SugarSync Redux
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Take me out to the ball park! This is the fourth season in a row that I've been the lead operator on the Friday Night Fireworks for the Atlanta Braves down at the Ted. Usually, its 14 Friday nights (with...
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Unto us a Child is Born! So I was a little absent from life last week (anyone following me on Twitter or facebook knows why) as I spent the better part of last week at the hospital with my wife....
One of the cool things about having an open API like Twitter’s (and somewhat facebooks) is that you get a ton of cool and useful apps (websites) that can help you do everything from manage followers to search better to Assassinate Unhinged Industrialists. One of the bad things about having an open API like Twitter’s is that you get a ton of cool and useful apps (websites) that can help you do everything from manage followers to search better to Assassinate Unhinged Industrialists. It seems everywhere you turn these days everyone and everything is about twitter. Which in itself is ok, though twitter is quickly becoming the Z Cavaricci’s of 2009. Pretty soon, the cool kids in class will be on to the next internet fad while you’re still begging your mom to let you on twitter.
To help usher that along, here are FIVE twitter tools which may or may not make your “Tweepularity” rise.
Twistory – Twistory is a cool little app that actually ties your tweets (or the user you want to stalk) in to your ical application so you can see what was tweeted when. The neat thing about this app is that it works with ANYTHING that can use and iCal file, so google calendar, outlook, mac, thunderbird. It just works. I was interested in trying it out so I fired it up in outlook and I had a NEW calendar with just my tweets. Its actually pretty cool. Though something affected it as of 3pm yesterday and I haven’t updated the calendar yet (I keep getting errors…
TweetPsych – Tweetpsych admittedly does not do too much. But its a fun and interesting one to play with just to see whats in your psyche. From the site: “TweetPsych uses two linguistic analysis algorithms (RID and LIWC) to build a psychological profile of a person based on the content of their tweets. The service analyzes your last 1000 tweets and works best on users who have posted more than 1000 updates. It also works best on accounts that are operated by a single user and use Twitter in a conversational manner, rather than simply a content distribution platform.” Put in your userid and see how you psych out.
Tweefind – Tweefind is simply a search site for twitter. Its a little pink (ok, a lot pink) but its a handy tool for searching. Some of my favorite searches so far have been for words like “Twiends”, “OMG you guys”, and “Iran”. THere’s some crazy stuff posted out there!
TwitterAnalyzer – TwitterANALyzer is cool simply because it has the word ANALyzer in it but beyond that its a pretty well designed tool that is a good way to see how YOUR twits are trending. It provides all kinds of goodness that those in the marketing world would kill for to know who wants the newest shade of HOT PINK lipstick. Its also got some good built in metrics for figuring out your reach. TwitterAnalyzer is the TWITTER MARKETER’s DREAM!
Tweepular – Tweepular is one of those tools I actually keep going back to. I’ve written about it before and I was fairly impressed. It turns out that the folks behind tweepular have more up their sleeves and are working to make it better (if possible). Some potential improvements include tweeting from the interface, a blackberry and iphone app, and more ways to improve your following. One of the coolest features of tweepular is the ability to mass follow and unfollow people as well as the ability to find out who is the most tweepular (think popular) and follow them as well. Its a handy tool thats good for building a following.
Mind you, those are just some of the tools online that I’ve come across to help with twitter… I may take a look at clients or games next who knows… got any suggestions?
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Posted on : 02-06-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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Or maybe its the stale air smell you get in your car when you let it sit with the windows up too long. Either way, something has to be done. So, after almost two years with the same blog design, I’m changing things up.
The previous theme was a paid theme I paid some designer to throw together. Visually it was nice, but under the hood, it was a coding and layout nightmare. Tables everywhere, poor use of CSS. Its time to get back to a more userfriendly theme. So, here it is. TweetMeBlue by WebDesignLessons.com. Its a nice two column theme (which again, isn’t too different). The colors are warm and appealing and the design is nice.
There are some things I have to do to make it feel more homely and I find that using predone themes makes using wordpress a whole lot easier than buying life insurance from Wholesale Insurance.
I’d love to know what you think about the new layout, and also, don’t fret, I’ll be adding *some* of the old plugins back…
Posted on : 23-05-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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For those not in the know, my parttime gig is playing with professional grade fireworks. For the past three seasons, I’ve been doing the Friday Night Fireworks for the Atlanta Braves. The photo was taken by a Friend of mine who does some amazing work. The problem with doing fourteen outdoor pyro shows in a summer is that my hands tend to take a beating.
