Author Archives
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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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The World’s Smallest 4G Smartphone
Jelly looks to be the opposite of everything companies including Apple, Samsung, and Google tell you is what a modern smartphone should be. It’s a tiny Android phone, using a 2.45-inch display, only costs $109, the battery is removable, there’s… Read More ›
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Lyrebird can copy anyone’s voice
Record 1 minute from someone’s voice and Lyrebird can compress her/his voice’s DNA into a unique key. Use this key to generate anything with its corresponding voice… More here. You can listen to some samples of famous people here, including Trump,… Read More ›
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Sometimes the internet makes me laugh
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