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by Mike Levin on May 18, 2012
User tracking for better reco's: Twitter Blog: New tailored suggestions for you to follow on Twitter – http://t.co/iepBxzBp #socialmedia -> Always remember sites with Tweet, Like and Google Plus let the respective companies track your net movements – http://t.co/AsbVFZCk #privacy -> Ugh! I add things to my #Instapaper at a much faster rate than I [...]
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by Mike Levin on May 11, 2012
"Why is everything so difficult?" Question answered! http://t.co/wLc1CoM9 -> Opening a .TIF file in Photoshop could infect your machine. Is any Adobe software safe? http://t.co/s8MxCmJ5 -> First, chimps prove they can use tools. Now one plans ahead, hiding rocks close to he get a good shot at you http://t.co/WayYDNwC #ouch -> The whole #Ultrabook design [...]
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by Mike Levin on May 10, 2012
Okay, and a new day begins. I just got out of a morning meeting. I can almost see and feel and smell how social media and SEO are coming together, with SEO as we know it being the part that’s under attack and undergoing a crisis of identity. It used to be that everything led [...]
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by Mike Levin on May 9, 2012
Okay, it’s pretty obvious where my development work is going to lead me. I’m leaning heavily on Rackspace cloud servers right now, but I’m moving towards using and teaching people how to set up and use micro cloud servers. Almost friggin’ everything has the power to be one of these things today, with the ridiculous [...]
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by Mike Levin on May 8, 2012
Relying on pre-built tools always felt a bit icky to me. In the contest between build and buy, my heart always lands on the build side, because only then do you have complete understanding (no manuals necessary), complete control, and unique differentiation and competitive advantage. But it’s a fallacy, because we all really buy anyway—nobody [...]
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by Mike Levin on May 4, 2012
I used to think you had to be self-actualized before having a kid. Now, I think you can't be self-actualized until having a kid. #headsmack -> Is there any use for #Friendfeed anymore? Seems every service takes it upon itself to push out tweets. http://t.co/GcudMgnq -> Unlike Sun with Java, Microsoft submitted C# and the [...]
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by Mike Levin on April 27, 2012
Photo: fyadi: So, this is walking, huh? http://t.co/f2BZCPmk -> Photo: fyadi: That’s my baby, Adi! She likes… HAT! http://t.co/yRmx8kSd -> If you're on #Ubuntu and Google #Hangout and can't get your USB microphone to work, then apt-get install pavucontrol and switch input device -> Does Google Drive Sync Google Docs Locally For Offline Editing? (Nope) [...]
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by Mike Levin on April 26, 2012
Okay, it’s another daily journal that didn’t make the cut yesterday. Focus, focus, focus! You only have one important client call, coming up in 6 minutes. Take that. Perform well. But then move onto what you want and need to do today. Yesterday was a watershed moment for Tiger. Internal people came to me several [...]
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by Mike Levin on April 25, 2012
The answer is “No”, but this is a journal entry, so bear with me. Okay, it’s Wednesday, April 25th. I was playing Mr. Mom on Friday and Monday, and yesterday (Tuesday), I had trouble getting back into the swing of things — focusing incorrectly on Google Drive, which was just released and of great interest. [...]
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by Mike Levin on April 20, 2012
How do I type an em-dash — on Mac, Windows or Linux? http://t.co/3cRd0Lc0 via @miklevin -> I just discovered http://t.co/n033G9DW – awesome for anyone learning #vim ! This episode answered some spell-check questions googled. -> What is the #future of #Unix? (and #Linux) http://t.co/pk08GReL via @miklevin -> @designchemical Yoy need to add Instagram support to [...]
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I am Mike Levin+, an Earned Media Optimizer, husband, daddy & Linux / Python hacker living on top of the hill on top of the island on top of the world. I put my stream-of-consciousness here in order to create greater commitment and consistency in pursuit of my goals.
