March 2011
15 posts
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iCab Mobile →
Proof that tabbed browsing on the iPad is more than possible, iCab really does make the browsing experience better on the iPad. First, the bad news:
Too many buttons and options.
That “pull down to refresh” crap that Twitter inspired is a bad idea - webpages don’t refresh as smoothly as new tweets. You’ll quickly learn to tap the status bar to get to the top of the...
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Your iTunes Library over VPN →
A nice solution for playing music from home wherever you might be.
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China Denies Tampering with Gmail →
The government then went on to add “Furthermore, any Chinese citizen who spreads baseless accusations that we’re tampering with email through your email account will be prosecuted.”
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What iOS is Missing for Me →
Marc LaFountain talks about the improvements he needs in iOS to do productive work on the device, and I totally agree and would like to add another idea: a way to quickly and seamlessly move your work between apps so that you can manipulate your work with several apps and not just one. Sometimes you can manage to handle it with Dropbox, or copy-paste if it’s text, but there has to be a...
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Subtraction.com: What the NYT Pay Wall Really... →
Speaking for myself, here’s two reasons why I won’t be paying for the New York Times:
I can’t afford to spend so much on news. All news does is make me better informed - call me a bad person, but I would rather spend that money on something entertaining.
After reading through some of The Daily, I’ve come to the conclusion that it accomplishes the goal of not making me...
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Moving on from iPad "office productivity" apps →
As usual, Marco Arment is spot on about the shifting focus of the iPad. I’d like to point out, though, that if typing is something that you want to do on a regular basis, remember that the $70 premium for a bluetooth keyboard for your iPad beats the hell out of the $500 difference between an entry-level iPad and an entry-level Macbook Air. Something to think about when you’re planning...
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The iPad 2
I’m the proud owner of a brand-new, 16GB black iPad 2! It’s a truly impressive device, and I really don’t know where to begin. I think I’ll cover the points that really compelled me to get it first:
The 10-hour battery life is very useful to me for meetings and other events away from home or the desk, as my work laptop will manage merely two hours of battery life....
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My Pavlov Problem
Marco Arment:
I’ve never received a push notification.
Really. It’s great. Every time that box comes up from a new app asking permission to send me push notifications, I’ve said no, because none of them have ever been important enough to interrupt me at any time of day.
The main takeaway from his post:
If your notifications are so plentiful that you can’t...
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Media Queries →
Via 9-bits:
A new gallery dedicated entirely to responsive web designs.
That’s how it’s done, ladies and gentlemen.
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Barn Door Left Open? Shoot the Horses
John Gruber:
Something’s got to give here. I don’t know what, but there must be more news on this front coming soon. I don’t believe Apple wants to chase competing e-book platforms off the App Store.
I don’t have the faith in Apple that he does in this case - to me, the whole ebook situation on iOS probably looks like a mistake to Apple. Look at the music market on their devices....