April 2010
26 posts
Mossberg →
Mossberg: After spending hours and hours with it, I believe this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, and to challenge the…
March 2010
43 posts
Court Rejects Government's Executive Power Claims... →
This is a victory for our constitution. Up yours Executive Branch.
Brightcove converts Time, NYT Flash video to HTML5... →
But I thought there couldn’t be an internet without Flash.
“I hate it. I can see the press conference now,” Payton told [Peter King]...”
– New Orleans coach Sean Payton, on the new overtime rule.
(via Peter King’s MMQB)
You know what I love? Meaningful error messages.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Oracle. I’ll be sure to correct the problem as soon as I get done with my computer science degree.
WatchI get that “what the hell can I do about it?” feeling when I view this presentation. But I have to remember that I can’t change everyone else, I can only do what I can do. And I’m the one I have to look at in the mirror every morning.
Record Setters →
The Burj Dubai tower is pictured during the opening ceremony of the Burj Dubai tower on January 4, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The Burj Dubai, which in Arabic means Dubai Tower, is at 824.55 meters the world’s tallest man-made structure.
After the apocalypse and Thundarr the Barbarian roams the lands with Ookla the Mok and Princess Ariel, they’ll marvel at this building...
iPhone will be first fall at Pwn2Own 2010 →
The easy to exploit bugs I know about happen to live in the code that Safari has but Mobile Safari doesn’t,” mostly due to Mobile Safari’s lack of support for Java, Flash, and other third-party plugins.
Adobe? Your response?
WatchAs if I weren’t excited enough about the iPad. You can see the finished product on the Engadget story.
Apple to ban film-based screen protectors from... →
In usual Apple fashion, the company is remaining mum on the motives behind its decision.
I had the original iPhone for about 7 months before putting on a screen protector. Within a month, the 3rd line of touch-sensitivity, right above the slide to unlock line, experienced what is known as a “dead strip”. The whole line, approximately 1/2” tall from from left to right was no...
“We will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Bin Laden. Terrorists have...”
– Attorney General Eric Holder telling Congress that Bin Laden will be killed, not tried. Mr. Holder is apparently unaware of the fact that Charles Manson was captured alive, put on trial, and has been in prison for the past forty years. (via mrgan)
I think Neven didn’t read this through. Mr....
AT&T’s Success at SXSW This Year →
No one has been more outspoken about AT&T’s performance than Gruber. I was wondering if he’d give ‘em credit when it went right. Good show.
(via DaringFireball.net)
Ten Percent of Microsoft Employees Use an iPhone →
It’s a schadenfreude-alicious nugget of information, sure. But it’s a telling indication of just how strong the iPhone is versus Windows Mobile.
Hopefully Microsoft is smart enough to follow Apple and Google’s lead and give their new phone to all of their employees. That would solve this silly problem pretty quickly, plus add a strong and immediate user base.
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Local Cloud
Dropbox has become my lifeline. I use it for almost everything I do now including my current projects, all of my documents and notes, and large-file sharing. The difference between Dropbox and other cloud-based services is that I have a local copy on each machine using Dropbox. So my documents are always in sync and up to date both locally and on the cloud. I then backup my local copy using Time...
An Early Look At IE9 for Developers →
The Microsoft IE team is shooting for the stars.
A-Team: The Complete Series →
You get this to put on the mantle, just to show people what a badass you are. Watching the show is optional.
Netflix announced for Windows Phone 7 Series →
Big win for Microsoft. The hype around the phone is good, but can it last until “the holidays”?
NYT: Steve Jobs feels Google betrayed Apple →
The report alleged that Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page considered Jobs a mentor, and were regular visitors to the company’s Cupertino, Calif., campus.
It seems clear to me that if Steve Jobs is really acting this way, this is the reason. Because he’s felt this dagger before.
Nimble Design - /the/path/of/most/resistance →
minimalmac:
Unfortunately for the average person, the file system is so complex that everything outside of the desktop and the documents folder appears to be a vast labyrinth which most likely hides booby traps and minotaurs.
That’s because it does hide booby traps and minotaurs.
I’m trying to get a very computer-literate friend of mine to understand this concept. He is as confused by...
Besnard Lakes
Besnard Lakes is like Queen asked Sinead O’Conner to front the band. With awesomeness as the result.
I love this song.
Starting JägerMonkey →
We decided to import the assembler from Apple’s open-source NitroJavaScript JIT. (Thanks, WebKit devs!)
Yep, Apple is all about closed systems and Google is open. Chrome is based on the work of a thousand monkeys on a thousand typewriters.
(via daringfireball.net)
Flash, HTML5 comparison finds neither has... →
I’ve been reading a variation of this all day and it’s clear to me that the point has been missed. Performance is but one aspect of Flash sucking. There is also the security risk and the fact that…
“I wake up every morning in a bed that’s too small, drive my daughter to a...”
– Stanley Hudson
You Suck at English →
Iam getting so sick and tired of all these job posting on Craigslist, you must be Bi-Lingual.
This is the United States of America, we speak English. If I was in another country to seek Employment, I would learn there native language.
So for all you Employers that are hireing, Iam on a quest to everyone out there in the seeking employment world to flag all post that require Bi-lingual. Thank you...
Biking directions added to Google Maps →
I have been wanting this for a long time. Awesome timing too because I’m hoping to ride in Monday and I’m not sure which path to take.
Thanks Google.
Hey Steve, can the iPad tether with the iPhone? →
Ämne: Re: Dear mr. Jobs
Från: Steve Jobs <sjobs@apple.com>
Datum: 5 mars 2010 17.01.29 CET
Till: Jezper Söderlund <>
Return-Path: <sjobs@apple.com>
No.
Sent from my iPhone.
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Traffic pumping: threat to everyone? →
There are 2 things about this story that confuse me. 1) people still use land lines? and 2) people still call phone sex lines?
Leno's Tonight Show adds Laugh Track to Sarah... →
And while NBC Sold Palin, she sold her body, jiggling, teasing, pushing the cutesy-pie[…] She short circuits brains, deflects the fact that most of what she says is nonsense or hateful[…] The sweet “Bite Me” bitch attitude she’s honed to an art form. No, she doesn’t just “wink” - she uses her whole body to sell the package. Turn off the sound, just watch her body language.
I really...
Where Do You Get Your News: Online or in Print? →
I suspected people got their news online more than other sources but I didn’t think the results would be this extreme. Granted, Lifehacker readers might be a little more forward-thinking but, still, this is just bad news for old media.
Why A Salad Costs More Than A Big Mac →
Next time you feel like getting judgmental, try to understand how the chips are stacked against low-income people in this country. Credit, housing, and food are all set up for people to fail.
This Apple-HTC Patent Thing →
Android is a far better platform today than it would have been if Apple had never created the iPhone. That, in some sense, is not fair.
To be upfront and very clear, I completely disagree with Apple’s decision to sue HTC. However, it is impossible to argue that Apple completely changed the face of mobile devices the day they introduced the iPhone. There are the phones that existed before...
Blockbuster brings back late fees →
A sure-fire way of retaining customers.
