tasty blog snack

Hey guys! Today I’m going to THE WINNIES! I’m really excited to see everyone and meet some interneters who I’ve yet to meet! Should be an awesome time.

I may or may not be lifecasting from the event.

Definitely NOT yummy…

Last week while I was in LA, Dan Dobi found out I was in town and asked if I’d be up for being in the latest video he was directing for I Hate Kate.

By now I’m sure you the extent of my love for the 90s.. and if you didn’t know, now you do. Well, I Hate Kate was a side project of Justin Mauriello of Zebrahead!

[ photos here ]

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Email all of your confirmations to plans@tripit.com and they will automatically be added into easy to view itineraries of events for your trip. You can even sync your gcal and get mobile updates!

Check it out! Hope you find as much of a use for tripit as I have.

Uh oh. What’s Karen up to?!?!? Haha, apparently saving my life!

Oh it’s true — Macworld is right around the corner (Jarnuary 14th - 18th to be exact) and we need to get ready! Karen and I decided to do a little pre-Macworld workout in the San Francisco Apple Store.

Also, mad props (yes, I said mad props) to Ronald Jenkees for the phat-beat-rocky-theme remix. It’s brilliant!

Hey! Tonight 9pm EST (6pm PST) join us for chatfest on talkshoe.com! I’ll be giving away 2 textually active tshirts as well.

MAKE SURE YOU’RE ON TWITTER! THAT’S HOW I’LL PICK THE WINNER!

If you’re calling in from a phone, make sure you download the client so you’ll be able to participate in the chat. It’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it!

So, you’re new to talkshoe? It’s easy!

- Create an account at talkshoe.com
- Download their chat client [ here ]
- Join the podcast around 9p EST tonight [ here ]

Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast ID: 46121

To call in to the show, you can use your phone, Skype or even the built-in ShoePhone option on the TalkShoe client. It’s up to you.

Note to Mac users — If you have any issues using Firefox, try Safari.1

The night before Starbucks launched their iPhone Wi-Fi store in San Francisco, Andrew and I were there to test it out!

As long as you have an iPhone or iPod touch it’s free to connect and purchase songs. It’ll even work with iTunes as well.

So far this service is available in New York, Seattle, and San Francisco. It will be launching in Los Angles in February and Chicago in March.

Now, you might be asking yourself “Is this necessary?”

Let me answer you with “Yes, it definitely is.”

For those of you who may not be aware of what the writers are asking for, it’s actually pretty minimal. For every DVD sold they want 8 cents (an increase from the 4 they negotiated back during the 1985 strike) plus 2.5 cents per dollar of revenue made online (shows steamed or downloaded).

I completely support them because most of the media I consume is entirely online.. and I know I’m not the only one.

So, how about you just give the writers what they want? I’m pretty sure nothing around Hollywood is getting accomplished without them.

Sign the petition here!

Here’s a great collection of videos I’ve found around the internets supporting the writers and/or about the strike:

..and last but not least, some interviews from my favorites black20:

Made this little gem last year. Thought I’d bring it back out for you