I was fortunate enough to recently speak with Harry Marks, author of curiousrat.com — a technology weblog. We discussed topics relating to writing, in addition to many geeky things about Apple, how he uses technology in his day-to-day life and what his productivity workflow looks like. I interviewed Harry via email, and he had thisContinue reading “An Interview with Harry Marks”
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Alex Knight is a creator of words, audio, and video content.
The Natural Evolution of OS X
Lion has been out for nearly a month now, and like many of you, I upgraded immediately on release day. There has been much discussion and consternation over some of the new UI/UX conventions introduced in 10.7, which have borrowed heavily from its iOS counterpart. There are many places all over the OS — someContinue reading “The Natural Evolution of OS X”
Capacitive Touch Buttons Must Die
Back in July, Jon Bell wrote an excellent piece on why capacitive touch buttons are generally a bad idea–I tend to agree with his statements on this as well. I recently wrote about my experience with Android in exhaustive detail, and I had similar frustrations with the capacitive touch buttons on that Nexus S. ThisContinue reading “Capacitive Touch Buttons Must Die”
My iPhone to Mac Writing Workflow
Inspiration for topics that I want to write about usually come from an article I’ve read on someone else’s weblog, or perhaps a news source. A secondary factor may be Twitter, which seems odd, but it works. Sometimes an idea sparks and I like to start gathering my thoughts together on my iPhone. It usuallyContinue reading “My iPhone to Mac Writing Workflow”
Google Plus Data Liberation And Twitter
I have finally jumped on the bandwagon and joined Google plus, and there are a lot of things to like so far. It got me thinking though, other than addressing some of the major gripes I have with Facebook and Twitter, what other reason do I have for switching hard stop? Here’s a quick runContinue reading “Google Plus Data Liberation And Twitter”
The Current State of Android from an iOS Users Perspective
Staying informed about both past and current technology is not only a point of interest of mine, but it’s incumbent upon me to do so, considering the field of work I’m in. If you have been reading Zero Distraction for a while, you know this weblog has a strong emphasis on iOS and Mac relatedContinue reading “The Current State of Android from an iOS Users Perspective”
To the Cloud!
Trying to digest this weeks announcements from Apple’s WWDC event seems about as easy as digesting a KFC Double Down sandwich. In other words, you’re better off command quitting your RSS reader for the remainder of the week. Every single weblog and major Mac publication has been covering WWDC — each of course offering theirContinue reading “To the Cloud!”
On Twitter Launching Its Own Photo Sharing Service
Alexia Tsotsis writing for Techcrunch: According to multiple sources, Twitter is on the verge of announcing its own built in Twitpic competitor. Like tomorrow, if things go according to plan (naturally this post might change that). This doesn’t come at all as a surprise to me, and I doubt it will to many others. I’veContinue reading “On Twitter Launching Its Own Photo Sharing Service”
Extracting Posts As Plain Text Files
In mid October 2010, I decided to take my weblog away from the clutches of Tumblr and move things to a more reliable platform. It was then that I found Squarespace, which thus far has proved itself as a robust, flexible and supremely reliable service that doesn’t lock-in your data. At any time I canContinue reading “Extracting Posts As Plain Text Files”
iPhone 4 And iOS Woes
I consider myself an early adopter when it comes to testing the latest software and hardware. For better or worse, this can sometimes be a terrible thing. Adopting the latest technology doesn’t come without its own pitfalls such as buggy software. Every time Apple release a new iOS update, I tend to jump on boardContinue reading “iPhone 4 And iOS Woes”