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Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-05

  • My Verizon FiOS was delivered with a surprisingly fully-featured wireless router: a OEM branded Westell UltraLine Series3 http://ow.ly/QxH2 #
  • @lhiver Florida's a little chilly, but with a wide blue sky, clean air, clean water, nice ppl and my family, its really pretty nice. in reply to lhiver #
  • @Verizon Joe the FiOS installer arrived right on time, answered all the tech questions I had, was generous with time and installed perfectly in reply to Verizon #
  • It was hotdog night tonight: Boar's Head doggies with my home-made chilli, saurkraut, and a couple of cheeses. Womenfolk approved. #
  • Up early in Florida to WIP with our Beijing team. The 5am/6pm meeting time suits an early riser like me. #
  • Mr. Coffee dribbles. Quite a lot. #
  • I set up my new Google Voice number: +1 (347) 850-3360 #
  • Man, I wish I could merge or link my Google accounts. Balkanization of my contacts is really annoying @GoogleContacts @GoogleVoice #
  • @GE_Anderson Yeah, I'm exporting my ~5000 contacts from my GoogAppsPremier acct and importing into my personal Goog. Daily. @GoogleContacts in reply to GE_Anderson #
  • @GE_Anderson I think its awesome that all this wonderful Google tech is free, but integration between accts is kinda overdue @GoogleContacts in reply to GE_Anderson #
  • Google Voice calling rate USA to China is 2 cents per min, which is 0.4 cents (ie, half a cent) cheaper than Skype. #
  • @rkoffler I'm commuting between the US and Beijing for 2010. Planning our new NYC office right now! Exciting times. in reply to rkoffler #
  • Waiting for another glorious Florida Gulf Coast sunrise so I can walk my dogs. #
  • @MissXu sold your iPhone? Are you still on your Blackberry or have you gone to Android? #
  • @betsydrager Yeah, I really am lucky Betsy. The Gulf Coast is beautiful. in reply to betsydrager #
  • @dda What's the purpose of a Chinese company's phone number as a web URL? How does it help sales and marketing? in reply to dda #
  • Dropbox released a new stable 0.7 with the awesome LAN Sync built in. We've been using beta versions v successfully http://ow.ly/R2WL #
  • @dda that smells like desperation to me. i can't even remember the pizza hut phone number, let alone the numbers of regular businesses. in reply to dda #
  • Gee, it would be nice if @dropbox optionally put the latest installer into one's Dropbox. #
  • @betsydrager Opening a NYC office, so will be commuting between the US and China for 2010. Right now enjoying Christmas in TPA :) in reply to betsydrager #
  • My 9yo daughter is loving her new broadband access to Hulu. She's currently addicted to The Munsters Today http://ow.ly/R35B #
  • Cannot wait! We Skyped yest, me in sunny FLA, she freezing her jinglebells off in snowy Brooklyn RT @betsydrager so connecting w @MissXu? #
  • doing my bit to increase Chinese-western cooperation ;-) RT @peterschloss: @illuminantceo great show. You have gone US native on us. #
  • Our TPA place is in the upper right hand corner http://ow.ly/i/g7q – we're surrounded by picturesque lakes and swamps #
  • Ugh. I'm over-caffeinated. Woozy. #
  • Fantastic, @betsydrager! Hope to see you in NYC then. in reply to betsydrager #
  • Thanks, @lhiver! Happy new year. in reply to lhiver #
  • I have a natural vein of optimism that has never been exhausted. #
  • I haven't been able to get @GoogleContacts de-duplification working. Been trying for a week on a range of different computers. I have >4000. #
  • @lhiver yes, pretty annoying. in reply to lhiver #
  • I'm pretty knocked out by @Verizon's FiOS fibre TV/internet/phone service. Very impressive hardware and software. Excessive channel count. #
  • Family had freshly cut Cuban sandwiches for dinner. Daphne had her first-ever Toll House Cookie ice-cream sandwich after, for a reward. #
  • @cdrum Kevin Rose says Gowalla and Foursquare are complimentary. Think I've heard @jason say the same thing. in reply to cdrum #
  • Liked Google's blog post on "Ordinary citizens, extraordinary videos", citing latest #Iran troubles. http://ow.ly/RfJs <- blocked in China #
  • Ford Sync GPS map data for Tampa is either not very good, or I've just been unlucky. The car got me lost 2x in 2 days with old road data. #
  • Wrong. Chrome's open source. RT @ibz @gregorylent: given it is from google, chrome has to be spyware … am i the only one who thinks this? #
  • @peterschloss Legalize It! Heheh. in reply to peterschloss #
  • Tons of up-to-date business metrics on Evernote at TechCrunch http://ow.ly/Rgud #
  • Gonna follow @ginatrapani's advice and change all my passwords to a new mnemonic system for new year's #
  • Well, since you asked, @gregorylent, I care. I like seeing where my friends are. I think of it as curation in a world of unlimited places. in reply to gregorylent #
  • @gregorylent agree; filters for everything!! in reply to gregorylent #
  • Happy new year everyone. May 2010 be the year we all achieve our dreams. #
  • RT @DavidFeng: Go to google.com and click the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' …. (via @talktotisha) #
  • Current TV is an interesting media concept: crowdsourced content, incl advertising http://current.com/make.htm #
  • @betsydrager Easy! The China-tweeps pretty much tweet around the clock :-) Happy new year Betsy. in reply to betsydrager #
