Michael Doornbos » twitter http://michaeldoornbos.com Just your average evil genius Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:39:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha Why is Evernote asking to be paid bad? http://michaeldoornbos.com/2009/03/11/why-is-evernote-asking-to-be-paid-bad/ http://michaeldoornbos.com/2009/03/11/why-is-evernote-asking-to-be-paid-bad/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:07:17 +0000 mike http://blog.michaeldoornbos.com/?p=384 One of my most used programs is Evernote.  I use it all day, every day.  From my Mac, my Ubuntu boxes, my Blackberry and my iPod touch.  I'm a premium user which costs me $45/year.  A reasonable price to me.

Last night, they updated the Mac client to include a small ad box in the lower left hand corner that serves some ads (and a bunch of really awesome features).  It's a small box and as a premium user I have a preferences option to disable it (which I did).  There has been a minor uproar this morning about privacy issues and some people using the words "Evernote is adware".

As of right now I have no reason to believe that they are mining my notes information to serve me ads (a privacy issue which would be a serious problem considering what they do as a service).

It's standard practice for web services to have a free add supported version and an ad-free paid for version.

I'm not sure I see what the fuss is all about.

They provide a great service and want to make some money.  What's wrong with that?

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  • At an RV show today #
  • "CBS Beams ‘Star Trek’ Episodes to iPhones": http://bit.ly/11Hk04 (via @motionblur) in reply to motionblur #
  • There goes my sunday: http://www.2600online.com/ #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: China to Launch Space Station in 2010: http://tr.im/gU0q #
  • restless #
  • RT @tferriss: "Freedom" disables networking on a Mac for up to 8 hours. Get some real work done: http://ping.fm/uxJjE #
  • "Freedom" disables networking on a Mac for up to 8 hours. Get some real work done: http://ping.fm/uxJjE #
  • This thing is sweet: http://ping.fm/peek #
  • oh ping.fm how I love thee #
  • RT @tferriss From 21K followers - Best for selling downloadable anything, in descending order: http://www.e-junkie.com, http://www.clickbank.com,lulu.com #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: Brinley's Rocket Manual for Amateurs: Captain Bertrand R. Brinley1960 book, Rocket Manu.. http://tr.im/gVK0 #
  • Brinley's Rocket Manual for Amateurs: Captain Bertrand R. Brinley's 1960 book, Rocket Manu.. http://tr.im/gVK0 #
  • Plea to #apple, please allow me to trial paid iPhone apps for 24 hours. I'm tired of paying you for crap that doesn't do what I want. #
  • Plea to #apple, please allow me to trial paid iPhone apps for 24 hours. I'm tired of paying you for crap that doesn't do what I want. #
  • RT @nealcampbell: Please vote for Cali http://islandreefjob.com/cali - She really wants this. You can vote once a day. THANKS! #
  • RT @CaliLewis: If you would like to see what would happen if GeekBrief.TV was shot on an island for 6 months: http://bit.ly/islandreef #
  • What is Linux, you ask? http://is.gd/bROq (via @linuxjournal) in reply to linuxjournal #
  • Building a time machine... Anyone know where I left my Delorean? #
  • RT @chrisod: Happy Square Root Day http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/03/02/wtf/doc49ac9848212a9432970656.txt #
  • RT @tedtalks: New from TED2009, Willie Smits shares a 20-year tale of hope: How we re-grew a rainforest http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/475 #
  • RT @jasonfried: Last quarter AIG lost $465,421 a minute. #
  • RT @ambermacarthur: 13-year-old boy playing Call of Duty without violating Geneva Conventions - great story - http://tinyurl.com/cu35sk #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: Michio Kaku: Is Time Travel Possible?: Is time travel possible? Physics of the Impossible http://tr.im/gXYs #
  • RT @linuxjournal: Playing Restricted Media When Using Ubuntu http://tinyurl.com/aufc4r #
  • New Imapenguin blog post: OSS Database in iPhone view http://ping.fm/7q2G6 #
  • Upgrading the firmware on my Blackberry, let's hope it doesn't turn into a brick. #
  • I may be dead. And in heaven: http://ping.fm/IZxvZ #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: NASA to launch Apollo 11 40th anniversary website soon: Neil Armstrong outside the LM Eag.. http://tr.im/h08m #
