Every tech site seems to have a dozen or more articles about the iPad. Nearly every tech blog has spouted an opinion about the device. A lot of people are focusing on the fact that it can’t do most of the things other devices can do. It can’t multitask. It can’t run Flash. It can’t fit in your pocket. Etc. I thought I would help Steve Jobs out and give some people ideas of what the device can do. Five Uses For The Apple iPad continued »
Not Eligible For T-Mobile Nexus One
Published on January 5th, 2010
If you haven’t heard, the Nexus One (N1) has been released. It’s the newest Android-based phone, built by HTC and being “pushed” by Google. Unfortunately, ordering one has caused trouble for many people, myself included. Not Eligible For T-Mobile Nexus One continued »
Setting An Image For Facebook Link Sharing
Published on December 31st, 2009
When you attach a link to share on Facebook, you’re typically presented with up to nine thumbnails pulled from img tags on that site. In many cases, one of these thumbnails will work fine, but sometimes the images aren’t ideal or the site owner wants a specific image to show up. Fortunately, there’s a simple tag you can add to solve this problem. Setting An Image For Facebook Link Sharing continued »
Why I Am Not Getting A 27″ iMac (Yet)
Published on November 19th, 2009
The new quad-core 27″ iMac certainly sounds (and looks) amazing. I’ve been debating heavily whether I should get one because I am doing a lot more with photos and realizing how inaccurate my current laptop’s screen and my desktop’s two 19″ screens are. I use a 24″ iMac at work, and it’s definitely a good machine, so I was pretty excited reading about the 27″ version.
Unfortunately, I found out a few issues that have convinced me to hold off. The biggest issue is that Apple seems to cover their products in a ridiculous gloss coating. It looks great until you realize your monitor is behaving more like a mirror than like a screen. I had that issue with my previous laptop, feeling excited about how amazing the screen looked until I tried using it with a decent amount of natural light. Clearly, many of the expected users are going to be photographers, videographers, graphic designers, and others who need excellent color quality and thus prefer natural light. I see this problem on the 24″ iMac I use at work, and reviews suggest it is even worse on the 27″ version. This reason alone makes me hesitate. Why I Am Not Getting A 27″ iMac (Yet) continued »
Using The Delicious API With Yahoo Accounts
Published on October 27th, 2009
On October 19th, Delicious announced that they began support of Yahoo IDs. Unfortunately, that blog post did not mention how this affects using the Delicious API. At the time of writing this, there is no mention at all in the Delicious API docs either. Using The Delicious API With Yahoo Accounts continued »