Notes from the week of 2011-02-20

PayPal X Platform

• What are your favorite web API tools? Mine via the @PayPalX DevZone blog: http://bit.ly/gztUHu and http://bit.ly/ewQB3J #
• My latest @PayPalX post: Mr. Zuckerberg, tear down this wall! http://bit.ly/iiqQ7L on how and why Facebook should go all the way on events #
• Payments developers: eBay and @PayPalX conferences will co-locate at Innovate 2011, October 12-13 in Moscone West http://bit.ly/ejslDT #

Big data

• Nice @nytimes graphic helps you wrap your head around the Obama proposed budget http://nyti.ms/i3Uc6t reminds me of http://oreil.ly/fNVECR #

APIs and development

• Do you have a Python IDE preference? I'm looking at Komodo and PyDev http://bit.ly/exd4zs #
• Django Packages http://bit.ly/fMM6Yy is a great source of apps and source #
• Python has closed the gap on PHP according to the Tiobe Index http://bit.ly/e9EqPz via @ptwobrussell #
• O'Reilly collects all their #Python information together on this meta-page http://oreil.ly/erlVDt #
• Great "Moving from Python 2 to Python 3" cheat sheet http://bit.ly/htCRvD recommended by Paul Barry http://bit.ly/fm1SEe #
• Commandlinefu tips and tricks for vim lovers http://bit.ly/h5tdPF (yes, vi, that's how I roll!) #
• Schedule for @reddirtrubyconf is available now at http://bit.ly/eTaRI4 #
• Hacking @GoogleDocs via its List API http://bit.ly/fTvora plus some 21 GDocs secrets http://bit.ly/fq6XLE from PC World #
• For anyone waiting on a @Cloud9IDE beta login: It took 4 weeks to receive mine http://bit.ly/hZoND5 #
• Handy tips for cleaning up #git directories and files http://bit.ly/eALzu9 from @matthewmccull (ignore, clean, and reset) #
• Great #git workshop materials http://bit.ly/hDxVQ0 from @matthewmccull #
• Free online "Pro Git" book http://bit.ly/iausim from Scott Chacon @progitbook #
• #Git cheat sheet http://bit.ly/hZ3AeQ including this info from its creator http://bit.ly/geNSGQ #
• Common #git workflow http://bit.ly/hJfmc2 from @wycats includes good tips for someone coming to git from svn #

Personal things

• Norton SONAR is automatically removing my git executable and there appears to be nothing I can do save turn off SONAR. Epic FAIL! #
• Congrats again to my friends @dreasoning on their IQT strategic investment. I'm honored to assist you in your mission! #
• I applied for the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program http://oreil.ly/eaVm3f via @oreillymedia (available products http://bit.ly/dJoNkl) #
• Slideshare has launched free public web meetings http://bit.ly/hgDmij and they're starting with great guest speakers http://bit.ly/g27vez #
• I received my first @OReillyMedia blogger program http://oreil.ly/eaVm3f book today and am fired up to read & review asap #
• I'm loving the convenience of Roku including streaming Amazon VOD and Netflix. Want to try at 10% off? http://roku.tellapal.com/a/clk/bbsfV #
• Trivia tonight at a local Rotary function really took me back to high school academic team days. And yes, we won a trophy. #

Running

• Signed up for the Post Oak "troad" Half Marathon http://bit.ly/eMzJhJ to keep myself honest the next couple of weeks #
• Ran 5.11 miles in 52 mins and felt good. Warm weather after the snow. First run in shorts in a long time! http://bit.ly/g92Lyb #
• Ran 3.69 miles in 42 mins and felt great. Split paces 7:40, 7:19, 7:59, 8:03, 7:57, 9:31, 8:29, 8:58, 8:46, and 8:12. http://bit.ly/gLu7wn #
• Ran 3.01 miles in 39 mins and felt great. Easy stop-n-go run with my children. Garmin off for part of the run so dis… http://bit.ly/ffkX4N #
• Ran 2.74 miles in 24 mins and felt good. Short pace run on a warm afternoon. http://bit.ly/fBoVnZ #