tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70413842024-03-06T23:17:08.747-08:00Dom.netDo More.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-84970868970550185432009-09-16T08:52:00.000-07:002009-09-16T09:22:56.362-07:00Life in One SentenceGrew up on the <a href="http://bit.ly/a8Awo">East Coast</a>, moved to California as a teenager, went to school at <a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu">Swarthmore</a>, worked at <a href="http://www.hp.com">HP</a>, went back for my Master of Education at <a href="http://www.gse.harvard.edu">Harvard</a>, worked at the <a href="http://learning.media.mit.edu">MIT Media Lab</a>, started my own company <a href="http://dom.net">Dom.net</a>, consulted for and then joined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromedia">Macromedia</a> to work on Dreamweaver, left during the Adobe merger to join <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeo">Odeo</a>, helped create <a href="http://twitter.com">Twitter</a> (<a href="http://www.140characters.com/2009/01/30/how-twitter-was-born/">long story</a>), helped create<a href="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org"> iPhone Developer's Camp</a> at Adobe (another long story), quit my job to write <a href="http://www.140characters.com/">books</a> and <a href="http://www.dollarapp.com">software</a> with my family in San Francisco.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-86801578289187294822009-03-18T00:27:00.000-07:002009-06-01T09:23:37.073-07:00Oblogitory<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/3344317629/" title="140 Characters jacket design by Sagolla, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3344317629_f26cb92bc5_m.jpg" alt="140 Characters jacket design" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 5px; padding: 5px;" align="right" height="240" width="167" /></a> Can't talk. <a href="http://www.140characters.com/">Writing a book</a>.<br /><br />For media inquiries, <a href="http://www.140characters.com/2009/03/09/william-morris-agency/">please contact my agent</a>:<br /><blockquote><p><a href="http://twitter.com/erinmalone">Erin Malone</a><br /><a href="mailto:ECM@wma.com?140Characters">ecm@wma.com</a><br />William Morris Agency<br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(212) 903-1581</span></p></blockquote>You may want to <a href="http://twitter.com/thebook">follow @TheBook</a>.<br /><br />This is what it feels like when an idea won't leave you alone.<br /><br />A sudden crisis of success. Plans within plans. Inertial motion.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-11644022748289225382008-11-07T17:58:00.000-08:002008-11-13T17:22:03.029-08:00My Month OffDuring most of October and November, I took a leave of absence from my job at Adobe. The original reason was to take care of baby <a href="http://leo.sagolla.com/">Leo</a>, but it took an incredible turn when I was invited to work on <a href="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org/2008/10/02/obama-08-iphone-app/">Obama '08 for iPhone</a>. Here is a sample of the stuff I got done, in no particular order:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/3004284439/" title="Yes We Can by Sagolla, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/3004284439_ea0f2d780b_m.jpg" alt="Yes We Can" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 5px; padding: 5px;" align="right" height="240" width="180" /></a> <ol><li>Launched three versions of <a href="http://barackobama.com/iphone/">Obama '08</a>, getting it to the #7 Free App<br /></li><li>Practiced my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2956925379/in/photostream/">cutback</a></li><li>Wrote the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2985506479/in/set-72157608241584268/">DollarApp principles</a></li><li>Discovered the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2985506509/in/set-72157608241584268/">DollarApp mission</a></li><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2985508281/">Participated</a> in <a href="http://thegreatschlep.com/">The Great Schlep</a></li><li>Fixed my posture, which was killing my neck and hands<br /></li><li>Taught Leo how to say "dada" and gave him <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/3026498424/">his first computer</a><br /></li><li>Got DollarApp's first app <a href="http://twitter.com/DollarApp/status/1001510634">into the Beta stage</a></li><li>Sold enough things to pay for a <a href="http://twitter.com/jonive/status/967727898">new MacBook Pro</a><br /></li><li>Retained a Good Lawyer for my company<br /></li><li>Got my company a bank account, credit card, and debit card<br /></li><li>Created a company <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2962620890/">Logo</a></li><li>Printed company Cards and Stickers</li><li><a