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Instacast 2.0 And The Entitlement-Minded Morons

I love Instacast. It’s the best podcasting app that’s available for iOS as far as I’m concerned. I’ve been a fan of it since day one too, and this 2.0 release certainly does not disappoint. Here’s the thing: since Apple has no infrastructure in

By Alex Knight 08 May 2012

Lest We Forget The Talented Designers And Developers

Everyone benefits from competition — both we the consumers, and technology companies — makers of our products. Competition means not only choice for everyone, but also keeps the makers of the products we use on their toes. Companies like Apple are one of the rare examples that I can think of that

By Alex Knight 01 May 2012

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Firefox: Not A Good Citizen on OS X Lion

I’ve been a long time Safari user. In fact, I continue to use it today as my primary web browser. I’ve never been averse to trying other browsers of course — what good geek wouldn’t try new software? This is something I have and will continue to do.

By Alex Knight 28 Apr 2012

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The Problem with iCloud and Instacast

I don’t blame developers for having a rough time with implementing iCloud syncing into their apps. Between Apples less than stellar iCloud documentation — not to mention issues with the service itself — building iOS apps that rely on the syncing itself is tough. In the end though, users end up

By Alex Knight 24 Apr 2012

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Static Images

I decided to try out Wired magazine on the iPad. Since I’m only familiar with their print magazine, I figured their digital version would be as nicely laid out as the print version. Clearly I’m far too naive. It seems like they got the pricing just right. At

By Alex Knight 22 Apr 2012

We Need AirPlay Enabled Thunderbolt Displays

Let’s say your iPad has replaced your laptop. Let’s also say you replaced your iMac or Mac Pro with a MacBook Air. With incredibly useful wireless technology like AirPlay, wouldn’t be nifty if you could not only send a video or audio signal from your iOS device

By Alex Knight 19 Apr 2012

A Veritable Piece of Art: The White iPhone 4S

Three weeks ago, I decided to sell my iPhone 4. After three weeks of living without a mobile phone, and after much deliberation, I decided to pickup a 16GB white iPhone 4S. My entire life I’ve always purchased black electronics. It doesn’t matter if it was a phone

By Alex Knight 14 Apr 2012

Thoughts on Instagram

I am super happy for the entire Instagram team. Being acquired by Facebook is obviously a huge deal for them, and it’s a brilliant exit strategy. From a users perspective though, I’m sure many see doom and gloom in the future — even though those fears may have been

By Alex Knight 11 Apr 2012

The Disparity between Smartphones And Mobile Carriers

There’s a massive disparity between data sucking smartphones and data plans offered by carriers. Customers know this, and the carriers are fully cognizant of it. The problem is they make a ton of money from you already, and since you probably don’t have a lot of choice as

By Alex Knight 03 Apr 2012

Remnants of A Bygone Era

While I do not feel entirely sorry for the current situation RIM has allowed themselves to get into, I realize it’s easy to bash a company when they’re down. Lest we forget that an incumbent, no matter how successful they are now, could be disrupted by a newcomer.

By Alex Knight 30 Mar 2012

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32 Is The New 16

Last week I wrote about my decision to go with the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad. If you haven’t read that piece yet, I suggest doing that first and then coming back to this later. On March 16, I had waited patiently in line for a new iPad. Long story short,

By Alex Knight 24 Mar 2012

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In Review: The Third Generation iPad

I was a little bummed out on Friday night. After not sleeping for a day and waiting more than eight hours in the pouring rain for the new iPad, I was simply too exhausted to do any writing that evening. Initially I had hoped to start writing this review immediately

By Alex Knight 18 Mar 2012
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