  • Ahh, new workstation installed with #debian and #xfce, hacker bliss.... #
  • RT @timlaytonsr: Linux Foundation takes on Linux.com http://tinyurl.com/c5t4vh #
  • I just discovered how useful the USB startup disk creator is in #ubuntu. Kudos to whoever wrote that. #
  • Trying to launch a new website this week, but having issues. Rather not push it to next week but it's looking like I'll have to. Bleh. #
  • RT @jasonfried: Sweet, now the FDIC needs a bailout: http://tinyurl.com/dgrftu #
  • RT @linuxjournal: Linux Journal Announces Contest with Prizes to Begin March 9 http://tinyurl.com/bwuucf #
  • Just added it up and I passed 20 miles in the pool for 2009 this morning. 100 miles in 2009 might even be doable. #
  • These 1/3 screen ads on #arstechnica and #wired are driving me nuts #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: Popular Mechanics: International Space Dominance: 7 Nations Launching the Next Space Race http://tr.im/h3fC #
  • No Mr Advertiser, I don't want to be a fantasy fisherman. I want to be a real fisherman. Sheesh. #
  • Did I just read in more than one place that GM thinks it's survival is in doubt? I've been doubting it's survival for years... #
  • The floor of the stock market is around here somewhere. Crap, where did I put it? Stupid messy house. Don't worry everyone, I'll find it. #
  • RT @spacecom: China to choose new taikonauts, India aims for sun, Mars; Russia pursues space weapons - http://www.parabolicarc.com/ #
  • RT @whitelabelspace: Researchers develop flying WiFi robots for disaster relief: http://tr.im/h3Lb #
  • We’re Ready to Fly!: Kepler Mission is ready to go! That’s the word from NASA http://tr.im/h4bL (via @whitelabelspace) in reply to whitelabelspace #
  • Twitter search for everyone tonight http://tr.im/h4iI #
  • Make sure to follow @NASAKepler as it launches tonight. #
  • RT @mashable: Firefox Has Got a 100% Market Share…In Antarctica http://tinyurl.com/acw3y8 #
  • Illinois plutocrats are frakkin’ goofy http://ping.fm/kjJP8 #
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  • I don't often laugh out loud at stuff, but this is hilarious: http://tinyurl.com/aqp8ta #
  • The further south we travel today the nicer people get. I think we should move. #
  • coloring outside the lines #
  • Retweet @motionblur: Apple introduces Safari 4 beta: http://bit.ly/jteBY #
  • Looks like we're going to have clear skies to observe Comet Lulin tonight. #
  • WhiteKnightTwo to Make World Debut at Oshkosh: http://tr.im/gK7P #
  • Shh, the recording light is on at Imapenguin. Can't you see the red "On Air" light? Sheesh. #
  • RT @battamer: At least I got rid of my blackberry, they were becoming too popular. Thank God Android is Linux based, it'll never be popular. #
  • RT @OnOrbit: Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project Progress Report: More Lunar Boulders http://tinyurl.com/df3nbr #
  • OmniWeb, OmniDazzle, OmniDiskSweeper, and OmniObjectMeter are now available as freeware: http://bit.ly/pq6A3 #
  • I love that I got excellent customer support from @linuxjournal via twitter. Kudos to those guys for "getting it". #
  • Holy crap Safari 4 is fast #
  • Thank you @1Password for making a Safari 4 beta solution so quickly. I'm in love with both. #
  • RT @yatinsactivity: A fully functional 5 watt Linux server http://ff.im/-1delR #
  • RT @StephanieBamBam: hahaha get a shirt with your twitter profile: http://shirt.social-shirt.com/index.html #
  • RT @tferriss: Love this track - Ghostwriter by RJD2: http://ping.fm/6HUR5 Great for writing. #
  • BlobLive: I am continually surprised by how many venture ideas come after people backpack the world. (via @BrianReich) in reply to BrianReich #
  • RT @hotdogsladies: Hooters should do a Sadie Hawkins Day where chickens get to gnaw on fat guys while skanks pretend to like them. #
  • RT @Veronica: My idol, Mike "Dirty Jobs" Rowe, is on Twitter. Show the man some love! @mikeroweworks #
  • RT @delucajared: M$ sees Piracy & Linux as biggest threats "Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple" http://tinyurl.com/debyky #
  • Fighting with a clients #scalix server this morning #
  • "Carrying around an iPhone in Japan would make you look pretty lame.": http://bit.ly/oqILw #
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  • Retweet @motionblur: Google Chrome for Mac is on its way. Here's the first screenshot: http://bit.ly/3Ezh8 #
  • 10 ways Microsoft's Retail stores will differ from Apple stores. I like #3 and #5 best: http://tinyurl.com/brtan8 #
