Jay Meydad's Life Mashuphttp://www.meydad.comThoughts on social applications, usability, search, mobile, music and sportsenTue, 16 Mar 2010 08:47:13 PDThttp://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5hourly134.05266-118.38531http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reservedjaymeydadhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with WikioAdd to Any Feed ReaderAmir Lev live in Zappa – Israeli acoustic rock at its besthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/YFO2tp6GSls/MusicAmir LevBerry SakharofGeva AlonIsraeli Acoustic RockIsraeli RockJayMeydadTue, 16 Mar 2010 08:42:33 PDThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/03/16/amir-lev-live-in-zappa-israeli-acoustic-rock-at-its-best/

Amir Lev, one of my favorite Israeli rock songwriters has recently released a new live album that was recorded in the Zappa Club, Tel Aviv. Guests: Berry Sakharof & Geva Alon.

Fantastic as always.

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]]>Amir Lev, one of my favorite Israeli rock songwriters has recently released a new live album that was recorded in the Zappa Club, Tel Aviv. Guests: Berry Sakharof & Geva Alon. Fantastic as always. Posted via email from jaymeydad’s posteroushttp://www.meydad.com/2010/03/16/amir-lev-live-in-zappa-israeli-acoustic-rock-at-its-best/feed/1http://www.meydad.com/2010/03/16/amir-lev-live-in-zappa-israeli-acoustic-rock-at-its-best/Bill Gross on Solar Energy, Idealab and Entrepreneurshiphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/tOJ1BqwzxXk/EntrepreneurshipSnapeco-friendlyBill GrosseSolarIdealabIncubatorRenwable EnergySolar PowerJayMeydadThu, 11 Mar 2010 17:36:44 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/?p=1442

Last week Henry Blogdet and his team from BusinessInsider were at our office building for a video interview with Idealab CEO & Snap Chairman Bill Gross. Today it was published.

It is a fascinating interview where Bill shares his vision on renewable energy and how he has turned a dream he had when he was 16 years old to eSolar, one of the most promising green start up companies, that uses fields of mirrors to produce solar energy as affordable as fossil fuel-generated energy. Beyond that he speaks about Idealab, entrepreneurship and the importance of failure in the life of every entrepreneur.

]]>Last week Henry Blogdet and his team from BusinessInsider were at our office building for a video interview with Idealab CEO & Snap Chairman Bill Gross. Today it was published. It is a fascinating interview where Bill shares his vision on renewable energy and how he has turned a dream he had when he was [...]http://www.meydad.com/2010/03/11/bill-gross-on-solar-energy-idealab-and-entrepreneurship/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/03/11/bill-gross-on-solar-energy-idealab-and-entrepreneurship/YAY! No more Horizontal Scrolling in TweetDeckhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/bbcW_ZFaJ0o/TwitterUsabilityUser ExperienceTweetDeckJayMeydadThu, 18 Feb 2010 11:35:00 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/yay-no-more-horizontal-scrolling-in-tweetdeck/

There are many goodies in the new version of TweetDeck (0.33). The one that I like most is the Column Navigator, a usability improvement that makes navigation between columns a snap and will make you say goodbye to horizontal scrolling.  

Another worth mentioning feature is the additional media types you can view inside the client, like Flickr images and YouTube videos.

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]]>There are many goodies in the new version of TweetDeck (0.33). The one that I like most is the Column Navigator, a usability improvement that makes navigation between columns a snap and will make you say goodbye to horizontal scrolling.   Another worth mentioning feature is the additional media types you can view inside the [...]http://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/yay-no-more-horizontal-scrolling-in-tweetdeck/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/yay-no-more-horizontal-scrolling-in-tweetdeck/The Emanuel and The Fear Rock Orchestrahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/hHwqaOp0jwQ/MusicIndieOrchestral RockJayMeydadThu, 18 Feb 2010 09:30:58 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/the-emanuel-and-the-fear-rock-orchestra/

I came across Emanuel and The Fear today on the HypeMachine and was blown away.

They are an11-piece orchestra-rock band from Brooklyn that uses a wide variety of instruments, like electronica, percussion, orchestra instruments (flute, violins and cellos, trumpets) and hard hitting guitars, to create mind blowing Orchestral pop/rock/ songs.

One of the highlights in IMHO is “Jimme’s Song”. It is available in two versions that sound great, but still I like the Demo version (vid below) more than the the Full band version

]]>I came across Emanuel and The Fear today on the HypeMachine and was blown away. They are an11-piece orchestra-rock band from Brooklyn that uses a wide variety of instruments, like electronica, percussion, orchestra instruments (flute, violins and cellos, trumpets) and hard hitting guitars, to create mind blowing Orchestral pop/rock/ songs. One of the highlights in IMHO [...]http://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/the-emanuel-and-the-fear-rock-orchestra/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/02/18/the-emanuel-and-the-fear-rock-orchestra/Psyched about my middle son’s first baseball tournament this coming weekend. Go Agoura Rattlers!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/rzaD4_IoS7g/FamilySportsAgoura HillsBaseballJayMeydadWed, 10 Feb 2010 14:37:54 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/02/10/psyched-about-my-middle-sons-first-baseball-tournament-this-coming-weekend-go-agoura-rattlers/

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]]>Posted via web from jaymeydad’s posteroushttp://www.meydad.com/2010/02/10/psyched-about-my-middle-sons-first-baseball-tournament-this-coming-weekend-go-agoura-rattlers/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/02/10/psyched-about-my-middle-sons-first-baseball-tournament-this-coming-weekend-go-agoura-rattlers/27 Years Since The Aussies Conquered The UK [vid]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/uk2hQiI3dUI/MusicMen at WorkJayMeydadFri, 29 Jan 2010 07:21:31 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/29/27-years-since-the-aussies-conquered-the-uk-vid/
Trivia: Exactly 27 years ago, on 1/28/1983, the single “Down Under” by Men At Work, topped the charts in the UK. Classic.

