Google, you know I’m pro-G. If you made clothes, I’d wear your gear. Why tease and provide  some features in the basic site, but not apps? You don’t have what I would consider vital to Google production.

Here they are:

5. Contact syncing for Google with Windows Mobile

- I know I have a meeting, but with who? Come on, I need my peeps!

4. iGoogle for apps.

- iGoogle looks so nice with all those widgets. My custom start page for chunk-o-cheese.com is so dry.

3. Themes on Gmail for Google Apps

- Have you seen the new Gmail themes? Again, why no love for the app people who have embraced Google?

2. Reader for Google Apps

- I use my apps to centralize my life. Reading content online is part of that. Be nice to not have two logins to achieve that task.

1. Editable Docs on Google Docs

- Now you can add one doc and edit it with the mobile device, but proper collaboration with documentation still needs the desktop. Go ahead, bind me to that damn machine!

Dear Google,

I’ve been there from day one. From the two page search (even when one of them was goggle.com) to the search citadel you are now. You’ve never asked for my love, but now you are going to need to earn your right to control what is dearest to me, my domain.

XOXOXO,

JaggedPen

In 1985 Roger Moore (look at those Knightly man boobs!) left the role of James Bond, and Broccoli inc was looking for a new 007. Pierce Bosnan’s career as Remington Steele ended roughly at the same time. It was a perfect chance to approached Brosnan to take the helm in the next Bond film. Unfortunately, Brosnan’s contract with NBC was still active and needed to be fulfilled. Shortly after Pierce turned down the role, he made a deal with Coca-Cola to make a couple of Diet Coke commercials were he played, you guessed it, a secret agent.

Many rumors were circulating at the time.

Pierce turned down the role to take care of his sick/dying wife. Not True.

Pierce made the commercials thinking he was going to be the next Bond, but was denied for the more lovable Timothy Dalton. Wrong Again.

Phew! Good to clear the air on that one!

In two days I’m going to see a performance of Glengarry Glen Ross. This play, written by David Mamet, is about four Chicago real estate agents and their struggles to sale prospective buyers land. If they don’t sale enough to make top prize in a company contest, they lose their jobs. There is a twist to the story that causes an uproar over stolen property of the agency that develops into dramatic realization on life and why they give up so much for so little.

One of my favorite scenes is the leadership speech given by the top salesman. A visitor to the agency from “downtown” sent to put some fire in the sales team by way of threats. This scene was not written in the play, but was put in for the movie released in 1992. The actor playing the part is Alec Baldwin, and boy is his performance amazing. I’ll play that scene later.

But first, let me play the scene performed by some unlikely actors.

First is a small boy:

I’m a big fan of Brandon Hardesty. He has made it an art to re-enact famous scenes from movies. Brandon is quite the talent, and his doesn’t disappoint with the Glengarry scene.

And, the master…

I don’t know if this scene was put in the play after the movie, but I’ll know later this week. Follow-up to come.

There is this little social tool we all know and love called Twitter. Call it a microblog, call it a communication tool, call it oxygen, hey call it what you want. Everyone is tweeting. From the average Joe to a mythical bird on Mars, Twitter is a way of life for most. If you haven’t jumped on the Twitter band wagon please visit a friend of mine who has an awesome Twitter 101 to get anyone started.

Twitter is all about the development of social media. Many of the ideas that Twitter rolled into their production site came from the users that love it. The developers at Twitter have created an API just to ignite that creativity to the next level.

Here are some examples of Twitter API use and just how amazing the power of open creativity is:

Twitter Peeps:

Who are these people that tweet?

Twitterholic.com — Find the people who make Twitter, Twitter
Twubble — Find out who they follow
TwitterLocal — Find someone near you

Twitter Hotness:

Now that I’m on Twitter, what do I read?

Twitscoop — Find the hot topics on Twitter
Tweet Scan — Search Twitter for topics
Twitter Search — Twitter owned search tool
Tweetmeme — Follow a discussion on Twitter

Twitter Alt-Read:

There is so much, how do I get only stuff I want sent to me?

Twitter Alerts - TweetBeep.com — Email Tweet Alerts
Feed My Inbox ~ RSS to Email ~ Feed to Email — RSS to Email

Twitter Phone:

How about twitter for my phone?

Twitter — Mobile Twitter Interface
Hahlo 3.1 — Another Mobile Interface

Twitter Apps:

Are there apps for Twitter, like desktop apps?

twhirl | the social software client — Small, full functionality
TweetDeck — My Personal Fav.
Twidget - Twitter.com Dashboard Widget — Mac OSX
TwitBin - twitter your browser - twitbin.com — For the Firefox browser

Twitter Voice:

I don’t like typing.

twitsay | Give your Twitter Account a Voice — Call in a tweet

Twitter Non-Text:

Can I put other things on Twitter? Pictures, vids, or other web content?

