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Month: September 2015

  • The iPhone 6s Plus Video is Amazing

    Come for the battery, stay for the video stabilization.

    Published September 30, 2015
  • Reeder 3 for Mac

    It’s out now, and it’s my new go to for RSS on the Mac. What a beautiful looking app.

    Published September 30, 2015
  • What it means to be great

    Good insight.

    Published September 29, 2015
  • Content Blockers Testing Update No. 334.71

    Script Scrap may be the fastest, but you won’t want to use it.

    Published September 29, 2015
  • These Pictures of You

    MG Siegler on Live Photos: That is, static pictures which suddenly come alive. But the true power comes from the re-creation of a memory, in front of your eyes, on your iPhone. It sounds like I’m overplaying it, but I’m not. As a parent, it’s one of my favorite features.

    Published September 28, 2015
  • Live Photos are Great

    One thing that I keep hearing, is people trying to figure out if Live Photos are a gimmick or not. No one has had access to Live Photos long enough to know for sure, but I can say, that when I get little moments like you see in the video of a live photo below […]

    Published September 27, 2015
  • Is the iPhone 6s Faster Than a Mac?

    Holy shit: CPU SPEED IS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR The single core CPU performance of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is roughly comparable to that of the 12″ MacBook Retina. The multi-core CPU performance is ‘knocking on the door.’ GPU SPEED MATCHES OR EXCEEDS 13″ APPLE LAPTOPS The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus blow […]

    Published September 25, 2015
  • Updated Content Blocker Results

    Updated my content blocker test with Adblock Plus (slow) and Blockr 1.0.1 (much improved). Also updated the data savings post.

    Published September 24, 2015
  • Propelled By Apple, Ad Blocking Cottage Industry Emerges

    Jack Marshall: Mr. Murphy said he’s taken Eyeo up on its offer, and plans to implement an option within his app whereby “acceptable” ads will be displayed to users. The feature will be switched on by default, Mr. Murphy said, and he will receive a flat monthly fee from Eyeo in return. Mr. Murphy declined […]

    Published September 24, 2015
  • Why the ‘Queen of the Mommy Bloggers’ had to quit

    Michelle Dean: The problem, Armstrong says, was that because she felt so beholden to them, she was agreeing to do just about anything to keep the advertisers happy. I hate the title of this post, but it encapsulates so well what I talked about in the native advertising post. It’s not that people who do […]

    Published September 24, 2015
  • On bias, dishonesty, and native advertising

    Some great responses here to my native advertising post from Alvaro Serrano, well worth the read.

    Published September 24, 2015
  • Making money along the way

    DHH with some interesting thoughts on Evernote and Dropbox: Both Evernote and Dropbox are facing increasing indifference from customers and competition from simply Good Enough features in someone else’s more complete offering. “You’re a feature, not a product”, as Steve Jobs famously dismissed Dropbox (see The case against Dropbox and Evernote, The First Dead Unicorn […]

    Published September 24, 2015
  • What Would Your Ideal Workspace Look Like?

    Shawn Blanc: The way you default to concentrating when you are doing something enjoyable can give you some insight into how you may best be able to concentrate when doing all of your work.

    Published September 23, 2015
  • Native Advertising is a Bad Solution

    It’s not a solution to any advertiser problems and instead will introduce a whole new world of trouble.

    Published September 23, 2015
  • Why the iPad Pro will be my laptop of choice: Accessibility

    Steven Aquino: Therein lies the rub. For as much as I adore the MacBook, the problem is that it’s still a laptop. In my experiences with laptops, I’ve found that their form factor works against me, accessibility-wise. As someone with low vision, I often need to get super close to the screen in order to […]

    Published September 23, 2015
  • Ye Olde Content Blocking

    Now that we know which content blockers to use, we better understand what they are doing.

    Published September 22, 2015
  • Obi – A Smart Laser Toy for Pets

    Dan and Tom are friends of the site, but regardless of that — this looks like an awesome product. I sure hope it gets made.

    Published September 22, 2015
  • Ads are dead, long live ads!

    Great post.

    Published September 21, 2015
  • Saving 30% or More of Your Data Transfer With Content Blockers

    Peace, 1Blocker, and Purify will save you the most bandwidth.

    Published September 21, 2015
  • Disruption is better when it’s other people’s jobs

    DHH: The natural response to having your livelihood threatened is universally to FREAK OUT. It doesn’t matter if you’re a French farmer or cabbie or if you’re an internet writer or publisher.

    Published September 21, 2015
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