http://www.mattsilverman.com Staying on top of technology is stressful. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:14:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know the job market is rough when your alumni gift is a bottle opener. I guess it means "hang in there" via Ping.fm Posted via web from brb's posterous http://www.mattsilverman.com/2010/02/alumni-gift.html Gmail inbox getting full?  Mine was too.  For some inexplicable reason, Google does not allow you to run a simple search of your inbox where you can sort by attachment size.  There are some options to get your Gmail account under control, most useful of which is searching for particular ... http://www.mattsilverman.com/2010/01/sort-gmail-by-attachment-size.html Decorating the tree The decorating of the tree commences with the fabled boxing Santa ornament. http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/12/decorating-christmas-tree.html Real life jump to conclusions mat! My brother got this Office Space kit.  Included was a real life jump to conclusions mat.  I tried it out, but could not come to the conclusion of what it is useful for. http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/12/jump-to-conclusions-mat.html $20 leather jacket at CVS... So tempting. It really makes you wonder sometimes.  Is there a market for $20 Leather Jackets?  Does anyone come to CVS looking for a jacket?  Perhaps we will never know. http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/12/20-dollar-leather-jacket-at-cvs.html Why do you deliver at 11pm Pinkberry? Why? The chocolate is super sweet, almost too much so.  I would not recommend larger than the small size.  Mochi goes very well with the chocolate too. http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/12/chocolate-pinkberry-delivery-nyc.html I have to admit, I am a little disheartened.  I was convinced that building a large Twitter following would at least give a great platform for promoting things.  I was always curious about numbers though.  If I posted a link, what % of my followers would actually click it? http://twitpic.com/jlu6g - ... http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/10/4-million-twitter-followers-mean-nothing.html With a fresh Ubuntu install, I realized that to play any video file including saved DVDs, .WMV, .AVI, DIVX, etc.,  it is necessary to get what is called a "restricted" extras pack for Ubuntu.  My understanding is that this does not come with it by default, because they want to ... http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/10/get-windows-video-codecs-in-ubuntu.html Some very exciting developments in the iPhone apps world this week.  Check out these 3 must-have apps: 1.  DropBox Create an account at GetDropBox.com, then effortlessly sync files between your home computer, work computer, and your iPhone.  You can even take pictures/videos from your iPhone and upload them directly to your computer. ... http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/09/3-new-must-have-apps-for-iphone-zipcar-redlaser-dropbox.html One of my favorite features on Ooma is the ability to receive voicemail via e-mail.  Not only does Ooma alert you via e-mail when you have a new voicemail, but it has the option to e-mail the voicemail message itself as an MP3.  I did end up upgrading to Ooma ... http://www.mattsilverman.com/2009/08/ooma-iphone-perfect-voicemail-combo.html