Macinstruct: Dropbox+iPad

Nerd alert! You're probably getting sick of me talking about Dropbox (referral!), but it just got even better today. It may have had the capabilities all along, but the form factor was such a turn off that it wasn't worth bothering with. Today's update of the Dropbox app brought iPad compatibility, however, and now it's a whole other ballgame.

The best part? You can "favorite" a file and it'll save a local copy.

Big whoop? Well, what happens if you 1) have a huge backlog of movies sitting around at home. 2) Are on the road and don't have access to 'em. 3) Are able to utilize the magic of BackToMyMac to throw a few into your Dropbox from afar. And 4) Can now suddenly download them locally. Fuck syncing files to get them onto your iPad. Fuck renting/buying/streaming on Netflix. Works flawlessly. You can jump ahead in the movie even if it hasn't downloaded from that point yet. Bring on the local copy. And you can add/remove movies at your whim for easier local management of files should you have gotten the 16gig version. Oh, and in theory, it should work on your iPhone...

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Made My Day: Dropbox Humor

It's no secret that I love Dropbox. Turns out it also has a sense of humor.
(Want Dropbox? Here's a referral link.)

PS: I swear I'm not dead -- good stuff coming. Check out my Tumblr in the meantime for periodic funstuffs.

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Climbin' 30 Rock for MS.

I wanted to post a few shots from my 70-story race up 30 Rockefeller Plaza. A big thank you to all of the friends and family members who donated in support. I personally raised $800 for multiple sclerosis, contributing to our team's stunning $13k achievement.

By the way, I made it to the top in 14mins flat (that includes stopping halfway up for a stairway pic with some friends).

Oh, and Tina Fey says "hi".

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Made My Day: Suck on It, Republicans.

Undoing what has been done.

via BarackObama.com

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Shotgun Disney.

I had to spend a few days in Florida for some work travel, so The Boif and I took a shotgun trip to Disney World last weekend. He'd never been to Disney-anything, so it was kinda cute bouncin' about watching the grin on his face. The weather was a bit cool for Florida, but the parks were pretty empty, and the two of us had no problem navigating all the parks in less than two days. Starwood points for the hotel stay and a few comp park passes made for a cheap getaway. Woot!

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iTunes Contest + 1Password = Nearly Cheating.

Apple's running a contest -- and you could win a $10k iTunes credit. Best yet, you can submit entries on their website.

iTunes changed the way you buy music, making songs and albums available for download, day or night. Seven years later, we’re about to celebrate our biggest milestone for music, yet — 10 billion songs downloaded. Buy a song, and if it’s the 10 billionth download, you could win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card. It’s our way of saying thanks.

Even better, I've found that I can use the fantastic features of 1Password to save the form and fill it out for me each time, entering only the unique captcha code at the bottom. Give it a go. 1Password is great. I'll include some of the resources I found that influenced me to make the switch. (Psst. Also try the educator discount and coupon code "iSlayer" for added discounts.)

Reasons 1Password rocks:

• 1Password 3.0 public beta out: chock full of awesomeness
• Sneak Peek: 1Password 3.0 + secret beta-enabler tweak
• Keeping Your Passwords in Sync with 1Password

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If Nothing Else... (and podcastfun.)

If nothing else, I'd be happy with these accomplishments for 2010. More than I can say for Bush '01-'09...

I'm sure you saw:

• Forces Pushing Obama on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
• Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
• Obama Budget Freezes Much Domestic Spending
• In $3.8 Trillion Budget, Obama Pivots to Trim Future Deficits

PS: I'm sure many of you do already, but subscribing to a few video podcast feeds from the Whitehouse is a decent way to ingest information in the background:

• White House Speeches (iTunes)
• President Obama Weekly Address (iTunes)

PPS: A few other fun Podcasts (and believe me, I'm not one for Podcasts):

• Apple Keynotes (iTunes) -- better quality than online
• pmaCast... Pretty Much Amazing blog (iTunes) -- works great on iPhone w/ chapter select
• DJ Jonny Moirée (iTunes)

What do you listen to regularly?

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Made My Day: m.Tye's TV Spot

You've heard me attribute a great majority of my musical awareness/awakening and concert-goings to mTye, now you can see him rock a daily Billboard news spot for Fuse. Who's he, you say? He's only the Executive Editor of Billboard.com, as quoted by CNN. Not bad, my friend, not bad.

In other news, it seems to be raining publicity for my old colleagues. See the always-gorgeous (and super sweet) Kim at AOL in this swanky music spot that reminds me of old Apple commercials or something.

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Made My Day: Lawyer Honesty

Here's one of the most fantastic typos I've come across. And lawyers aren't generally known for being this honest!

via: Jose Frichter

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