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Help me! (without space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:57:12 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Help me! (edit without space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:57:11 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Help me! (with space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:56:39 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Help me! (edit with space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:56:38 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Check please (with space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:56:35 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Check please (without space) [Flickr]

Sagolla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:56:34 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Big Words version 1.3 is now shipping -- with a hidden feature!

Just add a space to the end of your message for a new layout type.

Twitter Creator On Iran: 'I Never Intended For Twitter To Be Useful' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:46 PDT

Saddening how useful it is, really.

“Twitterature” To Hit the Bookstores - Digits - WSJ [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:12:24 PDT

"Blogging about writing in short form" -- love it.

The Story (so far) of Twitter | Manolith [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:44:06 PDT

"oh this is going to be addictive" made it into the history books!

Leo with ducks [Flickr]

Sagolla — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:53:40 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

LeoSagolla 2009 June Vancouver BritishColumbia Canada VancouverAquarium

The Meetup [Flickr]

Sagolla — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:53:24 PDT

Sagolla posted a photo:

Leo and I traveled to Vancouver to visit Meredith while she's studying science.

We had a blast!

Video: President Obama Kills a Fly [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:06:50 PDT

You gotta watch how he handles this. Very presidential.

140 Characters » Coming from John Wiley & Sons [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:06:04 PDT

I've found a great publisher for my book, due out this Fall.

DollarApp @ WWDC09 App Store Wall on Vimeo [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:36:46 PDT

Thrilled to see both of our products up there on the best e-commerce demo ever.

Skater Profile in SF: Dom Sagolla « Skating Across America [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:24:12 PDT

My friend Mark is beginning an epic adventure, and I got to help send him off in style -- on video!

Twitterbelle - Dom's Favorites [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:55:13 PDT

Enter someone's username to see who they favorite the most!

140 Characters » How Google Wave Shrinks the Short Form [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:48:58 PDT

Twitter is elemental. Google Wave is atomic.

Figures of Speech - Teach a Kid to Argue [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:43:15 PDT

This is some genius.

Oblogitory

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:23:37 PDT

Can't talk. Writing a book.

For media inquiries, please contact my agent:

Erin Malone
ecm@wma.com
William Morris Agency
(212) 903-1581

You may want to follow @TheBook.

This is what it feels like when an idea won't leave you alone.

A sudden crisis of success. Plans within plans. Inertial motion.

HOW TO WRITE TELEGRAMS PROPERLY [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:58:42 PDT

Useful hints from the year 1928.

Star Wars ABC - a set on Flickr [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:44:47 PDT

Genius.

Simplicity, Focus, Craftsmanship | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:25:05 PDT

Speaking with Rabble on the subject of simplicity and iteration.

Cover of The New Yorker Created Entirely on an iPhone Using the Brushes App [del.icio.us]

sagolla — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:43:01 PDT

Genius. Just goes to show: iPhone is a creativity engine.

My Month Off

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:22:03 PST

During 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 Leo, but it took an incredible turn when I was invited to work on Obama '08 for iPhone. Here is a sample of the stuff I got done, in no particular order:

Launched three versions of Obama '08, getting it to the #7 Free App
Practiced my cutback
Wrote the DollarApp principles
Discovered the DollarApp mission
Participated in The Great Schlep
Fixed my posture, which was killing my neck and hands
Taught Leo how to say "dada" and gave him his first computer
Got DollarApp's first app into the Beta stage
Sold enough things to pay for a new MacBook Pro
Retained a Good Lawyer for my company
Got my company a bank account, credit card, and debit card
Created a company Logo
Printed company Cards and Stickers
Talked about Twitter on TV
Gave a speech entitled "Why a Dollar"
Gave my mom a hug

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:

I have high expectations for myself, which is daunting
I can't give myself any valid excuses for slacking or procrastinating, which is annoying
When you're doing everything yourself, you can only do one thing at a time, which is frustrating
Having a fiscal goal and deadlines will focus you dramatically, which is invigorating
Sometimes you have to completely shed every habit in order to gain new healthy ones, which is transformative

Thanks to everyone who supported this important transition, used the Obama '08 app, or otherwise stoked me on my journey!

Vote Obama

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:10:41 PDT

Let's talk about November.
I'll tell you something y'all best remember:

You gotta vote for Barack Obama and his Democrat friends.

C'mon Vote Obama

Vote Obama

Vote for Barack Obama and his Democrat friends.

Lemme tell you why:

This election there's a strong connection

Between George Bush and John McCain.

We cannot afford four more years of pain -

It's time for a change!

Vote Obama

Vote for Obama, and Joe Biden

It's good for your pocket, go

Vote for Barack and Joe!

Vote for Barack Obama.

Listen to your momma, vote for Obama.

Vote for Obama and Biden and their Democrat friends!

[Download "Vote Obama" mp3]

Manageable Life - the story and song

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:32:43 PDT

Enjoy the story and song of 'Manageable Life', written in 1998 and performed last week as a re-dedication of a very special place in Boulder Creek.

Thanks to old pal Al Lundell for capturing this.

