January 2009
2008 in review: Most popular Macworld stories →
A look at the 15 most popular stories, in terms of traffic, on Macworld.com in 2008.
December 2008
Hooray! @kellyturner is back at work!
Making that novel into a real paperback →
Jason Snell wraps up National Novel Writing Month by explaining how he turned his manuscript into a real paperback book via a Web print-on-demand service.
Those of you who love Real Genius, all I have to say is: http://www.founditemclothing.com/
For those who are curious, _this_ is how I made my first NaNoWriMo novel into a printed paperback book: http://xrl.us/bea3g2
Wearing my Real Genius shirt today, which I got for Christmas. It’s awesome.
I ♥ Toxic Waste http://twitpic.com/xzac
awwww, we’ll miss you too.
Installing a new, non-Microsoft OS on the netbook.
Got a plan,
We’re gonna do it for our super fans
All we see
Is the goal line to victory
San Diego… Super Chargers!
Also on Instant Watching right now, for those too squeamish for Jekyll: All Creatures Great And Small. Every single episode.
Now available on Netflix Instant Watching: The BBC’s Jekyll. Highly recommended.
Got my MSI Wind yesterday. It’s cute, cheap, and teeny. Shame about the OS, though. I’ll have to remedy that…
Today I have decided that I despise the Denver Broncos.
I love the Giants and Cal, so this is very weird.
Watching the wrong sport at AT&T Park. http://twitpic.com/x5vs
Guy just wrote prez of IDG ‘cause he was banned from MW Forums for posting profanities, calling someone a retard, and breaking Godwin’s Law.
rt @BodyofBreen: @macheist is giving away 1password, several other apps for free. http://givingtree.macheist.com — pretty impressive
Unwrapped and my mother is serving #waffles - I am off the hook when it comes to cooking!
Really regretting not bringing “The Unquiet Dead” to watch. Christmas corpses! Oh well. It’s on Netflix.
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Sunny and 60° in Phoenix. Not bad for holiday week. No snow like everywhere else in the USA!
About to depart for Phoenix by car from L.A. First time.
I “bought” ((Macworld’s gonna reimburse me) an MSI Wind yesterday. Netbook thinking to commence next week. Vacation this week.
Kettleman City. Gas, Starbucks, free wifi.
On CalTrain for the first time ever. Going to Belmont to meet the family at a birthday party.
One of my former UCSD professors might become Secretary of Labor. Huh.
Macworld Fighting Talk-inspired Podcast is now live… 50 minutes of nonstop end-of-year punditry.
It’s official: Today is a Sick Day. I have caught the Twittervirus from @danfrakes
Apple at Expo: What went wrong? http://xrl.us/o3o68
The next Macworld Podcast is going to be awesome and odd, inspired by the excellent Fighting Talk podcast from the BBC. http://xrl.us/o3pmx
Added some fun links to my story, including all the various Apple event venues and when Jobs compared Expo to retail stores… at Expo!
Learned a while back that if Apple announced that it was carpet bombing a small European country that our commenters would applaud.
Apple at Expo: What went wrong? →
Why did Apple bail out of Macworld Expo? Jason Snell has plenty of theories, but the bottom line is: it’s a damned shame.
High temp in Mill Valley so far today: 42. That’s really, really cold for coastal California.
So I love “The Matrix,” but lemme tell ya, it is a shameless rip-off of “Dark City.” I had forgotten how much they have in common.
The kids are in bed and we’re going for the movie tripleheader. Next up: “Dark City” Director’s Cut. See you in Shell Beach…
Now we’re watching “The Princess Bride” with the kids. This viewing prompted by @paulcornell http://xrl.us/o3di9
Went ahead and bought the first 13 MP3s from the @Ihnatko musical advent calendar… kickbacks to Andy, of course.
Watching “Miracle on 34th Street,” favorite Christmas movie of @laurengsnell
Impressed at just what a strong pro-customer service statement “Miracle on 34th Street” makes.
Sadly not getting a tree this year, because we’re gone for the entirety of Christmas week. I miss the piney smell.
Okay, after a couple of days of use I can report that the MacBook is waaaay more glare-riffic than the MacBook Air.
rt @mat: http://isthisyourpaperonsingleservingsites.com/ Great job by @greenberg!
I can’t believe how many people in the press write about Wurdle. Wurdle is a nice app, but Quordy is better.
Dear IT department, I hate Lotus Notes with the fire of a thousand burning suns. Love, Jason.