July 2009
19 posts
Sprint's customer losses continue →
What?!? The Palm Pre couldn’t overcome the worst customer service in the mobile industry?
Rumor redux: iPod Touch with camera and microphone... →
Game-changer potential. What if you had a phone in your pocket that didn’t require a cellular service like AT&T or Verizon? Heaven.
NYT: In 2003, U.S. Withheld Data Showing Cellphone... →
You know that driving while talking on the phone, texting, or fiddling with your phone is just as dangerous as drinking and driving.
Microsoft IE8 is taking a big chunk out of...IE7 →
Shared by Chris
Of course it is, that’s what they want. Die IE6 and IE7, just die.
Microsoft’s IE8 is doing very well, but at IE7’s expense.
★ Charging for Access to News Sites →
I’ve worked for 2 different newspaper agencies and what John Gruber is saying is 100% true.
The Only Thing Left For Starbucks? Stop Being... →
I hate to admit this but this is a really smart move. Starbucks created an empire by creating an atmosphere that people wanted to be a part of. The whole thing was about image because, let’s face it, their coffee sucks. And that image just happened to come at a very decadent time in this country. McMansions, SUVs, and Vente Lattes from Starbucks. But what made them so popular is exactly what...
Microsoft confirms retail stores coming this fall →
Seems to me that Microsoft is forgetting it’s place. Why try to be Apple? They should be a better Microsoft and that means enterprise.
I Didn't Design This and That's Fine With Me
I like this Tumblr theme by MetaLab. I know I should design my own theme, but I don’t wanna. So…you know…cram it.
Helen Keller Simulator →
Classy, to be sure. But it’s the little things that make this so good. The favicon. The source code. And the braille message “This is not the source code you are looking for”
Verizon to its smartphones: thou shalt have no... →
Shared by Chris This is the number one reason I hate Verizon. They want to brand the phone and cripple the OS with their own Verizon software. And, yes, I know the other carriers do it but not to the customer-hating extent of Verizon.
Manhole swallows teen texter →
Another frivolous lawsuit that will just tax the system even more.
“I can’t live the button-down life like you. I want it all, the terrifying...”
– Homer Simpson
Five Best Online Image Editors [Hive Five] →
Shared by Chris
I would argue that Adobe is closest to getting it right. I want a desktop-app on my desktop. I want an online app on a browser.
One of the first things you’ll notice is that out…