Gina Trapani

Member since: January 27, 2009
Web site: http://smarterware.org
About me: The hostess of this here party.
 

163 comments

Huh. This part: “Despite some comments to the contrary on the Internet, all these rules still apply. In particular, transferring Google Voice to a Google Apps account is NOT SUPPORTED.” was not there earlier.

Sorry, Google? I think?

Gina Trapani
Jul 16 10 at 6:02 pm

@Chad: the Dropbox component is a great idea.

@Ramon: I didn’t know about when, or the delimiter!

My new favorite calendar command:

$ google calendar today when,title --delimiter " | "

Gina Trapani
Jun 19 10 at 9:38 am

Whoops-thanks for the catch! Fixed.

Gina Trapani
Jun 18 10 at 5:16 pm

I know, I keep hearing the doorway thing is a myth, but it still, weirdly, makes me feel better.

Gina Trapani
Jun 15 10 at 12:42 pm

Uh-oh! I don’t know! Sorry about that–it was there when I posted. I’ll check with the twits.

Gina Trapani
Jun 4 10 at 10:18 am

I’m torn between the EVO and my Nexus One now. The EVO is the superior hardware, and the Sense UI is really nice. But 2.2 is pretty awesome, too. Thankfully my Google Voice number works on them both so I can switch at will.

Gina Trapani
May 23 10 at 6:42 pm

@Zach: You’re right. That’s the thing: I was attending as a developer, not a journalist. (I didn’t get a press pass–didn’t even try to get one.)

I’m a commentator, not an objective journalist. I’m upfront about the fact that I’m a heavy Google user and fan–AND a critic, when it’s warranted.

Gina Trapani
May 20 10 at 9:26 pm

@Ben: It’s interesting to me that OneSocialWeb is using XMPP like Google Wave is. A few folks have said that the XMPP requirement is a bad thing because it’s too complex, that everything should just be HTTP. Yet, from what I understand, XMPP enables realtime interaction more easily.

@Adam: Here’s to federation indeed! Seriously, I cannot wait to see SOMEBODY make it with a federated app. Google’s trying with Wave, but it would be even better if it was a small startup like these students.

Gina Trapani
May 17 10 at 10:35 am

I’m actually not sure if my nephew’s pal’s setting is “Friends only.” I could only assume, because I couldn’t figure out any other scenario where I can’t seen this pal’s status update, but when my nephew likes one, I can.

Gina Trapani
May 14 10 at 12:29 pm

Ok available Android developers, let’s get started:

http://smarterware.org/5984/introducing-todo-txt-touch-an-experimental-android-app

Gina Trapani
May 13 10 at 1:48 pm

@amzolt: Yup, that should do it.

Gina Trapani
May 11 10 at 3:18 pm

Oh man, this wave slows Firefox to a CRAWL… anyone else?

Gina Trapani
May 3 10 at 9:53 am

Oooh, you have some good ones there, several of which I will steal. Thanks for the list!

(How did I not know about XKCD viewer??)

Gina Trapani
Apr 12 10 at 2:39 pm

I was just in Buzz today! I respond when I can. :)

Gina Trapani
Mar 29 10 at 4:16 pm

More QR code fun! Here’s a bookmarklet that makes a code from any web site:
http://mattcollinge.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/qr-code-bookmarklet/

Gina Trapani
Mar 18 10 at 8:30 am

I’d met Jeff at a conference in NY, but I hadn’t ever met Leo in person, even though it feels like I’ve known him for years. It was awesome!

Gina Trapani
Mar 17 10 at 3:44 pm

This online decoder is also useful, for those of us playing with QR codes:
http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx

Gina Trapani
Mar 10 10 at 9:07 pm

@Chuck: Neat!

A reader also sends me a good three-rule best practices list for QR codes:
http://2d-code.co.uk/three-rules-of-qr-codes/

Gina Trapani
Mar 8 10 at 10:52 am

Right, depression != sadness. I didn’t use the two terms interchangeably; when I referred to sadness I was doing so as the primary symptom of depression.

Gina Trapani
Mar 2 10 at 12:56 pm

Great tips, thank you Justin!

Gina Trapani
Mar 1 10 at 1:40 pm

@Randy: I got you covered, just fixed it.

And thanks everyone!

Gina Trapani
Feb 17 10 at 4:04 pm

If Buzz succeeds, it’ll be b/c it had millions of built-in users thanks to its Gmail integration.

Gina Trapani
Feb 10 10 at 4:35 pm

@Jacob: Apologies, that should be fixed now.

Gina Trapani
Feb 3 10 at 1:17 pm

@Mike: Valid point re: visits vs visitors, will correct.

@All: Of course the decline in Flash usage in general coincides with the rise of a popular device that doesn’t come with Flash installed.

But, an important word about these numbers: they don’t include most of the iPhone/iPod touch traffic. In the Google Analytics account I’m checking, only 0.2% of Lifehacker’s traffic comes from Safari on the iPhone or iPod. (A partner created Lifehacker’s mobile site, so the iPhone are miniscule because only the ones where the user explicitly asks to be taken to the full site were counted.)

Gina Trapani
Jan 30 10 at 3:52 pm