So Amazon has beat Apple to the punch as far as getting a cloud based music storage option to market. There’s no doubt people want the ability to store their gargantuan MP3 libraries in the cloud and be able to have access to their music 24/7 from any computer or smartphone, who wouldn’t? Like anythingContinue reading “Slow And Steady Wins The Race”
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Caring About Storage Space Again
It seems we have come full circle again and we are starting to care about storage space on our computers. I remember growing up in the 80s when storage space mattered on personal computers. Primarily because hard drives were extremely expensive, so applications and operating systems needed to be tiny. In the late 90s andContinue reading “Caring About Storage Space Again”
Buffer App
Lately I’ve been thinking about changing my approach to how I handle my time on Twitter. While I still love writing on this weblog (and will continue to do so), there are occasional small bite-sized thoughts that I want to share that are under 140 characters. In the past, I scoffed at third party servicesContinue reading “Buffer App”
Remember Twitter Lists?
When Twitter first announced that they would be rolling out a new feature called “lists” back in 2009, I admit I was excited. The very idea of being able to create custom lists and lump specific accounts that I follow into those seemed like a great idea. In fact, for the first couple months afterContinue reading “Remember Twitter Lists?”
iOS 4.3 Battery Life
It seems like we can’t even go one release of iOS without people complaining about how the latest OS update has somehow diminished their iPhones battery life. I’ve noticed lately on Twitter and Mac forums people complaining about battery life with iOS 4.3. It’s certainly possible that Apple could have introduced a bug that mayContinue reading “iOS 4.3 Battery Life”
The NyTimes Paywall Crap
So the New York Times have launched a paywall. While this may come as a surprise to some, I find their pricing structure perplexing and awkward at best. Let me first establish that I’m a proponent of paying for quality journalism. I absolutely am cognizant of the fact that quality in-depth authoritative journalism takes largeContinue reading “The NyTimes Paywall Crap”
My Tools And Backup Workflow
I just thought I would share some of my workflow and backup routines with everyone since this stuff usually tends to interest geeks like myself. Note Taking For notetaking I use Simplenote on my iPhone. I also pay for their premium plan which among a few things adds Dropbox syncing. This allows me to alsoContinue reading “My Tools And Backup Workflow”
My Thoughts On The Situation in Fukushima
I am not trying to downplay the situation that Japan is facing whatsoever. All I’m saying is we must be cautious about how we approach these kinds of situations. I’m extremely irritated by some of the poor journalism going on right now, causing more fear, uncertainty and doubt than is necessary. In trying times suchContinue reading “My Thoughts On The Situation in Fukushima”
Starting from A Clean Slate with iOS 4.3
So I have decided unlike my normal procedure when new iOS updates are released, I will not be restoring from a backup after updating to 4.3 this week. Sometimes you simply just need to clean house and start from a clean slate again. If you’re anything like me, you probably have over 50 apps installedContinue reading “Starting from A Clean Slate with iOS 4.3”
Adding Pinboard As A Custom Search Query to Alfred
I love Pinboard as a bookmarking service. I also happen to be a user of Alfredapp, which is a super handy swiss-army knife style app for launching apps on a Mac. In reality though, it goes far beyond just a simple app launcher and I really recommend you try it if you aren’t already usingContinue reading “Adding Pinboard As A Custom Search Query to Alfred”