  • Anyone have any thoughts on the costco executive membership vs the gold star? #
  • Retweet @Veronica: New blog post: The Trilogy Meter http://tinyurl.com/c325ly #
  • Deleting a bunch of stuff from Facebook. Their new Terms of Service suck and I'm not playing along. #
  • I'm loving TweetDeck. It's replaced twitteriffic. I wish there was something like this for iPhone or blackberry. #
  • just reading that the Palm WebOS is going to support XMPP out of the box. This is huge for multiplayer games. #
  • The 100 requests per hour limit business on twitter is irritating me at the moment. #
  • Checking out Virb: http://virb.com #
  • Retweet @nealcampbell: ScreenFlow 1.5 looks pretty awesome: http://tinyurl.com/5lbvdu #
  • Retweet @OnOrbit: Oil Prospecting From Space http://tinyurl.com/b7qmrf #
  • looking for a breakthrough #
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  • Having fun outsourcing, who woulda thunkit #
  • Anyone know if the Kindle 2 has native PDF support? #
  • Installing google sync: http://www.google.com/mobile/default/sync.html #
  • Full moon tonight. Remember to load your favorite weapon with silver bullets just in case. #
  • Move over Mozy, Sugarsync is here: http://www.sugarsync.com/ #
  • The Kindle and the End of the End of History: http://tinyurl.com/br85an #
  • Favre announced he's retiring. Again. Again. Again. I'm not watching him cry this time. Again. Again. #
  • I'm spending a lot of time on skype doing overseas calls. I wonder how much money that's saving me. Quite a bit methinks. #
  • Phew, finally got those TPS reports done. Crap. I forgot the new coversheet. Where's the memo on that anyway? #
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  • I think its funny when I'm taking notes on my blackberry and get accused of not paying attention because its mistaken for emailing. #
  • trying out google earth 5.0 #
  • I really wish the apple app store approval process was shorter #
  • I really wish I could attend the TED conference live #
  • Searching for virtual research assistants with excellent written English skills. #
  • Rereading a few of my favorite books in Feb #
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  • Looking for a really great Italian bread recipe. With semolina flour preferably. Anyone? #
  • it's too warm to ice fish but too cold for anything else. Gonna spend the evening tying flies to get ready for warmer weather. #
  • love the new ars technica site #
  • Cool, rent a mobile device: http://www.rentobile.com/ #
  • Will the iPhone 2.2.1 update usher in the collapse of all nerd communication? Time will tell. #
  • My 10 year old and his buddy went around the block this morning shoveling snow. They each made $22 in 2-3 hours. Not to shabby. #
  • Savvy sake in case you want to be cool: http://tinyurl.com/de54u2 #
  • Oh Man. There's blimp in my milk. #
  • "Success is never found or earned from 9-5" - Earl Pertnoy #
  • Adding Offline to my gmail seems to have sped things up quite a bit. #
  • I'm in do it my way and ask forgiveness later mode on today's projects #
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  • doing research that requires me to play games on mobile devices. Oh the humanity! #
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  • This is just sweet: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/aircurve #
  • wow today is going by fast #
  • I have been shocked by my earbuds at least 5 times this morning. Curse you static electricity. #
  • This is easily my favorite iPhone app http://www.lexcycle.com/ #
  • "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries is not 'Eureka!,' but 'That's funny..' -Isaac Asimov #
  • Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence citing health reason. They froze the stock after hours. Time to short apple... #
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  • The logmein app on my iPod touch seriously kicks butt. #
  • Finally wrapping my mind around objective-c. #
  • Looking for a decent local flight school #
  • Brainstorming for 2009, WOW, WOW, WOW. I'm telling you, put your seat belts on. #
  • This saturday is no pants subway day. http://tinyurl.com/7tcsgk #
  • iphone sketches http://tinyurl.com/7qdmm6 #
  • Anyone know how to use textmate like colors in xcode? The default is hard on the eyes. #
  • Finally, the first intersting thing to come out of palm since the Treo 600: http://tinyurl.com/957fdv #
  • Amazon management console for AWS: http://tinyurl.com/7e2cgt #
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