I’ve tried all kinds of skin care products but the one I am currently using is the gold bond medicated. It seems to work the best. The big problem I’m having though is that messing with the copper wires, the wood racks, I’m getting a larger than normal amount of cuts and punctures (think bee stings) than I usually would. I need to find something to help prevent/repair that. Anyone have any suggestions?
Last nights show was a memorial to our fallen Vets. All themed music around the armed services. Its pretty good, the video is below:
Posted on : 19-05-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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I was watching Rob Riner’s The Princess Bride last night (such a classic movie!) and as I watched the ending where little Freddy Savage’s grandpa is saying good by and Fred asks if he can come back tomorrow and read the story again and his grandfather (played by Peter Falk) says “As you Wish” it dawned on me that unconditional love is perhaps one of the strongest things in the world.
We learned earlier in the movie that “As you wish” is Westley’s way of telling Buttercup that he loved her (and she finally realized it) unconditionally, he would respond that way no matter the request. I don’t mean unconditional love in the way that a golfer loves his golf swing training aid or the way a little kid loves their blankie, but the way a dog loves his master or a parent loves their child.
Having (now) three little girls of mine own to watch after, I’m reminded of this daily as the two older ones are constantly pushing the limit of how far I will let them get away with things. As my parents used to tell me “Just because I’m mad at you, or I do not approve of what you’re doing, don’t forget that I still love you no matter what”. And its true.
Without a parents love we would not have the ability to grow up to be empathetic parents and people ourselves. We need role models in our lives that provide that sort of love, thats the important part of being a parent.
So whenever my girls come to me and ask for something I usually comply, with a wink and an “As you wish”.
Posted on : 13-05-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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So I was a little absent from life last week (anyone following me on Twitter or facebook knows why) as I spent the better part of last week at the hospital with my wife. We are pleased to announce that Mary “The Leaves” Angeli was born at 4:58pm edt. on May 5th (Cinco de Mayo). Surprisingly, the birth was a fairly easy one (as we understand most third times are) and the little angel is doing well. Needless to say, I have a lot of things to catch up on (like memory upgrades at work, yardwork at home).
The girls were a little apprehensive at first, Emma wanted little to do with her new sister, while Grace was all about holding her. Things are better now with both girls being open to holding Mary and helping out where they can (some how, daddy still ends up with all the dirty diapers!) The dogs have adjusted well too. For two of them, this is the third time now a little bundle has interupted their life, for the third he’s taking it in stride. Maybe this will calm the spazz down a little.
I’m now out numbered (even if you count the boy dogs) 4 to 1, which means my life will be a never ending parade of my little pony shows, gymnastics meets (we’ve had gymnastics the past two weekends) and terrorizing boyfriends and potential suitors. Something I’m actually looking forward to. Of course, being the AWESOME parents that we are, little Mary was at her big sister Emma’s Gymnastics exhibition this past weekend, she took it in stride and slept thru the whole thing. Here’s to hoping the third one is as wonderful as the first two (oh and I promise, I’ll write more soon!)
Posted on : 07-05-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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I was going thru the headlines on CNN today when I came across one I thought would provide for some entertaining reading. I was right. Apparently, President Obama has decided that the Whitehouse would not be observing the “National Day of Prayer” that Congress enacted in the 1950’s. While that doesn’t bother me so much, I thought it might aggravate some on the right and the left and I wasn’t wrong. The Comments Alone provide enough fun reading and good arguments against either side (liberal or conservative) and just go to further prove that MOST PEOPLE DO NOT DESERVE THE PRIVILEGE of voting.
Its hard to sit back and watch the derisive nature with which the two parties have come to despise the each other with. Its like two rival football teams except much worse. The interesting thing is the number of people commending Obama for promoting “the separation of church and state” that the Constitution guarantees. The only problem with their argument is that the Constitution makes no such guarantee.
The First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .” but the phrasing “Separation of Church and State” actually comes from a letter by Jefferson, almost 15 years after the constitution was signed. The principle of keeping religion and government separate stems from the persecution many were under that caused them to fled to the new world. The founders of the United States wanted to form a country where everyone was free to practice as they wanted, as long as no harm was caused to others. They did not want to create a religion run by government that would be forced upon the people.
