Jamie Thingelstad

Technology

Smaller Desktop Footprint

For many years now I have sat down at my desk in front of giant monitors. I’ve wanted to become more nomadic in my computing and am going to try to ween myself off of a big 30" external monitor. This will be my setup for the next few weeks.

Wood trestle desk with a MacBook Pro on a stand, external keyboard, trackpad, speaker, and document scanner, red chair tucked underneath

Got my Glif!

My Glif arrived in the mail today! I was one of the many backers on their Kickstarter campaign. This little widget is to allow you to place your iPhone 4 in all sorts of interesting ways, including putting it on a tripod.

I already used it to tilt the iPhone up while displaying a recipe on the kitchen counter.

Glif tripod mount and stand for iPhone 4, a small black plastic clip attached to a kraft cardboard backing, resting on a yellow padded mailing envelope on a wood surface.

Attract Customers with WiFi Name

A while back we were traveling and I noticed that this coffee shop, Kavarna, didn’t just have its name in its WiFi network as most do. They smartly were telling anyone that could see the WiFi signal to come on in and use the network.

Smart. More places should do this. How about “Free Refills” in your WiFi network name?

iPhone Wi-Fi settings screen showing the network Free WiFi at Kavarna selected and connected, with Wi-Fi and Ask to Join Networks both toggled ON.