I’ve never had the predilection to jailbreak my iPhone, up until recently that is. Lurking at the forefront of my mind were many questions, which led to apprehension, which led to me giving up on the idea. My mind recently changed, and there are a few factors that contributed to this: Absinthe 2.0 proved toContinue reading “A Week on A Jailbroken iPhone”
A Review of Fever
For the past several months, I’ve been searching for alternative RSS syncing solutions that didn’t rely on the Google Reader API. For a brief period of time, I grew weary of searching and went back to using my faithful companion — NetNewsWire, eschewing the syncing aspect in favour of simplicity. Of course, I still wantedContinue reading “A Review of Fever”
The Last Stable Release of OS X Was Snow Leopard; Mountain Lion Changes This
The last truly stable and reliable version that I can remember using was the last build of Snow Leopard — version 10.6.8. Prior to this, it was the last build of Tiger — version 10.4.11. The versions in between these releases were all extremely disappointing. Not for lack of exciting new features or further refinementContinue reading “The Last Stable Release of OS X Was Snow Leopard; Mountain Lion Changes This”
Thoughts on The Amazing Spider-Man
I watched The Amazing Spider-Man last night. This was a much more thoughtfully written story, with far better casting and acting. Garfield, Stone, Sheen, and Field all gave very heartfelt and believable performances. Ryan Ifans was wonderful as Dr. Curt Connors. I actually felt bad for him. You could really tell he did want toContinue reading “Thoughts on The Amazing Spider-Man”
On Jolla’s Promise to Build New MeeGo Based Smartphones
I’ll concede that when the Nokia N9 was first announced last year, I kind of fell in love with the design of the phone. Although I never managed to grab one, from what I saw in a few videos on what the UI/UX was like, it seemed like a very nice mobile OS (though lackingContinue reading “On Jolla’s Promise to Build New MeeGo Based Smartphones”
An Interview with George Giannakos of Revolver
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with George Giannakos, co-founder of Revolver Coffee. Revolver is one of the most truly unique coffee experiences you’ll encounter in Vancouver, Canada. If you ever happen to be in town, you owe it to yourself to stop by. You can also follow Revolver on Twitter @Revolver_Coffee. AlexContinue reading “An Interview with George Giannakos of Revolver”
Thoughts on Apple’s Podcast App
My Twitter timeline exploded today when Apple unleashed its new podcasting iOS app. It was hardly surprising that a dedicated podcast app was on the way–since Apple removed this functionality from Music.app in the iOS 6 betas—yet I was at least expecting the app to ship with the GM build of iOS 6. Needless toContinue reading “Thoughts on Apple’s Podcast App”
An Interview with Myke Hurley of 70Decibels
Author’s note (Feb 4, 2015): Relay.fm is now the new home of Myke Hurley’s podcast network. This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Myke Hurley, the co-founder and executive producer of the 70Decibels network. Myke can be found on Twitter @Imyke and at 70Decibles. Alex Knight: Many people know you from 70Decibels fame.Continue reading “An Interview with Myke Hurley of 70Decibels”
Farewell to The 17″ MacBook Pro
Today Apple released a 15” Retina quality MacBook Pro – it’s absolutely gorgeous from what I’ve seen in the promotional images and camera shots. Whilst dazzled by the specifications of its new 5.1 million pixel IPS display, I almost missed the part where Apple quietly gave the 17” model the boot from its line-up. I’veContinue reading “Farewell to The 17″ MacBook Pro”
The Lead-Up to WWDC
Soon enough, Tim Cook will take the stage at Moscone West in San Francisco. Every year, many of us find ourselves shrouded in scuttlebutt – of which Apple is the focal point – however, I’m trying to read less of that tripe. Even if it feels like an over reported and tired subject – whichContinue reading “The Lead-Up to WWDC”