January 2009
30 posts
Some 75 percent of the patients were unable to name a single doctor assigned to...
– Most Hospital Patients Unable to Identify Their Physicians, Survey Finds - NYTimes.com
The Google Video link to my inteview about Google Book search broke, hm. Now available only on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/yo7mlc
Hm, did anyone else notice that podcast show notes are FINALLY visible on the iPhone?
I’d switch from OmniFocus to Things, but I’m in too deep. Also: can’t give up OmniFocus’ crazily advanced customizability.
…but does Feedblitz send all feeds in one daily email? That would drive me mad.
Rssfwd.com is shutting down and is updating sporadically. Feedmyinbox.com formats incorrectly on the iPhone. Next stop: Feedblitz.
I love the Pilot disposable fountain pens. Nowadays, I’m writing with nothing else. http://bit.ly/7pfE
Yes, the Giotto’s rocket blower actually removes dust from the sensor of digital SLRs. (Whew.) http://www.giottos.com/Rocket-air.htm
Medical director of insurance is baffled as to why test I ordered was denied. Perhaps insurance companies denying tests randomly to save $?
Is the Conficker Worm responsible for all these spam voicemails that say, “THE FACTORY WARRANTY ON YOUR VEHICLE IS EXPIRING”?
I wish Apple designed EMRs.
Late night coffee with @intueri to celebrate finishing weekend call.
Also: “espresso truffle” from Starbucks has quite a kick. And I *bathe* in espresso.
I like the phrase “narrow therapeutic index for volume,” but that’s probably just me.
OmniFocus, which I use constantly, is just screaming for a wizard or a basic mode. Far too many intimidating options for the uninitiated.
Also: deadlines are wonderful for focusing the mind.
Also: new Richard Morgan book is excellent.
Rssfwd.com, which I love, is closing. What substitutes do people like? Feedblitz?
Anyone using Flip Mino HD with an Apple TV? aTV can’t handle 30 FPS. Is converting to 540p @ 30 FPS w/ Visualhub better than 720p @ 24 FPS?
Performing weekly review, listening to Merlin’s interview w/Leo, backing up Aperture, & running Flip videos of Mexico through VisualHub.
Not-so-secret project now available for pre-order on Amazon. Unrelated: home writing this Saturday.
RT @AllergyNotes: 140 Health Care Uses for Twitter http://tinyurl.com/8tzwvz
RT @LeoLaporte: Looks like CNN is going to use Photosynth to make a massive image of the Inaugural Moment - cool!
Videos show US Airways jet crash-landing in Hudson River - CNN.com
Would love to hear how this was received at MoMA.
yourmonkeycalled:
The Noises Rest
Most people assume that silent films were silent for technological reasons—that there wasn’t a way to capture and reproduce sound along with the moving image in those classic early films.
That is a lie.
I and my pals from You Look Nice Today are setting the record straight.
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple,...
– Charles Mingus
Downloading Dooce’s best of 2008 to Instapaper in preparation for a plane trip. http://bit.ly/Lzve (Instapaper, yet another awesome tool.)
Best Tech Medicine Posts of 2008 (Part 2) http://tinyurl.com/a7d22e
You wouldn’t expect Google Calendar to be an order of magnitude more awesome than iCal, but it is.