It’s just a bigger iPhone, right? Hardly. The iPad is a very interesting device. Upon picking it up, I was surprised at how light and sturdy it was. For having that much glass and battery capacity, it sure feels nice in the hand. Let me talk about the issues we ran into first. Google Maps… Continue reading iPad First Impressions
Try out the new iPad gmail UI in Safari
If you use Safari1, you can easily tell gmail that you are on an iPad and see the new gmail user interface for iPad. In Safari Preferences, navigate to the Advanced tab and check “Show Develop menu in the menu bar” Load gmail.com in a new tab or window. In the Develop menu, navigate to… Continue reading Try out the new iPad gmail UI in Safari
Mac OS X 10.6.3 has been released
Apple has released OS X 10.6.3. You can find it in Software Update. I’ve been beta testing this release since January, using it daily. As with all releases, many things are fixed and you might run into some gotchas. I highly suggest this release if you play games such as World of Warcraft or Second… Continue reading Mac OS X 10.6.3 has been released
10.6.3 adds Time Machine Verification
This may have been in Snow Leopard before, but I’ve only just seen it in 10.6.3. After updating, the Time Machine menu status changed to “Verifying Backup (n%)” with a “Skip Verification” menu option.
Safari and cookies
When you visit a website, it will often install what are called cookies onto your computer. You can read more about cookies on wikipedia, but just know that they hold information like login name to use for the site, etc. While browsing, you can collect a lot of cookies. I’ve normally not bothered with managing… Continue reading Safari and cookies
Apple needs to fix the app approval process, once and for all
I’m a developer. I have one fun app in the app store, iMoo. I’ll have more. I am also someone who needs to feed my family and pay the mortgage. Read day to day problems. When one decides to take a risk and develop software, the normal model, say for a Mac or Windows application,… Continue reading Apple needs to fix the app approval process, once and for all
Reuse Time machine backups in Snow Leopard!
Apple fixed Time Machine in Snow Leopard! Elizabeth’s laptop died. She had been using our Time Capsule under Leopard. After receiving the new Snow Leopard based machine, I used the migration assistant to restore her machine. Now she is on Snow Leopard. After awhile, the Mac asked her if she wanted to reuse her existing… Continue reading Reuse Time machine backups in Snow Leopard!
How to design a great website
Start with this site and then design your site to be nothing like it. You win.
Goodbye Flash video
Here is an example of what can be done with HTML 5. A very pretty video player that will be free soon. Sublime Video Now, to replace Flash animations…….
Adobe fights back
Lee Brimelow, a flash evangelist for Adobe, made this site mocking Apple for not having Flash on the iPhone/iPad. He had some porn in there I guess, and removed it. In the end he mocks “Millions of websites use Flash. Get used to blue legos” Apparently this fellow Lee hasn’t realized that some of us… Continue reading Adobe fights back
iPad
The iPad is here. In this edition, it is a large iPod with a 3G data connection option. The iPad can run older iPhone applications. It can run one application at a time, which is a disappointment to some. The iPad did ship with a publishing system, the standard ePub ebook format and an application… Continue reading iPad
iPad Liveblog Feeds
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My Predictions for the iPad
Apple won’t call it a tablet It’ll be around $999 with 64GB Apple will discontinue the MacBook Air We’ll see a new publishing tool for creating content that goes directly for sale in the iTunes Media Store We’ll get a new iLife (maybe the aforementioned publishing tool will be part of iLife) The iPad will… Continue reading My Predictions for the iPad
Apple in talks to switch to Bing?
Hmm. Many rumors about this. Any truth? Who knows. I decided to take another look at bing. Searches ok. Maps don’t scroll well with two fingers on trackpad at all. Maps use Silverlight, vs. standards. That sucks. Decided to look up local pizza places. Clicked on the map. Got: Awesome.
YouTube HTML5 Beta
go here and sign up for YouTube HTML5 beta if you use Chrome or Safari. No more flash on the YouTube site, just HTML 5 delivering H.264 video.
White House App
Yes, even the President has an app for that: > Today, we’re excited to announce the new White House App available for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The White House App delivers dynamic content from WhiteHouse.gov to the palm of your hand. One feature that stands out is live video streaming. Now anyone with this… Continue reading White House App
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show
This is great and I’m not sure why I didn’t find it earlier. Here is his interview with Felicia Day, after some funny larry king game bits. Watch Website
Exactly why Microsoft Sucks
CES 2010 keynote. Streaming via MS Silverlight. They go to demo their own upcoming product, Halo Reach and guess what? They block it for intellectual property rights reasons. They block their own demo! haha. brilliant.
Embarrassment for AT&T
While at the Blazer’s game tonight I tried to check email. 5 bars. 3G. No Data. Nothing. Then after 30 seconds, no bars. Then 5 bars, then 3G. But no data. All the while, a Verizon “Droid Does” ad is running around the arena. Way to go, AT&T. This isn’t even SF nor NY!
AT&T Mark the Spot app fail
Hey AT&T, here is a tip: If one of your customers doesn’t have a data connection, they can’t mark the spot with your app. Maybe you should consider saving off a record and submitting it later when the customer has a data connection again.