<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Futile &#187; Ramblings</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.futile.com/topics/ramblings/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.futile.com</link>
	<description>living with technology and other stuff</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:14:50 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Twitter&#8217;s BlackBird Pie</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2010/05/twitters-blackbird-pie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2010/05/twitters-blackbird-pie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 21:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=1179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now you can embed tweets. Because copying 140 characters of text and citing it would be hard. I&#8217;m testing out this new Blackbird Pie service on Twitter http://media.twitter.com/blackbird-pie/less than a minute ago via webRyan Lanefutileboy You can make your own using Twitter&#8217;s Blackbird Pie service Related posts: Simple CSS based wireframe annotation SEO for Silverlight [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/10/simple-css-based-wireframe-annotation/' rel='bookmark' title='Simple CSS based wireframe annotation'>Simple CSS based wireframe annotation</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/06/seo-for-silverlight/' rel='bookmark' title='SEO for Silverlight'>SEO for Silverlight</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/04/silverlight-20-twitter-widget/' rel='bookmark' title='Silverlight 2.0 Twitter Widget'>Silverlight 2.0 Twitter Widget</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2010/05/twitters-blackbird-pie/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Photos of the First Microsoft Store</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/10/photos-of-the-first-microsoft-store/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/10/photos-of-the-first-microsoft-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Surface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/2009/10/photos-of-the-first-microsoft-store/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was lucky enough to be at the first Microsoft Store in Scottsdale on opening day. Here are the photos I took: Related posts: Microsoft Surface in AT&#038;T Retail Store Fairwell to Microsoft from David Stutz Microsoft tries a new model for device team
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/05/microsoft-surface-in-att-retail-store/' rel='bookmark' title='Microsoft Surface in AT&amp;T Retail Store'>Microsoft Surface in AT&#038;T Retail Store</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/06/fairwell-to-microsoft-from-david-stutz/' rel='bookmark' title='Fairwell to Microsoft from David Stutz'>Fairwell to Microsoft from David Stutz</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2006/09/microsoft-tries-a-new-model-for-device-team/' rel='bookmark' title='Microsoft tries a new model for device team'>Microsoft tries a new model for device team</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/10/photos-of-the-first-microsoft-store/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I&#8217;m sick of UI examples that do nothing</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/im-sick-of-ui-examples-that-do-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/im-sick-of-ui-examples-that-do-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yep I&#8217;m going to go there. There are a ton of concept UI&#8217;s that are blown up on walls and support a multitouch gestural interface. Sure they look pretty, but a vast majority of these examples don&#8217;t do anything. I mean look at this video: Tangible Multi-touch Connectivity from nearinteraction on Vimeo. ooh look at [...]
No related posts.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/im-sick-of-ui-examples-that-do-nothing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>clyckslexia</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/clyckslexia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/clyckslexia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UxD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clyckslexia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/2009/07/clyckslexia/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Word of the day: clyckslexia When a user double clicks the submit button, or double click web links. Related posts: Twitter Affiliate Ad Network One desktop to rule them all The $300 Million Button
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/07/twitter-affiliate-ad-network/' rel='bookmark' title='Twitter Affiliate Ad Network'>Twitter Affiliate Ad Network</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/06/one-desktop-to-rule-them-all/' rel='bookmark' title='One desktop to rule them all'>One desktop to rule them all</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/07/the-300-million-button/' rel='bookmark' title='The $300 Million Button'>The $300 Million Button</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/clyckslexia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Digital Landscape: Digital Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/the-digital-landscape-digital-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/the-digital-landscape-digital-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like my previous post about Social Technologies I wanted to put together a better classification model in place for digital marketing. Often it seems terms are thrown around without much standardization. Personalization Behavioral Targeting IP Targeting Dynamic Content Delivery Research Network Based Targeting Segmentation Search SEO / Organic Search Vertical Search Paid Search Search Engine [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/07/the-digital-landscape-social-technologies/' rel='bookmark' title='The Digital Landscape: Social Technologies'>The Digital Landscape: Social Technologies</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/10/what-is-your-web-sites-purpose/' rel='bookmark' title='What Is Your Web Site&rsquo;s Purpose?'>What Is Your Web Site&rsquo;s Purpose?