href="http://www.dollarapp.com/2008/11/03/interview-with-tampas-10connects/">Talked about Twitter on TV</a></li><li>Gave a speech entitled "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2985505461/">Why a Dollar</a>"</li><li>Gave my mom a hug</li></ol>In case you are tempted to take time off to work on an important project, or to build a side business I highly recommend it. Here were several lessons that I learned about working for myself:<br /><ol><li>I have high expectations for myself, which is daunting<br /></li><li>I can't give myself any valid excuses for slacking or procrastinating, which is annoying<br /></li><li>When you're doing everything yourself, you can only do one thing at a time, which is frustrating<br /></li><li>Having a fiscal goal and deadlines will focus you dramatically, which is invigorating<br /></li><li>Sometimes you have to completely shed every habit in order to gain new healthy ones, which is transformative<br /></li></ol>Thanks to everyone who supported this important transition, used the Obama '08 app, or otherwise stoked me on my journey!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-22590853647441712792008-08-25T09:11:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:10:41.651-07:00Vote Obama<embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_black.swf" quality="high" name="audio_player_standard_black" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="audio_id=261935&audio_duration=55.0&valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://dom.net/music/folio/Vote_Obama.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="52" width="300"></embed><br /><br />Let's talk about November.<br />I'll tell you something y'all best remember:<div>You gotta vote for Barack Obama and his Democrat friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>C'mon Vote Obama</div><div>Vote Obama</div><div>Vote for Barack Obama and his Democrat friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lemme tell you why:</div><div><br /></div><div>This election there's a strong connection</div><div>Between George Bush and John McCain.</div><div>We cannot afford four more years of pain - </div><div>It's time for a change!</div><div><br /></div><div>Vote Obama</div><div>Vote Obama</div><div>Vote for Obama, and Joe Biden</div><div>It's good for your pocket, go</div><div>Vote for Barack and Joe!</div><div><br /></div><div>Vote for Barack Obama.</div><div>Listen to your momma, vote for Obama.</div><div>Vote for Obama and Biden and their Democrat friends!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://dom.net/music/folio/Vote_Obama.mp3">Download "Vote Obama" mp3</a><span style="font-style: italic;">]</span><br /></div>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-1720482307927708102008-08-20T20:31:00.000-07:002008-08-20T21:32:43.307-07:00Manageable Life - the story and song<object height="350" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNm9C6O3fkc"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNm9C6O3fkc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425"></embed> </object><br />Enjoy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNm9C6O3fkc">the story and song of 'Manageable Life'</a>, written in 1998 and performed last week as a re-dedication of a very special place in Boulder Creek.<br /><br />Thanks to old pal <a href="http://twitter.com/allundell/statuses/893496099">Al Lundell</a> for capturing this.<br /><br />You may also <a href="http://dom.net/music/folio/manage-live.mp3">enjoy this audio-only rendition</a>, performed with Nick Peters back when I wrote it.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-57923992459180404272008-08-11T21:01:00.000-07:002008-08-11T21:15:38.585-07:00Klezmer in Killington<object width="410" height="332"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VlKQS6_HfEM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VlKQS6_HfEM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="332"></embed></object><br />Last month, I visited New England for <a href="http://benvigoda.com">Ben Vigoda</a>'s Olde Tyme <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/sets/72157606287889949/">Bachelor Party</a> Jam Band. It was a blast! Here's Jon Feldman, Jordi Kleiner, and Bret Bjurstrom <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlKQS6_HfEM">playing a tune of Jon's called "The Inception"</a>.<br /><br />In the middle of the take, we cut to Ben and company making musical instruments for his wedding.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-33096168999563464692008-07-23T11:40:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:09:11.351-07:0010 Things I'm Great AtThey say, "Do what you're great at, and find people to do the rest."