(FINALLY) New England Photos
New England Vacation Album Yeah, lots of pics of hotels and airplanes, I know...
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Random: QOTD, weather, T-Giving
Quick hits on a few things: * Quote of the Day: "We have two speeds of development: Fast, and Scalded Dog. Which is appropriate here" (no, that was NOT LXK ;-) ) * It's a fabulous day outside, if you're a duck. And, it's supposed to snow tonight. What month is this, again? * Thanksgiving: Looks like we're doing the Combs/Brentzel shuffle again this year. Thursday at the Combs family. Friday at the Brentzel clan. Looks to be a quiet week--lots of folks out, fewer meetings and distractions.
Now, this is a bit scary...
Haven't snoped this yet, but this seems a bit troubling. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up in case you tend to give gift cards around the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though they will be worthless as of January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is actually referred to as "Bankruptcy Planning." below is a partial list of stores you should be cautious about. Circuit City (filed chapter 11) Ann Taylor - 117 stores closing nationwide Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catherine's - 150 stores closing nationwide Eddie Bauer to clothes 27 stores + after January Cache will close all stores Talbots closing down specialty stores J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also owned by Talbots) GAP closing 85 stores nationwide Footlocker closing 140 stores + after January Wikes Furniture closing all stores Levits closing all remai...
Adobe Max: It's a wrap
Well, my abbreviated trip (Sunday->Wednesday instead of Saturday->Thursday) comes to an end today. Some highlights: - I saw a guy in a kilt & cod-piece yesterday. Yes, he looked alot like Henry VIII, jowls and all. - Had a nice dinner with Mark at Sam's Seafood Grille. Pretty good, overall. - The breeze shifted to a sea-breeze yesterday, and the temps plummeted. Imagine it being 72 and warm in the morning and 50, damp, and chilly by the end of the day. Lots of folks in shorts & t-shirts weren't happy. Not looking forward to that 7 hours on a plane...
Max Session Notes, Day 1
Notes writeup: --------------------- "Top Performing Mobile Applications" Panel: - Allesandro Pace - Darren Osadchuck - Dale Rankin -> Moket - Scott Janousek Alessandro (BORING) 1) Keep UI simple 2) Keep memory below 70% 3) Use name/value pairs in lieu of XML where possible 4) XMLSocket where possible Daren (very low-key and monotone but obviously competent): 1) Optimize loops 2) Prefer the deprecated function calls ( in lieu of Math.* ) functions 3) Remap your keypad 4) Record Keystrokes on CS4 using Device Central's device set Scott (seemed nervous): 1) Demote on-device testing--Nokia RDA or www.deviceanywhere.com 2) Device Profiling -- use FPSMonitor or ASProf Component 3) Work with data informats that make sense--loadVars, SWX, 4) Buy my book (pfft!) Dale Narnkie (natural speaker/entrepreneur): Summary: Here's how to monetize and be successful. "Developer/Designer Deep Dive" Summary: "Developers and Designers are differe...
Found out what 'TL' is
Turns out, it's The Tenderloin Savory, and only a few blocks from here. I particularly liked the stuff about it being resistant to gentrification...