Andy Reitz: July 2009 Archives

1. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): If Comicon were a woman, she would've rode me hard all night, then used those long sexy legs to kick me in the balls just now. Watabitch.

2. Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.

3. Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.

4. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."

5. John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
   
   Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.

6. Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct

7. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.

8. Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.

9. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej

10. Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great

11. Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!

12. John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.

13. Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.

14. Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!

15. Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.

16. Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."

17. Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).

18. Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).

1. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): If Comicon were a woman, she would've rode me hard all night, then used those long sexy legs to kick me in the balls just now. Watabitch.

2. Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.

3. Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.

4. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."

5. John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
   
   Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.

6. Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct

7. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.

8. Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.

9. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej

10. Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great

11. Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!

12. John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.

13. Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.

14. Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!

15. Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.

16. Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."

17. Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).

18. Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).

1. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): If Comicon were a woman, she would've rode me hard all night, then used those long sexy legs to kick me in the balls just now. Watabitch.

2. Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.

3. Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.

4. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."

5. John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
   
   Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.

6. Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct

7. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.

8. Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.

9. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej

10. Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great

11. Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!

12. John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.

13. Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.

14. Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!

15. Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.

16. Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."

17. Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).

18. Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).

1. Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.

2. Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.

3. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."

4. John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
   
   Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.

5. Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct

6. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.

7. Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.

8. Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej

9. Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great

10. Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!

11. John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.

12. Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.

13. Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!

14. Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.

15. Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."

16. Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).

17. Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).

18. Andy Reitz (@areitz): My prediction for iPhone 3.0: Data Detectors. Better UI for moving data around, especially on a phone -- where I am limited by my stubbism.

• Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.

• Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.

• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."

• John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
  
  Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.

• Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct

• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.

• Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.

• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej

• Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great

• Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!

• John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.

• Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.

• Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!

• Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.

• Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."

• Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).

• Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).

• Andy Reitz (@areitz): My prediction for iPhone 3.0: Data Detectors. Better UI for moving data around, especially on a phone -- where I am limited by my stubbism.

• Sara (@sreitz): I have soothed my inability to pick moneymaking horses with a delicious stuffed pretzel. Toasted bread plus cheese equals deliciousness.
• Sara (@sreitz): I should not be allowed to own or use scissors.
• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): 1974. My mom to my bro en route to Disney-"We're going to Seattle!" My bro-"I don't wanna see Attle- I wanna see Mickey."
• John Gruber (@gruber): I don’t gamble. I don’t drink. My one vice is buying a new iPhone every summer.
  
  Well, that and lying about drinking and gambling.
• Mark Pilgrim (@diveintomark): The Wikipedia page on ADHD is like 20 pages long. That's just cruel. http://is.gd/Zoct
• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Robot test #12. Go see Pixar's UP. If your date doesn't cry, robot.
• Sara (@sreitz): Seen just now: dude wearing a full suit and tie with black socks and open-toed sandals. A whole new dimension in business casual.
• Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion): Ahhhh... Morning. The book, a Spenser novel. The coffee, Kona. The cup... http://yfrog.com/43c4ej
• Pete Wentz (@petewentz): happy birthday to my favorite dude @patrick"i_hate_it_when_you_guys_even_talk_about_twitter". ur a great dude. not enough ppl know how great
• Sara (@sreitz): I juss bunt my thung. Thass wha I ge tho foogetting mah muh and ossing the fwee pwanet-killing styrafoom cups. Mah. It weally huts!
• John Gruber (@gruber): Political Observation: The tax changes Obama has enacted are exactly those he campaigned upon. And he got more votes than the other guy.
• Kevin Stumph (@kvstumph): Would you believe it? I misunderestimated how long my taxes were going to take me. I guess there's a tenth time for everything.
• Cabel M. Sasser (@cabel): Yep! We finally grabbed some Wang's In The Desert! Great food, but expen... OH MY GOD you guys I just realized the name sounds really dirty!
• Bill Wendling (@kinderschwein): @areitz There isn't one. It's well-known that atheists are incapable of pleasure.
• Sara (@sreitz): @areitz Replace "God" with "goodness." And remember, always replace "Jesus" with "baby."
• Sara (@sreitz): @ajayne All hail the queen of Twitter! Justin Timberlake is already writing a song about you (girl, you tweet straight to his heart).
• Andy Reitz (@areitz): Also - Scott Forstall and Phil Schiller will be handling the speaking duties today. No Steve Jobs (the probably won't even mention him).
• Andy Reitz (@areitz): My prediction for iPhone 3.0: Data Detectors. Better UI for moving data around, especially on a phone -- where I am limited by my stubbism.

After attempting to get the Palm webOS SDK running on my iMac, I decided to attempt installing Linux onto my machine, to run the SDK there. Ubuntu took a lot longer to install than I thought it would -- due to some issues with shrinking my Mac OS X partition. But once I got some free disk space, installing Ubuntu was a snap.

Getting the webOS SDK going was even easer:

The Browser app in the webOS simulator, pointed at my blog.

So far I've been through the "Hello World" demo, and at first blush, the SDK seems to be a bit more complicated than I thought it would be. While I have a basic grip on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can't just start making web pages and loading them onto webOS -- Palm has an MVC-like framework that you have to deal with. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it, but I kindof thought that I'd be able to just jump in and start knocking something out. Alas, more reading will have to happen first.

-Andy.