<div>Here is what I came up with:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/82445818/" title="It's a three-way by Sagolla, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/82445818_b740bdbd21_m.jpg" alt="It's a three-way" align="right" height="180" width="240" /></a> <ol><li>Sleeping - I can <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/384757680/">sleep</a> on a dime. Once, I achieved <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic_sleep">polyphasic</a> sleeping. This one is first because, as a new dad, I just can't get enough sleep, and it's always on my mind.<br /></li><li>Guitar - I can <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/278073131/">play</a> the hell out of that thing, and it keeps me sane.<br /></li><li>Networking - I like <a href="http://twittercounter.com/?username=dom">people</a>. Also, I like <a href="http://twitter.com/dom">networks</a>.<br /></li><li>Photography - I can frame my <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/79922039/">subject</a>, and I tend not to be self-conscious behind the camera.<br /></li><li>Writing - I can <a href="http://justgostart.com/">just go start</a>. I was blogging before there were blogs.<br /></li><li>Traveling - I'm good to <a href="http://www-us.flickr.com/photos/dominic/19234465/">go</a>, and I always document my travels.<br /></li><li>Teaching - <a href="http://www-us.flickr.com/photos/dominic/83073244/">Animals</a>, <a href="http://leo.sagolla.com/">kids</a>, <a href="http://dom.net/archives/Learning.html">adults</a>, I like to teach.</li><li>Deciding - I trust my gut, and I'm <a href="http://tv.adobe.com/#v=http://adobe.edgeboss.net/flash/adobe/adobetvprod/after_hours_at_adobe/15_aha_004.flv?rss_feedid=962&xmlvers=2">usually right</a>.</li><li>Learning - I'm like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/507271108/">lightning</a>. <br /></li><li>Breaking - I always find the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/60166206/">weak point</a>.</li></ol>Things I'm getting better at: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/tags/drawing/">Drawing</a>, <a href="http://sixteenfeet.org/">Singing</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2312232726/">Piano</a>, Forgetting, Remembering, Reading, and Compassion.</div>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-29330320819845841242008-06-24T17:11:00.000-07:002008-06-24T22:30:58.796-07:00Mac in Your Pocket<a href="http://tv.adobe.com/#v=http%3A//adobe.edgeboss.net/flash/adobe/adobetvprod/after_hours_at_adobe/15_aha_004.flv%3Frss_feedid%3D962%26xmlvers%3D2"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2608440877_08ff3d0154.jpg" border="0" alt="Dominic Sagolla with his iPhone at Adobe" width="319" height="131" align="center" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://tv.adobe.com/#v=http%3A//adobe.edgeboss.net/flash/adobe/adobetvprod/after_hours_at_adobe/15_aha_004.flv%3Frss_feedid%3D962%26xmlvers%3D2">See this video segment featuring yours truly on Adobe TV</a>! Here's the byline:<blockquote>"Dominic Sagolla researches and tests new features for Adobe products in development. After hours, this diehard Mac enthusiast creates applications for the iPhone." </blockquote> This was filmed in August of 2007, just after the first <a href="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org/">iPhoneDevCamp</a>.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-37992531233203745722008-05-16T16:15:00.000-07:002008-05-17T14:55:57.102-07:00iPhoneDevCamp 2 at Adobe SF<a href="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org/"><img src="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org/images/iphonedevcamp2.png" alt="iPhoneDevCamp" border="0" width="400" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.iphonedevcamp.org/">iPhoneDevCamp 2</a><br />August 1-3, 2008<br />Adobe Systems, San Francisco, CA<br /><br />iPhoneDevCamp 2 is an upcoming not-for-profit gathering to develop applications for iPhone and iPod touch using both the native SDK and web standards. This is a follow-on event to the first iPhoneDevCamp, held in early July 2007. We are pleased that Adobe Systems has agreed to provide the venue again this year.<br /><br />Attendees will include Cocoa Touch developers, web developers, UI designers, and testers, all working together over the weekend. Development projects will include both solo and team efforts. While some attendees will wish to work solo during the event, we encourage attendees to team up, based on expertise, to work in ad-hoc project development teams. All attendees should be prepared to work on a development project during the event.<br /><br />Attendees will be able to:<br /><br />* Create new applications for iPhone and iPod touch.<br />* Migrate Mac OS X applications to iPhone and iPod touch.<br />* Test and optimize applications for iPhone and iPod touch.