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500 reasons to say thank you

There are a few web services that come a long every few months that grab you, take hold and won't let go.

One of those very web services is MyBlogLog. They are cool guys and I have enjoyed getting to know them since before the Yahoo acquisition. When I'm in SF and everyone's schedule lines up we have been grabbing coffee and keeping in touch. They are in my social network on Twitter as well so I always know when Eric is playing games, that Scott is now in Europe and Todd is hard at work.

I've had the MyBlogLog reader roll on the right sidebar since I met them. I actually added it the day I turned my blog from a family only place into a work/family/& 'everything else in between' blog. And it's been one of the best ways I've gotten to know folks that visit my blog. I met Howard through MyBlogLog and consider him a friend (we had great sushi yesterday in NYC).

Today I logged into my profile on MyBlogLog and was thrilled to see that now there are over 500 kind souls that have joined my blog's community. All I can say is thanks.

Genius

I had every intention to goto this years D conference

But I missed it.

I'm still catching up on the various interviews but I liked this one the best so far.

Steve Jobs is a genius.

Hyperballad

This is a really wonderful acoustic cover of Hyperballad by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The original is from the album Post by Bjork. Worthy addition to any collection.

Bring on Street View mashups

Santo and I were playing around with Google's new Street View this afternoon.

It's amazing.

This Sunday night Lauren and I had dinner at Tartine in the west village in nyc. It was a beautiful night. The city was mellow and the food was great. And eating outside is just the best.

I didn't bring my camera but here is a photo of Tartine from Street View.(click image to see larger version) or here is the actual link

I can't wait to see what Street View mashups will come out first.

Local advertising is going to get really interesting.

Without training wheels

We took off Ellie's training wheels a couple of weekends ago but didn't really get much practice time.

So yesterday we went out to practice. Ellie was pretty nervous and she wanted me to run next to her in the beginning. Then it just clicked and she got it. I'm glad I had my camcorder.

She was on cloud 9. We were so proud. Sophia and James were cheering for her too.

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Geotagging in Flickr

Flickr has had geotagging support for awhile

it's very cool and very easy to do

I usually forget to add geotags but I'm going to try and add it to my workflow routine

If I did geotag a photo than you will see a "Map" link like this photo.

Then you can click on the "map" link and presto. it's a beautiful thing.

How is my cholesterol doing?

I'm not sure actually. I had it checked about a year ago and I really don't remember. That bothers me.

Why can't I just go to a website and pull up my medical record? Who owns it? I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure it's my body and I should own it. It shouldn't be tied to any medical practice. It should be tied to me.

Then I should be able to look at it when I want. Add comments. Maybe tags for current conditions. I'd like to able to track things like how much did I weigh on my last 3 physical exams. What was my blood pressure. Am I happy with my doctor? I need to have better control

I've been banking online for about 10 years. This data is about as confidential as my health records. Do we have to wait another 10 years for personal healthcare to join the rest of us online? I hope not.

Who is going to fix this?

Weekend in Long Island

  sophia, james and ellie 
  Originally uploaded by bsabet.

We are visiting my parents in Long Island for this memorial day weekend.

The weather is amazing and we are having fun playing tennis, bbq and hanging with grandma and grandpa.

I uploaded a bunch of photos today to flickr.

Facebook apps

Lots of Facebook news these days about their new platform. That company is amazing.

I added Twitter to my Facebook profile today. And I also added Veoh. So if you are in my Facebook network you can check out some of my home videos that I have uploaded to Veoh. It's pretty cool.

This is what it looks like.

I don't think they support Flickr  inside of Facebook. Hopefully that will happen soon.

Blackberry 8830 - world phone

Earlier this week a friend of mine that works for Verizon Wireless sent me a new Blackberry 8830

I was traveling this week to the west coast so I wasn't able to get it all set up until today

This thing is incredible. It's small, thin and light so I now longer feel like I'm holding a sherman tank next to my face. The bluetooth radio works great with my car. And the address book even sync'd. I'm still getting used to the glowing trackball instead of the trusty wheel but it already feels pretty good. I actually like the keyboard better than my previous 8703 (where do they come up with these names?)

And this phone is bi-lingual. It's a CDMA blackberry when I'm in the USA and it can do GSM when I'm in Europe. Sweet. Yes, I know the GSM roaming fees are pricey and yes, I know that it's a locked phone. Blah, blah, blah. But i'm happy so let me :)

With this phone I'm also switching my mobile phone number. I had been using a GrandCentral competitor. It just felt too complicated for me and for people trying to reach me (I can hear Andrew cheering now). I'm now completely addicted to Simulscribe (thanks Jonathan for the tip). 

Those of you on plaxo network should have received an update by now and I sent an email out earlier as well. If you are someone that should have it and didn't get it then please send me an email and I'll get you my number

Did I mention this phone is shinny too...