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21 minutes left until #io2011 starts

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Exciting!
 

Waiting for the keynote doors to open at #io2011

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It's a mob of developers here!
 

In line for registration at Google's #iobootcamp

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Got here 45 mins before the 8am registration, but I doubt I made the first 150 for the schwag. Should have stopped to get coffee.
 

A Staggering Look at Baggage Fees [Infographic!] - @theHipmunk blog
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During our trip to Hawaii last year, we had to pay over $100 in baggage fees! This infographic breaks down how much each airline charges for checked bags.
The best is Southwest, who lets you check 2 bags for free!

The airlines are making more and more money off of checked luggage, and you really have to factor this cost into the cost of the ticket when shopping around.

Filed under: infographic travel
 

Sending Google Reader items to Instapaper

 I've just discovered that Google Reader now has a "Send to" link under each item, for sending RSS items to Facebook, Twitter, etc. There's also a way of creating your own Send to destination, which is exciting to me, as I've been using Instapaper for a while to mark pages to read later, but haven't figured out an easy way to add items to Instapaper from Google Reader. This post will show what I did to add Instapaper to the Send to link on Google Reader. The first step is go to Setting in Google Reader, then click on the Send To link at the top of the window. Click on the "Create a custom link" button, and enter "Instapaper" (or whatever you want) in the Name field. In the URL field, enter the following URL: https://www.instapaper.com/api/add?username=[EMAIL]&password=[PASS]&url=${url}&title=${title} Just replace [EMAIL] with the email address you use to log in to Instapaper, and [PASS] with the password you use. If you don't use a password with Instapaper, just omit the "&password=[PASS]" part from the link. Haven't figured out the icon URL part yet, so leave blank for now. Now click on Save, and you're done. Now, on each item in Google Reader, when you click on the Send to link under the item, Instapaper should be one of the choices. Let me know how this works for you. :-)
Filed under: Coding google reader instapaper rss
 

Wordpress iPhone App Review

So, I'm writing this post on the new Wordpress iPhone application on my upgraded iPod Touch. So far, it seems really easy to use. You just set up your blog login, click to write a new post, and just start tapping away. The one downside is the iPod Touch/iPhone keyboard. If you don't mind typing on it, then you won't have any problems. If you do, then you won't enjoy the experience. Then again, you probably wouldn't be doing much on your iPhone either. All in all, I would highly recommend this app to any bloggers who use Wordpress as a backend. It makes me wish that I has an actual iPhone, so that I could blog from anywhere (vs. Needing to be in Wifi range for the Touch). It's quick and easy to use for shortish blogging.

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