<br /><br />We have some exciting things in store this year - a few things we’re not quite ready to announce, but check back reguarly for updates on the event.<br /><br />We are sensitive to the NDA that Apple has in place on the iPhone SDK. It is our hope that Apple will lift this NDA shortly after the public launch of the App Store. iPhoneDevCamp 2 will be held one month after the launch of the App Store. We have no intention of violating the terms that individual developers have in place with Apple on the iPhone SDK.<br /><br />Confirmed sponsors so far include Adobe Systems, gogo apps, RadTech, Belkin, iLounge, Core Cases, Viewzi, ANSCA Mobile, The Apple Phone Show, and iWipes. We’re actively looking for additional sponsors to help make iPhoneDevCamp 2 a success. This is a not-for-profit event and 100% of sponsor dollars are used to pay for event costs.<br /><br />The organizers of iPhone Dev Camp 2 include Raven Zachary, Dominic Sagolla, Christopher Allen, Chris Messina, Bart Decrem, whurley (William Hurley), and Blake Burris.<br /><br />iPhoneDevCamp is not affiliated with Apple, Inc.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-75717471811560256642008-04-14T17:18:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:29:14.490-07:00It's OfficialI've moved over to the Google servers for my blog:<blockquote><a href="http://official.dom.net/">Official.dom.net</a></blockquote>This is so that I can take advantage of the ever-increasing hotness of Blogger 2.0.<br /><br />If you are looking for my blog-only feed, check here: <blockquote><a href="http://official.dom.net/atom.xml">http://official.dom.net/atom.xml</a></blockquote> So there you have it.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-71145520821393678012008-03-12T14:05:00.000-07:002008-03-30T21:35:04.292-07:00Leo Sagolla<a href="http://leo.sagolla.com/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2092/2328810299_abb89d90db_m.jpg" alt="Leo Sagolla" align="right" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://Sagolla.com">We</a> have a son!<br /><br />Everyone, meet Leo;<br />Kid, this is everyone.<br /><br />In <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/78268544@N00/2328810299/in/photostream">this picture</a>, the boy is one month old, laying on his <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/tags/withloveinside">grandmother's quilt</a>.<br /><br />Leo has a shortcode: <a href="http://13o.org">13o.org</a>.<br /><br />He's <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/2287300191/">just smurfy, thanks</a>!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-81633140872659033032008-02-08T00:32:00.000-08:002008-02-08T00:50:52.000-08:00For Which I Stand<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2167394088/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2167394088_1e83a4773a_m.jpg" alt="something" align="right" border="0" /></a>Here are a few things for which I stand:<br /><ol><li> <a href="http://free.dom.net/">Freedom</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/">Openness</a></li><li><a href="http://apple.com/iphone">Simplicity</a></li></ol>I stand against:<br /><ol><li>Greed</li><li>Bullshit</li><li>Ignorance<br /></li></ol>Just so we're clear.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-56900179748932892442008-01-29T12:57:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:15:00.102-08:00XO Hack-a-ThonGot an <a href="http://laptop.org">XO</a>?<br /><br />Let's get it together!<br /><br /><table style="background-color: #fff; padding: 5px;" cellspacing=0> <tr><td> <img src="http://groups.google.com/groups/img/3nb/groups_bar.gif" height=26 width=132 alt="Google Groups"> </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: 5px;font-size: 125%"> <b>XO Dev Camp</b> </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: 5px"> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/xodevcamp">Visit this group</a> </td></tr></table>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-72758290388078913132007-12-31T01:37:00.000-08:002007-12-31T16:17:57.013-08:00Give One, Get One<a href="http://laptopgiving.org/"><img src="http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/xogiving/g1g1/home-laptop_v2.jpg" alt="XO Laptop, from OLPC" align="right" border="0" /></a> The <a href="http://laptopgiving.org/en/give-one-get-one.php">Give 1 Get 1</a> promotion ends today.<div><br /></div><div>You should go for it!<br /><br /><ol><li>Because <a href="http://twitter.com/olpc">OLPC</a> the Real Deal.<br /></li><li>Because it'll help someone you'll never meet.<br /></li><li>Because it will <a href="http://dom.net/word/2007/05/9-websites-that-change-way-you-think.html">change the way you think</a>.<br /></li><li>Because, trust me.<br /></li><li>Because the XO is entirely Open Source.<br /></li><li>Because the <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/">support is incredible</a>.