Disqus - Latest Comments for Dale Cruse

Re: Scrybe: Contextual Calendar To The Max

Dale Cruse — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:05:47 -0000

Scrybe looks SO hot. Can't wait.

Re: Tools I use on my Mac

Dale Cruse — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:14:04 -0000

Good list, Chris. A few additions/suggestions:

For FTP, Cyberduck is good, but IMO you can't beat Transmit.

If you like Ecto, try Mars Edit as well.

One of the most useful apps ever is xPad. I save text documents to my iPod and then go shopping. Kicks serious butt.

And if you do web development, Xyle scope rocks the house.

Re: Cat blogging spaghetti sauce

Dale Cruse — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:04:56 -0000

Riesling seems like an odd pairing, Chris. I would think a splosh of Bordeaux or a nice Cotes de Rhone would be the way to go. That's what we do with Courtney's spaghetti sauce.

Re: Cat blogging spaghetti sauce

Dale Cruse — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:43:31 -0000

Time for a liquor store run!

Re: First Day at the New Office

Dale Cruse — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:50:46 -0000

Is that some sort of reference to Merlin Mann's 43 Folders?

C'mon, we want to see photos of the new digs!

Re: Movable Type Help Request

Dale Cruse — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:51:37 -0000

Chris, email me if you need direct help.

Re: A Snippet

Dale Cruse — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:12:26 -0000

One thing I notice is that so many podcast - and the majority of video casts I see - have really poor production values. Content is king, but soon the tide will start to turn and I predict that *cast production values will get better.

Re: Ben Yoskovitz Writes An Interview

Dale Cruse — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:31:29 -0000

Linky no worky. Should be: http://www.instigatorblog.com/joining-grasshopp...

Re: damn you, American Airlines

Dale Cruse — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:25:28 -0000

That suuucks. I say get the hell out of there for a while.

Or, if you have your video camera with you, record other people's dissatisfaction with airports and flying. Could be compelling.

Re: Holiday Wishes

Dale Cruse — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:55:42 -0000

I'm in: http://24stgeorge.com/?p=60

Re: Iron Man and Jeff Pulver

Dale Cruse — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:20:01 -0000

I'm assuming Mr. Pulver is more stable than Mr. Stark. Though, to his credit, Mr. Stark eventually became the US Secretary of Defense. And recently there's been a hint that he may take over SHIELD.

Re: Iron Man and Jeff Pulver

Dale Cruse — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:21:04 -0000

BTW, Chris, your comments field is somehow set to Central Time. I'm posting this around 7:20 a.m. EST, but your comment field is showing 8:20 a.m.

Re: Oh Great

Dale Cruse — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:46:16 -0000

Looks like you fixed it.

Re: Thanks Part Two

Dale Cruse — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:57:00 -0000

Courtney and I are still putting a package together for you, Mr. B.

Re: Thanks Part Two

Dale Cruse — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:57:18 -0000

Courtney and I are still putting a package together for you, Mr. B. Oh, and we need to get together sometime. Dinner or something.

Re: Thanks Part Two

Dale Cruse — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:58:04 -0000

Sorry for the double post. Jeez, I'm actin' like a noob.

Re: Make Your 2007 Goals Work

Dale Cruse — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:31:46 -0000

I love magazines too. Check out Imbibe at: http://imbibemagazine.com It won't help you "get things done," but it will help you find fun new coffees, beers, and wines to enjoy during that oh-so-precious downtime.

Re: Help - I Need Stickers

Dale Cruse — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:28:14 -0000

Since time is of the essence, start at your local Kinko's/Staples kinda place. See what they can do on short notice. Then look elsewhere if they can't meet your needs.

Re: Photobooth Messed Up

Dale Cruse — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:10:50 -0000

Remove the lens cap. (Sorry, had to.) Anyway, check this thread to see if any of the suggested fixes work: http://forums.macnn.com/58/imac-emac-and-mac-mi...

Re: SNACK- Goodbye to NEW Media

Dale Cruse — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:41:23 -0000

Interesting article, but I think the author misses the point. I agree that the concept of "new media" is over. In fact, I first heard that said back in 1999. However, calling "new media" "eMedia" instead is just "a horse by any other name." It's still making an artificial differentiation between other forms of media and electronic media. If we're truly forward thinking, then it's time to not only do away with the term "new media," it's also time to get rid of other differentiators like "eMedia." The term is simply "media."