The national day of prayer doesn’t tell people who or what to pray for or to. The fact that people are using the National Day of Prayer to push their religion’s agenda (or their lack of a religion) on others is more disturbing then the fact that there is a national day of prayer. As Mr. Obama said, we should all be praying every day as it is, it is rather silly that we need a national day of prayer, but to use it one way or the other to push your personal agenda or ideology is more detrimental to the country than having a Day of Prayer to begin with.
For more info on the separation of church and state Check Wikipedia
After a couple of months of messing with the settings in WPG2 to get my photos/images displaying in a sweet lightbox like container, I have finally managed to do it (go ahead, click on the peanut, you know you want to!). Turns out there’s an issue somewhere with the wpg2 lightbox script and something else that wordpress is running. I don’t know what it is, so don’t ask.
What I do know is that by using the laptop (though I could have done it on your grandmother’s old 386 machine as well) I was able to install a lightbox (version 2.2) script through the plugin manager in wordpress (I love it!) and disable the internal lightbox script in WPG2. This, coupled with my innate knowledge of all things technical corrected the issues and once again let my images live in Lightbox Glory.
Posted on : 30-04-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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So there’s been a lot of nothing in the news lately (and twitter noise) about Swine Flu (or 2009 H1N1 as those in the know are calling it). I wanted to do a little more research in to this mysterious aliment that seems to have the world in a tizzy so I hit everyone’s favorite news source CNN.
Luckily, CNN has a plethora of articles on the mysterious flu everyone calls Swine. No, Virginia, you cannot get the flu from a door knob, but you could get it by sucking face with someone who has it. Or, if you’re VP Biden, being in a confined space like an airplane or bathroom, or coat closet with some one who has it. Surprisingly, there are only about 109 known cases in the US and 236 in the world. There has only been one H1N1 related death so far in the states, but more are “predicted”.
In Comparison, there have only been 53 (Pediatric) Deaths caused by the normal flu virus this season. So yea. By the way, I’m not a doctor.
It seems to me though, that if you want to stay safe, avoid planes, trains, busses, offices, other people. Follow Biden’s example and hole yourself up in your house (dark corner of the basement is preferred) until the WHO (not the band, the World Health Organization) says its safe to come outside without a mask on. Or, just wash your hands constantly. Oh, and void kissing Pigs.
Posted on : 29-04-2009 | By : mcangeli | In : Delusions
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One of the two days out of the year that I dread is coming up in a little under two weeks. Add to the fact that Mother’s Day always falls on our Anniversary weekend and I’m equally screwed. Do I go with Jewelery, do I get Amy a spa day or will flowers and a card cut it this year? In the past I’ve done things as simple as a gold necklace and as intricate as a birthstone ring (which is now going to be incorrect, so there’s another trip to the jewelery store). This year, I wasn’t going to go too outrageous due to the current economic situation, but a special something is in order.
Luckily, I came across a site provided by Bella True, one of the premier online jewelery stores, that provides some really good tips. I happen to like the page of “Special Days” that they have lined up which they talk about the days on the calendar (Valentines, Mothers Day, Birthdays, Anniversaries, baby’s birth, you get the idea). They talk about colors under birthdays (because birth stones are a *BIG* deal when it comes to picking the right stones) and suggest colors for other days like christmas (emeralds) and valentines day (ruby’s).
Not only that, but they also have a bunch of tips to help pick out the right engagement ring (if you’re the adventurous type who is going to pick out the ring with out your love’s input) or picking out the right piece of jewelery (IE: don’t buy the big hoop earrings if she’s in to smaller diamond studs!) because we all know that picking out the wrong piece of jewelery can be as bad as telling her that her outfit *does* make her butt look big.
Whether or not its a necklace, ring or earrings (or maybe even a broach) you can’t go wrong having a couple of simple tips in your knowledge bank.
makeminemanda: Maybe JUST MAYBE I am meant to become a librarian. (Please excuse me, am having Delusions of Grandeur.)
