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Chris Dary responds to the criticism from today and promises changes. ((For what it’s worth Dary seems to me to be on the up and up and was the only person at Readability to respond to my request to ‘opt-out’.)) Dary: >Until we are able to come up with something more graceful for both the…
Chris Dary responds to the criticism from today and promises changes. ((For what it’s worth Dary seems to me to be on the up and up and was the only person at Readability to respond to my request to ‘opt-out’.)) Dary:
>Until we are able to come up with something more graceful for both the user and the publisher, we’re now linking shared articles on devices directly to the publishers site.
Nice.
Neat trick. He used [blitz.io](http://blitz.io/) to test this. Out of curiosity I ran a similar test using blitz.io on this site, without making a single change, just to see what happened. Here’s the result: Not too shabby, but I wanted to push it a little further — so I did. ((250 concurrent users in 30…
Neat trick. He used [blitz.io](http://blitz.io/) to test this. Out of curiosity I ran a similar test using blitz.io on this site, without making a single change, just to see what happened. Here’s the result:
Not too shabby, but I wanted to push it a little further — so I did. ((250 concurrent users in 30 seconds.)) Here’s what I got:
That is roughly 19 million hits in a day. I monitored the CPU load during that test and it peaked at 80% and settled around 68%. No too shabby. ((I don’t know how “real” this testing system is, but it is pretty neat.))
David Chartier writing about another issue he has with read later services — the fact that you can send a link to them without ever visiting the original site (as in Twitter apps): >Yes, it can be a pain in the ass to visit a page before saving it to read later if you’re on…
David Chartier writing about another issue he has with read later services — the fact that you can send a link to them without ever visiting the original site (as in Twitter apps):
>Yes, it can be a pain in the ass to visit a page before saving it to read later if you’re on a crappy 3G connection, or you’re simply in a rush and don’t have time. But it still means an article is getting sucked off a publisher’s site without anything of value exchanged in return.
When Twitter overhauled its infamous Twitter for iOS app they changed it so you *had* to visit a site before sending it to Instapaper. It was the single most annoying thing to me, but perhaps they were just trying to be “noble” about this content scraping stuff.
I don’t disagree with Chartier, but I also don’t think this is something that is likely to stop — ever.
Turns out that when you ‘share’ a link from Readability, the link that is shared links back to the readability optimized site — not to the original source article. This is both shady and completely at odds with the ‘goodwill’ nature of the web. (Read it Later and Instapaper share links that go back to…
Turns out that when you ‘share’ a link from Readability, the link that is shared links back to the readability optimized site — not to the original source article. This is both shady and completely at odds with the ‘goodwill’ nature of the web. (Read it Later and Instapaper share links that go back to the source article.) Or as A.T. Faust III put it:
>Still, intentional or not, Readability’s current setup is tantamount to content theft, and that’s a problem for everyone involved.
[Here’s how you ‘opt-out’ of Readability’s madness](https://brooksreview.net/2012/03/opt-out/).
Shawn and I talk about business models of apps like Instagram and services like Twitter. We also discuss our iPad usage and how it fits into our workflows. Be sure to check in on 5by5 to listen to us live on Thursdays, and if you are interested in sponsoring the show drop me a line.
Shawn and I talk about business models of apps like Instagram and services like Twitter. We also discuss our iPad usage and how it fits into our workflows.
Be sure to check in on 5by5 to listen to us live on Thursdays, and if you are interested in sponsoring the show drop me a line.
Dan Frommer: >Not only is RIM in worse financial shape, but all bets are off for its recovery.
Dan Frommer:
>Not only is RIM in worse financial shape, but all bets are off for its recovery.
>How do cellular carriers really perform? Find out by entering your city, zip code or even your address in the search box below, or by selecting a city from the available list. Discover your carrier’s strength over your mobile footprint. Find out your carrier’s RootScore – an aggregate grade – and get an understanding of…
>How do cellular carriers really perform? Find out by entering your city, zip code or even your address in the search box below, or by selecting a city from the available list. Discover your carrier’s strength over your mobile footprint. Find out your carrier’s RootScore – an aggregate grade – and get an understanding of your carrier’s voice and data strength. Then view all four carriers side-by-side. You may be surprised by the facts.
Good to know.
Still use this script from Shawn everyday. I love it so much I thought I would remind everyone of it.
Still use this script from Shawn everyday. I love it so much I thought I would remind everyone of it.