Re: SNACK- Goodbye to NEW Media

Dale Cruse — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:04:36 -0000

The interactive agency I worked for in Manhattan abolished the term "eCommerce" back in 1999 as well. The term was "commerce." It's about "convergence" and it's about "synergy" (I don't care for that word). And I maintain that as long as we feel the need to differentiate, we're creating artificial boundaries.

Re: Use These New Media Tools

Dale Cruse — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:51:11 -0000

I also suggest the use of a bookmark posting/sharing service like Delicious or Magnolia (which I prefer). These allow you to not only decentralize you fave links but discover what other people are linking to as well.

Re: Social Media Starter Kit

Dale Cruse — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:02:45 -0000

@Justin: I know what you're saying about blogging on MySpace. However, writer Warren Ellis takes a different approach: He blog multiple times per day on his regular site but saves one little unique morsel for his MySpace blog daily. That way it gives fans a reason to subscribe to both. I think that's an interesting approach.

Re: Social Media Starter Kit

Dale Cruse — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:03:19 -0000

Oh, and check out the newly launched: http://virb.com

Re: Twitter is the New Gate Jumper

Dale Cruse — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:36:55 -0000

@Justin: I think you've hit on something important regarding "in" vs. "retro" and how quickly humans are adapting. There's a very cool movie called "Waking Life" in which one person philosophizes on this. He observed that "ages" (Bronze Age, Iron Age, etc.) used to last much longer. But as humanity has progressed, the time of those "ages" continues to shrink. Not so long ago we had the Industrial Age. Then (within many people's lifetimes) we saw the rise of the Information Age. We're already starting to identify the precursors of the "age" after that (I believe many people refer to it as the "Medical Age" or the "Longevity Age" when medical advances are happening VERY rapidly). So the character in the movie posits that in a short time we may seem humans mentally "evolving" at the rate of several "ages" per lifetime. Yep, we're constantly evolving.

So even within the Internet age, we've gone from email to the Usenet "age" to the Internet, to the Dot-Com boom, to the Dot-Com Bust, to the rise of social media, and now already beyond it with tools like Twitter that push the concepts of social media beyond what MySpace and the like ever conceived.

Now if I can just get Chris to update his copyright to 2007, we'll enter yet another age. ;-)

Re: Tags Are Your New Website

Dale Cruse — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:32:01 -0000

For once I disagree with you, Chris!

"Tags are your website?" No. That's like saying a card catalog is a book. It's not. It's a means to an end, but not the end.

Tools are tools, but content is still king. Check out Zeldman's latest post for evidence. http://www.zeldman.com/2007/03/15/web-1-point-0...

Re: PodCamp Boston Memory

Dale Cruse — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:21:29 -0000

We were all so young and innocent then.

Re: Happy Birthday to Me

Dale Cruse — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:05:10 -0000

Happy birthday!

Re: Front Load Your Writing

Dale Cruse — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:59:36 -0000

@Chris: Your concept of putting the most important thing up front is drilled into your head on the first day of journalism school. It's actually referred to as the "inverted pyramid" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid

@Whitney: Actually, I believe what Chris is describing is the OPPOSITE of "burying the lead."

Re: I Need Wordpress Help

Dale Cruse — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:59:03 -0000

One thing you could do is make your current template the default and then delete the "old" default template. Never shall it display again!

Re: Anticipation and Calm

Dale Cruse — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:18:55 -0000

The Army's "hurry up and wait" policy taught me to be calm real fast.

Re: What Exactly Do I Do

Dale Cruse — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:28:16 -0000

How do you know when you're done? Or does that question not really apply?

Re: Adult Language-Coffee is For Closers

Dale Cruse — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:02:43 -0000

"Penultimate," Chris? No, ultimate.

IMO, one of the all-time great cameos. And one of my favorite films.

Re: Find Your Strengths

Dale Cruse — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:40:06 -0000

Sounds interesting, Chris. You said, "So, if you want a copy, here’s a link:" but then I didn't see any link.

Re: Just Say No To Web 3.0

Dale Cruse — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:10:47 -0000

Actually, the term "Web 3.0" has been around since at least January '06 when Mr. Zeldman referred to it: http://alistapart.com/articles/web3point0

Re: Adobe Contribute 4 – Desktop Blogging Software

Dale Cruse — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:52:33 -0000

I'm definitely planning to use this tool for an upcoming project I'm working on.