TwitPic / Share photos on Twitter — Post a picture
twittergram — Flickr + Twitter
TwitThis – Connect Blogs and Twitter
Twitturly - Real-time Link Tracking on Twitter — See the sites people are Tweeting

Twitter Fans:

This is awesome, how do I get involved?

Twitter Fan Wiki / FrontPage

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So, what can you do with the API?

In my post about my Sea Monkey experience (search for it) I mentioned of the lone survivor I Named Robert Neville. Today, I woke up this morning only to declare the passing of this great Sea Monkey. I had not seen him for the past few days, and suspected his final days. This post is dedicated to a brine shrimp that has not only proved my childhood dreams to be a success, but this shrimp alone has delivered joy to fellow Sea Monkeys and humans a like.

I’d like everyone to join in a toast to the long survived of the plastic tank. To Robert Neville, from egg to Sea Monkey your crown shall shine on forever.

Possible picture of Robert mating with another Sea Monkey:

My Mother was telling me about a story from when she was a dental assistant. A little girl came in for a check up, and on the x-ray was this round shadow. The doctor asked if the little girl had earrings, but that wasn’t the case. So, they took a picture of just her nose area. Inside was a thumbtack. The little girl denied putting something up her nose, but it had been there a very long time. So long that when they pulled it out of her nose, the thumb tack was rusted. I’m totally surprise that the little girl wasn’t in pain.

This lead to a second story. Again from my Mom.

This little girl had constant sinus infections, discharge (eww) and everything! In fact, the Mother would speak of a nasty odor coming from this little girl’s nose (again, eww). Well, they finally went to the Doctor, and he discovered a sequin Barbie doll dress shoved up the ol’ nostril. Yes, this little girl’s nose was a Barbie doll closet.

I had no idea little kid’s noses had such large volume. I wonder what I stuck up my nose as a little boy.

I’ve been noticing a lot of music posts. Being that I posted them, I should notice. Maybe I need to make another category just for the tunes.

Welcome to another session where the iPod is the decider. If you don’t quite get it, search for iPod Check #1. Let’s not delay any further. First, is Soft by Kings of Leon. I cannot make it past the day without a little KOL.

Jason Nevin pumped out I’m in Heaven and it hit the radio waves as fast as the dance clubs. Notice the sampling of Michael Jackson’s Human Nature in the background.

Last is a classic by Bobby Darin called Mack the Knife. I eat this stuff like candy. While I listened to this, I put a fedora on the head and moved with a little more daddy-o involved.

Three up, three down. Another good session of I.C. Thanks for joining me, hoped you enjoyed the pure randomness.

The first time I heard Todd Rundgren’s hit “Hello It’s Me” was in the movie Duets. Here is the owl eyed freak now:

I knew that this is one of those songs that would be premo cover material for modern bands, so I looked around. I found, a total year after the original release, the Isley Brothers putting their own famous spin.

That’s 44 seconds of “Hello” in a row. I counted 17 total. Only the IBs could pull this off.

So, turn down the lights, snuggle up with your lady and let the hellos do their job.

I have never been to boot camp.

I have never scaled a wall.

I have never fired a real gun, just gaming guns.

I have never been to war.

I have never been filled with fear as members of my unit dead while doing their duty of protecting what they hold so near the heart, their country.

I will never know what it would be like to be a veteran.

I do know the honor I feel when I see a soldier come home.

I do know what that soldier has given so that I could live with the liberties I cherish.

With that … Thank You, to all that have served, Thank You.

I’d like to mention this whole other life I have, besides the blog, and work, and food, and wait where was I?

Yes. I decided to start this other blog called 20 Of Noon. Here I am listing little projects and ideas I have. I blog the status of those projects and release them to the public when ready.

Currently in the mix is:

Traffic Cams On Demand

This a way for people on the road to use their mobile phones and SMS to see how the traffic load is for major intersections. It is operated out of a service from TextMarks, and this was just more of me playing around with the CDOT cameras around the Denver Metro Area.

You can find more info here.

LinkChop.com

Link Chop is a link shorten-er for use with text submission applications with character limits. SMS, Twitter, Digg, and Tumblr are just some of the services that LinkChop can be used with. The trail was just to see if I could do it, but based on response I’m going to keep the application going and perfect it, of course.

You can find more info here.

This weekend warrior really gets my creative juices going, so expect more ideas and solutions from The Other Blog. Also, if you have ideas for me to think through and turn into an app, or would just like to know my take on it. Email me as james [at] 20ofnoon [dot] com