- RT @tedtalks: New from TED2009, Willie Smits shares a 20-year tale of hope: How we re-grew a rainforest http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/475 #
- RT @jasonfried: Last quarter AIG lost $465,421 a minute. #
- RT @ambermacarthur: 13-year-old boy playing Call of Duty without violating Geneva Conventions - great story - http://tinyurl.com/cu35sk #
- RT @whitelabelspace: Michio Kaku: Is Time Travel Possible?: Is time travel possible? Physics of the Impossible http://tr.im/gXYs #
- RT @linuxjournal: Playing Restricted Media When Using Ubuntu http://tinyurl.com/aufc4r #
- New Imapenguin blog post: OSS Database in iPhone view http://ping.fm/7q2G6 #
- Upgrading the firmware on my Blackberry, let’s hope it doesn’t turn into a brick. #
- I may be dead. And in heaven: http://ping.fm/IZxvZ #
- RT @whitelabelspace: NASA to launch Apollo 11 40th anniversary website soon: Neil Armstrong outside the LM Eag.. http://tr.im/h08m #
- Ahh, new workstation installed with #debian and #xfce, hacker bliss…. #
- RT @timlaytonsr: Linux Foundation takes on Linux.com http://tinyurl.com/c5t4vh #
- I just discovered how useful the USB startup disk creator is in #ubuntu. Kudos to whoever wrote that. #
- Trying to launch a new website this week, but having issues. Rather not push it to next week but it’s looking like I’ll have to. Bleh. #
- RT @jasonfried: Sweet, now the FDIC needs a bailout: http://tinyurl.com/dgrftu #
- RT @linuxjournal: Linux Journal Announces Contest with Prizes to Begin March 9 http://tinyurl.com/bwuucf #
- Just added it up and I passed 20 miles in the pool for 2009 this morning. 100 miles in 2009 might even be doable. #
- These 1/3 screen ads on #arstechnica and #wired are driving me nuts #
- RT @whitelabelspace: Popular Mechanics: International Space Dominance: 7 Nations Launching the Next Space Race http://tr.im/h3fC #
- No Mr Advertiser, I don’t want to be a fantasy fisherman. I want to be a real fisherman. Sheesh. #
- Did I just read in more than one place that GM thinks it’s survival is in doubt? I’ve been doubting it’s survival for years… #
- The floor of the stock market is around here somewhere. Crap, where did I put it? Stupid messy house. Don’t worry everyone, I’ll find it. #
- RT @spacecom: China to choose new taikonauts, India aims for sun, Mars; Russia pursues space weapons - http://www.parabolicarc.com/ #
- RT @whitelabelspace: Researchers develop flying WiFi robots for disaster relief: http://tr.im/h3Lb #
- We’re Ready to Fly!: Kepler Mission is ready to go! That’s the word from NASA http://tr.im/h4bL (via @whitelabelspace) in reply to whitelabelspace #
- Twitter search for everyone tonight http://tr.im/h4iI #
- Make sure to follow @NASAKepler as it launches tonight. #
- RT @mashable: Firefox Has Got a 100% Market Share…In Antarctica http://tinyurl.com/acw3y8 #
- Illinois plutocrats are frakkin’ goofy http://ping.fm/kjJP8 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-02-27

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:10:00 +0000

I don’t often laugh out loud at stuff, but this is hilarious: http://tinyurl.com/aqp8ta #
- The further south we travel today the nicer people get. I think we should move. #
- coloring outside the lines #
- Retweet @motionblur: Apple introduces Safari 4 beta: http://bit.ly/jteBY #
- Looks like we’re going to have clear skies to observe Comet Lulin tonight. #
- WhiteKnightTwo to Make World Debut at Oshkosh: http://tr.im/gK7P #
- Shh, the recording light is on at Imapenguin. Can’t you see the red “On Air” light? Sheesh. #
- RT @battamer: At least I got rid of my blackberry, they were becoming too popular. Thank God Android is Linux based, it’ll never be popular. #
- RT @OnOrbit: Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Progress Report: More Lunar Boulders http://tinyurl.com/df3nbr #
- OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter are now available as freeware: http://bit.ly/pq6A3 #
- I love that I got excellent customer support from @linuxjournal via twitter. Kudos to those guys for “getting it”. #
- Holy crap Safari 4 is fast #
- Thank you @1Password for making a Safari 4 beta solution so quickly. I’m in love with both. #
- RT @yatinsactivity: A fully functional 5 watt Linux server http://ff.im/-1delR #
- RT @StephanieBamBam: hahaha get a shirt with your twitter profile: http://shirt.social-shirt.com/index.html #
- RT @tferriss: Love this track - Ghostwriter by RJD2: http://ping.fm/6HUR5 Great for writing. #
- BlobLive: I am continually surprised by how many venture ideas come after people backpack the world. (via @BrianReich) in reply to BrianReich #
- RT @hotdogsladies: Hooters should do a Sadie Hawkins Day where chickens get to gnaw on fat guys while skanks pretend to like them. #
- RT @Veronica: My idol, Mike “Dirty Jobs” Rowe, is on Twitter. Show the man some love! @mikeroweworks #
- RT @delucajared: M$ sees Piracy & Linux as biggest threats “Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple” http://tinyurl.com/debyky #
- Fighting with a clients #scalix server this morning #
- “Carrying around an iPhone in Japan would make you look pretty lame.”: http://bit.ly/oqILw #

