February 2012
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Car Haters and Idea Guys →
I think this is my favorite episode of Build & Analyze yet. They start out talking about cars - which I love hearing about from an Apple geek’s perspective - and then proceed to explaining how the secret to successful startups is not having a wide audience to plug to, but having a great product that even a little tiny audience will get excited about and plug to others. Further, the...
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Responsiveness
I’m an avid reader of RSS feeds and blogs, whether they be long form or short form. My iPad is the best tool to do both, thanks to the Reeder and Instapaper apps. For a reason that I haven’t been able to put my finger on until today, though, I’ve much preferred reading in Reeder over Instapaper. I think I have finally figured out why: responsiveness.
When I launch Instapaper,...
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Mac No More →
Apple just dropped the Mac from Mac OS X. Could this be the start of the transition away from the Mac name? It only exists in the names of their hardware now. What new name would they adopt to replace Mac in the Macbook and iMac and elsewhere?
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Exclusive Betas
The new Tweetbot for iPad app was released to the public today, and it’s a great app. Here’s something I’ve noticed about what the blog writers are saying about it, though:
David Chartier:
I helped beta test both versions and there’s a ton of great new stuff.
MG Siegler:
I’ve been testing out Tweetbot for iPad for a few weeks now, it’s brilliant.
Shawn Blanc:
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MG Siegler: Now, What About Chrome For iOS? →
Still, a Chrome app for iOS would likely be largely what the other browsers available on iOS are: re-skinned versions of Mobile Safari (a wrapped for UIWebView). But that might not be all bad — Mobile Safari still offers a smoother browsing experience when compared to this new Mobile Chrome, as I laid out in my review.
It would be nice to have, but the biggest problem alternate browsers have...
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Sample Data
public static IEnumerable<ShippingData> GetSampleShippingData()
{
return new List<ShippingData>{ new ShippingData
{
Carrier = "Planet Express",
DateShipped = new DateTime(3000, 1, 1),
ServiceLevel = "Next Day Intragalactic"
}};
}
Hey, gotta have some fun at work.