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]]>Trivia: Exactly 27 years ago, on 1/28/1983, the single “Down Under” by Men At Work, topped the charts in the UK. Classic. Posted via email from jaymeydad’s posteroushttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/29/27-years-since-the-aussies-conquered-the-uk-vid/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/29/27-years-since-the-aussies-conquered-the-uk-vid/Welcome Little iPad Brotherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/srRPanDC24Y/MobileMusicAppleimprovisationiPadiPhonepianistpianoroy zu-aretsSteve JobsJayMeydadThu, 28 Jan 2010 10:47:26 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/?p=1426

Roy’s interpretation to Steve Jobs’s iPad announcement and what would his older brother, the iPhone, say/sing.

]]>Roy’s interpretation to Steve Jobs’s iPad announcement and what would his older brother, the iPhone, say/sing.http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/28/welcome-little-ipad-brother/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/28/welcome-little-ipad-brother/How to easily listen to Israeli Radio Stations on iPhone & iPod Touch (part 3)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/BGqdQxHXhrk/MobileMusiciPhone"Internet Radio"AppleIsraeli MusicIsraeli RadioRadioJayMeydadTue, 26 Jan 2010 08:35:46 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/26/how-to-easily-listen-to-israeli-radio-stations-on-iphone-ipod-touch-part-3-2/

I have been getting many questions & comments about my two posts on how to listen to Israeli radio stations on the iPhone and iPod Touch using the FStream app (here). That’s the “price” I had to pay for being ranked first on google for queries like “israeli radio on iphone”. Hopefully this post will provide answers to many of the questions.

Recently a new free application was released to the App Store called “Visual Radio” (download link). It was developed in Israel by Unicell and it offers the capability to listen to over 10 stations using a clean and elegant user interface.

Unlike the FSTream solution which requires configuring the radio stations’ streams urls into the app and changing the urls whenever those change, Visual Radio comes pre-configured with many radio stations which leads to an easy “install and play” experience. A few stations are still missing and I hope the Unicell team there will add them soon. Other nice features include:

1. Radio Dial that lets you preview what song is being played in a station before actually switching to it – big time saver

Visual Radio - Israeli radio app for iphone - dial with preview

2. Displaying artist and song names

Visual Radio - Israeli radio app for iphone - artist photo

3. Song’s lyrics (when available)

Visual Radio - Israeli radio app for iphone - lyrics

4. Programming for every station

Visual Radio - Israeli radio app for iphone - programming

Kudos for the Unicell team for a great app. One small tip to the developers – change the app name to say something like “Visual Israeli Radio” so people who search iTunes will be able to easily find it.


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]]>I have been getting many questions & comments about my two posts on how to listen to Israeli radio stations on the iPhone and iPod Touch using the FStream app (here). That’s the “price” I had to pay for being ranked first on google for queries like “israeli radio on iphone”. Hopefully this post will [...]http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/26/how-to-easily-listen-to-israeli-radio-stations-on-iphone-ipod-touch-part-3-2/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/26/how-to-easily-listen-to-israeli-radio-stations-on-iphone-ipod-touch-part-3-2/After the So Cal Snow Stormhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/5eV8NwijjtM/TravelJayMeydadSun, 24 Jan 2010 18:15:56 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/24/after-the-so-cal-snow-storm/
I am heading to San Francisco for a one day conference (OMMA Performance).

Typically I would close my eyes and nap for an hour. This time the spectaclur views kept me awake.

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]]>I am heading to San Francisco for a one day conference (OMMA Performance). Typically I would close my eyes and nap for an hour. This time the spectaclur views kept me awake. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from jaymeydad’s posteroushttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/24/after-the-so-cal-snow-storm/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/24/after-the-so-cal-snow-storm/10 Years of memories you can not hughttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jaymeydad/~3/FdTkKng3oq8/MusicIndieIsraeli RadioRadioJayMeydadFri, 22 Jan 2010 10:35:35 PSThttp://www.meydad.com/2010/01/22/10-years-of-memories-you-can-not-hug/
Today we are marking 10 years since Michal Niv died. She was a legendary Israeli disc jocky who introduced me (and many of my generation) to indie rock & punk in the 80’s and had a tremendous influence on my musical taste.Here are two songs you could often hear on her weekly show, “HAFSAKAT ESER”.

The first, Bring of the Dancing Horses by Echo and the Bunnymen, was also the opening tune of her show.

and Just Like Honey by The Jesus and the Mary Chain.

Further reading (in Hebrew) and many songs representing her musical taste by David Perez & Sharon Moldavi

and a playlist on YouTube

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]]>Today we are marking 10 years since Michal Niv died. She was a legendary Israeli disc jocky who introduced me (and many of my generation) to indie rock & punk in the 80’s and had a tremendous influence on my musical taste.Here are two songs you could often hear on her weekly show, “HAFSAKAT ESER”. The [...]http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/22/10-years-of-memories-you-can-not-hug/feed/0http://www.meydad.com/2010/01/22/10-years-of-memories-you-can-not-hug/