Testing new Flickr embeds:
Cruise Slideshow
August 12, 2008 – 11:25 am
Megen and I spent 5 days on a cruise traveling to Key West, Cozumel, and Belize. We spent our time on the boat by the pool (often eating) for hours on end; it was extremely relaxing (to the point where we frequently fell asleep pool side). In Cozumel we explored Mayan ruins and in Belize we went snorkeling on the reef (and saw a dolphin!). Watch the slideshow below but be warned you will be jealous.
Groundhogs
July 11, 2008 – 10:19 am
Megen and I have been paying close attention to a family of groundhogs that live just around the corner from our apartment. We see them nearly every day and have even given them names. Last night I got a chance to take some photographs of them. Here’s some tips:
- Groundhogs are really fast. Don’t let those short stubby legs fool you!
- They are frightened easily but also very curious. I walked up to their mound and could see them poking their heads out of various holes at me. When I got too close they darted back in. So I slowly stepped closer and waited. Only a few minutes later they popped their heads out again to check me out.
- Don’t sneeze. A sneeze ended this photo shoot.
FF To Go Minor Updates
July 9, 2008 – 10:04 am
FF To Go has had a number of (minor) updates. Here goes:
Fill the page - help the hiders
Some of you hide a lot. I’m starting to hide more often too. But FF To Go was still doing just one call to the FriendFeed API for entries. If that one call resulted in mostly hidden entries then you’re left without much data on the page. Now FF To Go will make up to 3 additional calls in an attempt to fill the page with how many entries per page you have set (in the settings page).
Hiding and deleting
You can now hide and delete entries. Mobile hiding was the most requested feature for FF To Go. Deleting might be useful for those who accidentally use the share form as a search form.
And a million and one bug fixes
Everything from fixing imaginary friends to tweaks to FriendFeed’s API HTTP status codes.
Use FF To Go on an iPhone? Consider the Official Version
July 1, 2008 – 10:03 am
I built FF To Go knowing that it was only a matter of time before FriendFeed would build an official mobile FriendFeed experience. So when FriendFeed announced an iPhone friendly FriendFeed I wasn’t shocked nor saddened.
FF To Go wasn’t really built for iPhone users; it was built for everyone else. See the iPhone supports Javascript which meant the original FriendFeed interface worked decently on the iPhone. Every other phone on the market doesn’t support Javascript and since the FriendFeed interface (both of them) rely upon Javascript for commenting/liking it won’t work on any other phone. That’s where FF To Go comes in. It uses zero Javascript so FriendFeed doesn’t remain a passive experience for non-iPhone mobile users like myself.
So if you were using FF To Go on an iPhone please switch over to the official version. Don’t feel ashamed to use a superior product.
Thanks FriendFeed!
