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Ping!

Sep 5, ’10 12:16 AM

So Apple just let loose with lots of cool stuff this past Wednesday, including a new version of iTunes. The usual UI changes (the change to the bottom toolbar is quite tasty to my eyes, but the icon, well, I’ve already switched it out), a few feature refinements (when playing music via AirTunes, check out the per-device volume by selecting the “Multiple Speakers…” bit!), and Ping.

I’m really digging Ping, and while it seems to be starting out simply, as always with Apple, they’ll slowly build upon it.

So, find me on Ping!

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More iPad musings

Feb 7, ’10 10:51 AM

So I read this article by Rob Foster, On iPads, Grandmas and Game-changing, and it really resonated. I’ve heard the same sort of things from the people in my life, and the folks who’ve asked me about the iPad I’ve given a similar answer: “This would be perfect for [relative/friend].”

My favorite quote from his article, in reference to his technophobic friend, talking about his iPhone: “I had never once seen him exhibit any excitement over technology but the next time I saw him, he could barely contain his enthusiasm for his new phone.”

Awesome.

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Regarding iPad

Jan 28, ’10 11:35 AM

This comes by way of Jeff Croft:

In comparison to other devices

The Amazon Kindle DX (the current model with a 9.7” screen) is $480. FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY BUCKS. In other words, it’s a hopeless pile of shit that looks like joke next to an iPad.

Honestly, do I really need to go any further with comparisons? Love it or hate it, the iPad just made everything else that is even remotely similar look like an overpriced toy. Period.

Seriously, I laughed my ass off when I read that first paragraph.

In all seriousness though, this quote really nails it:

Multi-tasking is vastly overrated. But multi-user support is a killer app no one is talking about.

I think it really boils down to this: if it doesn’t wow the geeks, you’ve got a killer device on your hands. Because it means everybody else will “get” it.

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Advertising and the Fruit Co.

Nov 10, ’09 12:17 PM

A rather interesting tidbit, this.

Philip Elmer-Dewitt on Apple’s Advertising Budget: $500 million for 2009, less than Dell’s or RIM’s ad budgets, and about one-third of Microsoft’s.

(Via ★ Daring Fireball)

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WordPress for iPhone

Jul 30, ’08 9:43 AM

Just tryin out making a post using the iPhone app. Pretty nice for something quick.

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Domain shortcuts on the iPhone/iPod Touch

Jul 18, ’08 6:27 PM

Courtesy of Lifehacker comes this nice little tidbit:

An image of the iPhone's expanded domain shortcut.

iPhone/iPod touch only: The iPhone has sported a .com keyboard shortcut for making quick work of URLs in Mobile Safari since it was released, but reader George points us to an expansion to this keyboard shortcut that can save tons of time for entering email addresses and non-.com URLs. First, in Mobile Safari, just hold down the .com button for a second to see other domain options (namely .net, .edu, and .org). Second, when the keyboard has the @ symbol but no .com key, you can hold the ‘.’ (period) key to get the same domain shortcuts—something that comes in especially handy when you’re manually entering email addresses or filling in login credentials in new apps. I’m not sure if this keyboard shortcut is an iPhone 2.0 feature or something that was added when hold-for-accents was added for international language support, but it’s definitely one to know. Thanks George!

(Via Lifehacker)

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Reblog: Gruber on things us musicians have known for years

May 20, ’08 6:13 PM

John Gruber, one of my favorite writers, opines this in reference to this article by Saul Hansell, in a report for the NYT Bits Blog on current negotiations between Apple and the major music labels:

So let’s get this straight. The music labels think we should pay more for a song downloaded from a server that isn’t theirs, over a network that isn’t theirs, because, well, just because. One gets the feeling that, if given the chance, music executives would just hire thugs to mug anyone on the street wearing white earbuds.

Sadly, the music industry is still one of the most corrupt businesses around, seeking to do the most profitable thing in the short term, instead of investing in its customers or striving to create new business models. The looming threat of the truly independent musician to the old world order of the music label makes them grasp even tighter to hang on to what they can. I realize we’ve heard this all before, but when put so frankly like Gruber has, I cannot help but add my own two cents.

(Via ★ Daring Fireball)

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Stacks overlay for Leopard

Nov 11, ’07 4:52 PM

If you’re an OS X user, and you’ve upgraded to Leopard & found the new Stacks feature lacking, check this out: Stacks overlay

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Andy Ihnatko: What’s Leopard Really Worth?

Oct 28, ’07 11:57 PM

It seems I’m merely relaying some other blog posts, but damn, this one is just too funny. Ihnatko’s humor is spot-on, and I like his analysis of how Leopard is about all the little things bundled together, as opposed to one single “killer app.”

Andy Ihnatko: What’s Leopard Really Worth?

I think the way to sum up the correct level of anticipation for Leopard is to compare it to a movie that stars Gene Hackman or Michael Caine. You know that it’s going to be worthwhile… but the coin’s in the air as to whether it’s worth seeing right away.

And my favorite quote:

And now we have the de-wussification of Mail. Mail was once a candy-apple red Mazda Miata. Now it’s a Ford pickup with a gun rack and a rear-window decal of a cartoon Calvin peeing all over the Microsoft Entourage icon.

(Via Daring Fireball ‘★’.)

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Beware the Marble of DOOM!

Oct 20, ’07 11:08 AM

Seriously hilariously awesome idea:

Beware the Marble of DOOM!: “Now Mac users can collectively vent their frustrations against the spinning beachball of death — MarbleofDoom.com! → Show more”

(Via The Iconfactory.)

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