<br /></li><li>Because it's instant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet">1337</a>.<br /></li><li>Because it will teach you things.<br /></li><li>Because <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=o97UD78s6iM">Nicholas is right</a>.<br /></li><li>Because <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=FQCZa8MyWIg">Seymour is right</a>.<br /></li></ol><br />But mostly, because you're going to want <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/2150886073/">mine</a> - and by then it'll be too late!</div>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-86229115747820091832007-12-31T01:13:00.000-08:002007-12-31T12:15:04.742-08:002007 Retrospective<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominic/2150886127/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/2150886127_70b6422e54_m.jpg" alt="Dom in 2008" align="right" border="0" /></a>I can be pretty tough on myself.<br /><br />Every year about this time, I get bummed out, thinking about what I haven't yet achieved in my life.<br /><br />Well, this year, I'm going to nip that in the bud by listing all of the things I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">did</span> do this year:<br /><br /><ol><li>Filmed Snowboarding<br /></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/430843166/">Shipped Dreamweaver</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/17917871">Switched Teams</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/sets/72157600238118522/">Toured Alaska</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/237368552">Got Mer Pregnant</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic/618919211/in/photostream/">Made International Friends</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://barcamp.org/iPhoneDevCampSF2007">Held a Conference</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/Pacifica/statuses/308137942">Named our Team</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://Pac.ifica.net/">Shipped Private Beta</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=sagolla">Filmed Surfing, Skateboarding, and Singing</a><br /></li></ol><br />Hmm, that's not a bad list.<br /><br />Ok, I feel better now.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-49621576619191592422007-12-12T00:16:00.000-08:002007-12-12T00:24:53.541-08:00My Local Break<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aFEA0V9KSf8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aFEA0V9KSf8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />It's just a draft - set to <a href="http://odeo.com/audio/3955253/view">some silly music</a> that <a href="http://dom.net/word/2005/12/recent-listening.html">was</a> <a href="http://dom.net/word/2007/12/recently-played.html">handy</a>. <br /><br />I wanted to share <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFEA0V9KSf8">what it's like where I surf</a>.<br /><br />More on the way!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-49683972874573063442007-12-10T00:30:00.000-08:002007-12-10T02:25:00.068-08:0010 Rules for Twitter<div>I've posted to Twitter almost 1400 times, and have come up with a few rules for myself, a "style" if you will:</div><a href="http://twitter.com/dom"><img src="http://assets3.twitter.com/images/twitter.png" alt="Dom Under Water" align="right" border="0" /></a><ol><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/383783772">Be Unique</a>.</li><li>Try to be <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/360613112">Descriptive</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/295635172">Declarative</a>.</li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/41122932">Limit yourself to one sentence only</a>.<br /></li><li>Avoid "<a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/484243492">right now</a>" or other superfluous speech.<br /></li><li>Avoid <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/8178">repetition</a>.<br /></li><li>Avoid all <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/45894">caps</a>.<br /></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/413343422">Links are nice</a>.</li><li>Use @reply to provide <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/368999382">context</a> only - "D" instead of @reply for one-off conversations.</li><li>Don't hate, <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/53688392">appreciate</a>!</li><li>Stop and think about the <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/5648391">words</a> you are using, and who will be reading them.</li></ol><div>I actually find #3 to be the most difficult one to follow, and #10 to be the most valuable. Again, these are just my own personal rules for me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Must Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/statuses/11682">better</a>!