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widefido http://blog.widefido.com (pending world domination) posterous.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:23:00 -0800 TodoPaper 2 Collapse Indicators http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/w8tSWCaZO_w/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators <p> <p>One of TodoPaper's strengths has been the ability to fold/collapse projects, similar to the functionality found in outliner software. Two of the things that I've disliked most about the TodoPaper 1 implementation of folding was the distracting indicators and the fact that folding was limited to projects.</p> <p>I've completely revamped collapsing in TodoPaper 2. You can now collapse any text hierarchy, including projects, todos, and notes, so long as the line being collapsed has children (lines underneath it with a greater indent). This makes collapsing extremely flexible.</p> <p>You may have noticed that I've removed the left margin where checkboxes and folding indicators used to live. This helps clean up the interface: checkboxes are now the todo hyphens, and indicators only display if a line is collapsed. </p> <p>Collapsing can be achieved by holding the Control key and clicking on a line that has children, or by right clicking and selecting "Collapse" from the context menu, or by a simple keyboard shortcut. </p> <p>Let me know what you think:</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators"><img alt="" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-22/HHepuGEbAuCirejdnjaygJBlmwBozjpddiDiAozCBGommCBctGreChmnhrsI/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>todopaper2-collapse.mov</strong> <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/w8tSWCaZO_w" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-2-collapse-indicators Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:26:00 -0800 TodoPaper 1 Fixes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/3hds-XDmw_I/todopaper-1-fixes http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-1-fixes <p> <p>I've released a new version of TodoPaper 1 that fixes a couple of issues. You can download it here: <span style=""><a href="http://widefido.com/products/todopaper/update">http://widefido.com/products/todopaper/update</a> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Fixes an issue with Windows style newlines and .taskpaper files.</strong></p> <p>Users who use DropBox to sync their documents with TaskPaper and TaskPaper for iOS were experiencing an issue with the wrong style of newline character sequences in the documents. This bug caused incorrect rendering of projects in TaskPaper for iOS, as well as some crashes in that software. I've worked with HogBay Software to address the issue, and while they are working on an update to ensure newlines are correctly converted on document load, this update will resolve the issue by saving the correct style newlines for .taskpaper files. </p> <p>NOTE: This will only work correctly with .taskpaper files, as I assume that the .taskpaper file extension is going to be used on the Mac and iOS. If you are using .todopaper or .txt files with iOS, you will need to re-save them as .taskpaper files for this fix to work correctly. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Fixes an issue with printing and font sizes.</strong></p> <p>Some printer drivers were interpreting the TodoPaper fonts incorrectly, causing printing to draw the characters in fonts that were unreadable. This fix addresses this issue by sending a correct font size and layout to the printer. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In other news...</strong></p> <p>I know a lot of you are also wondering about TodoPaper version 2. I know it's been a long road, but I am getting very close to a public beta release. I was expecting to release this week, but some issues that popped up need to be resolved first. I want to deliver to you a quality product and hope that you understand the delays. Thanks for your support!</p> <p> </p> <p /> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-1-fixes">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-1-fixes#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/3hds-XDmw_I" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-1-fixes Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:01:00 -0800 TodoPaper Plugin Thoughts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/fCFQPAoJVxw/todopaper-plugin-thoughts http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-plugin-thoughts <p> <p>I've been working on cleaning up the plugin system for TodoPaper and wanted to share an idea I had. Basically, I've been wanting to have a simple timer for some of my todos, so I had been running a separate application when I started/stopped work. Then I thought how interesting it would be to add in some tag extensions to TodoPaper that became little interactive widgets when you add them into the document. So, in the instance of a todo timer you would type @timer and a little timing widget would be embedded. Clicking the little widget would start and stop the timer, and it would accumulate the minutes and hours the timer was running. When you saved the file, this widget is automatically converted to text, like "@timer(00:45)". <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Text-timer-off" height="98" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-04/joqbEtJnhqIpxrAmzvCgeexnpiuFuxwAAaheiFoauBudicxrEstuivhzEjGc/text-timer-off.png.scaled500.png" width="292" /> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Text-timer-on" height="98" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-04/decyciJzjAweoyyqJDqAdAlIFGEtdceIssJbkGqrbCiugBuroDhcwaAEnnap/text-timer-on.png.scaled500.png" width="292" /> </div> </p> <p>What do you think? Would a plugin like this be useful to you?