Twitter Updates for 2009-02-20

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:59:59 +0000

Retweet @motionblur: Google Chrome for Mac is on its way. Here’s the first screenshot: http://bit.ly/3Ezh8 #
- 10 ways Microsoft’s Retail stores will differ from Apple stores. I like #3 and #5 best: http://tinyurl.com/brtan8 #
- Anyone have any thoughts on the costco executive membership vs the gold star? #
- Retweet @Veronica: New blog post: The Trilogy Meter http://tinyurl.com/c325ly #
- Deleting a bunch of stuff from Facebook. Their new Terms of Service suck and I’m not playing along. #
- I’m loving TweetDeck. It’s replaced twitteriffic. I wish there was something like this for iPhone or blackberry. #
- just reading that the Palm WebOS is going to support XMPP out of the box. This is huge for multiplayer games. #
- The 100 requests per hour limit business on twitter is irritating me at the moment. #
- Checking out Virb: http://virb.com #
- Retweet @nealcampbell: ScreenFlow 1.5 looks pretty awesome: http://tinyurl.com/5lbvdu #
- Retweet @OnOrbit: Oil Prospecting From Space http://tinyurl.com/b7qmrf #
- looking for a breakthrough #

Twitter Updates for 2009-02-13

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:59:59 +0000

Having fun outsourcing, who woulda thunkit #
- Anyone know if the Kindle 2 has native PDF support? #
- Installing google sync: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/sync.html #
- Full moon tonight. Remember to load your favorite weapon with silver bullets just in case. #
- Move over Mozy, Sugarsync is here: http://www.sugarsync.com/ #
- The Kindle and the End of the End of History: http://tinyurl.com/br85an #
- Favre announced he’s retiring. Again. Again. Again. I’m not watching him cry this time. Again. Again. #
- I’m spending a lot of time on skype doing overseas calls. I wonder how much money that’s saving me. Quite a bit methinks. #
- Phew, finally got those TPS reports done. Crap. I forgot the new coversheet. Where’s the memo on that anyway? #

Twitter Updates for 2009-02-06

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:59:59 +0000

I think its funny when I’m taking notes on my blackberry and get accused of not paying attention because its mistaken for emailing. #
- trying out google earth 5.0 #
- I really wish the apple app store approval process was shorter #
- I really wish I could attend the TED conference live #
- Searching for virtual research assistants with excellent written English skills. #
- Rereading a few of my favorite books in Feb #

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-30

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +0000

Looking for a really great Italian bread recipe. With semolina flour preferably. Anyone? #
- it’s too warm to ice fish but too cold for anything else. Gonna spend the evening tying flies to get ready for warmer weather. #
- love the new ars technica site #
- Cool, rent a mobile device: http://www.rentobile.com/ #
- Will the iPhone 2.2.1 update usher in the collapse of all nerd communication? Time will tell. #
- My 10 year old and his buddy went around the block this morning shoveling snow. They each made $22 in 2-3 hours. Not to shabby. #
- Savvy sake in case you want to be cool: http://tinyurl.com/de54u2 #
- Oh Man. There’s blimp in my milk. #
- “Success is never found or earned from 9-5” - Earl Pertnoy #
- Adding Offline to my gmail seems to have sped things up quite a bit. #
- I’m in do it my way and ask forgiveness later mode on today’s projects #

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-23

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +0000

doing research that requires me to play games on mobile devices. Oh the humanity! #

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-16

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +0000

This is just sweet: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/aircurve #
- wow today is going by fast #
- I have been shocked by my earbuds at least 5 times this morning. Curse you static electricity. #
- This is easily my favorite iPhone app http://www.lexcycle.com/ #
- “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries is not ‘Eureka!,’ but ‘That’s funny..’ -Isaac Asimov #
- Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence citing health reason. They froze the stock after hours. Time to short apple… #

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-09

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +0000

The logmein app on my iPod touch seriously kicks butt. #
- Finally wrapping my mind around objective-c. #
- Looking for a decent local flight school #
- Brainstorming for 2009, WOW, WOW, WOW. I’m telling you, put your seat belts on. #
- This saturday is no pants subway day. http://tinyurl.com/7tcsgk #
- iphone sketches http://tinyurl.com/7qdmm6 #
- Anyone know how to use textmate like colors in xcode? The default is hard on the eyes. #
- Finally, the first intersting thing to come out of palm since the Treo 600: http://tinyurl.com/957fdv #
- Amazon management console for AWS: http://tinyurl.com/7e2cgt #