  • @betsydrager The whole family is healthier, although we'll be coughing up Beijing for another month I think! :-) @kepler_dc is happy. in reply to betsydrager #
  • Heavy downpour in Tampa FL. Good that last night's fireworks scorching will be washed clean. #
  • @betsydrager Have you booked your NYC dates yet? in reply to betsydrager #
  • I'm looking online for a US prepaid SIM-only, with data, for my daughter. Not easy: has eaten up an entire morning so far. #
  • @dda HKG weather? in reply to dda #
  • @dda smog from guangdong? in reply to dda #
  • A no brainer win-win incentive for Foursquare and venues: "The Mayor Eats for Free". Only mystery is why so long? http://ow.ly/RPik #
  • Op-Ed by Erick Shoenfeld: "[We live in] Public is the new default". [tc] #2010 http://ow.ly/RPll #
  • That last article about living in public being the new default http://ow.ly/RPnZ : this cannot happen in China. #
  • @dda Florida Gulf Coast air quality is, well, perfect. No other way to describe it. Missing stinky HKG though! Raise a glass 4 me. in reply to dda #
  • Liked this op-ed on the economics (and freakonomics) of hotel wi-fi at TechCrunch http://ow.ly/RPzx #
  • How GOOG's Marissa Mayer runs meetings [Businessweek] http://ow.ly/RPYx #
  • Boost your wi-fi signal with common kitchen saucepans http://ow.ly/RQ1B #
  • @BetterWings yes they are. and i am an idiot. in reply to BetterWings #
  • @betsydrager great! hope you enjoy using the chrome browser. i love that it just gets out of the way and presents the web to me. in reply to betsydrager #
  • Morning coffee in my garden. Enjoying the Florida winter sun. Contemplating Monday's new work year: I think it'll be better than rough '09. #
  • @filmstory thanks! hope you have a very successful '10, Ou in reply to filmstory #
  • China's Public Security Bureau arrested 5,394 people on internet-porn charges in 2009. No info on their trials. http://ow.ly/RXCe #
  • I set @GoogleVoice up for my wife but again the lack of integration between Google Apps Premier accts and Google public accts kicked my ass. #
  • Skype takes just as long (too long) 2 login from my US 20Mbit connection as the Great Firewalled connection in Beijing. Same sluggishness. #
  • Hey @mailchimp, is there a simple way for me to export my Mailchimp lists to my own computer? #
  • Having a drop of Camus cognac on my Sun nite. Beijing office has been hard at work for a few hours already: great to c how busy the team is. #
  • @keystolost OK. Sent you a question about the two Bens. in reply to keystolost #
  • @marcelekkel mmm. that camus xo was delicious. just a drop more, then to sleep and dream… in reply to marcelekkel #
  • Thinking of getting our 9yo daughter a "kid's Visa card" to manage chores/allowance and teach her good financial mmt http://www.payjr.com/ #
  • @kembree Poutine? Heart attack in a paper cup. in reply to kembree #
  • Only for smart citizens? Special card 4 less educ citizens? RT @raykwong Wuxi issues China's 1st smart citizen cards http://twurl.nl/vra22t #
  • Which channel? RT @christinelu: Iron Chef at the White House. Cool! #
  • @raykwong @christinelu I'm in eastern time. Have Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Food Channel ATM. in reply to raykwong #
  • Having fun sending @keystolost silly questions on his Formspring thingy http://ow.ly/SqlR #LOST #
  • Cooked family dinner tonight: curry chicken strips, sour cream onion mash, stir-fried green veggies with melty feta cheese and garlic. #
  • Since I'm now living in the US, please feel free to take down my Google Voice number: +1 347 850-3360 #
  • @HeyTreeeee You'd fail to fit into your svelte little Express numbers within days, my dear! in reply to HeyTreeeee #
  • Chinese consumer confidence bears little relationship to standard RT @raykwong ACNielsen finds Chin consmr confid up. http://twurl.nl/1nv4kc #
  • @raykwong Chinese consumers factor in extended family capital resources. Western consumers think only of personal or nuclear fam credit in reply to raykwong #
  • @raykwong also, ACNeilsen is a fucking scam. The worst reserach analysis I have ever seen has had ACNeilsen logos on it. in reply to raykwong #
  • @jerng Was living primarily in Beijing, but now splitting my time between US (we're opening a NYC office), PEK and HKG. Some SYD & BNE too. in reply to jerng #
  • @raykwong Hahah. U got it Ray. Seriously: anyone interested in seeing deeply broken ACNeilsen research analysis contact me. Overpriced shit. in reply to raykwong #
  • @MailChimp brilliant, thanks MailChimp. Would be great to put it into the Lists interface, in a future rev. in reply to MailChimp #
  • Iron Chef at the White House finally on in eastern time. Thanks for tip, @raykwong @christinelu #
  • Iron Chef is exciting but its almost 1am for gossake. Turning in; have a 5am con call with Beijing team. 'Night! #
  • @GoogleContacts still unable to run Dupes on GoogAppsPremier db of 4000 contacts in Chrome. Error com.google.i18n.MessageReference0@ac3b80 #
  • @Chassit Our new car has a USB port #ford #sync in reply to Chassit #
  • @Chassit uploading software to the car, playing music and podcasts, and charging devices. Handy! in reply to Chassit #
  • Pet peeve of the morning: neighbours who park their cars over the sidewalk, making it necessary to walk my dogs on the street. #

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