</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-plugin-thoughts">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-plugin-thoughts#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/fCFQPAoJVxw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-plugin-thoughts Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:27:00 -0700 TodoPaper 2.0 Hierarchal Search Flags http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/2QmHyxrMz6c/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_video_embed'> <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/video.posterous.com/temp-2011-04-27/yFaIxenIDyxypzmyiJqDybsgGdbaDjDzGiACGgFjkFIfoecyskmxwknIlCHw/frame_0000.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>TodoPaper_Query.m4v</strong> <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags">Watch on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> <p>Many of you have asked for advanced searching (-a excludes the display of ancestors/parents, +d includes the display of descendents/children) and I can finally say that it's arriving to a "TodoPaper 2.0 near you". Even though TodoPaper 2.0 is still wrapping up final beta testing, it is taking shape to be a pretty awesome improvement over version 1. (I know it has been a long road, but I am sticking to my gut and delivering a quality product!)  </p> <p>Let me know what you think and if you have any other suggestions for improving TodoPaper!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/2QmHyxrMz6c" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-20-hierarchal-search-flags Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:35:00 -0800 UI Minimalism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/Svfivmo4KhQ/ui-minimalism http://blog.widefido.com/ui-minimalism <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Todopaper" height="144" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-02-06/AFgrkurFhCjIogHFuiwniDkpdCbmqarBmjEazrCweCxeaybysslGuesoBHoi/todopaper.png.scaled500.png" width="361" /> </div> I went back and forth for a while on the toolbar. Textual buttons, image buttons, rounded corners, non-rounded corners, etc. I think I've solidified the most minimal approach to it all by removing all of that clutter. (Which is surprisingly very close to the original layout of TodoPaper 1 with a bit of polish).</p> <p>So why did I go this route? Well, after talking to a number of customers and testers, there were very few people actually using the toolbar buttons. Most of you opted for either keyboard shortcuts or just typing into the edit area. This is because TodoPaper makes creating todos, notes, and projects incredibly easy with the keyboard. (Sometimes as simple as pressing a single keystroke to quickly create a new, properly indented todo.)</p> <p>I think this minimalistic UI is what you'll see in the final release. I feel it really promotes what TodoPaper is all about:</p> <p><strong>Provide you with a simple tool then get out of your way so you can actually get stuff done.</strong></p> <p>Thoughts?</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/ui-minimalism">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/ui-minimalism#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/Svfivmo4KhQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/ui-minimalism Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:45:00 -0800 Todo Alignment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/j_AKLEz6gHU/todo-alignment http://blog.widefido.com/todo-alignment <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Screen_shot_2011-01-22_at_jan_22_6" height="181" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-01-22/dgqwrhrdHIanIvHEkgzybodajBdzADzEBGEbfreEimmawFBFFrtugsiFftrs/Screen_shot_2011-01-22_at_Jan_22_6.50.27_PM.png.scaled500.png" width="464" /> </div> Thank you for the comments. I really appreciate the feedback regarding the UI elements. I still haven't finalized the toolbar buttons for the application (and as you can see in the screenshot, I'm still debating on those round corners :P), but I have been working on some editor polishing.</p> <p>What do you think of these hyphens and todo alignment (which is similar to how taskpaper aligns todos)?</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todo-alignment">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todo-alignment#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/j_AKLEz6gHU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todo-alignment Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:23:00 -0800 It's coming... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/yINDy1n3qEI/its-coming http://blog.widefido.com/its-coming <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Tdp2" height="527" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-12-18/tcdnxcziHFAujIrGgCbfulqpwDrbgrmCiBolinHEJEwliJHfwFbzcetArymv/tdp2.png.scaled500.png" width="464" /> </div> </p> <p>But I need your help. I'm running into a problem with TodoPaper 2. I am having a terrible time finishing up the last few UI touches. In particular, I'm trying to figure out which icons to use in the toolbar. I love the simplicity that TaskPaper takes, "+", "P", "@", but I also am fond of simple grayscale iconography. </p> <p>Do any of you have any suggestions, or perhaps know a freelance designer I could get in touch with to help push this last bit along? </p> <p>Also, I'll be posting some more screenshots over the next few weeks to help keep everybody up-to-date with the progress of the app UI. Feel free to send me your comments and suggestions too.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/its-coming">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/its-coming#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/yINDy1n3qEI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/its-coming Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:44:50 -0800 Trying out the Posterous iPhone App http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/U7iQZMYnrxE/trying-out-the-posterous-iphone-app http://blog.widefido.com/trying-out-the-posterous-iphone-app <p> I've been quiet for a while and I apologize. I'll be a bit more active in the upcoming future. I've been working on the next version of TodoPaper and I'm pretty excited to share some new thoughts, ideas, and plans with you all. I just installed a new app for blogging, so it should be a whole lot easier!