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What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

'Invalid Binary' – thanks apple for all of that diagnostic information…!? #
Why are so many of my local trending topics not in English…. :( #
Foursquare makes me want to go to cool places again… Just to check-in!! #
@uniquejosh how are you doing at gathering 'experts' for your service? in reply to uniquejosh #
Graffiti at the train station – "You're just a small part of Scotland" (yep – everything slept correctly.) Amateurs #
Why is it that none of the Google web apps run properly on iOS4?!? #
I love airports! #
Errr… If an app is loading and the 'background activity' top bar is there does it really cut ~30px from the MIDDLE of the Default.png?! #
@uniquejosh absolutely I am – I'm actually at heathrow right now but picking up not leaving :). When are you guys planning launch? in reply to uniquejosh #
"Fix Coffee" at whitecross Market is the best…! #
Does anyone know anything about copyright in the UK- especially using other companies logos in your product when directly referring to them? #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

11 free iPhone 4-res PSD templates; icons, UI elements: free! http://bit.ly/dhYdFE #
iPhone 4 has been behaving oddly since I jailbroke last week #jailbreakme http://yfrog.com/2ce2bj #
Sorry @meebo – until multitasking works @implus has stolen your place on my home screen :( #
Just at an event with a lawyer named'Alan Shore' haha – love Boston Legal!! #
@pikledom yup – we are :) how are your two jobs going? in reply to pikledom #
http://www.gliffy.com – an amazing open source alternative to Microsoft Visio #
@hughfowler welcome to the twitterverse… #
@taylorwessing thanks for hosting a fantastic event last night. Great pitch by @minutebox 's @uniquejosh & cheers @philmoomp for organising! #
Really really cold here this morning…. For summer! #
Facebook Places launches – but not in the UK :( http://yfrog.com/mhee0j #
I love #things on Mac and iPhone but is there any way to export the data / get at it on the web…? #
@foursquare CEO quote "we're still a platform for location" – he would have said 'the' 2 days ago :( #
Err… Who the heck is using my spotify account 'somewhere else' http://yfrog.com/htvjxj #
I <3 sleep!! #
Live updating Google search results – what happens when a kid is searching for TITanic? http://tcrn.ch/aqbV8F #
@l_robson are you on holiday yet? Have fun!! in reply to l_robson #
@philmoomp lol – sorry wrong Phillip woodward! TS3 was good though :p in reply to philmoomp #
Can we please have a beta of OS4(or OS4.1 as I would imagine they're now planning) for the iPad?!? #
@l_robson by which you mean to say that you're in an identical car, 3ft from regular class :p have fun!! in reply to l_robson #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Thank you @spotify – new update has a nice #iPhone4 hi-res icon :) #
Hmm… slow news day today – somebody should make something up…! #
'How black people use twitter' – is there anything about that article that's not offensive… :p http://www.slate.com/id/2263462 #
Why does TFL believe that being 'planned' makes the maintenance any less annoying…? #
@iamjonathanmay lol -I was involved in some 'unplanned' maintenance on the Waterloo and City line last week – are you based in london? in reply to iamjonathanmay #
Hahahaha – from #runpee trying the old 'scanning windows xp' scam on the iPad – http://yfrog.com/c9oz6j #
@thom_white lol – on the phone?!? Craziness! in reply to thom_white #
@iamjonathanmay I'm in Shoreditch right now – well technically old street – I work atm in EC1Y. in reply to iamjonathanmay #
Photoshop for iOS just became Photoshop Express – real Photoshop coming for iPhone 4/iPad?? #
My train has no power so is moving slowly… Great. Just make sure most of that power is available to the brakes if necessary! #
At Byron with @pikledom and @l_robson – mmmm… Wish my laura was here too… #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

How the hell does #jailbreakme work!? Does it worry anyone else that there's a payload which can update the OS through Safari!??! #
@nathanm @alanjlee @springah @neilwarner apparently an exploit on the pdf renderer, temp fix is available after jb: http://bit.ly/8ZxsGZ #
@BeauGiles ouch – yeah, there's a few articles about it now i know what to look for. Sad thing is the jailbreak will break soon :( it has to in reply to BeauGiles #
@pikledom thank you for lawrence rights… :p what are you up to this weekend? in reply to pikledom #
Bill Cosby is very much alive – however you may feel about this. Now, sshhhhh #
To the person who just phonejacker-ed my home phone – i know you are one of 7 people (who has the number!) so beware….! :p #
@facebook if someone sends me a number in a facebook message – I'd quite like to be able to call it on my iPhone. :( #
Omg – earliest I've been home from work in over a month! :) two and a half men, here I come (the tv show!!) #
When did gizmodo.com become rag-on-apple.com; oh i remember, right after they bought the stolen prototype. Love the site guys but really? #
Note for all – jailbreaking my iPhone 4 has prevented the Xcode debugger from being able to attach to a process :( #
Is it ironic that http://paidcontent.org/ is itself a free blog? #
@pikledom I think she may be coming here instead at the end of the month!! W00000t!!! Meet up much!?!? :D in reply to pikledom #
@Claire_SnugBaby congrats -looks nice! in reply to Claire_SnugBaby #
@AdamRock you sound surprised that 4chan gave you a virus. /b perchance?! :p in reply to AdamRock #
@eventful have you used your web page on an iPhone – the login link shows the keyboard but no login form.. :( #
"The All Saints are my favourite tune of all time" – Mark Roberts #fb #
@pikledom errr… Entertainment?! :p sounds err… Dodgy!! But yeah – will be awesomo! Also looking forward to next w/e!! in reply to pikledom #
@mikebutcher Mike likes my shades http://yfrog.com/n2g50j #
Will somebody please pick up their god damn phone!! #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

