January 2011
36 posts
Egypt coverage →
Been following the coverage in Egypt on Aljazeera. Probably the best coverage you could get of what is going on.
Marco.org: Speculation on the next MacBook Pro →
marco:
Given how awesome the new MacBook Air is, I’m interested to see what Apple does with the other laptops in the lineup.
I’ve had three 13” laptops (including the first-generation and current-generation Airs) and two 15” laptops, and I’ve previously been torn between these two sizes: the 15” always…
Stand Tall →
I have linked to this New York Times post a couple of times now, but here is what it says about sitting:
Men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars (as passengers or as drivers) had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less.
After reading this, i think i’m going to be doing a lot more...
“Paul Thurrott: There are some parallels to draw between […] Cook’s taking...”
– Tim Cook isn’t Steve Ballmer
“A nice piece from MacRumors, which digs up a 1985 interview with Steve Jobs,...”
– On focus groups not telling you what’s best for them
Attack of the vapor tablet →
Such a shame. Add this to the list of interesting places on the Internet you can’t see on your device. Of course, if you had a Toshiba Tablet, you would enjoy the entire Internet. Yep, Flash sites too.
If flash is all that these iPad competitors have to go on, then they sound to me like they’re already losing this fight.
http://chuckskoda.com/entry/jailbroke_and_back_agai... →
The fancy new home screen was great, but there were just a few icons to fix. I quickly realized that I would be endlessly dissatisfied, knowing that I could make the changes, update the things that I thought could be better, skin all the ugly apps with new images
MoneyGram robbed →
It is alleged that one of the employees was shot in the leg and that a suspect was nabbed in the vicinity of Fedex, and that he was beaten by members of the public before police arrived.
Again i ask, when is the government of the British Virgin Islands going to change the laws to allow arm guards. It is ridiculous that arm men could walk into these establishment and walk out without fear of...
Minimal Mac: Freedom From Choice →
minimalmac:
Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom from choice Is what you want
– DEVO, Freedom of Choice
When you choose Apple, in many ways you are choosing a sensible default. You have made a choice that greatly narrows the field thus making your options, due the the scarcity, that much easier….
Apple’s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone →
fxgeek:
iFixit brews up a controversy over Apple using specialist screws in the iPhone while conveniently selling a kit to replace them. By the way, it’s called non user serviceable for a reason.
Like i said before, Apple sells.
Why is Verizon suing over net neutrality rules it... →
It looked quite remarkably similar to the rules eventually adopted at the FCC—the rules that Verizon has chosen to sue over now as being “contrary to constitutional right” and “otherwise contrary to law.”
The Cook Doctrine →
Via: Horace
And frankly, we don’t settle for anything less than excellence in every group in the company, and we have the self-honesty to admit when we’re wrong and the courage to change.
Taxes
After going more than a year without my glasses, and a maybe a couple years without having my eyes checked, a few days ago i decided i should have them looked at. My test showed that there wasn’t any deterioration in my condition.
Unfortunately the office where i normally have my eyes check don’t normally keep lenses in stock, so they have to place an order, which means i can’t...
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious...”
– Martin Luther King Jr
Apple CEO Jobs to Take Medical Leave . →
“I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.”
Coyote Tracks: ...For Certain Values of Open →
chipotle:
Over at TechCrunch, MG Siegler looks at Google’s recent announcement of dropping support for H.264-encoded video from Chrome and acerbically asks, “So Google, you’ll be dropping support for Flash next, right?” In the comments, many people are arguing that the two aren’t the same at all. Here’s…
T-Mobile internals confirm Samsung is holding the... →
parislemon:
Not clear how good the source is but this makes sense given everything we know about OEMs, carriers, and Android:
Our source has confirmed that there is already a fully functioning 2.2 OTA update ready to be pushed out by T-Mobile but Samsung has told them NOT to release the update for fear of it decreasing the value of the newly announced Vibrant 4G+.
Fun times in Android land!
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“Wine does not make you fat….
-It makes you LEAN
(Against tables,...”
– Saw this on a friend’s page on facebook. Don’t know if it’s his or he got it from someone else, but i cracked up when i saw it.
Coyote Tracks: Who's Afraid of the Verizon iPhone? →
chipotle:
There’s not a lot to say about the Verizon iPhone that wasn’t said months ago at this point, which is oddly fascinating in its own way. Objectively, this should not be a big deal, right? Nobody wastes much ink (or many pixels) speculating about what the next Blackberry or Android device means for…
Thought of the day
fxgeek:
Google is becoming the John McCain of technology companies. It used to be the maverick, but now everything it does just seems like some ill conceived stunt.
Who's Afraid of the Verizon iPhone? →
marco:
I was going to write about this angle of the Verizon iPhone, but Watts Martin already did a better job of communicating what I wanted to say, plus more, in this post:
But in the US market the great Google vs. Apple Fight Fight Fight! has been a lot less of a real competition than either the technology press or the cheering fans make it out to be. With Verizon getting the iPhone and...
Verizon’s iPhone — Shawn Blanc →
minimalmac:
Shawn provides the best brief overview I have seen of today’s Verizon iPhone announcement. I see lots of people getting all jazzed up about the “mobile hot spot” feature but here is an important note:
And while the mobile hotspot is a great feature, on Verizon’s CDMA network you can’t use data and voice simultaneously. If you’re broadcasting an internet connection with your Verizon...
Minimal Mac: Some initial thoughts on the Mac App... →
minimalmac:
1. The saying “It’s not a bargain if you don’t need it” still applies here.
2. So does “You don’t need it if you don’t need it”.
3. Do we really need another round blue icon in our Dock? Especially one that entices you to buy more stuff?
4. Now that Tweetie 2 (Twitter for Mac) is available, can…
Milestone
And on my birthday, he releases the Macstore.
the technology geek: Magazines on the iPad:... →
fxgeek:
There has been a lot written lately about the state of magazines on the iPad. Criticism has come from all directions about many aspects of the current crop of digital publications, and the publications themselves have allegedly complained about the way Apple has restricted them from offering what…
Microsoft Needs to Learn From Apple’s Near Death →
the technology geek: Thought of the day →
fxgeek:
I was just pondering over a cup of coffee and I was thinking about the ABA crowd. You know, the “Anyone But Apple” people. Is it not ironic that they claim to “hate” Apple’s products, yet they will happily use something else that is, to all intents and purposes a knock off of what Apple has…
Like your thought for today
Marco.org: There really isn't much of a "tablet"... →
marco:
There’s an iPad market, and the iPad could be classified as a tablet, from a hardware-centric viewpoint. But the market for non-iPad tablets is about as big today as it was before the iPad, which isn’t nothing, but it’s close enough to nothing that Apple doesn’t need to worry about it.
How many…