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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Whole Foods Market, Oakland
Stopped by the new Whole Foods Market supermarket in Oakland this afternoon to pick up some things that are hard to get in other places (e.g. Quorn), and also to add their free Wi-Fi network, which has a click to connect portal, to the set supported by Devicescape.
I successfully connected using my Thinkpad (running FC4 Linux because I’m too lazy to upgrade it), my Nokia N95 and the my still-modified iPhone.
My only complaint about the store was that there were no pastries on sale at the coffee bar. Their loss more than mine since I just opted for the coffee without the snack (probably better for me too!). I guess you’re supposed to walk around the corner to the bakery first, but if they want people to sit in the coffee shop area working and keep re-ordering, please include the option of buying some tasty pastries too 🙂
Schmap Napa Valley Guide
A few of my photos have been included in the Maui guide from the folks at Schmap before. Now they’ve selected one of my photos from the Ferrari Carano winery taken earlier this year for inclusion in their Napa Valley guide.
Sunrise in the City
I caught the very early (6:10am) ferry over to the city this morning, something I don’t think I’ll be doing again. That said, it did afford me the chance to see the sun rise over the bay. Here’s a photo taken along the Embarcadero, looking out towards the Bay Bridge. On the left side is the new Pier 14.
Horny Goat Weed
Tea that “helps promote vitality, stamina & healthy natural energy levels” so they claim… but with a name like that would you drink it?
This was taken in a new supermarket over in San Francisco, and was only one of many strange things I discovered on their shelves (more photos will be posted to Flickr as soon as I get them off the iPhone – this one was in the N95 making it a breeze to upload).
iPhone Update
Devicescape for your Apple iPhone
First thing, Devicescape announced today that the iPhone version of its hotspot login software will be available very soon. Check out the Devicescape blog post for information about getting on the list for downloads if you’re interested in trying that out.
iPhoneOpener
Since there are now much simpler ways to get the iPhone ready for third party software, I suggest that people don’t use my iPhoneOpener software anymore for this purpose. Instead, I recommend iNdependence for Mac users looking to get ssh/sftp setup, and the Nullriver Installer.app for those on Windows or Mac OS looking to just add cool third party apps to their iPhones.