Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Penny Arcade nails it.
I keep hearing new Kindle owners say the same thing; they've done much more reading since their Kindle arrived. Well yeah, of course you're reading more. You have a new toy, and that's all it does. I did a lot of baking right after I got my ...
Posted in Books, Technology |
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Brent Simmons is looking for the perfect version control system, and has this complaint about Git:
When I’m finished working on my laptop and I commit my changes, they’re not available on my desktop. I have to take the extra step of pushing the changes.
And then, back at my desktop, I ...
Posted in Design, Software, Technology |
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
That's the plan, anyway. Perhaps things have changed since I supported their network, but this seems extremely ambitious.
Posted in Technology |
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Corey Gilmore is right -- it's very frustrating to have to reboot my router after every little change.
Posted in Apple, Design, Software, Technology |
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for the iPhone has already taken home an award. It would be disingenuous of me to write a full review of the app, but at the price of free, it's worth taking a look at if you already use WebEx.
Posted in Apple, Software, Technology |
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Steve O'Grady asks a great question:
What about Android will make Java desktops succeed where they’ve failed so often before?
Simple answer, Steve: nothing. Mobile handset applications are at their best when they're small, simple, and complement their desktop counterparts. But you already know this:
[W]ho’s going to be building for Android on ...
Posted in Google, Software, Technology |
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The father of the cellular phone, Martin Cooper, doesn't care much for the iPhone:
In an interview with Forbes.com following his talk, Cooper said that he had used an iPhone for a few weeks before handing it off to his grandson, saying that he couldn't navigate its contacts and that its ...
Posted in Apple, Technology |
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Devin Reams of Crowd Favorite has posted his notes on going paperless at home and at the office. I remain unconvinced that recycling paper has any value, but agree that not dealing with paper in the first place is more convenient, and that's good enough for me.
Posted in Software, Technology |
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Ever ignorant of how stupid he sounds when he talks, Metallica drummer and enemy of music Lars Ulrich weighs in on the controversy over the audio quality of their new album:
I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how ...
Posted in Games, Music, Technology, Web |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Android? More like blandroid. Am I right? The facts, via MacRumors:
- Amazon mobile music store (press release) preloaded on the G1.
- Built in keyboard. Google Maps. Android Market, YouTube
- Launch on October 22nd
- No tethering option
- SIM-locked to T-Mobile
- Read Word, PDF, Excel files. No exchange compatibility, but 3rd parties ...
Posted in Google, Technology |
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Today's xkcd sums up my feelings on mobile phone ringtones. My one exception is the "Never Gonna Give You Up" MIDI that plays when certain people call me.
Posted in Music, Technology, Web |
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Some selections from the 2008 Rankings: Google at #10, BMW at #13, Cisco at #17, and Apple at #24.
Posted in Apple, Business, Design, Google, Technology |
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
I have no interest in the product, but Woot's write-up of this HD Mini Stick is priceless.
Posted in Technology, Television, Web |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Kotaku, on the long gap between "core" games from Nintendo:
So if they take 2-3 years to make...where are the ones you started working on 2-3 years ago?
As we get deeper into this hardware cycle, I become convinced that the Wii is more lucky accident than ingenious savior. Nintendo needs some quality leadership ...
Posted in Business, Games, Technology |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Bluetooth and GTalkService APIs got the axe. Clearly, Apple should be concerned.
Posted in Google, Technology |