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Its been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, and my list of five daily visits has changed a little. Obvious ones like Blackberry Cool and GettingGruntled are on my daily visits, but there are also five others that I try to make time for during the day. In no particular order:
TWO DAYS AND COUNTING!! Thats right! Thursday morning, the Amy and I are heading to the airport (ATL for those in the know) and boarding an Air Jamaica flight to Montego Bay. From there we catch a bus to Negril and the Couples Swept Away Resort. We went to Couples Negril for our honeymoon [...]
twittes: Twitter Tweets about Delusions of Grandeur as of November 2, 2008: harisbinali: http://is.gd/5whe – Spuds.. http://tinyurl.com/6o67rn
2008-11-02 16:41:19 · Reply · View
mcangeli: New blog post: Twitter Tweets about Delusions of Grandeur as of November 2, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/6rwm33
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Biden actually did it. He blamed the gop for the economic crisis when they tried to fix it…. Damn liberals…. Can’t own up to anything #
Biden sounds angry… Not good for the king of gaffs! #
Biden just said that the general in afganastan said the surge wouldn’t work there… Then he said we needed more [...]
I was sitting in the hot tub tonight, imbibing in a rum and coke (yes, Coca-Cola) and a cigar as I’m prone to do every so often when I need some “down” time and it dawned on me that the blog here can be put to a better use for the next 31 days. [...]
Why didn’t someone tell me September was over?? Anyways, back at the beginning of September, I started another Contest with Coffee and EntreCard Credits being the prizes. Well, the month is over and the winnarz are announced!
Congratulations to Karen Z who won the 500 Entrecard Credits and to Lyndon who won the Coffee and [...]
The past two weeks has been a little bit of a mess. From botched interviews by Palin to the Democrats trying to pin the blame for the current economic crisis on the Bush Administration and the GOP to the original “bailout” bill failing miserably things have not gone well in the world of politics [...]
One of the cool things about having an open API like Twitter’s (and somewhat facebooks) is that you get a ton of cool and useful apps (websites) that can help you do everything from manage followers to search better to Assassinate Unhinged Industrialists. One of the bad things about having an open API like Twitter’s is that you get a ton of cool and useful apps (websites) that can help you do everything from manage followers to search better to Assassinate Unhinged Industrialists. It seems everywhere you turn these days everyone and everything is about twitter. Which in itself is ok, though twitter is quickly becoming the Z Cavaricci’s of 2009. Pretty soon, the cool kids in class will be on to the next internet fad while you’re still begging your mom to let you on twitter.
Twistory – Twistory is a cool little app that actually ties your tweets (or the user you want to stalk) in to your ical application so you can see what was tweeted when. The neat thing about this app is that it works with ANYTHING that can use and iCal file, so google calendar, outlook, mac, thunderbird. It just works. I was interested in trying it out so I fired it up in outlook and I had a NEW calendar with just my tweets. Its actually pretty cool. Though something affected it as of 3pm yesterday and I haven’t updated the calendar yet (I keep getting errors…
TweetPsych – Tweetpsych admittedly does not do too much. But its a fun and interesting one to play with just to see whats in your psyche. From the site: “TweetPsych uses two linguistic analysis algorithms (RID and LIWC) to build a psychological profile of a person based on the content of their tweets. The service analyzes your last 1000 tweets and works best on users who have posted more than 1000 updates. It also works best on accounts that are operated by a single user and use Twitter in a conversational manner, rather than simply a content distribution platform.” Put in your userid and see how you psych out.
Tweefind – Tweefind is simply a search site for twitter. Its a little pink (ok, a lot pink) but its a handy tool for searching. Some of my favorite searches so far have been for words like “Twiends”, “OMG you guys”, and “Iran”. THere’s some crazy stuff posted out there!
TwitterAnalyzer – TwitterANALyzer is cool simply because it has the word ANALyzer in it but beyond that its a pretty well designed tool that is a good way to see how YOUR twits are trending. It provides all kinds of goodness that those in the marketing world would kill for to know who wants the newest shade of HOT PINK lipstick. Its also got some good built in metrics for figuring out your reach. TwitterAnalyzer is the TWITTER MARKETER’s DREAM!
Tweepular – Tweepular is one of those tools I actually keep going back to. I’ve written about it before and I was fairly impressed. It turns out that the folks behind tweepular have more up their sleeves and are working to make it better (if possible). Some potential improvements include tweeting from the interface, a blackberry and iphone app, and more ways to improve your following. One of the coolest features of tweepular is the ability to mass follow and unfollow people as well as the ability to find out who is the most tweepular (think popular) and follow them as well. Its a handy tool thats good for building a following.
last night (such a classic movie!) and as I watched the ending where little Freddy Savage’s grandpa is saying good by and Fred asks if he can come back tomorrow and read the story again and his grandfather (played by Peter Falk) says “As you Wish” it dawned on me that unconditional love is perhaps one of the strongest things in the world.
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