You may also enjoy this audio-only rendition, performed with Nick Peters back when I wrote it.

Klezmer in Killington

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:15:38 PDT

Last month, I visited New England for Ben Vigoda's Olde Tyme Bachelor Party Jam Band. It was a blast! Here's Jon Feldman, Jordi Kleiner, and Bret Bjurstrom playing a tune of Jon's called "The Inception".

In the middle of the take, we cut to Ben and company making musical instruments for his wedding.

10 Things I'm Great At

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:09:11 PDT

They say, "Do what you're great at, and find people to do the rest."

Here is what I came up with:

Sleeping - I can sleep on a dime. Once, I achieved polyphasic sleeping. This one is first because, as a new dad, I just can't get enough sleep, and it's always on my mind.
Guitar - I can play the hell out of that thing, and it keeps me sane.
Networking - I like people. Also, I like networks.
Photography - I can frame my subject, and I tend not to be self-conscious behind the camera.
Writing - I can just go start. I was blogging before there were blogs.
Traveling - I'm good to go, and I always document my travels.
Teaching - Animals, kids, adults, I like to teach.
Deciding - I trust my gut, and I'm usually right.
Learning - I'm like lightning.
Breaking - I always find the weak point.

Things I'm getting better at: Drawing, Singing, Piano, Forgetting, Remembering, Reading, and Compassion.

Mac in Your Pocket

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:30:58 PDT

See this video segment featuring yours truly on Adobe TV! Here's the byline:

"Dominic Sagolla researches and tests new features for Adobe products in development. After hours, this diehard Mac enthusiast creates applications for the iPhone."

This was filmed in August of 2007, just after the first iPhoneDevCamp.

iPhoneDevCamp 2 at Adobe SF

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:55:57 PDT

iPhoneDevCamp 2
August 1-3, 2008
Adobe Systems, San Francisco, CA

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.

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.

Attendees will be able to:

* Create new applications for iPhone and iPod touch.
* Migrate Mac OS X applications to iPhone and iPod touch.
* Test and optimize applications for iPhone and iPod touch.

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.

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.

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.

The organizers of iPhone Dev Camp 2 include Raven Zachary, Dominic Sagolla, Christopher Allen, Chris Messina, Bart Decrem, whurley (William Hurley), and Blake Burris.

iPhoneDevCamp is not affiliated with Apple, Inc.

It's Official

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:29:14 PDT

I've moved over to the Google servers for my blog:

Official.dom.net

This is so that I can take advantage of the ever-increasing hotness of Blogger 2.0.

If you are looking for my blog-only feed, check here:

http://official.dom.net/atom.xml

So there you have it.

Leo Sagolla

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:35:04 PDT

We have a son!

Everyone, meet Leo;
Kid, this is everyone.

In this picture, the boy is one month old, laying on his grandmother's quilt.

Leo has a shortcode: 13o.org.

He's just smurfy, thanks!

For Which I Stand

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:50:52 PST

Here are a few things for which I stand:

I stand against:

Greed
Bullshit
Ignorance

Just so we're clear.

XO Hack-a-Thon

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:15:00 PST

Got an XO?

Let's get it together!

XO Dev Camp

Visit this group

Give One, Get One

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:17:57 PST

The Give 1 Get 1 promotion ends today.

You should go for it!

Because OLPC the Real Deal.
Because it'll help someone you'll never meet.
Because it will change the way you think.
Because, trust me.
Because the XO is entirely Open Source.
Because the support is incredible.
Because it's instant 1337.
Because it will teach you things.
Because Nicholas is right.
Because Seymour is right.

But mostly, because you're going to want mine - and by then it'll be too late!

2007 Retrospective

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:15:04 PST

I can be pretty tough on myself.

Every year about this time, I get bummed out, thinking about what I haven't yet achieved in my life.

Well, this year, I'm going to nip that in the bud by listing all of the things I did do this year:

Hmm, that's not a bad list.

Ok, I feel better now.

My Local Break

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:24:53 PST

It's just a draft - set to some silly music that was handy.

I wanted to share what it's like where I surf.

More on the way!

10 Rules for Twitter

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:25:00 PST

I've posted to Twitter almost 1400 times, and have come up with a few rules for myself, a "style" if you will:

Be Unique.
Try to be Descriptive or Declarative.
Limit yourself to one sentence only.
Avoid "right now" or other superfluous speech.
Avoid repetition.
Avoid all caps.
Links are nice.
Use @reply to provide context only - "D" instead of @reply for one-off conversations.
Don't hate, appreciate!
Stop and think about the words you are using, and who will be reading them.

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.

Must Twitter better!