<p>Let me know if there is anything I can do for you in the meantime!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/trying-out-the-posterous-iphone-app">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/trying-out-the-posterous-iphone-app#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/U7iQZMYnrxE" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/trying-out-the-posterous-iphone-app Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:58:52 -0700 Environmental iPad Stand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/yTlWb1vC9Qg/environmental-ipad-stand http://blog.widefido.com/environmental-ipad-stand <p> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/YbJLHuAJdXEB9r4CaAq9fyGpBbPdKp6EdD1G0DQbww976lPQNtOdRXjDrrlD/0611001152.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="0611001152" height="484" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/GuvxjuO28EGGsTmYoaBYVuQHE6N9UOBsqKLigvyOFeHxZslEe4HI93TLbc37/0611001152.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>While it diminishes some of the aesthetic appeal, this was free and took me all of 30 seconds to develop. <br />Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/environmental-ipad-stand">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/environmental-ipad-stand#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/yTlWb1vC9Qg" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/environmental-ipad-stand Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:30:00 -0700 Spring Discount! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/hu_LhrcKrPc/spring-discount http://blog.widefido.com/spring-discount <p> <p>It's that time of year again. Spring is here. Spring cleaning is too. Now, so is the TodoPaper Spring discount. To get TodoPaper at the ridiculously low, low price of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>$9.99</strong></span> enter this code during checkout: </p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: large;">spring</span></p> <div>Enjoy!</div> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/spring-discount">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/spring-discount#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/hu_LhrcKrPc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/spring-discount Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:34:16 -0700 Who am I? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/lWm4AWQ3NtM/who-am-i-144 http://blog.widefido.com/who-am-i-144 <p> <p>I wrote this a while back and thought it would be interesting to share:</p> <p><strong>“Who am I?”</strong></p> <p>This is a question often asked (in one form or another) and in response I frequently ramble an autonomous stream of key facts and life decisions. Jordan Sherer. Small town in Michigan called Hillsdale. Studied in Chicago. Software Developer and Entrepreneur. Enjoy cooking, reading, and exercising. World peace.</p> <p> <p>“That’s interesting,” one might say in a not-so-honest response, perhaps annunciating every syllable sarcastically. “In-te-res-ting.” If only they knew the truth, a truth quite different than the bland reality of my prepared ovation. </p> <p><strong>“Who am I?”</strong></p> <p>The truth is: I am kind, generous, and loving. I am a leader. I am a listener. I am motivated. I am creative. I have a vast imagination. I create value by solving problems, even when I sleep. I learn best by doing. I have strength and perseverance. I value simplicity over complexity. And, I am always looking for inspiration and seemingly find it everywhere.</p> <p><strong>“Who are you <em>really</em>?”</strong></p> <p /> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/who-am-i-144">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/who-am-i-144#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/lWm4AWQ3NtM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/who-am-i-144 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:06:00 -0800 TodoPaper Status http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/30mdxtZXUBc/todopaper-status http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-status <p> <p>I've been getting a lot of questions in my inbox recently about the status of TodoPaper 2.0. and rather than send out 100 copies of the same response, I thought it would be best to share it with everybody.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> <p>Are you still developing TodoPaper 2.0 or has development halted?</p> </blockquote> <p>TodoPaper 2.0 is very much still being developed. I work on it everyday. It has taken a long time to get to where we are at today, and I still have plenty of more to do. But, we are making huge headway. TodoPaper 2.0 just finished up a private beta, in which 100 lucky fellows (out of 10,000 signups) were able to test the core functionality of TodoPaper 2.0. The beta was successful and served its purpose well. We found a number of bugs along the way and a number of changes in functionality needed to be had. This is what I am working on. I know it's been a long road past, and there is more road ahead, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I want to deliver a product of the utmost quality and to do that a lot of time has to be put for polishing. </p> <p> </p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> <p>What effort is being taken to allow TodoPaper to sync with SimpleText.ws?</p> </blockquote> <p>Syncing of tasks between pc's (and phones) is the ultimate dream for TodoPaper / TaskPaper combo. (Many of you will agree.) Jesse from HogBaySoftware has created SimpleText.ws, a fantastic little web-service to make syncing of text documents much easier and robust. I am working with Jesse to port his SimpleText.ws client over to the Python programming language and ultimately wrap up a release for the Windows operating system. This will allow TodoPaper users to use SimpleText.ws to synchronize their tasks across devices. </p> <p> </p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> <p>If I buy TodoPaper 1.x now, will I have to purchase 2.0 when it is released?