Ryan Lawler reviewing Flash on a Nexus One:
Shockingly bad.
I think a lot of people assumed Apple was lying when they said that these devices won’t run Flash.
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Flash on Android
Ryan Lawler reviewing Flash on a Nexus One: Shockingly bad. I think a lot of people assumed Apple was lying when they said that these devices won’t run Flash.
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Apple’s iPod Event – In Steve Jobs Quotes
Ok so there is no way I am going to do a full write up, instead I am going give you a few of my favorite quotes from Steve Jobs, and end with the important things (in my words). (all quotes are my transcription of Steve Jobs from the live broadcast Apple provided) “And here…
Ok so there is no way I am going to do a full write up, instead I am going give you a few of my favorite quotes from Steve Jobs, and end with the important things (in my words).
(all quotes are my transcription of Steve Jobs from the live broadcast Apple provided)
“And here it is with people in it.”
“Activate Jiggle Mode”
“People clearly missed the buttons.”
“Instantly wearable”
“Wouldn’t be Apple without some new ads.”
“Just about to cross the 12 billion song threshold”
“Since iTunes will probably surpass the CD in sales we thought, maybe it’s time to ditch the CD in the logo.”
“A social network for music.”
“I’m a little particular.”
“Here’s Lady Gaga, who I am following.”
“We’ve got one more thing, actually one more hobby.”
“They don’t want amateur hour.”
“Remember these are commercial free too, which is nice.”
“This is by far the best implementation of Netflix too…”
“Even though we are a little more successful now…”
Some killer stuff there. The iPods are meh, for anyone who is lazy (i.e. doesn’t work out) and owns and iPhone. The iPad update looks awesome, really awesome actually. Ping stands to be a huge profit center or a colossal flop, I think it will flop – I just don’t see people caring that much (I probably am wrong). The Apple TV update is so good I am going to buy one, and at $99 it is finally priced right.
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How Google’s lack of control affects their value chain
Asymco: Google today is faced with the prospect that not only the devices (which sit on its OS) but also services and apps on top would choose to remain on old versions of Android. There is nothing to stop them from doing just that. Unlike Microsoft, Google does not enforce licensing terms for Android. It…
Asymco:
Google today is faced with the prospect that not only the devices (which sit on its OS) but also services and apps on top would choose to remain on old versions of Android. There is nothing to stop them from doing just that. Unlike Microsoft, Google does not enforce licensing terms for Android. It is at the mercy of the value chain.
In other words Google shot themselves in the foot by not writing their licensing in a way that would allow them to force vendors to use the latest and greatest in a timely manner. Oops.
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Last Minute September 1, 2010 Apple Event Predictions
This event will be all about FaceTime I think, new iPod touches that match the specs of the iPhone 4 bringing in FaceTime. New Apple TV with support for FaceTime. iOS 4.1 that unifies iPod touches with the iPhone (no update for the iPad). I don’t expect there to be any streaming info just yet,…
This event will be all about FaceTime I think, new iPod touches that match the specs of the iPhone 4 bringing in FaceTime. New Apple TV with support for FaceTime. iOS 4.1 that unifies iPod touches with the iPhone (no update for the iPad).
I don’t expect there to be any streaming info just yet, but TV subscriptions seem imminent.
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WikiLeakiLeaks.org
Well good idea, but its got nothin’. I mean seriously there is no information on the site yet.
Well good idea, but its got nothin’. I mean seriously there is no information on the site yet.
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WebOS 2.0 Features Revealed – What About the Hardware?
So we now know about the features, but does Palm/HP really expect people to stick with what will be a 3 year old device? Where is the new hardware?
So we now know about the features, but does Palm/HP really expect people to stick with what will be a 3 year old device? Where is the new hardware?
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Oxford English Dictionary ‘will not be printed again’
Not that big of a surprise, perhaps more surprising is that there are still people who buy dictionaries.
Not that big of a surprise, perhaps more surprising is that there are still people who buy dictionaries.
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The Oatmeal Just Gets Us
So very very true. You won’t get me to blink until it hits $9.99 though, just ask my bank.
So very very true. You won’t get me to blink until it hits $9.99 though, just ask my bank.
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Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event
For the first time since 2005 Apple will be providing a live video feed for tomorrow’s event – no need for compulsive refreshing tomorrow as we can all now stream it.
For the first time since 2005 Apple will be providing a live video feed for tomorrow’s event – no need for compulsive refreshing tomorrow as we can all now stream it.
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Coming Soon: AMD and Intel Inside
AMD is killing off the ATI brand name and rolling it all under the AMD brand. Smart move that makes a lot of sense. The thing is, this really looks to be a shot at Intel, I mean AMD primarily has competed against Intel and now you can get a computer that has both Intel…
AMD is killing off the ATI brand name and rolling it all under the AMD brand. Smart move that makes a lot of sense. The thing is, this really looks to be a shot at Intel, I mean AMD primarily has competed against Intel and now you can get a computer that has both Intel and AMD chips – just look at the current Mac Pro’s.
