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8 months ago
in What’s the Best Twitter Client for Mac? on I Bought a Mac
twhirl is superior, but is crash prone (for me anyway). Most of the time I stick with the Twitter/Facebook integration, but that has been buggy for the past week too.
11 months ago
in Meet Cadie! on I Bought a Mac
Oh...I guess I neglected to say that Liesl slept in a bassinet next to our bed for the first few months, rather than in some room far away. Makes a big difference!
Okay. Stick. Fork. You get it. "I'm done."
Okay. Stick. Fork. You get it. "I'm done."
11 months ago
in Meet Cadie! on I Bought a Mac
Unsolicited advice for Dad:
(Not sure if you took "Daddy Boot Camp" at Scottsdale Shea, but I did. It rawked the haus. Some tips I learned from that and other trusted sources...)
1. YOU (and your wife) are the expert on your kid. Not even mom, mom-in-law, etc. YOU!
2. Choose 3 people you trust to get advice from (after this comment [grin]). Everyone else just nod politely and say, "uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, okay). Feel free to mentally go over your grocery list during those conversations.
3. SLEEP is your #1 priority. It sounds selfish, but it's true. If you aren't well rested you're less efficient and effective (and cranky). Everything you do for the first 6 months should be about how to get more rest which, in turn, will help you help Momma and baby more. See #5 below.
4. Never reject help. When someone comes over and says, "Is there anything I can do to help?" They might not have been sincere, but say, "Sure...wash these bottles for me, K? Thanks." (Or whatever needs to be done.) You'll find out who your true friends are. :)
5. Overnight feedings: Here's what we did...
a. Got an Igloo Playmate and put enough Mother's Milk/Formula for all our daughter's feedings +1 (just in case) packed with blue ice. Place beside the bed.
b. Filled a large Thermos with boiling hot water. Place beside the bed.
c. Got a large cup -- large enough to hold some (hot) water and a bottle inside it. You guessed it...place beside the bed.
When it was time for an overnight feeding, all I had to do was lean over, pour some hot water from the Thermos into the large cup, grab a bottle from the Igloo and plop it in the hot water and let it float. Wait for about 2 minutes, which should be sufficient for 3-to-4 oz. of milk.
It made life so much easier than having to get up, find stuff, microwave or heat stuff and do other stuff, plus stubbing toes or other eye-opening overnight events. Ouch.
Oh, and you'll have to remind Mom that she's your baby too. She wants to trust her God-given motherly instincts, which she should. But God gave you some daddy instincts as well. You'll say, "I think she's hungry." Mom will say, "Naw. Just fussy." Go with your gut. She's probably hungry, and it doesn't hurt to try. :)
Yeah, sometimes they just cry "because." That never really fit into my "logic" of how things should be. "Why are you crying?! You're dry! You're fed! You're happy! BE HAPPY!"
Enjoy the moments and have fUnN!¡!¡!
(Not sure if you took "Daddy Boot Camp" at Scottsdale Shea, but I did. It rawked the haus. Some tips I learned from that and other trusted sources...)
1. YOU (and your wife) are the expert on your kid. Not even mom, mom-in-law, etc. YOU!
2. Choose 3 people you trust to get advice from (after this comment [grin]). Everyone else just nod politely and say, "uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, okay). Feel free to mentally go over your grocery list during those conversations.
3. SLEEP is your #1 priority. It sounds selfish, but it's true. If you aren't well rested you're less efficient and effective (and cranky). Everything you do for the first 6 months should be about how to get more rest which, in turn, will help you help Momma and baby more. See #5 below.
4. Never reject help. When someone comes over and says, "Is there anything I can do to help?" They might not have been sincere, but say, "Sure...wash these bottles for me, K? Thanks." (Or whatever needs to be done.) You'll find out who your true friends are. :)
5. Overnight feedings: Here's what we did...
a. Got an Igloo Playmate and put enough Mother's Milk/Formula for all our daughter's feedings +1 (just in case) packed with blue ice. Place beside the bed.
b. Filled a large Thermos with boiling hot water. Place beside the bed.
c. Got a large cup -- large enough to hold some (hot) water and a bottle inside it. You guessed it...place beside the bed.
When it was time for an overnight feeding, all I had to do was lean over, pour some hot water from the Thermos into the large cup, grab a bottle from the Igloo and plop it in the hot water and let it float. Wait for about 2 minutes, which should be sufficient for 3-to-4 oz. of milk.
It made life so much easier than having to get up, find stuff, microwave or heat stuff and do other stuff, plus stubbing toes or other eye-opening overnight events. Ouch.
Oh, and you'll have to remind Mom that she's your baby too. She wants to trust her God-given motherly instincts, which she should. But God gave you some daddy instincts as well. You'll say, "I think she's hungry." Mom will say, "Naw. Just fussy." Go with your gut. She's probably hungry, and it doesn't hurt to try. :)
Yeah, sometimes they just cry "because." That never really fit into my "logic" of how things should be. "Why are you crying?! You're dry! You're fed! You're happy! BE HAPPY!"
Enjoy the moments and have fUnN!¡!¡!
11 months ago
in Ask iBAM: Web Design Mac Apps on I Bought a Mac
I use a combination of TextMate, Transmit, Photoshop and a nifty little plugin for Safari called Tidy which shows your XHTML validation status in the statusbar on the fly (http://zappatic.net/safaritidy/) -- which saves a little time flip-flopping between browsers. I don't use CSS editors because I don't trust them to do shorthand yet.
Coda is a very nice app, but the text editor is still miles from replacing TextMate for me. Not sure it ever will. If I die, I want my TextMate buried with me.
Coda is a very nice app, but the text editor is still miles from replacing TextMate for me. Not sure it ever will. If I die, I want my TextMate buried with me.
12 months ago
in Caption Fun #1 on I Bought a Mac
"Ladies and Gentlemen,
"Introducing the next generation of Tin Foil Hat: The Plastifoil Hat 2.0!"
(Applause)
"Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, the government has created a new method of mind invasion technique. You can usually recognize when the government is trying to invade your mind. Here's how: Look for a yellowish or cream-colored airborne mist or discoloration. Unless you are wearing your Plastifoil Hat, as I am demonstrating here, you run the risk of this mist entering through the ear canal. Once inside, the device will begin transmitting your thoughts to a local government office.
"Our customers asked for a new feature, and we listened! Now if the mind invasion mist enters your head -- that's okay! -- because wearing the 2.0 Plastifoil Hat means transmissions are blocked before they ever leave your skull! That's right!
"From now until February 31st, we are offering a special upgrade price of only...buh buh buh skeezikshmen blarghik hap hap hap saisy wok woo wok woo..."
"Introducing the next generation of Tin Foil Hat: The Plastifoil Hat 2.0!"
(Applause)
"Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, the government has created a new method of mind invasion technique. You can usually recognize when the government is trying to invade your mind. Here's how: Look for a yellowish or cream-colored airborne mist or discoloration. Unless you are wearing your Plastifoil Hat, as I am demonstrating here, you run the risk of this mist entering through the ear canal. Once inside, the device will begin transmitting your thoughts to a local government office.
"Our customers asked for a new feature, and we listened! Now if the mind invasion mist enters your head -- that's okay! -- because wearing the 2.0 Plastifoil Hat means transmissions are blocked before they ever leave your skull! That's right!
"From now until February 31st, we are offering a special upgrade price of only...buh buh buh skeezikshmen blarghik hap hap hap saisy wok woo wok woo..."