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	Published Weekly Life Digest for June 21st.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 22 2011.
	RT @SativaBella: Best part of this graphic? Bananas vs Kindle http://on.mash.to/jtq7zh
	RT @chris_burchett: Looking for world class security software #product #manager in Dallas
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 23 2011.
	RT @AppSecInc: Survey Finds 90%of Businesses fell Victim to Cyber Security Breach at Least Once in the Past 12 Months http://bit.ly/iswb …
	Used a landline for the first time in 8 years today. Weird. #phoneswithwires
	Ahh…I love the smell of a clean whiteboard in the morning. #notmorning #bequiet
	Dear Hootsuite, please work #ios5prayer
	RT @swombat: Wait, is it Friday already? Damn!
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 24 2011.
	Simple Good, Complex Bad. #thatsallfolks
	Congrats to the @MethodR Team! RT MR Tools version 2 is now production, ready for purchase at http://t.co/RFjmWXi
	Dec 14th 2012 can’t get here soon enough. The Hobbit pictures: http://t.co/tCatPH7 #hobbit #bilbo
	Trust is for suckers. 3 lessons from RSA hack. http://t.co/OIQMws3
	90% of businesses breached in the last year. And the remaining 10% don’t have a clue. http://t.co/vn8aeXN
	Checked in at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
	Friday night iOS5 Beta2 install. I know how to party.
	Queued The Hunt for Red October.
	Queued Iron Man 2.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 25 2011.
	Ball game (@ Rangers Ballpark In Arlington) http://ow.ly/1u5mVT
	Checked in at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 26 2011.
	Google docs hacked? Trust no one. http://t.co/Jv8BeRj
	Posted 2 items. AbsolutTexan’s Weekly Recap – Jun 27 2011 AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 27 2011
	Darpa: U.S. Geek Shortage Is National Security Risk. I knew it. http://t.co/r81MD4L #geek #shortage
	RT @odtug: #Kscope 10 best speaker presentation Cary Millsap
	RT @DavidLinthicum: The 10 worst cloud outages (and what we can learn from them) | Cloud Computing – InfoWorld: http://bit.ly/mglPae
	RT @dvogel7921: Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be succes …
	Published iPhone, iOS5, Security and Trust.
	New Blog Post: iPhone, iOS5, Security and Trust – http://t.co/rEcrhuN
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 28 2011.
	Queued The Worst Week of My Life.
	RT @CHRISVOSS: 7 Habits of Highly Incompetent People http://bit.ly/m7sTEG
	RT @ImSeanPG: #CREDANT releases data protection for #VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure). Find out more at: http://bit.ly/jnVpcx

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iOS 5 Beta 2 is out and I played around with it a little bit this weekend. Some very cool new features coming our way, including Reminders, which will replace every to-do list I’ve ever paid for. I mean, come on, being able to set a reminder based on your geographical location? Awesome. I can see myself passing by the grocery store on the way home reminding me to stop and buy milk. The future is truly here. The new notification center is greatness as well, with one interface for Twitter, Email, Calendar and SMS notifications. Not that us cool iPhone users will have to use carrier plans any more because Apple is essentially removing the need to use SMS with iMessage. (If you can get all your friends to buy iPhones, that is).

Another new feature is coming our way, iCloud backup. Basically, all your iPhone data will be backed up to the Apple iCloud. Pretty cool eh? All your music, email, documents and app settings such as the stocks you follow, your to-do list, user names, passwords…oh wait.

Do you *really* want to back all this personal data to a cloud provider (i.e. Apple) that just two months ago admitted to storing your entire location history on your local machine? Just go and do a Google Search on “iPhone storing location data” to see how upset we all were. And by “we”, I mean Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Guardian, and pretty much every news outlet and blogger on the planet.

I believe we might be suffering from short term memory loss here, people. This isn’t an exciting feature, it’s scary as hell. We haven’t heard yet from the Apple Spaceship how this data is stored. Is it encrypted? If so, who has the keys? (Hello Dropbox). I quickly looked through the iOS 5 developer release notes and couldn’t find any mention of encryption. Please prove me wrong. Please.

Trust is important. When it comes to data, trust no one.