How the hell does #jailbreakme work!? Does it worry anyone else that there's a payload which can update the OS through Safari!??! #
@nathanm @alanjlee @springah @neilwarner apparently an exploit on the pdf renderer, temp fix is available after jb: http://bit.ly/8ZxsGZ #
@BeauGiles ouch – yeah, there's a few articles about it now i know what to look for. Sad thing is the jailbreak will break soon :( it has to in reply to BeauGiles #
@pikledom thank you for lawrence rights… :p what are you up to this weekend? in reply to pikledom #
Bill Cosby is very much alive – however you may feel about this. Now, sshhhhh #
To the person who just phonejacker-ed my home phone – i know you are one of 7 people (who has the number!) so beware….! :p #
@facebook if someone sends me a number in a facebook message – I'd quite like to be able to call it on my iPhone. :( #
Omg – earliest I've been home from work in over a month! :) two and a half men, here I come (the tv show!!) #
When did gizmodo.com become rag-on-apple.com; oh i remember, right after they bought the stolen prototype. Love the site guys but really? #
Note for all – jailbreaking my iPhone 4 has prevented the Xcode debugger from being able to attach to a process :( #
Is it ironic that http://paidcontent.org/ is itself a free blog? #
@pikledom I think she may be coming here instead at the end of the month!! W00000t!!! Meet up much!?!? :D in reply to pikledom #
@Claire_SnugBaby congrats -looks nice! in reply to Claire_SnugBaby #
@AdamRock you sound surprised that 4chan gave you a virus. /b perchance?! :p in reply to AdamRock #
@eventful have you used your web page on an iPhone – the login link shows the keyboard but no login form.. :( #
"The All Saints are my favourite tune of all time" – Mark Roberts #fb #
@pikledom errr… Entertainment?! :p sounds err… Dodgy!! But yeah – will be awesomo! Also looking forward to next w/e!! in reply to pikledom #
@mikebutcher Mike likes my shades http://yfrog.com/n2g50j #
Will somebody please pick up their god damn phone!! #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
It's bloody awesome that Starcraft is trending… Who says twitters too mainstream for the tech community to make waves anymore…?! #
Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
Woah – just popped on techmeme and apple have released *another* million products… #
@pikledom so am I awesome or a total looser…! Yep! You? Wickedness no? You + tmoo (rhyme!) should come out thurs (near your work :) ) in reply to pikledom #
Apple are no fun – why cant I prolifically gift free apps?!? #
What is it with the Apple Holdem game AI and raising crazily before the flop… If they have a face card they're basically all in! #
Dragon Dictation actually really works – and it's free! Check it out! http://bit.ly/a0El4H (Ad) #
Does anyone know how you get those cool cartoon character images of yourself? #
@cassiohui hate to break it to you – but you're not a pretty woman…!? :p #
@e_string err… living in London why would you want to go to the sights…?! #
Looking forward to #MiniBarLondon tonight :) #
@e_string lol Museums are good – learning is good! and… The Saatchi Gallery has some AMAZING exhibits at the moment! in reply to e_string #
@cassiohui much better :D #dontbealiar in reply to cassiohui #
@pikledom Yep – the iPhone 4 is possibly the best thing in the world! Do you and L use Facetime? Can we borrow Lawrence next weekend? in reply to pikledom #
Test! #minibarlondon #
Talking with @kahui at #minibarlondon #
Why the fuck aren't my tweets showing up on the #minibarlondon screen..?!? #
@pikledom hm… You can come too but its a traditional male celebration in honor of a friend about to get married…whatever they call that. in reply to pikledom #
TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://lx.im/5PgS (Ad) #
The @o2 teetering purchase page is not working so well… http://yfrog.com/mrr61xj #
To the 'hard-man' in the blacked-out BMW; playing it extremely loudly doesn't make Britney any cooler… #
Enjoying a fantastic Pinot noir at The Rummer Hotel in Bristol. #
@jasoncalacanis may I propose that when you start the new-net-order that parking domains should be illegal #useorloose #
Dear @mcdonalds, your coffee cup lids are terrible, that is all. #
@l_robson don't know yet – perhaps we should talk this week to figure something out?? in reply to l_robson #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000

