Playing around with PostRank which could be a contender going up against FeedBurner. I also installed the PostRank WordPress widget which shows the top ranked posts here according to their metrics.
Not sold yet, but time will tell.
Check out this list of most ticketed vehicles. You Scion car owners need to chill out a bit and slow down. Every Scion model is on the top of the list!
If you don’t want a speeding ticket, buy American as in Chevy, Buick, Oldsmobile, or GMC.
The WordPress theme, Thesis, that I use for Pulpconnection has a new version, going from 1.3 to 1.4. I haven’t upgraded yet, but the new version features “killer recent entries.” Sounds like a winner.
Read more and download Thesis 1.4 here.
Looks like the Switched Digital Video (SDV) tuning adapters are now rolling out in Hawaii. After an expected availability of December 2008, Oceanic Cable (Time Warner) is sending out letters to interested SDV customers to schedule installation of tuning adapters. Here’s the letter I got in the mail.
I scheduled my appointment with some confusion since this is a new offering from Oceanic. First, there was a installation charge of $32, but that was waived after lengthy discussion with the customer service representative. With the SDV tuning adapter, additional Oceanic channels are now available for ordering. However, there are still some issues with the free digital SDV (but non-HD) channels. They’re not yet available even with the tuning adapter. Supposedly though, once these channels are available, the tuning adapter can be remotely updated to receive these channels.
You can order your free SDV tuning adapter from Oceanic here. More to come after my installation in early February (the first available install date).
With 8 Top Chef contestants remaining, it was time for the popular Restaurant Wars challenge. Sunset Lounge led by Leah up against Radhika’s Sahana.
Both restaurants struggled, but in the end, the Europeans, Stefan and Fabio, saved the Sunset Lounge. Fabio worked the front of the restaurant as only he could while Stefan continued his dominance, creating two desserts that delivered his team to salvation. I thought Stefan’s culinary weakness would have been desserts, but I surely was wrong. Even though Stefan is portrayed as an arrogant, non-team player, that dude can cook and is the one to beat in Season 5.
As expected, losing team leader, Radhika, was sent home after her nerve-racking experience in Restaurant Wars. Did I mention Stefan was arrogant? Read his words about Radhika’s departure. True, but a little too blunt.
If you happen to be getting breakfast at Cinnamon’s in Kailua, try their special, the peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes.
The texture is a little doughy because of the peanut butter, but it’s really tasty, and the strawberry compote pushes it over the edge. If you can, get there before 9:00 when the crowds start rolling in.
As Chinese New Year approaches, you can find customary (and yummy) gau throughout the Islands (check Kin Wah Chop Suey for some freshly made gau on the Windward side). But, what if you were to take this traditional treat and spin it with modern day influences such as those served at Starbucks? You’d get a coffee-infused gau!
A great combination of old and new that offers an unique flavor and a caffeinated zing.
Awww, having a twuat on fire didn’t help my twick. 🙁 It’s still rates a 5 on Twicksize.
Ha, Friday was a fun day with Twitter tweets twirling around twuat (and yes, twuat is now part of the urban lingo!). If you missed the twuat tweets, you can relive the twuatage in the Tuileries of Twitter.
Thanks @NEENZ, @OahuAJ, @keani, @lavagal, @keani, @coachdeano, @slmcmahon, @semipro, @soultapestry, and yes, @twuat (not me).
Wow, I didn’t realize how strong my No Ka Oi background was until I scanned my current rotation of kicks. Take a look. See the strong influence of red, black, and white colors?
Dang, No Ka Oi runs deep!
I shoulda known local talk show host Andy Bumatai was an akamai kind of guy after seeing him at the Kahala Apple Store back in 2007. Andy’s back on the air with his simply named The Andy Bumatai Show where Andy showcases local highlights. But look at recent show topics that cover the high tech scene in HI – Social Media and New Media Delivery, and you’ll get a flavor that Andy’s tech skills are all in the ohana.
Episodes are put online at no charge for viewing on YouTube. Here’s part 1 (of 4) of the Social Media episode talking about blogs and Twitter.
Even the live studio audience was a bunch of techies tweeting away during the show.
Taping is done at the ING Direct Studio and is free to attend. The Andy Bumatai Show airs weeknights at 9:35 on KFVE.
Is there a term for the act of domain/cyber squatting Twittter account names? No? I then suggest the term “twuat” for the act of registering Twitter accounts of popular names or words.
What’s the purpose of twuating? Not really sure, but it could just be to reserve your namespace in the popularly growing Twitter. Or if you’re nefarious, it could be to hold a Twitter name hostage for sale to the highest bidder.
Whatever the case may be, I’ve been twuating to reserve names just in case I need to use them for their rightful businesses. Twitter names like @club939…
Update: Woo hoo! UrbanDictionary.com approved my definition of twuat and will publish it in a few days. Keep an eye out for twuat.