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	Published Weekly Life Digest for June 14th.
	Queued Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010.
	Listened to Once Upon A Dream (Sleeping Be – Disney Princess: The Ultimate.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 15 2011.
	Looking forward to iOS Beta 2. I miss my daily @qrank fix.
	Let’s play Hanging With Friends. My username is ‘Mstjern72′. http://bit.ly/jkpBnH
	RT @adamgoucher: "how to integrate security into agile" eh — hmm. and you’re not already? thats called a #fail
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 16 2011.
	What a great day! It’s good to work with smart & nice people #brainoverload
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 17 2011.
	So you just deleted your production database – what now? http://t.co/tpuAFN0 #beenthere
	In the cloud with Lando: http://t.co/LsN3j3S
	Saturday morning coffee and studying acronyms. #dontask
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 18 2011.
	I love you @evernote – could not live without you. #geeklove #mysecondbrain
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 19 2011.
	Happy Father’s Day, dad. Sorry I beat you in chess again.
	Posted 2 items. AbsolutTexan’s Weekly Recap – Jun 20 2011 AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 20 2011
	RT @NBCDFW: RT @nbcdfwscene: The Chick-fil-A cows are spying on In-N-Out’s "burger eaterz" in Dallas (PIC) http://bit.ly/l85BFD
	RT @newsycombinator: New security issue at Dropbox http://j.mp/mSwxAB
	RT @willfprice: Absence of proper security architecture makes brain hurt – Dropbox confirms security glitch: no password required http:/ …
	Queued Basquiat.
	Note to self: check #plano train schedule to avoid traffic on coit in the am #commute
	A good way to start the morning. #chess #win http://t.co/L5hhtNr
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 21 2011.
	RT @natfriedman: Security researchers are constantly rediscovering what everyone else already knows: the world is based on trust and goo …
	RT @DougInLegal: Seems like it may be a good idea to encrypt DropBox (or any cloud storage) yourself! http://t.co/FCZIqbl #cloudsecurity

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	You know what this code needs? It needs a drink.
	RT @mikeorren: Two of my fave things — Venn Diagrams and iCloud — meet http://flpbd.it/c0H2
	Published Weekly Life Digest for June 7th.
	Checked in at Children’s Medical Center at Legacy
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 8 2011.
	Listened to 8 songs. Def Leppard – Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad Def Leppard – Slang Def Leppard – When Love & Hate Collide Def Leppard – Action! Not Words Petter – Älskar din stil Def Leppard – Don’t Believe a Word Def Leppard – Too Late For Love Petter – Så klart!
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 9 2011.
	Listened to 6 songs. September – Party In My Head September – Ricochet September – Walk Away September – Resuscitate Me September – Nobody Knows (Bonus Track) September – My Emergency
	RT @dannysullivan: Facebook to release new feature letting you opt-in to new features. You’ll be opted-in to that unless opt out
	Queued Almighty Thor.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 10 2011.
	Is 3 for 3 in wins this season in #Mavs games watched. #bandwagon
	Listened to 4 songs. September – White Flag September – Something’s Going On September – Me & My Microphone September – Bump And Grind
	RT @StatusKing: "The depressing thing about tennis is that you’ll never be as good as a wall."
	Published How to install iOS5 beta legally using Windows.
	New Post: How to install iOS5 Beta 1 on Windows. Legally. http://t.co/nMn8JdW #iOS5 #iTunes #Windows
	RT @codepo8: Once the last developer is locked up and the last idea patented you will realise that lawyers can’t program.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 11 2011.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 12 2011.
	I miss #qrank #iOS5 #fail
	RT @NBCDFW: Maybe but we are also showing the entire NBA how to beat you. RT @NBCMiami: @NBCDFW Even if we lose we own the next decade.
	Only Tony Romo could lose the game for the #Mavs now. #nbcdfw
	RT @BrandiKASH: ★　*　*　★　 *★ 　* 　★　　*　★　 *　　*　★　★* 2011 NBA Champions : Dallas Mavericks　*★　★　*　　★★　★　*　　*　　★　 *★ 　*　 *　 　★　　　★
	RT @NBCDFW: RT @frankheinziv: RT @mikeorren: Best line “@typewriterninja: Hey, Miami — it’s not the Heat that gets you, it’s the Humili …
	Posted 2 items. AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 13 2011 AbsolutTexan’s Weekly Recap – Jun 13 2011
	Queued Stephen King’s The Stand.
	RT @Knigge: A save!!!! #canucks #sarcastic #nhl
	I wish I had the mind of a 4-year old. Telling Kiddo that we’ll go to #museum to see dinosaurs, she goes "are they going to bite us, daddy?"
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 14 2011.

