Tony Summerville

Tony S. posted a running workout

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:20:30 -0500

Tony S. posted a running workout:

Nice easy run with the wifey & dogs

Distance: 2.2164mi
Time: 00:21
Felt: good

Tony S. posted a running workout

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:20:30 -0500

Tony S. posted a running workout:

Trak Shak 3

Distance: 3.205mi
Time: 00:24
Felt: good

"In today’s world, you only get paid if people are using your product."

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:52:00 -0500

“In today’s world, you only get paid if people are using your product.”

- Enterprise Software Is Sexy Again (via Instapaper)

"This Week In" Web TV Network

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:03 -0500

"This Week In" Web TV Network:

Great web-based TV network that I stumbled across and have been enjoying lately. I really like the Venture Capital and the Startup shows. Great content/discussions and interesting guests from the tech world. Recommended.

Skype iPhone update: now supports multitasking, no additional charges for calling over 3G

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:37:02 -0500

Skype iPhone update: now supports multitasking, no additional charges for calling over 3G:

Pure awesome.

Condescending Apple Press Conference - CollegeHumor video

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:32:19 -0500

Condescending Apple Press Conference - CollegeHumor video

Display A Blip.tv Video In A PrettyPhoto Lightbox

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:00:00 -0500

PrettyPhoto has built in support for videos, and can already handle YouTube & Vimeo out of the box. However on the new DAXKO Connect website, we wanted to use blip.tv to host our videos, and I figured out a way to easily show the video in a PrettyPhoto lighbox.

Here’s how you can do it, too.

1) Go to the episode dashboard on blip.tv for the video you want to show in the PrettyPhoto lightbox.

2) In the Embed section on the right, choose the player you want to use then copy the URL in the “src” parameter (not the whole code). It should be something like “http://blip.tv/play/xxxxxxxxx”

3) Paste the URL you copied in step into a new browser window. It should redirect to another URL and your video should start playing. This is the URL you’ll use for the PrettyPhoto lighbox link. Copy the entire URL.

4) Use PrettyPhoto exactly how the docs describe, and use the link you copied in step #3 as source of the lightbox. For our DAXKO Connect Whiteboard Video, the code looked like the following example. (Pro Tip: Add height & width parameters to the end of the video URL to let PrettyPhoto know how to size the lightbox)

Tony S. posted a running workout

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:08:10 -0500

Tony S. posted a running workout:

Trak Shak 8

My endurance sucks so bad right now. Just plain awful..

Distance: 7.8454mi
Time: 01:11
Felt: blah

Tony S. posted a running workout

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:36:46 -0500

Tony S. posted a running workout:

Saulter Loop

Hills + heat kicked my arse.

Distance: 4.0967mi
Time: 00:33
Felt: alright

So we sold the playhouse that came with our new home on...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:53:00 -0500

So we sold the playhouse that came with our new home on Craigslist in order to make room for a patio, and because I could never get wife off the slide anymore. The purchaser showed up with a tow truck to escort the kid fortress back to his land.

Actually getting it onto the truck was going to be epic so I had to record it. I expected disaster the entire time but it surprisingly worked quite well.

DirecTV Hates New Customers

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:19:18 -0500

So we signed up for DirecTV at our new house back in February and overall I’ve really enjoyed it. You would think that DirecTV would treat their new customers with high regard, but in fact they want to charge you more because you’re new customer if you want to upgrade something.

We’re very interested in the new Whole-Home DVR service so I inquired to see how much it would cost to be turned on and add a new receiver. Here’s the breakdown:

$99 for a new HD receiver (must be HD)
$99 “setup” fee for the service, which means they’re clicking a button on my account in their system somewhere. Awesome.
$49 “installation” fee for the guy to come out and do something to our current HD DVR box & satellite. Why isn’t this just part of the “setup” fee? Bullshit.
$50 NEW CUSTOMER FEE. That’s right. Because we’re still considered a “new customer” of DirecTV, they will charge us an extra $50 bucks just because. DirecTV hates new customers.

While I still think the Whole-Home DVR service would be awesome, we won’t be ordering it today.

"No medium has ever survived the indifference of 25-year-olds."

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:58:51 -0500

“No medium has ever survived the indifference of 25-year-olds.”

- Clay Shirky: Paywall will underperform – the numbers don’t add up

New Virb

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:01:00 -0500

New Virb:

The upcoming overhaul of Virb looks interesting, but I wonder how much control you’ll have over the themes?

All Product Backlog and User Story Management Tools for Agile and Scrum Projects

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:14:36 -0500

All Product Backlog and User Story Management Tools for Agile and Scrum Projects

Taking forever to order my new #iPhone4 through Apple’s site. Must not be the only one...

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:10:58 -0500

Taking forever to order my new #iPhone4 through Apple’s site. Must not be the only one trying..

A 1992 Clark & Wheelwright study on multi-tasking found that when we work on more than 2 tasks,...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:54:12 -0500

A 1992 Clark & Wheelwright study on multi-tasking found that when we work on more than 2 tasks, our value-adding work drops rapidly.

Not a fan of the buzzing trumphet sounds during the world cup matches. Makes me anxious &...

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:30:59 -0500

Not a fan of the buzzing trumphet sounds during the world cup matches. Makes me anxious & it’s hard to relax & just watch.

Relaxed, but exhausted after a great weekend at the lake. Would love to live there one day.

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:55:15 -0500

Relaxed, but exhausted after a great weekend at the lake. Would love to live there one day.

Doesn’t get much better than watching this view with a glass of wine at the end of a day....

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:22:09 -0500

Doesn’t get much better than watching this view with a glass of wine at the end of a day. http://twitpic.com/1vykg4

Cruising around Smith Lake with @bmsummerville and our dogs. Perfect day. http://twitpic.com/1vwmbi

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:10:54 -0500

Cruising around Smith Lake with @bmsummerville and our dogs. Perfect day. http://twitpic.com/1vwmbi