Author Archives
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Black Tears
Discovered Imelda May this week. Hooked already.
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A natural ecosystem
Step 1 is to get a prospect to buy, therefore becoming a customer. Step 2 is retaining that customer for long term profitability. That can be done in many ways, but they basically boil down to giving the customer a… Read More ›
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Where are the persistent notifications?
Up above is a persistent notification on iOS. When you set a reminder in the default Reminders app, it will appear on the lock screen and it will stay there until you complete what you need to do. This is… Read More ›
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Stability and consistency
Apple has published very specific interface design guidelines for MacOS and iOS. It’s pretty obvious when a Mac app is not following the guidelines. In the early days of the Mac, an app that didn’t follow the guidelines was often… Read More ›
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Optimism For The Future
All quite standard from Tim Cook apart from the bullish statement regarding the iPhone.
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My Father Spent 30 Years In Prison
My father went to prison when I was only a few months old. He and my mother were married. She was 22 years old, and he was two weeks from 21. His crime and subsequent incarceration devastated her. She discovered… Read More ›
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Ok, We Get It. You Shot It With Your Phone
Ok, we get it. You shot it with your phone. You brought your DSLR, but you fell into a fountain and waterlogged all your gear. The repair estimate was nearly $2000, except you went to Thailand and got it fixed… Read More ›
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Apple’s ecosystem is key to its success, or is it?
The App Store launched in 2008. After that, when people bought apps and games they were also continuing to buy into Apple. As they shelled out $0.99 here and $1.99 there for new software that only ran on their Apple… Read More ›
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Revolutionary Phone Failures
Every year, gadget companies like to flaunt out their latest flagship smartphones and show off all of the “revolutionary” features that will make this slab of glass and metal different from the nearly-identical looking slab of glass and metal already… Read More ›
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Get Chameleon Run for free
If you have the Apple store app installed, tap the ‘Discover’ icon at the bottom, scroll down and follow the instructions to get Chameleon Run for free. You have until 15th June to grab it.
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