Chicken Teriyaki Bowl #7

However, they are the only game in town when it comes to high-speed internet.  Or at least the only game in town at my budget.

For two days I’ve had sporadic internet access, with almost no access to any Google website.  I never realized how much Google meant to me until I couldn’t talk to him access it.  Today, for a brief, shining moment I thought I could connect.  I accessed my email, my calendar and was settling down for a long perusal of my feeds.  100+ posts in, I got the dreaded pop-up:

And now I can’t connect to Reader any more.  My Gmail is still accessible, although I was smart there and have my Gmail backed up with a PortableApps Thunderbird install.  I could whip right in and get my emails, even set up folders which are mirrored on my Gmail account.  Very cool.

I called Charter last night and, although they claimed nothing was wrong, Google worked for about 15 minutes.  I called in and reset my account just now and - guess what - Google is working again.  I’m betting it won’t be for long, though…

Geeking out a bit.  I just delivered my first PHP app with classes generated by POG and using PEAR’s Auth module.  Pretty code and quick implementation time (even if I did have to install PEAR for the client) - what more could one ask for?!

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For some reason I can’t connect to Google Reader or GCal.  I don’t care so much about GCal - I already know I’m going to go be tortured at 8:00 by a woman who calls herself a “personal trainer”.  Reader is the real problem.

I have a morning routine.  Get coffee.  Read the Yakima Horrible-Repulsive, check my email, read my feeds, start work.

Without Reader I feel vaguely panicked…disconnected from the world.  How can I survive without knowing what Jeremiah is up to?  What bon mots are Overheard in New York presenting?  Who is that one guy making fun of today?

I compensate.  Checked Twitter feed and then realized I should check FriendFeed where, joy of joys, I actually have comments!  Nosed around FriendFeed for a bit, but it is no compensation for my beloved feeds…

tags: friendfeed, google reader, twitter

I’ve been thinking about my social web appearances this week since I started a FriendFeed.  Creating a new account made me think about all the social applications I belong to and how little I participate in most of them.  Here’s my run down:

Facebook:  OK, I use this a lot.  I like it because it is mostly a closed community and I can choose who reads my stuff - especially with the current changes.

Twitter:  Some days a lot, others not so much.  I’m trying to focus more on cool links than funny things my dogs are currently doing.

Google Reader:  I tend to star stuff for my personal review rather than share it.  If I do share, I tend more to post on either my Tumblr blog or Facebook.

Del.icio.us:  I’m terrible about bookmarking.  I just never do it.  If I find information or a site I really like I will email it to my gmail database, but rarely do I go reference it again.  How do you guys use it?

Flickr:  I plan on using more…I just haven’t been taking many photos recently!  I need a camera phone!

LinkedIn:   The only time I log in is when someone adds me to their network.

Amazon WishList and Netflix:  Sharing these is pure hubris.  Besides, I’m wondering if I really want people to see my taste in really bad movies?

Pandora:  I love Pandora.  Combined with Fred’s suggestions I’ve found tons of music that I love. Not so sure I want people to know that I can go from George Jones to the Raconteurs in an instant though.  I also love Bluegrass….and I’m not ashamed to admit it!

Other networks I belong to and rarely do much with:  Plaxo, Magnolia, …. I know there are others because I’m always getting email updates that I delete…

Compared to other people (Rubel, Scoble, I’m looking at you), I’m pretty moderate, but I feel overextended.  How are you integrating social networks into your daily life?

His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy. ~ Woody Allen

You know, I’d forgotten I had this blog.  In fact, I was stunned to realize I actually have the domain name!  I’m moving my single post from my newest tumblr blog here and continuing this one instead.