</div>Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-82392537910347171632007-12-06T17:07:00.000-08:002007-12-06T17:18:56.755-08:00Recently PlayedCreated using <a href="http://works.music.columbia.edu/~jason/itsm/itsm.html">iTunes Signature Maker</a> (just like <a href="http://dom.net/word/2005/12/recent-listening.html">last time</a>):<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="440" height="80" id="player" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="any" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://odeo.com/flash/audio_player_fullsize.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="audio_id=579967&audio_duration=35.1086&valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://sagolla.net/media/audio/Dominic%20Sagolla/Dom's%20iTunes%20Musical%20Signature.mp3" /><embed src="http://odeo.com/flash/audio_player_fullsize.swf" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="440" height="80" name="player" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="any" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="audio_id=579967&audio_duration=35.1086&valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://sagolla.net/media/audio/Dominic%20Sagolla/Dom's%20iTunes%20Musical%20Signature.mp3"/></object><br /><br />Key:<br />Title<br />Artist<br />Album<br />Starting At<br />Ending At<br /> <br />If You're Going To San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)<br />Scott McKenzie<br /><br />0:00.0<br />0:05.2<br /> <br />Why Should I Cry For You? (extended mix)<br />Sting<br />Why Should I Cry For You? (Single)<br />4:22.8<br />4:26.0<br /> <br />Mad World (Remix)<br />Gary Jules<br />Donnie Darko<br />2:32.0<br />2:36.6<br /> <br />Jessica<br />The Allman Brothers Band<br />A Decade Of Hits 1969-1979<br />2:19.6<br />2:23.0<br /> <br />Tupac & Dr Dre - California love<br /><br />1:10.5<br />1:14.9<br /> <br />Travelling Riverside Blues<br />Led Zeppelin<br />Led Zeppelin [Disc 1]<br />5:00.6<br />5:03.6<br /> <br />Clocks<br />Coldplay<br />Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba<br />0:16.8<br />0:22.4<br /> <br />Friends<br />Joe Satriani<br />The Extremist<br />3:21.9<br />3:25.5<br /> <br />Surfing With The Alien<br />Joe Satriani<br />Surfing With The Alien<br />4:00.4<br />4:04.4<br /> <br />Reckoner<br />Radiohead<br />In Rainbows<br />4:35.6<br />4:37.8<br /> <br />Johnny Appleseed<br /> Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros<br /><br />0:35.0<br />0:40.0<br /> <br />Exodus Honey<br />Honeycut<br />The Day I Turned To Glass<br />0:00.0<br />0:03.8<br /> <br />Special Thanks<br />Dominic Sagolla<br />Home Again<br />0:00.0<br />0:02.8<br /> <br />Banana Pancakes<br />Jack Johnson<br />KFOG Live From The Archives 13<br />2:55.4<br />2:57.8<br /> <br />Untitled<br />Rodrigo Y Gabriela<br />KFOG Live From The Archives 14<br />3:17.9<br />3:20.5<br /> <br />Dominic Sagolla - Rock Yourself to Sleep (loop)<br />Dominic Sagolla - Music<br />0:04.2<br />0:08.4<br /> <br />Keep On Growing<br />Derek & The Dominos<br />Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs<br />0:00.0<br />0:05.8<br /> <br />Surfer Girl<br />Beach Boys<br />1:12.1<br />1:16.9<br /> <br />Let It Die<br />Foo Fighters<br />Echoes, Silence, Patience & Gr<br />0:48.7<br />0:54.1<br /> <br />Pressure Suit<br />Aqualung<br />Memory Man<br />4:18.5<br />4:24.5<br /><br />Fun!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-50808650561442332632007-11-21T14:24:00.000-08:002007-11-21T14:30:25.744-08:00Addicted to Apple<a href="http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/apple_addiction" style="color: #80A9DD; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 286px; height: 128px; padding-top: 50px; padding-left: 17px; background: url(http://assets.justsayhi.com/badges/338/804/apple_addiction.yuaky5wm64.jpg) no-repeat; font-family: Times New Roman, sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">95%<span style="display: none;">How Addicted to Apple Are You?</span></a><br /><br />I think I didn't get the A+<br />because I wasn't taking <a href="http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/apple_addiction">the test</a> on my iPhone.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-29310802520254844872007-11-21T01:02:00.000-08:002007-11-21T14:21:31.914-08:00Standing Wish List<embed src="http://realtime.amazon.com/swf/wishlistwidget.swf" allowScriptAccess="never" quality='high' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' width="225" height="265" name="_po_wishlistwidget" align="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="wishlist_id=8I4SG19E5KB0&service_host=realtime.amazon.com" /></embed><br /><br />I'm building a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/8I4SG19E5KB0/ref=wl_web">Standing Wish List</a>. <br />Just, you know, in case.