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/07/ia-ux-deliverables/' rel='bookmark' title='IA / UX Deliverables'>IA / UX Deliverables</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/the-digital-landscape-digital-marketing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Twitter Affiliate Ad Network</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/twitter-affiliate-ad-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/twitter-affiliate-ad-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adsense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/2009/07/twitter-affiliate-ad-network/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of days now and what we really need is a Twitter affiliate ad network like service.&#160; I often post tweets about products I like or things that I find interesting.&#160; In most cases that is valuable to those companies.&#160; I’ve done some small tests with my twitter [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/11/3rd-party-twitter-apps/' rel='bookmark' title='3rd party twitter apps'>3rd party twitter apps</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2010/05/twitters-blackbird-pie/' rel='bookmark' title='Twitter&#8217;s BlackBird Pie'>Twitter&#8217;s BlackBird Pie</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/02/twitter-for-business-101/' rel='bookmark' title='Twitter for Business 101'>Twitter for Business 101</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/07/twitter-affiliate-ad-network/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Alphabet Game</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2009/01/the-alphabet-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2009/01/the-alphabet-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/2009/01/the-alphabet-game/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a list of companies I’ve worked for or with over the years in alphabet book format A is for Ascentium &#38; Altrec B is for Blast Radius, Brickfan and Bowne C is for Coinstar D is for Decision Processes International (DPI) E is for Enic.cc &#38; Eddie Bauer F is for Freerange &#38; Flying [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2005/12/microsoft-team-rss-blog/' rel='bookmark' title='Microsoft Team RSS Blog'>Microsoft Team RSS Blog</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2009/01/the-alphabet-game/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>OLPC, future of computing, and stuff&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2008/05/olpc-future-of-computing-and-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2008/05/olpc-future-of-computing-and-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UxD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olpc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sugar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[user experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[User Interface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting here in a Starbucks trying out the OLPC as a blogging platform. It&#8217;s a great little machine for so many reasons, but I&#8217;m actually finding myself a little limited trying to do real stuff that I do everyday on this system. Sure it wasn&#8217;t designed for this at all so I will be [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/06/home-of-the-future/' rel='bookmark' title='Home of the future'>Home of the future</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/05/windows-xp-on-the-olpc-demo/' rel='bookmark' title='Windows XP on the OLPC demo'>Windows XP on the OLPC demo</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2009/06/don-norman-the-design-of-future-things/' rel='bookmark' title='Don Norman: The Design of Future Things'>Don Norman: The Design of Future Things</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2008/05/olpc-future-of-computing-and-stuff/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Video of my iPhone getting laser etched</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/video-of-my-iphone-getting-laser-etched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/video-of-my-iphone-getting-laser-etched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instructables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lasers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Video of my iPhone getting laser etched Originally uploaded by futileboy Here&#8217;s a short little video clip of the etching machine in action. I have to say CO2 lasers are super cool. I think I want one of these. Related posts: QR codes laser etched on my phone e-ink video Arduino Starter Kit Video
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/04/qr-codes-laser-etched-on-my-phone/' rel='bookmark' title='QR codes laser etched on my phone'>QR codes laser etched on my phone</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/05/e-ink-video/' rel='bookmark' title='e-ink video'>e-ink video</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/12/arduino-starter-kit-video/' rel='bookmark' title='Arduino Starter Kit Video'>Arduino Starter Kit Video</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/video-of-my-iphone-getting-laser-etched/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>QR codes laser etched on my phone</title>
		<link>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/qr-codes-laser-etched-on-my-phone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/qr-codes-laser-etched-on-my-phone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Lane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ramblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instructables]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web20]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.futile.com/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CR codes laser etched on my phone Originally uploaded by futileboy My iPhone is all customized and pretty thanks to Instructables.com. They are offering free laser etching at the Web2.0 Expo if you bring a high contrast image on a thumb drive. First person to decode my QR codes gets a cookie. Related posts: Video [...]
Related posts:<ol>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/04/video-of-my-iphone-getting-laser-etched/' rel='bookmark' title='Video of my iPhone getting laser etched'>Video of my iPhone getting laser etched</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/04/y-os/' rel='bookmark' title='Y! OS'>Y! OS</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.futile.com/2008/08/links-for-2008-08-14/' rel='bookmark' title='links for 2008-08-14'>links for 2008-08-14</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.futile.com/2008/04/qr-codes-laser-etched-on-my-phone/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Dynamic Page Served (once) in 1328629796.301 seconds -->

