Author Archives: alexknight

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

People seem to be up in arms about the latest Twitter for iPhone (v3.3) update, and I can understand why. There are actually many good things to talk about in the latest version, such as the auto @username suggest feature and improved DM messaging. That being said, one new “feature” was introduced called the trendsContinue reading “Twitter for iPhone And The New Trends Quickbar”

It goes without saying that offering great customer support for a product or service is absolutely essential to any business. Without great support, you’re leaving your customers to fend for themselves, which is not something you really want. This particular subject is something really close to the heart for me. The reason for this isContinue reading “How to Do Great Customer Support”

Now that the dust has settled on Apple’s latest MacBook Pro lineup, I wanted to share what I took away from the announcement. First of all, I was really hoping that this time around we were going to get MacBook Pros sans optical drive. At least, an option on a built to order special whereContinue reading “Thoughts on The Latest MacBook Pros”

If you check out Apple’s Lion preview page, they have updated it with some screen shots of the new Mail.app, as well as they showcase a few other new features. I’m not going to repost the new stuff that you can just read for yourself. http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/ One interesting note I wanted to highlight is thatContinue reading “Updated OS X Lion Preview”