Design and development firm Information Architects, makers of iA Writer, have been under fire lately with their announcement to patent some of the technology behind their new app, Writer Pro. This has been discussed ad nauseam in the blogosphere and Twitter. Since this is the case, I have no intention of discussing the merits ofContinue reading “Using Dropbox with Writer Pro”
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Revisiting The Value of The “Check-In”
Every now and then, I rethink why the “check-in” matters to people. I wrote about it last year, and I still more or less feel the same way. What problems does a service like Foursquare solve? Clearly there’s a social aspect to it, but beyond that, it’s about discovering interesting new places to visit. DiscoveryContinue reading “Revisiting The Value of The “Check-In””
Fitbit Flex
Being fit is really important to me. This is why I, like thousands of other people, use mobile apps or dedicated hardware to keep tabs on things like daily calories burned or heart rate. On a whim, I picked up a Fitbit Flex earlier in the week. For those unaware, the Fitbit is a tinyContinue reading “Fitbit Flex”