Alan, aggregated.

This is Alan Hogan’s digital lifestream.

These are my comments on music, movies, books, web development and programming, Arizona State, Mac tips, and life in general, originally from AlanHogan.com, Amazon, Last.fm, and Twitter. Enjoy!

Wed Jul 23
www.facebook.com » www.new.facebook.com » www.facebook.com. Stop redirecting! Endless vacillation = unusable :(
“Don’t confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesn’t mean it communicates … the right thing” —Carson
FOX News is on in my apartment gym, cranked to eleven, featuring amateur singers, singing. I can’t take it.
Running across the bridge and someone shouted “jump!”
Tue Jul 22
Overheard (Jesse Frye): “If I worked at Dairy Queen I’d make a blizzard called the XP Freeze.” Oh, PCs. To be fair, I just rebooted my Mac.
Apple’s Numbers (and all iWork apps) *need* AutoSave so badly!
Mon Jul 21
It’s easy to forgot how crummy Acrobat Reader is when we’re blissfully “Preview”-ing everything on a Mac. Windows users: Try Foxit Reader.
“People don’t buy quarter-inch drills — they buy quarter-inch holes.” (On writing your own copy) (http://ping.fm/pZTDo)
Sun Jul 20
I have an especial fondness for things engineered with outstanding quality.
Dinosaur comics: As always, God has the last word (Word?). (http://ping.fm/azIhd)
Thu Jul 17
Someone, please write me a story beginning “It all began when I figured I could bring a few extra shirts on vacation by avoiding underwear.”
$2.50 for Ocean Spray No Sugar Added Ruby Red grapefruit juice @ Safeway? Stocking up! (note, it’s sweetened with grape + apple. Tastes gr8)
Tue Jul 15
I hate how Movies.com is 100% broken in Opera. I’m just going to go to a competitor’s site instead of firing up Firefox.