February 2012
7 posts
Minimal Mac: Microsoft's Biggest Miss →
minimalmac:
You see, she said, missing all of the opportunities was just the start of a much deeper problem. Microsoft for many years had convinced the world that, in order to get “real work” done, you needed Office.
[…]
Then, she explained, the iPhone came. There was no Office. People got things done. Then the iPad came. There was no Office. People got things done. Android came. People...
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“PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the application to access the...”
– This is an example of the permissions apps, in this case the Sky News app, requests on Android.
With all the bemoaning of iOS allowing contact data to be uploaded, after the Path debacle, surely this is more serious? Why does a news application need to know my phone number, serial number, and who...
Whitney Houston album price after death →
Turns out the music industry are money-grabbing assholes. Who knew?
Back to Work #53: The Wages of Security →
Its incredible to believe that on the very same day that I’m thinking about this stuff, I start listening to Back To Work and find Merlin Mann and Dan talking about it.
Thanks to them both for this week’s podcast. It helped.
January 2012
12 posts
m.guardian.co.uk →
guardian.co.uk
To see in this year, I did two things I’ve been meaning to do for a long time: I challenged myself to put on as many coats as possible at the same time during a lull in a New Year’s Eve party, and I deactivated my Facebook account. The coats…
This guy took distraction-free writing environments to an extreme. And then still managed to distract himself.
Just write.
“People of all ages and cultures feel firmly in control, and are never...”
– Android Design - Creative Vision
Do they mean flash or Adobe Flash?
“But watch out for the preacher with certainty — the ones that are spewing...”
– Thinking About Diets and Other Complex Matters
Android Versions
I really don’t get Android and its version naming.
I understand how versioning works. The first number is the major revision number, i.e. 1.0 is a big thing usually (in fact it shipped on the original HTC G1/Dream). Then it indicates a minor revisions and major bug fixes, i.e 1.5 which was Cupcake. The next digits usually refer to minor bug fixes, i.e. 2.3.3, which incidentally is the most...
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Neven Mrgan: What iMessage did to my... →
mrgan:
Three months into iOS 5, I’m using a trivial quantity of text messages. I currently pay $10/month for up to 1000 messages. Assuming these bill at 20c/message (it varies depending on your plan, I’m told) I could cancel my messaging plan and end up paying less overall, even at that outrageous price.
Neven has posted his SMS usage over the past year or so and you can see how rapid the...
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The Podcasting Challenge →
So many issues with this article about how difficult podcasting is.
Clearly as Adam’s figures show, podcasts from the BBC and other radio stations are huge, in part because of the massive push they give their shows and their already huge audiences.
Adam argues that the majority of people make the connection between podcasts and the iPod, and its easy to understand why. When podcasts were...
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December 2011
5 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Barenaked Ladies (9)
blink-182 (6)
The Onion (5)
pronobozo (4)
Nickel (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
The Mountain Goats (28)
The Onion (5)
The Subways (4)
Dan Benjamin & Merlin Mann (4)
Dan Benjamin (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
November 2011
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Corsairs (UK) (12)
Merlin Mann and The That’s Fine Four (8)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (5)
Metallica (2)
Merlin Mann (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
How to upgrade tracks to iTunes Match, fast |... →
I’m ready for it, I just need someone to say they want my money.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (18)
Incubus (7)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (4)
Third Eye Blind (2)
Fleetwood Mac (2)
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“The theory goes like this: if I use best practices, and write great software,...”
– Why Software Projects are Terrible and How Not To Fix Them (via deplorableword)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
Vampire Weekend (4)
Dan Benjamin (3)
Fleet Foxes (2)
Pendulum (1)
The Vaccines (1)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
Incubus (8)
Paramore (4)
Bacon Ray (2)
The Long Winters (2)
pronobozo (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl...”
– Terminal command to add a terminal command for accessing Sublime Text 2. So you can do: ‘subl /etc/hosts’
October 2011
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Daft Punk (19)
The Onion (5)
Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun (3)
Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte (2)
Leo Laporte and the TWiTs (1)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
blink-182 (25)
Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory (13)
Guided By Voices (13)
Jimmy Eat World (5)
Dan Benjamin (3)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
lostprophets (9)
Dan Benjamin (5)
The Onion (4)
Incubus (4)
Michael Jackson (4)
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Apple Announcement vs Amazon Announcement
Amazon:
• Big product line
• Low prices
• 45 day until available to buy
• Presenter led demos. No 3rd party handling
• Making a loss on each device
Apple:
• Simple product lines
• Same prices as always
• 10 days until available to buy
• Demo area with hands on for press
• Making a profit on each device
August 2011
4 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-21) →
The Long Winters (15)
A (5)
Fall Out Boy (5)
Avril Lavigne (3)
Dashboard Confessional (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-14) →
The Onion (6)
Dan Benjamin (4)
Shawn Blanc & Ben Brooks (3)
The Dave Gorman Podcast (2)
Dan Benjamin & John Gruber (2)
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iPhone Unhappy
A short while ago, my iPhone coughed and spluttered. I plugged it into my laptop to sync the latest podcasts and it asked me how I wanted to set up my new phone. This was extra confusing as it was working fine if i unplugged it. Rebooting iTunes, my laptop and phone didn’t help at all. There seemed to be no way out of this loop.
In the end I decided to reset my phone, on the phone itself....
Possibly the best wheat free brownie recipe. →
I don’t like nuts in mine, so just substituted ground almonds for the fine meal almonds.
July 2011
6 posts
It’s Friday night. I’m full of Kashmiri cooking and ready for sleep. Seems Katie is way ahead of me.
Lion's 'Signature Capture' in Preview photographs... →
Awesome Lion feature indeed. Built into Preview. Just need an iSight.
Love it.