@thom_white @ ih8mypc lol – it turns out you can but it tastes rubbish! in reply to thom_white #
One of my friends' kids just spent £550 on the PSN buying a virtual football player – credit card theft starts young!! :p #
Why is it that so often idiots fall upwards..?! #
Just saw a silver @tesla roadster on errol street, London http://yfrog.com/3qr19qj (@jasoncalacanis envy now :() – p.s see you later! #
@apple – 'For store hours and directions please press 1, #1 -> no opening hours just directions :( #
@twitterrific – are you aware of the bug that after being left in the background for a while, navigating back doesn't always work correctly? #
People who cant fit on one train seat should have to buy two tickets… :p #
@Twitterrific great! How do you follow a user whose name you know in twitteriffic? in reply to Twitterrific #
The iOS 4.0.1 signal bars look stupid when you have full signal :s #
@Twitterrific what if they don't have any recent at-mentions? in reply to Twitterrific #
@heif The new Global Meetup feature is epic – attended #twist in London this week and it really is great! #
TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://lx.im/5PgS (Ad) #
Wow Bugatti Veyron is beautiful! http://yfrog.com/87guxaj #
TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
@pikledom iphone 4 white delayed :( http://tcrn.ch/cGrgCb in reply to pikledom #
@pikledom ah that would be telling…. Okay, Leicester Square :p in reply to pikledom #
TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
@BBC your new iPhone app is nice but it crashes consistently if I leave it in the background for a couple hours…! #
@Twitterrific can we please have a 'quick add' feature from the home screen in reply to Twitterrific #
TriDefense iPhone app is on sale – great game now only $0.99 http://bit.ly/9J2rYS (Ad) #
Okay – why the hell did my alarm go off 'silently' this morning – a silent alarm is not an alarm, it's a message. Messages don't wake people #
@samsungukmobile my iPhone 4 alarm didn't wake me up thismorning because it decided to be silent because of a silent-mode bug! Thanks a lot! #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000

@neilwarner nice pic – try taking that on another cam phone! #iphone4pic (trying to start a hashtag :) ) in reply to neilwarner #
The iPhone 4 front facing camera seems just as useful for creating profile pics for those million-and-one services as vid conferencing #
Try adding bet365.com to your iPhone home screen – it creates a dedicated App?!? How did they do that? #
How to make your 1.0 iPhone 4 app – 1. Create hi-res icon (I.e. Re-export), 2. Compile with iOS4 SDK (b/g is free!). 5 mins max-cummon peeps #
@miss_cath what camera-phone was that taken with? in reply to miss_cath #
@bdsams then don't do the 'apple-hating' thing! :p in reply to bdsams #
@m_leigh_g hmmm… Are there still tickets and how do I get them… Denny Crane! (ps I <3 iPhone 4) in reply to m_leigh_g #
@miss_cath was gonna say – way too awesome for a camera phone :p in reply to miss_cath #
@Fabby_Jess me too! in reply to Fabby_Jess #
@countrystar13 hello! I'm doing great – how about you? What have you been filling the time with? Singing video live..?? :p :p thought not :p in reply to countrystar13 #
Why does 'continue search on server' in iphone mail never work for my gmail account..?!?! #
@pikledom 'gotten round' to phone-ordering your iPhone 4 yet? Join us… It's great :) in reply to pikledom #
@countrystar13 why sad? in reply to countrystar13 #
@detrick morning! in reply to detrick #
Birra Moretti is the best beer ever! #
Lol – just accidentally froze a few beers; can you still drink them?! :p #
@detrick Good – great actually. How about with you? You have a hella lot of followers! :p in reply to detrick #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000

@pikledom Oh, I have been told! You at @techhub launch on Friday? in reply to pikledom #
Red Arrows just flew over our building – cool!!! #
Red Arrows just flew over our building in Central London – Cool! #
Help me out here – is 'pointful' a word…? #
@alenadundas haha – good seeing you. sorry; caught me at worst possible moment – just got off rubbish phone call! (gymboo in redir loop?) #
@pikledom probably 5 or 7 – was cool! Not a member (yet – thinking), will probably pop by as am on the 'guestlist'. Not your bday right? in reply to pikledom #
My first days iPhone 4 data usage… http://yfrog.com/bfsnlsj #
My god – iPhone 4 is amazing! Thank you Apple! :) http://yfrog.com/03fxlvj #

What I’ve been tweeting this week

Chris Maddern — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000

@pikledom Oh, I have been told! You at @techhub launch on Friday? in reply to pikledom #
Red Arrows just flew over our building – cool!!! #
Red Arrows just flew over our building in Central London – Cool! #
Help me out here – is 'pointful' a word…? #
@alenadundas haha – good seeing you. sorry; caught me at worst possible moment – just got off rubbish phone call! (gymboo in redir loop?) #
@pikledom probably 5 or 7 – was cool! Not a member (yet – thinking), will probably pop by as am on the 'guestlist'. Not your bday right? in reply to pikledom #
My first days iPhone 4 data usage… http://yfrog.com/bfsnlsj #
My god – iPhone 4 is amazing! Thank you Apple! :) http://yfrog.com/03fxlvj #