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Some people asked, so here are the instructions.

What you’ll need:

-Apple Developer Account ($99/year).
-An iDevice (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)
-A Windows Machine

If you happen to be a close friend who’s reading this, I might be able to help you with step 1 above. Ask nicely.

How to do it:

First you’ll need to install a copy of iTunes 10.5 for windows. You’d think this would be available on the main download page from Apple like the Mac software, but it’s not. Instead, head over to the iCloud section and find it at https://developer.apple.com/icloud/downloads/ under Windows downloads. While you’re there, grab the iCloud control panel too.

Install iTunes 10.5, connect your device and grab your Device ID. You’ll need it to provision your device in the iOS Provisioning portal on the Apple developer site. Once you have it, go ahead and add your device at http://developer.apple.com/ios/manage/devices/index.action.

Sync your device.

Next, download the beta code from http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action#betadownloads

Once downloaded, on windows, you’ll need to extract it. The way to do this on Windows is to get TransMac. (15 day trial). Simply open the downloaded file, click on it within TransMac and drag it to your desktop. Once extracted, it’ll take a few minutes, head back over to iTunes and click on the summary page for your device.

Hold shift down and click “Restore”. This will open up a prompt for the file you just extracted. Select the file and press submit.

Then walk away and cross your fingers (or hold your thumb) while waiting for your device to restore to iOS5. Once done, sync your music, etc and you’re done.

If you’d like to sync your Photo Stream to your Pictures folder on your Windows box, go ahead and install the iCloud app that you downloaded earlier. It’ll sync all photos you take to a folder on your box and also allows you to sync misc items with Outlook. Barf.

A few notes on the beta:

-It’s a beta. A few things aren’t working. The most annoying one I’ve found so far is Qrank not working.
-I have not tested any actual phone functionality. Heh.
-The new notification center rocks. You’ll never want to go back to iOS4 after trying it.
-Tabbed browsing on the iPad is glorious
-Photo Stream works, but you can’t delete any photos from your stream yet. Workaround: Don’t take bad pictures.
-Reminders. Buh-bye every to-do list app I’ve ever tried. Being able to set reminders based on location and time will change the way you work. It also syncs across all your iDevices with the same Apple ID.
-Music in the cloud. Buy a song with your iPhone, if set up correctly, it’ll download on your iPad, iTunes libraries and any other device that’s connected to your Apple ID. This is magic. MAGIC.

