Dash Kitten has posted a brief explanation of New Zealand, it's size and the earthquake - here. It's not technical or fancy - just an idea of where what and the size of New Zealand. Check it out.
06 September, 2010
New Zealand Earthquake - Christchurch
Dash Kitten has posted a brief explanation of New Zealand, it's size and the earthquake - here. It's not technical or fancy - just an idea of where what and the size of New Zealand. Check it out.
05 September, 2010
03 September, 2010
Sleeping cats? Let them lie!
This is Jack the Cat, our ginger boy, sleeping in the warmest place he can find, behind my iMac!
02 September, 2010
What is happening to Twitter.
What IS happening with Twitter? Regular readers will know that it takes a lot for me to express my frustration at any application (app) I use on a regular basis. It takes a lot to push me far enough to make a public statement - refer to my frustration (now resolved) with Adobe Air here.
I received the following communication from Twitter today 2nd September 2010. TWO DAYS after their proposed changes were meant to come online. Two days after. The notification is phrased in a future tense - as though this should have been sent weeks ago. Had it been sent 'weeks ago' I would not, now, be stuck with an unusable app 'Twitterific'.
This is poor. Very, very poor, from Twitter. People are now blaming Apps, blaming Twitter, getting upset, annoyed and angry because they are not sure what is going on.
Basically, Twitter is changing how it works. This is detrimentally affecting many Twitter apps and until the apps people tell us otherwise, we will have to sort out each and every app on our own - unless these people are sufficiently on the ball to have done this on our behalf. Twitterific does not, so far, have made much effort - although I am still investigating and may amend this statement. It is spreading too I can no longer open Statsy.com to review my Etsy statistics, it insists on being something I can download. This is also under investigation.
This is the text of the email I got from Twitter today (2 September 2010)
Twitter writes :-
Over the coming weeks, we will be making two important updates that will impact how you interact with Twitter applications. We are sending this notice to all Twitter users to make sure you are aware of these changes.
What are applications?
There are over 250,000 applications built using the Twitter API. To use most applications, you first authorize the application to access your Twitter account, after which you can use it to read and post Tweets, discover new users and more. Applications come in many varieties, including desktop applications like TweetDeck, Seesmic, or EchoFon, websites such as TweetMeme, fflick, or Topsy, or mobile applications such as Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Blackberry, or Foursquare.
Update 1: New authorization rules for applications
Starting August 31, all applications will be required to use “OAuth” to access your Twitter account.
What's OAuth?
OAuth is a technology that enables applications to access Twitter on your behalf with your approval without asking you directly for your password.
Desktop and mobile applications may still ask for your password once, but after that request, they are required to use OAuth in order to access your timeline or allow you to tweet.
What does this mean for me?
Applications are no longer allowed to store your password.
If you change your password, the applications will continue to work.
Some applications you have been using may require you to reauthorize them or may stop functioning at the time of this change.
All applications you have authorized will be listed at http://twitter.com/settings/connections.
You can revoke access to any application at any time from the list.
Update 2: t.co URL wrapping
In the coming weeks, we will be expanding the roll-out of our link wrapping service t.co, which wraps links in Tweets with a new, simplified link. Wrapped links are displayed in a way that is easier to read, with the actual domain and part of the URL showing, so that you know what you are clicking on. When you click on a wrapped link, your request will pass through the Twitter service to check if the destination site is known to contain malware, and we then will forward you on to the destination URL. All of that should happen in an instant.
You will start seeing these links on certain accounts that have opted-in to the service; we expect to roll this out to all users by the end of the year. When this happens, all links shared on Twitter.com or third-party apps will be wrapped with a t.co URL.
What does this mean for me?
A really long link such as http://www.amazon.com/Delivering-Happiness-Profits-Passion-Purpose/dp/0446563048 might be wrapped as http://t.co/DRo0trj for display on SMS, but it could be displayed to web or application users as amazon.com/Delivering- or as the whole URL or page title.
You will start seeing links in a way that removes the obscurity of shortened links and lets you know where each link will take you.
When you click on these links from Twitter.com or a Twitter application, Twitter will log that click. We hope to use this data to provide better and more relevant content to you over time.
