April 2010
“Between the spread of the Facebook “like” buttons and the seemingly ubiquitous...”
– Confession #60: Like, Whatever
Word…
I hate to say it but I really “LIKED” this post.
It’s from Tweetage Wasteland by Dave Pell
“Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future,...”
– Thoughts on Flash - Steve Jobs
I’m pretty sure he’s already said something like this to Microsoft, Palm, Google, HTC…
“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so...”
– Rick Webb about this (via toldorknown) (via marco)
It’s pretty scary how true thus is.
“IT guy on phone: Yeah, we had to let Sam* go this weekend. (pause) Yeah, the...”
– Overheard in the Office | On the Plus Side, the Office Smells Like Mom’s Chicken Soup (via leo)
EPIC!!! -(Via @leolaporte)
40 Useful jQuery Techniques and Plugins →
Set up iTunes Smart Playlists to Give Every Song... →
Tom Merrit Joins TWiT →
My tech planets are starting to align.
making it look "ez": FOCUS: The Samurai Guide to... →
I was recently watching an old favourite of mine, the movie “The Last Samurai” with Tom Cruise. For the love of all things holy, don’t ask me why I like this movie….maybe it’s my love of japanese culture, maybe it’s the “white-guy-learns-to-respect-the-sword” storyline, maybe it’s…
“Apple’s approach in the new 15” and 17” MacBook Pros differs...”
– Inside Apple’s automatic graphics switching (via @ForkBombr)
This is actually an incredible feature that I wasn’t even aware would be available on my new i5 MacBook Pro. As a web developer and a photographer, my workflow isn’t always conventional, this on the fly switching will...
The Store is Down! The Store is Down! All Hail the... →
It's a sign! It's a sign! Could it be true are the... →
I’m actually getting a little fed up of the daily “OMFG: New MBP’s” reports.
“I. We have a right to connect.
II. We have the right to speak.
III. We have...”
– Bill of Rights in Cyberspace, amended
Where do I sign?
“but we can certainly see the lack of multitouch and the fact it currently runs...”
– Rogers taking pre-orders for the XPERIA X10
Who cares who big the screen is if it’s not multi-touch or is running some old fragmented OS like Android 1.6.
“A little-heralded feature of iTunes 9.1 is the ability to convert higher bitrate...”
– iPhone 101: Save space on your iPhone without removing a thing
I do admit that this is the main reason why I don’t rip my music as lossless. But 128kbs is still too tiny sounding. For this to be a real killer feature it should give you the ability to choose 192 or 256.
How to Use Gmail's iPad Interface in Your Browser →
So you just finished life-hacking the shit out of GMail to include RTM, GCal, Docs and now you want it to look like your iPhone again….
Do me a favour and get back to work already.
“After he leaves, I am finally left alone with an iPad. Finally I get some finger...”
– The iPad Launch: Can Steve Jobs Do It Again? - TIME
Article by Stephen Fry in the Times.
iPad review round-up →
Great round up of the iPad review by The Boy Genius Report
Apple iPad Review: Laptop Killer? Pretty Close →
Uncle Walt had nothing but nice things to say as usual.
Why You Should Never Pay More Than $10 For HDMI... →
I’ve been saying this about speaker cables for years. I never saw how Monster shielding made bits fly better.
Two in a row for Lifehacker.
How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords [Security] →
OK THIS is the type of article I want to see on Lifehacker every day.
“The bastard has four other iPad articles already.”
– Ihnatko
-John Gruber on Andy Ihnatko’s hands on iPad reviews with the Chicago Sun Times