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	Published Weekly Life Digest for May 31st.
	Queued The Kennedys.
	Queued Reservoir Dogs.
	Queued Anywhere but Here.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 1 2011.
	Listened to 3 songs. Moneybrother – (Never Ever) I’ve Been Kissed Moneybrother – Showdown Moneybrother – Not That Old
	Checked in at Pure Spa and Salon
	Got in on #Google Music Beta. Awaiting #Apple Announcement next week before uploading anything. #Airplay #FTW
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 2 2011.
	Checked in at Stonebriar Centre
	Checked in at Ikea
	Grr. My #facebook account is unavailable "due to a site issue".
	Listened to 10 songs. Bon Jovi – Lay Your Hands On Me Jon Bon Jovi – Naked Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer Bon Jovi – She Don’t Know Me Bon Jovi – Love Lies Bon Jovi – Bed Of Roses Bon Jovi – Santa Fe Bon Jovi – Raise Your Hands Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There For You Bon Jovi – Wild Is the Wind
	I scored 5676 points playing #QRANK. Try beating that! http://bit.ly/9Hf0Of
	Wow. #Mavs
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 3 2011.
	RT @MethodR: My answer on Quora to: How do you analyse the issue in your database #oracle? http://qr.ae/LmWy
	I don’t always eat pizza, but when I do, I eat Papa Murphy’s #pizza #movienight
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 4 2011.
	Checked in at Anamia’s Tex-Mex
	Checked in at Red Dog Right
	Queued Killers.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 5 2011.
	I scored 7475 points playing #QRANK. Try beating that! http://bit.ly/9Hf0Of
	Checked in at Braum’s
	Listened to 20 songs. Plura – Snurra Min Jord Petter – Livet e en bitch Petter – Fulla för kärlekens skull Christer Sandelin – jennie jennie Lill-Babs – Vi Får Vingar När Vi Älskar September – Kärlekens tunga Lasse Berghagen & Plura – Somliga går med trasiga skor Petter – Längesen Petter – Slag Under Bältet (Natural Bond Remix) Petter – En räddare i nöden Petter – Stockholm I Mitt Hjärta Petter – U & Me Lill-Babs – Huvudet högt Petter – En tuff brud i lyxförpackning Petter – Gör min dag Christer Sandelin – Naked Number One September – Vem ska jag tro på Di Leva – Sträck Ut Din Hand Petter – Hård värld Plura – Det hon vill ha
	Re-buying my #deadtree books in #kindle format. WTF is wrong with me? #dontanswerthat
	Monday Morning Cloud Humor: http://gizmo.do/lpwJYr #comic
	Posted 2 items. AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 6 2011 AbsolutTexan’s Weekly Recap – Jun 6 2011
	I scored 6190 points playing #QRANK. Try beating that! http://bit.ly/9Hf0Of
	Somewhere out there someone is waiting to press a button to launch icloud.com
	I bet I’m the only one CTRL-F5′ing the iTunes download page right now. </sarcasm>
	10 Crazy Good Covers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: http://bit.ly/jaopfV
	RT @alonswartz: RSA finally comes clean: SecurID is compromised http://bit.ly/mN5kpW
	Just installed iTunes 10.3 on a WHS SP2 Box. #MSIHacks #FTW
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – Jun 7 2011.
	Convenience of having music purchases being added automatically to all my libraries with #iTunes 10.3 may make me start buying music again.
	Listened to Pour Some Sugar on Me (live) – Def Leppard.
	Checked in at Stonebriar Centre
	Y’all should like Method-R on Facebook. http://on.fb.me/mvDcjg
	If you’re reading this, can you please go to www.stjernstrom.com and click the +1 Google Button? Testing and need your help.

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	Published Weekly Life Digest for May 24th.
	lol “@NBCDFW: Baseball-sized hail reported heading for the Rangers Ballpark. The irony isn’t lost on us. Please be careful, though.”
	RT @mikeorren: Standing. Clapping. “@bajones_: WEATHER ALERT: Oklahoma City Thunder heading to Dallas but should disappear tomorrow nig …
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 25 2011.
	Published RSS isn’t dead, it’s just resting.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 26 2011.
	Checked in at Buffalo Wild Wings
	Wondering why my adsense revenue inexplicably goes up by 300% on some days. #slownewsday
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 27 2011.
	RT @SativaBella: Most awesome person today. http://instagr.am/p/EyImE/
	RT @mikeorren: First time anyone found a taxi in Dallas. “@TrendsDallas: ‘taxi’ is now trending in #Dallas http://j.mp/k26SMd”
	Listened to 16 songs. Jedward – Lipstick [Ireland] Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) Dilba – Try Again Sator – Ring ring Alcazar – Not A Sinner Nor A Saint Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia Kleerup with Marit Bergman – 3-Am Jill Johnson – Crazy in Love Teddybears STHLM – Cobrastyle P.Wahlgren & J. Johansen – Let Your Spirit Fly Eagle-Eye Cherry – Skull Tattoo Julia Alvgard – Better or Worse Lykke Li – Knocked Up (Death To The Throne Remix) Infinite Mass – Bullet Lykke Li – Get Some Swingfly – Me and My Drum
	#Kindle #Backyard #ColdBeverage
	RT @mm: In recruiting, I’ve found more often than "people don’t leave jobs, they leave managers;" great people just want to leave medioc …
	Checked in at Studio Movie Grill
	Published The Power of Reading, Or Why I Love Kindle.
	The power of reading and my love for Kindle blog post: http://bit.ly/js4qpO
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 28 2011.
	Queued .
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 29 2011.
	I scored 7689 points playing #QRANK. Try beating that! http://bit.ly/9Hf0Of
	Published Bacon, Avocado & Mushrooms.
	Checked in at Cinemark 16
	Posted 2 items. AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 30 2011 AbsolutTexan’s Weekly Recap – May 30 2011
	Queued Secrets of the Dead: Lost in the Amazon.
	Posted AbsolutTexan’s Xbox – May 31 2011.

