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So word came out today that apparently Adobe Creative Suite 4 is right around the corner. Greeeeeaaaaat.
There are only three things I want from this new release:
1. A new install/update process that doesn’t feel like Adobe is rewriting every line of code on my entire hard drive. This includes the congruent request that […]

James Governor has a great post which includes a quote by David Mendels on the definition of RIAs. David is going to be hugely missed here at Adobe. As I mention in the comments over at James’ blog I was always impressed as a blogger that David would take time comment on what I was […]

Oliver Goldman wanted to make sure you knew that and I agree. As he says, right now, in AIR 1.0, you can make your application enterprise-ready and deployable in a number of ways:

-You can deploy AIR and AIR-based applications via enterprise deployment tools like Microsoft SMS and IBM Tivoli,
-You can disable auto-update of both AIR […]

We’ve released 3 products (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth) from the upcoming Creative Suite 4 release so that you can check out the new features and the new user interfaces. If you’ve purchased CS3 then these products will work until CS4 comes out but if you haven’t then you’ll have 48 hours to test them out.
My […]

I love words. I love the way that words can shape mental images and sway opinions. Because of this, I can recognize the bias behind what I’m about to tell you. (But I think I’m right anyway.) Writing is the foundation for creative expression.
It doesn’t matter what medium you choose, good creative expression is an […]

We toured around the state of Washington on the annual Wine Highway at Chateau Ste Michelle yesterday.  We enjoyed the nice afternoon, some delicious wines, and interesting foods.  Wineries that stood out to me were Dunham and Basel and Gifford Hirlinger….   all from Walla Walla region.  The folks from Willis Hall were also interesting […]

I used the word ‘expedient’ in an email this evening, and after sending it off, I immediately began to question if I had used it correctly. I had written something to the effect of “I’ll try to be more expedient next time around,” meaning that I’d try to act more quickly. However, when I looked up the definition of ‘expedient’ on Answers.com, I found the following:

Obsolete. Speedy; expeditious.

Apparently my preferred use of the word is no longer relevant in modern English. Fortunately for me, ’speedy’ is a phonetic subset of ‘expedient,’ so it’s easier to say and, as far as I know anyway, hasn’t been obsoleted.

As far as ‘expedient’ goes, though, apparently you can still use the word to mean “suited to one’s purpose.” For example, “After responding to an email, Bernie found out that the word expedient wasn’t expedient after all.”

I started with Screaming Trees, and here’s the path down which Pandora took me tonight:

1. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
2. Sebadoh - Cliche
3. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
4. Screaming Trees - Dollar Bill
5. Queens of the Stone Age - The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
6. Where’s Moo - Tell Me

I was going to skip that last track, but Pandora kicked me out of the playlist before I had a chance. I guess there’s a set limit on the amount of time you can listen without signing up for an account.

I’ve ragged on the design of Pandora enough at this point, but I’d be remiss not to make this one comment: wouldn’t it be nice if you could post a link to a playlist you particularly enjoyed on Pandora? Sure would have made this post a lot easier to write.

From ESPN:

[Nicole] Cochran, who is attending Harvard this fall, had crossed the finish line first with a personal-best time of 10 minutes, 36 seconds in Friday’s meet. But minutes later, according to the News Tribune of Tacoma, meet officials notified Bellarmine Prep’s coach, Matt Ellis, that Cochran was disqualified.

According to the News Tribune, officials ruled that Cochran had taken three consecutive steps on the inside line along the far curve on the next-to-last lap of the race, which is when she had made her move to take the lead and break free of the pack.

It is a violation that results in disqualification.

“There’s not really much I can do,” Cochran told the Tri-City Herald. “We tried to appeal it. It’s very unfortunate, but sometimes it’s what you get dealt.”

Shadle Park (Spokane) High School’s Andrea Nelson, who finished in 10:40.04, was declared the winner.

The awards ceremony took place, then Nelson got off the awards stand, walked over to Cochran, removed the first-place medal from around her neck and draped it over Cochran’s.

“It’s your medal,” Nelson said to her, the Tri-City Herald reported. “You’re the state champion.”

The rest of the top eight finishers then held an impromptu ceremony of their own. Exchanging their medals — Nelson received the second-place medal, Sarah Lord of Redmond High School took the third-place medal, and so on.

“That’s not how you win state,” Nelson said. “She totally deserves it. She crushed everybody.”

Pretty cool.

Yesterday was one of the scariest days I’ve had in a long time and it put in total perspective the power that Google wields. It also made me hope that every single company with an idea about how to improve search, including Microsoft, continues to try and beat Google. I was working on a blog […]