Month: February 2015
Member Content:
Newsletter:
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I’m Brianna Wu, And I’m Risking My Life Standing Up To Gamergate
Wu: I have a folder on my hard drive with letters from dozens and dozens of women who’ve abandoned their dream of becoming game developers due to Gamergate, some as young as 12.
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Quick Tip: Give group messages a name in iOS
Fair warning, all members of the group see this. But it is amazing.
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The Pocket Pens
My sad attempt at talking about pens, but I did take decent pictures. So there’s that.
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Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 Pancake Lens
Josh Ginter: The Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 pancake lens is the best lens to buy for any new Micro 4/3 user. There, I said it. Yep. In fact it’s the biggest hole in the lens lineup of every other camera system that I have looked at. Sony, Fuji, Canon, Nikon — none of them have a…
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Alto – Trailer
I’ve had the privilege to test this game, and man is it fun. Also this trailer makes me really want to go and play it.
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To a Bigger iPad
I don’t need a bigger iPad to switch to only an iPad, but it’s what I tell myself I need.
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Quote of the Day: Tom Wheeler
“The internet must be fast, fair and open.” — Tom Wheeler
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Why the iPad Became Viticci’s Main Computer
Federico Viticci: The larger screen was, for me, the biggest concern in switching back from the iPad mini to the iPad Air. After an initial period of shock where every iPad app looked unreasonably large and spacious, three months of daily usage have rewired my perception of the Air's screen size. I prefer the Air's…
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Nikon FE – A Camera Review
My wife: They allow an outsider to see with the same eyes as the photographer, to live in her shoes, feel what she feels, for just a snippet of time. It’s romantic. It’s pure. Film photos have a life, realness, grittiness, and emotion to them.
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The Smart Tool With Stupid Features
Why doesn’t my iPhone know when I want it to be quiet?
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The GORUCK GR1 on Tools and Toys
I wrote up a review of the perfect GORUCK GR1 over on Tools and Toys. Turned out pretty well.
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Get your loved ones off Facebook
Salim Virani on why you must get off Facebook: According to the FTC settlement from a few years ago, after Facebook was sued by the US goverment for its privacy practices, Facebook is “required to prevent anyone from accessing a user’s material more than 30 days after the user has deleted his or her account;”…
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Baby Stuff We Use
Good list from Casey Liss. And that Sleep Pillow app he mentions, yeah we use that too and it is fantastic.
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Outlook for iOS and Email Security
I've been ranting about this on Twitter, but Gabe did the work to find some sources. Outlook for iOS does re-route your email. For that reason I'd run away from it.