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Found this recipe and modified a bit for a Saturday night. Get the ingredients from your local farmers market and you’re in for a treat.

What you’ll need:

-Penne Pasta
-Bacon
-Mushrooms
-Yellow Onion
-Olive Oil
-Garlic
-Black Pepper
-Avocados
-Parmesan Cheese

What to do:

Cut up the bacon and fry them crispy. Put them on the side on a plate on some on a napkin for a while. Saute the mushrooms and onions in garlic and olive oil. Add in some white wine if you feel like it. Add some black pepper.  Cook the pasta. When the pasta is almost done, mix in bacon with the mushrooms and onions and reheat. Add black pepper to taste. Serve with lots of parmesan cheese. Enjoy!

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I read. A lot.

Before Kindle, I bought and collected hundreds, if not thousands of books. Most of them are now in my garage, except for a few select copies that I want easy access to that are in one of the three bookshelves in the house. Or they just look good together on a shelf. There’s something comfortable having books nearby to browse and discuss, like my friend Chauncey argues. I still buy the occasional book from Half Price Books to complete collections I have, and love to spend a weekend afternoon browsing a bookstore, but I rarely buy anything these days.

The thing is, since getting hooked on Kindle, I read more. I re-read more books.  I love collecting and building my Kindle Library. Currently at 221 books and growing every week. I wouldn’t have room in our house to store these even if I wanted to. Just like I don’t have room for my CD or DVD collection. Meaning that if I bought the physical/dead tree versions of those books, my only option would be to sell some books to Half Price Books or give them away. Instead, now I have access to them wherever I am, whenever I want.

Which brings me to my next point. I don’t actually read books on my Kindle, because Holly uses it most of the time.

I read on my iPad, my iPhone, computer, and sometimes even on my laptop. Living a busy life working on multiple things at the same time, I can now take advantage of those 10 minutes before a meeting/conference call to read a chapter or two in a book of my choice. When going on  a trip, I don’t have to try and fit 3 books into my luggage, I just bring my iPad.  The Amazon vision is that any internet connected device will have access to your Kindle library. Whatever phone or device you have, you can get Kindle. There’s no need to actually buy a Kindle Device unless you only read in the sun. (The iPad sucks in sunlight).

So with that said, let me try and break down and respond Chauncey’s points in his post about why he doesn’t own a Kindle:

1. Memory of reading a book together with someone. I completely agree. Having a memory of doing something together is great, and having a physical part of that is awesome. I have a shirt that I bought in Sweden on a recent trip there that I’ll always cherish because of the memories associated with it.

2. Collections. Chauncey collects books and gets them signed by authors. I have a football signed by Tony Dorsett and an autographed photo by Mats Sundin. Authors would still hold events where they meet with readers even if there weren’t any physical books because it’s good marketing. Wil Wheaton for example, holds events in bookstores and elsewhere where he reads from his books. With beer.

3. Having books in our homes. We agree on this one. Love it.

Chauncey, I’m not trying to talk you into getting hooked on Kindle, but if you want to promote reading and get people to read more, don’t hate the Kindle. What is wrong with people reading more?

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Welcome back, RSS.

Facebook appears to have added a “Subscribe via RSS” option to Pages. The link, found at the bottom left side of Pages beneath the profile picture, leads to an Atom feed of wall posts by the Page that can be auto-discovered by clients.

http://www.insidefacebook.com/2011/05/24/subscribe-via-rss-pages/

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