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-331514131360566532007-11-14T00:39:00.000-08:002007-11-14T00:41:57.203-08:00This site is Green<a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/green.cgi"><br /><img border="0" alt="Green Web Hosting! This site hosted by DreamHost." src="https://secure.newdream.net/green1.gif" height="32" width="100" /></a><br /><br />Thanks, <a href="http://www.dreamhost.com/rewards.cgi?d0minic">Dreamhost</a>!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-62840055350649350182007-10-18T17:44:00.001-07:002008-01-17T22:21:33.214-08:00How to Master the Short FormBecome a modern-day Hemmingway:<br /><ol><li> Live an interesting life. Each day = thousands of words.<br /></li><li>Take <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dominic">pictures</a>. Each one = ~1000 words.<br /></li><li>Start <a href="http://tumblr.dom.net/">blogging</a>. Each hyperlink = ~100 words.<br /></li><li>Get into <a href="http://twitter.com/dom/">Twitter</a>. Each post = ~10 words.</li><li>Write fewer words more often. Each haiku = less than 10 words.<br /></li></ol>Pretty soon you'll find yourself <a href="http://dom.net/word/2007/05/9-websites-that-change-way-you-think.html">thinking in short, finely-crafted phrases</a> perfect for script, poem, or list publication.<br /><br />Just remember the words of the great Jack Dorsey, "<a href="http://twitter.com/jack/statuses/5383980">One could change the world with one hundred and forty characters.</a>"Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-53917371279522909762007-07-19T23:42:00.001-07:002007-07-19T23:51:25.955-07:00On Top of the Bay Bridge<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/159010358/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/159010358_d053ff7b8b_m.jpg" alt="signal light" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/159010358/">signal light</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/unaesthetic/">unaesthetic</a> </span></div>No, I didn't take this (I wish), but it is completely rad nonetheless. <br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/sets/72157594153590061/">See the whole set</a> on Flickr.<br /><br />Rad.<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/159019041/in/set-72157594153590061/">There's our house</a>.<br /><br clear="all" />Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-43189517386998470362007-06-22T22:52:00.000-07:002007-06-29T02:04:01.271-07:00Microconsulting<span style="float:right"><embed src="http://flash.textmarks.com/flash/widgets-01/desc-sub-01.swf?v=2.17b-BETA" flashvars="tm=DOM&Tint1Col=ff6600&Tint1Pct=100" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="transparent" width="150" height="230" align="middle" name="TM-Flash-Widget" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></span> For you, I have a tiny consulting service: <blockquote><a href="http://wis.dom.net">Wis.dom.net</a></blockquote> $4.99 for 140 characters or less.<br /><br />Made with <a href="http://textmarks.com/dom">TextMarks</a>.<br /><br />See also, <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/jaikudom">the Blog</a>.<br /><br />Think small.<br /><br />Get wise.Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041384.post-21053281764931510012007-06-20T11:02:00.000-07:002007-06-20T22:41:36.777-07:00iPhoneDevCamp at Adobe SF<a href="http://barcamp.org/iPhoneDevCamp"><img src="http://dznr.org/lu9x" alt="" align="right" border="0" /></a> It all started with <a href="http://twitter.com/factoryjoe/statuses/107534862">a twitter</a>. <br /><br />Open source evangelist <a href="http://factoryjoe.com/blog">Chris Messina</a> asked the world where to host <a href="http://barcamp.org/iPhoneDevCamp">iPhoneDevCamp</a> from July 6th-8th. I wrote back, "What about Adobe?" <br /><br /><a href="http://adobe.com">Adobe</a> loves Web developers!<br /><br />Chris introduced me to <a href="http://barcamp.org">BarCamp</a> organizer <a href="http://rinzai.com">Raven Zachary</a>, and we managed to book the entire Town Hall at Adobe San Francisco (site of <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/tags/apollocamp">ApolloCamp</a>). Now we have room for hundreds of people, with Guest WiFi and everything.<br /><br />Everyone here is excited about having folks over for a long weekend of coding and sharing ideas. Because <a href="http://apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a> hasn't been released yet, I put together <a href="http://barcamp.org/iPhoneDevCampAdobeFAQ">this FAQ</a> to help answer questions about the event.<br /><br />Personally, I'm just excited to attend, but now I <em>really</em> must get my hands on one of those phones before July 6th!Domhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023158192456127715noreply@blogger.com2