Recently Played

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:18:56 PST

Created using iTunes Signature Maker (just like last time):

Key:
Title
Artist
Album
Starting At
Ending At

If You're Going To San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
Scott McKenzie

0:00.0
0:05.2

Why Should I Cry For You? (extended mix)
Sting
Why Should I Cry For You? (Single)
4:22.8
4:26.0

Mad World (Remix)
Gary Jules
Donnie Darko
2:32.0
2:36.6

Jessica
The Allman Brothers Band
A Decade Of Hits 1969-1979
2:19.6
2:23.0

Tupac & Dr Dre - California love

1:10.5
1:14.9

Travelling Riverside Blues
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin [Disc 1]
5:00.6
5:03.6

Clocks
Coldplay
Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
0:16.8
0:22.4

Friends
Joe Satriani
The Extremist
3:21.9
3:25.5

Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani
Surfing With The Alien
4:00.4
4:04.4

Reckoner
Radiohead
In Rainbows
4:35.6
4:37.8

Johnny Appleseed
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros

0:35.0
0:40.0

Exodus Honey
Honeycut
The Day I Turned To Glass
0:00.0
0:03.8

Special Thanks
Dominic Sagolla
Home Again
0:00.0
0:02.8

Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
KFOG Live From The Archives 13
2:55.4
2:57.8

Untitled
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
KFOG Live From The Archives 14
3:17.9
3:20.5

Dominic Sagolla - Rock Yourself to Sleep (loop)
Dominic Sagolla - Music
0:04.2
0:08.4

Keep On Growing
Derek & The Dominos
Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
0:00.0
0:05.8

Surfer Girl
Beach Boys
1:12.1
1:16.9

Let It Die
Foo Fighters
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Gr
0:48.7
0:54.1

Pressure Suit
Aqualung
Memory Man
4:18.5
4:24.5

Fun!

Addicted to Apple

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:30:25 PST

95%

I think I didn't get the A+
because I wasn't taking the test on my iPhone.

Standing Wish List

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:21:31 PST

I'm building a Standing Wish List.
Just, you know, in case.

This site is Green

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:41:57 PST

Thanks, Dreamhost!

How to Master the Short Form

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:21:33 PST

Become a modern-day Hemmingway:

Live an interesting life. Each day = thousands of words.
Take pictures. Each one = ~1000 words.
Start blogging. Each hyperlink = ~100 words.
Get into Twitter. Each post = ~10 words.
Write fewer words more often. Each haiku = less than 10 words.

Pretty soon you'll find yourself thinking in short, finely-crafted phrases perfect for script, poem, or list publication.

Just remember the words of the great Jack Dorsey, "One could change the world with one hundred and forty characters."

On Top of the Bay Bridge

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:51:25 PDT

signal light
Originally uploaded by unaesthetic

No, I didn't take this (I wish), but it is completely rad nonetheless.

See the whole set on Flickr.

Rad.

There's our house.

Microconsulting

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:04:01 PDT

For you, I have a tiny consulting service:

Wis.dom.net

$4.99 for 140 characters or less.

Made with TextMarks.

See also, the Blog.

Think small.

Get wise.

iPhoneDevCamp at Adobe SF

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:41:36 PDT

It all started with a twitter.

Open source evangelist Chris Messina asked the world where to host iPhoneDevCamp from July 6th-8th. I wrote back, "What about Adobe?"

Adobe loves Web developers!

Chris introduced me to BarCamp organizer Raven Zachary, and we managed to book the entire Town Hall at Adobe San Francisco (site of ApolloCamp). Now we have room for hundreds of people, with Guest WiFi and everything.

Everyone here is excited about having folks over for a long weekend of coding and sharing ideas. Because iPhone hasn't been released yet, I put together this FAQ to help answer questions about the event.

Personally, I'm just excited to attend, but now I really must get my hands on one of those phones before July 6th!

Unofficial Media Lab Summer Reading List

weblog@dom.net (Dominic Sagolla) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:12:12 PDT

Recently I came across the following list, compiled in an informal email survey by someone on the MIT Media Lab's mailing list. I wanted to share it with you, just so that you don't have to take my word that each of these books is excellent (ones I've read are in italics):

Recommended by More Than One Person:

Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
Neuromancer - William Gibson
Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Godel Escher Bach - Douglas Hofstadter
American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Also Recommended:

Stiff - Mary Roach
Dispatches - Michael Herr
The Age of Wire and String - Ben Marcus
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
Dance Dance Dance - Haruki Murakami
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Deschooling Society - Iván D. Illich
Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins
Assassin's Apprentice trilogy - Robin Hobb
His Dark Materials trilogy - Philip Pullman
Dies the Fire - S.M. Stirling
The Way Things Work - David Macaulay
The World is Flat - Tom Freidman
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
Hyperion - Dan Simmons
Princes in Amber series - Robert Zelazny
Count Zero - William Gibson
Dune - Frank Herbert
Babbit and Main Street - Sinclair Lewis
The Beautiful and Damned - Scott Fitzgerald
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
How to Lie with Statistics - Darrell Huff
Betting on the Muse - Charles Bukowski
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - Levy
The Language Instinct - Steven Pinker
The Code Book - Simon Singh
On Beauty - Zadie Smith
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Blink - Malcom Gladwell
Tipping Point - Malcom Gladwell
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt
Running with Scissors - Augusten Burroughs
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
You Got Nothing Coming - Jimmy Lerner
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov

What's on your summer reading list?