Thanks for reading this important update. Come and check what's new at http://twitter.com.
Thanks,
The Twitter Team
I received the following communication from Twitter today 2nd September 2010. TWO DAYS after their proposed changes were meant to come online. Two days after. The notification is phrased in a future tense - as though this should have been sent weeks ago. Had it been sent 'weeks ago' I would not, now, be stuck with an unusable app 'Twitterific'.
This is poor. Very, very poor, from Twitter. People are now blaming Apps, blaming Twitter, getting upset, annoyed and angry because they are not sure what is going on.
Basically, Twitter is changing how it works. This is detrimentally affecting many Twitter apps and until the apps people tell us otherwise, we will have to sort out each and every app on our own - unless these people are sufficiently on the ball to have done this on our behalf. Twitterific does not, so far, have made much effort - although I am still investigating and may amend this statement. It is spreading too I can no longer open Statsy.com to review my Etsy statistics, it insists on being something I can download. This is also under investigation.
This is the text of the email I got from Twitter today (2 September 2010)
Twitter writes :-
Over the coming weeks, we will be making two important updates that will impact how you interact with Twitter applications. We are sending this notice to all Twitter users to make sure you are aware of these changes.
What are applications?
There are over 250,000 applications built using the Twitter API. To use most applications, you first authorize the application to access your Twitter account, after which you can use it to read and post Tweets, discover new users and more. Applications come in many varieties, including desktop applications like TweetDeck, Seesmic, or EchoFon, websites such as TweetMeme, fflick, or Topsy, or mobile applications such as Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Blackberry, or Foursquare.
Update 1: New authorization rules for applications
Starting August 31, all applications will be required to use “OAuth” to access your Twitter account.
What's OAuth?
OAuth is a technology that enables applications to access Twitter on your behalf with your approval without asking you directly for your password.
Desktop and mobile applications may still ask for your password once, but after that request, they are required to use OAuth in order to access your timeline or allow you to tweet.
What does this mean for me?
Applications are no longer allowed to store your password.
If you change your password, the applications will continue to work.
Some applications you have been using may require you to reauthorize them or may stop functioning at the time of this change.
All applications you have authorized will be listed at http://twitter.com/settings/connections.
You can revoke access to any application at any time from the list.
Update 2: t.co URL wrapping
In the coming weeks, we will be expanding the roll-out of our link wrapping service t.co, which wraps links in Tweets with a new, simplified link. Wrapped links are displayed in a way that is easier to read, with the actual domain and part of the URL showing, so that you know what you are clicking on. When you click on a wrapped link, your request will pass through the Twitter service to check if the destination site is known to contain malware, and we then will forward you on to the destination URL. All of that should happen in an instant.
You will start seeing these links on certain accounts that have opted-in to the service; we expect to roll this out to all users by the end of the year. When this happens, all links shared on Twitter.com or third-party apps will be wrapped with a t.co URL.
What does this mean for me?
A really long link such as http://www.amazon.com/Delivering-Happiness-Profits-Passion-Purpose/dp/0446563048 might be wrapped as http://t.co/DRo0trj for display on SMS, but it could be displayed to web or application users as amazon.com/Delivering- or as the whole URL or page title.
You will start seeing links in a way that removes the obscurity of shortened links and lets you know where each link will take you.
When you click on these links from Twitter.com or a Twitter application, Twitter will log that click. We hope to use this data to provide better and more relevant content to you over time.
Thanks for reading this important update. Come and check what's new at http://twitter.com.
Thanks,
The Twitter Team
01 September, 2010
Pendants from Whskr
Three new pendants, Harry Potter, the Madonna and an handmade collage made up from printed paper fragments, washi paper from Japan, and lettering.
I am so thrilled with the lovely glass of these pendants. Such quality and with bevelled edge gives it a unique view as it moves.
I am using some new larger bails on the back of the pendants it is reassuringly solid, large and still flat enough to allow the pendant to lie almost flat.
I am so thrilled with the lovely glass of these pendants. Such quality and with bevelled edge gives it a unique view as it moves.
I am using some new larger bails on the back of the pendants it is reassuringly solid, large and still flat enough to allow the pendant to lie almost flat.
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