Rob Enderle: >Granted, there were folks who believed the iPad 2 didn’t offer enough of an improvement over the original device to justify the purchase. I didn’t agree then, but with the 4G data limitations and the file size, power, and weight issues connected to the new display, well, I simply don’t see the iPad…
Rob Enderle:
>Granted, there were folks who believed the iPad 2 didn’t offer enough of an improvement over the original device to justify the purchase. I didn’t agree then, but with the 4G data limitations and the file size, power, and weight issues connected to the new display, well, I simply don’t see the iPad 3 as a better tablet – just different.
[No, Rob, you didn’t agree then — instead you just thought no one would buy an iPad 2](http://www.tgdaily.com/opinion/54470-rotten-apples-is-the-tablet-ipad-bubble-breaking):
>Actually, I think they will have lines for the iPad 2, at least initially. If those first customers get excited about the device then Apple will be fine – although I’d still likely question whether anybody else will be; given no other tablet has yet to sell as well.
Hmm.
Lastly, where’s the data to back this claim up:
>Clearly, if you are an iPad 2 user you already have the better product.
*Clearly.*
Sounds like Ravi Udeshi got screwed by a sore loser.
Sounds like Ravi Udeshi got screwed by a sore loser.
Fantastic app, glad to see a new version. [Be sure to check out these Applescripts to if you use OmniFocus to auto add some ticklers from Mail to OmniFocus using MailTags](http://simplicityisbliss.com/post/15179318547/top-5-omnifocus-applescripts).
Fantastic app, glad to see a new version. [Be sure to check out these Applescripts to if you use OmniFocus to auto add some ticklers from Mail to OmniFocus using MailTags](http://simplicityisbliss.com/post/15179318547/top-5-omnifocus-applescripts).
Pretty nice hack if you still want to own your content, but also want a less — erm — cluttered admin and publishing system.
Pretty nice hack if you still want to own your content, but also want a less — erm — cluttered admin and publishing system.
It almost resembles iOS device sales.
It almost resembles iOS device sales.
A nice behind the scenes look at an app that I love playing with.
A nice behind the scenes look at an app that I love playing with.
I was a guest on The Bro Show this week Where Myke, Terry and I discuss iOS 6 wishes. Thanks to them for having me.
I was a guest on The Bro Show this week Where Myke, Terry and I discuss iOS 6 wishes. Thanks to them for having me.
I know what you are probably thinking: “Ben why are you linking to a ceiling exhaust fan?” Because it is one hell of a ceiling exhaust fan that’s why. A couple of months ago — maybe more — I received a random message from Marco Arment that said I needed to file something away for…
I know what you are probably thinking: “Ben why are you linking to a ceiling exhaust fan?” Because it is one hell of a ceiling exhaust fan that’s why. A couple of months ago — maybe more — I received a random message from Marco Arment that said I needed to file something away for future purchase — it was *this* fan. He said it was amazingly quiet.
So I asked my father about it — he’s a commercial contractor — and it turns out he just installed one in his house. He said the same thing Marco did: it’s amazingly quiet. The reviews on Amazon were along the same lines.
I installed one over the weekend and can say when the shower is running you can’t hear the sound of the fan over the noise from the water. In fact, I think most of the noise the fan makes is from the air rushing through it. I never thought I would write this much about a ceiling fan, but I just did, because I love it.
[Go get it](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003TJAGO4/ref=nosim&tag=brooksreview-20).
Rebecca Greenfield: >While Apple and Google are busy getting bad press for their privacy issues, labor practices and general big-evil-company wrongdoings, Microsoft has done some brand regeneration, making it look like the hippest tech company on the block these days. That’s the opening sentence — it only gets more stupid and pathetic from there.
Rebecca Greenfield:
>While Apple and Google are busy getting bad press for their privacy issues, labor practices and general big-evil-company wrongdoings, Microsoft has done some brand regeneration, making it look like the hippest tech company on the block these days.
That’s the opening sentence — it only gets more stupid and pathetic from there.
Sarah Farnsworth reporting on the legal outcome of a lawsuit over the new iPad in Australia: >Computer giant Apple has offered to refund people who bought its new iPad, which it admits is not compatible with Telstra’s 4G network. It’s almost like a dare from Apple right? Kinda like them saying: we know you want…
Sarah Farnsworth reporting on the legal outcome of a lawsuit over the new iPad in Australia:
>Computer giant Apple has offered to refund people who bought its new iPad, which it admits is not compatible with Telstra’s 4G network.
It’s almost like a dare from Apple right? Kinda like them saying: we know you want the iPad, you know you want the iPad, so we call your bluff.