</p> </blockquote> <p>Widefido has a great upgrade policy, in that upgrades in the same major release (e.g., 1.0, 1.1,...1.5, 1.6) are offered at no cost to the user after purchase. Upgrades between major versions (1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0) are offered at a reduced cost to existing customers. My policy for TodoPaper 2.0 is to offer a <strong>substantial</strong> (50%+) discount to all registered customers. I often hold sales for TodoPaper, so it's very possible to get TodoPaper 1.x for a reduced price, which would allow a user to purchase 2.0 for a reduced price later when it is released. Also, if you are a student or a senior, please feel free to contact me about your discounts as well!</p> <p> </p> <p>I hope this helps clear up some of the air around TodoPaper 2.0, SimpleText.ws, and purchasing 1.x and 2.0 for reduced price. If you have any other questions, comments, suggestions, or just want to chat, feel free to give me a shout in the comments or by using one of my <a href="http://widefido.com/contact/">contact methods</a>.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-status">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-status#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/30mdxtZXUBc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/todopaper-status Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:50:04 -0800 Nothing Like a Good Snow to Wrap Up Winter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/VwXhlwkxf4Y/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter http://blog.widefido.com/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter <p> Last night, I saw this after leaving the office. Remember, this is Atlanta, Georgia, an area that rarely ever gets snow like this.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/ooBTsR71BTNKZo5SAOux4k2jTWW6MqDPVl282UuSukuloD0Mn5cDOBF0WS2Q/0212001739.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="0212001739" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/eft52WchYCvCDdRpAhfpQ05ZxtYr1Riq8FUhtR3P3xcZSgORVAsEDlDbD93J/0212001739.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/HC4kKWwDPkULr0pbYdiwdLBM3XqpNNgZUx67Nj9IVOZG9iaIRKBOZEA70JA3/0212001749.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="0212001749" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/bXhTD0BLGngAO3dlwlHiDcAVG9VnjNEoN2wGKsf1m2FAA1hpuam7VE0774vF/0212001749.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/1c1pM61OzzSVUWS6AaTzYfpqJcQCQydHpiif1ncbaXESvQssAqlm1oyNCDLe/0212001749a.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="0212001749a" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/JMoBGIXlLjQeDtlDtUrnZ0zHbXv9fCM5qtzD9qB4Hlpb0HOLG5JpG8WoVu6E/0212001749a.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/VwXhlwkxf4Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/nothing-like-a-good-snow-to-wrap-up-winter Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:47:00 -0800 Last Days of Winter Discount http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/sdTzx25EZks/last-days-of-winter-discount http://blog.widefido.com/last-days-of-winter-discount <p> <p>We are fast approaching the end of January, and soon after, the end of winter here in the northern hemisphere. Though, now that I'm in Atlanta, it already feels like Spring, something I've never experienced before. (There are flowers growing and birds chirping!)</p> <p>I just wanted to let everybody know that the Winter discount (TodoPaper for only $9.99!) will be ending on February 1. That means there are only 5 days left to get it at this fantastic price. Just enter <strong>winter</strong> into the coupon code box during checkout. </p> <p>Hope you all are enjoying your January!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/last-days-of-winter-discount">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/last-days-of-winter-discount#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/sdTzx25EZks" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/last-days-of-winter-discount Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:54:39 -0800 Winter Discount http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/6ueniju9S40/winter-discount http://blog.widefido.com/winter-discount <p> Wow. I cannot believe it's winter already! I hope all you Aussies out there are enjoying summer!  <p /><div>Anyways, I've activated a HUGE winter discount / coupon code for TodoPaper. You can now get it for the low, low price of $9.99. </div><p /><div>Just enter this code into the coupon box:  <span style="font-weight: bold;">winter</span></div><p /><div>Enjoy the holidays!</div> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/winter-discount">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/winter-discount#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/6ueniju9S40" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/winter-discount Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:09:00 -0800 LINK: How David Beats Goliath http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/UNdkfoI775o/how-david-beats-goliath-8 http://blog.widefido.com/how-david-beats-goliath-8 <p> <p>I just finished reading this article by Malcom Gladwell. It is a fantastic explanation of how the underdog can take on the favorite and win (i.e., David, a shepherd, beating the giant Philistine, Goliath). The key is that the underdog must not engage by the rules which Goliath has established. Instead, the underdog must acknowledge their weakness (a lack of ability) and substitute it with effort (an unconventional strategy). </p> <p /> <div><em>P.S. I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">love</span> Gladwell's writing style.</em><br /> <p /> <div><a href="http://www.gladwell.com/2009/2009_05_11_a_david.html">Link: Gladwell - How David Beats Goliath</a></div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/how-david-beats-goliath-8">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/how-david-beats-goliath-8#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/UNdkfoI775o" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/how-david-beats-goliath-8 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:04:24 -0700 VIDEO: Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of Motivation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/t9kCL4SiJ14/video-dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-m-0 http://blog.widefido.com/video-dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-m-0 <p> <p>This is a very interesting TED presentation by Dan Pink detailing the mismatch between "what science knows and what business does" regarding movtivation and incentives.