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Courier for Mac
Realmac Software: Courier allows you to share files, images, photos, movies, and more with all your favourite online services – including Flickr and Facebook. I hate, hate, hate how cumbersome it is to upload to Flickr, so this is a very welcome app for me.
Realmac Software:
Courier allows you to share files, images, photos, movies, and more with all your favourite online services – including Flickr and Facebook.
I hate, hate, hate how cumbersome it is to upload to Flickr, so this is a very welcome app for me.
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Call Failed, Now Brought to you by Google
Michael Arrington talking about Google Voice’s recent troubles: About 30% of my inbound calls have the caller muted – they can hear me but I can’t hear them. And outbound calls are worse. In the last 24 hours at least 75% of them failed completely. Either it never starts ringing, or it rings a couple…
Michael Arrington talking about Google Voice’s recent troubles:
About 30% of my inbound calls have the caller muted – they can hear me but I can’t hear them. And outbound calls are worse. In the last 24 hours at least 75% of them failed completely. Either it never starts ringing, or it rings a couple of times and then dies. In fact, I called Google PR to give them a heads up on this story and that call failed too. As did a second attempt.
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Character Amnesia
Judith Evans: Character amnesia happens because most Chinese people use electronic input systems based on pinyin, which translates Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet. Interesting side effect of technology, really makes me wonder what would have happened if the US and western systems weren’t the ones to invent the digital inputs.
Judith Evans:
Character amnesia happens because most Chinese people use electronic input systems based on pinyin, which translates Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet.
Interesting side effect of technology, really makes me wonder what would have happened if the US and western systems weren’t the ones to invent the digital inputs.
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National Parks Infinite Photo
Click to zoom in (flash) and reveal a lot more photos, very cool. [via Coudal]
Click to zoom in (flash) and reveal a lot more photos, very cool.
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Gmail Priority Inbox Sorts Your Email For You
Jason Kincaid: The system uses a plethora of criteria to decide which messages are most important: things like how frequently you open and/or respond to messages from a given sender, how often you read messages that contain a certain keyword, and whether or not the message is addressed solely to you or looks like it…
Jason Kincaid:
The system uses a plethora of criteria to decide which messages are most important: things like how frequently you open and/or respond to messages from a given sender, how often you read messages that contain a certain keyword, and whether or not the message is addressed solely to you or looks like it was sent to a mailing list. If you come across a message that’s been marked important when it shouldn’t have been, you can hit an arrow to tell Gmail it’s messed up. Likewise, if a message that should have been flagged gets sent to the ‘everything else’ area, you can promote it. Through these actions Gmail gets progressively smarter, so the system should work better over time.
This sounds really cool, I was getting ready to write up how to implement this in Apple’s Mail app and still will, but I can’t wait to try this out.
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Steve Jobs on Apple’s Core Value
Steve Jobs on Apple’s core value: We believe that people with passion, can change the world for the better. That is a lot different from Google’s ‘don’t be evil’ motto. This is also a great video where Jobs talks about marketing while wearing shorts. Also here is a link to a better quality version of…
Steve Jobs on Apple’s core value:
We believe that people with passion, can change the world for the better.
That is a lot different from Google’s ‘don’t be evil’ motto. This is also a great video where Jobs talks about marketing while wearing shorts.
Also here is a link to a better quality version of that Think Different ad.
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Less Stress One Bankers Box at a Time Part II
On Wednesday I stated this: It is Wednesday, August 25th, and I am tired. I am really tired, I don’t know why, but I am. I have been all over today and just read this great post over at FiftyFootShadows (via Minimal Mac) on minimalism and consumerism. It got me to thinking about a goal…
On Wednesday I stated this:
It is Wednesday, August 25th, and I am tired. I am really tired, I don’t know why, but I am. I have been all over today and just read this great post over at FiftyFootShadows
(via Minimal Mac) on minimalism and consumerism. It got me to thinking about a goal I have had for the past year. That goal is to get rid of all the crap I am filling the nooks and crannies of my life, my hope is that in doing this I am less tired.The problem though is where to start, and when to stop. So I had an idea, to fill one bankers box a week until October, roughly 6 bankers boxes. All that is to go into the boxes are items that can go to Goodwill or be sold online. Any garbage I come across is to be disposed of immediately.
Once full the box is to immediately go to Goodwill or items posted online for sale. My hope is that by doing this in small chunks with a definite timeline I will be less overwhelmed and instead take to the challenge in a new way.
I’ll check back in once I get the box full.
Today (August 28, 2010) I have filled the box and it feels great. It took me about an hour and a garbage bag but the one corner that has always been full of crap is now cleaned and organized. I am also getting rid of quite a bit (to Goodwill) and it feels great. I encourage you to do the same.
Before:
After:
(I did remove the cat first)