</p> <p> <object height="326" width="446"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/DanielPink_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DanielPink-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=618&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=dan_pink_on_motivation;year=2009;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="326" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/DanielPink_2009G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DanielPink-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=618&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=dan_pink_on_motivation;year=2009;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;event=TEDGlobal+2009;" width="446"></embed> </object> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/video-dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-m-0">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/video-dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-m-0#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/t9kCL4SiJ14" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/video-dan-pink-on-the-surprising-science-of-m-0 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:30:00 -0700 Silver Fire Hydrants http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/ZsdhKjKdOrc/silver-fire-hydrants http://blog.widefido.com/silver-fire-hydrants <p> <p>I grew up in a small town in southern Michigan. Every fire hydrant was "fire engine" red. I never really took notice of them. I never really appreciated their majestic color. That is, until I moved to Atlanta, Georgia. I was shocked the first time I saw silver fire hydrants lining the streets. I'm not sure if you'd like to see, but here are a few pictures I took with my crappy phone camera:</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/4JxGNBOsxNbq9RovfGlgOy2GNHXumdAwqUSKbhQ2m8lNJDSUHtTWs0FsLeQd/1002091833.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="1002091833" height="432" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/2YxAsJ7jpCTIxOzbzk1TvBqjGrvCyETEsJmm7GzH0lv5B20HAK1SRteERa3Y/1002091833.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/w7RY1jTbJO0aQEOMfmC6bXz2PLgD07HB3lKoUM48Zubp9lSYNhZbyd8lxYtA/1002091829.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="1002091829" height="667" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/2LAHzru8bqYHsuxvIyGLFV8MmrmXAYACWdg03KJ1PQk7KIzvk3B2czCl0nBa/1002091829.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/bFzesO2NphJr0BQ3s49iKxBTgTO9X5z9auPIrPSgjlmnrIBcdO21PzfQXxmo/1002091830.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="1002091830" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/widefido/EaJln7CtjXxldelMS5eXVIKPBRCX7oiia8ZhsaMof5jDNI8Y8ZMCxYu4n0Zv/1002091830.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/silver-fire-hydrants">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/silver-fire-hydrants">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/silver-fire-hydrants#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/ZsdhKjKdOrc" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/silver-fire-hydrants Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:43:00 -0700 TodoPaper Preview Signups Update http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/iKsuFCu-J2U/preview-signups-update http://blog.widefido.com/preview-signups-update <p> <p>I've received an overwhelming number of sign-ups to the preview release of TodoPaper (~10,000!!). Over the next couple weeks, I'll slowly be adding users to the download queue so you all get a chance to play around and give feedback on the new TodoPaper. Unfortunately, I cannot give everybody access at once, as I cannot support feedback from such a large group of testers. I'll be looking to get a user forums or some other type of communication system up and running as soon as possible so we all can talk and discuss the next version of TodoPaper. In the mean time, if you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me an email!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/preview-signups-update">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/preview-signups-update#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/iKsuFCu-J2U" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/preview-signups-update Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:05:23 -0700 I'm writing a book... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/widefido/~3/EfTMDJO19Kw/im-writing-a-book http://blog.widefido.com/im-writing-a-book <p> <p>The book will be titled:</p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> <p>How to do anything and everything you ever wanted!</p> </blockquote> <p>It's going to be 100 blank pages, with one page of content at the end saying:</p> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> <p>"Stop wasting your time, get off your ass, and make it happen!"</p> </blockquote> <p>Then, on the back of that page, is a request from myself, asking the person who currently finished the book to give it away to somebody they know who is "stuck" with a bunch of dreams and goals, but isn't acting on them.</p> <p>I think it'll be a best seller ;)</p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.widefido.com/im-writing-a-book">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://blog.widefido.com/im-writing-a-book#comment">Leave a comment  »</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/widefido/~4/EfTMDJO19Kw" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/191485/jdawg.jpg http://posterous.com/users/4bmSdH8Gc6v7 Jordan Sherer jordan Jordan Sherer http://blog.widefido.com/im-writing-a-book