HUD in Ubuntu v12.04 to eventually replace the menu: Continue reading… (Via The Verge – All Posts) Looks interesting.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Open webOS 1.0 announced
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Open webOS 1.0 announced: HP to complete webOS open sourcing by September, Enyo 1.0 and 2.0 code available today: The company expects the entire open sourcing process to be complete by September, while Enyo, the application framework that debuted on the TouchPad and underpins webOS 3.0, is available as of today along with related developer [...]
→ Kindle Touch Software Update 5.0.3
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Looks like a welcome update for Kindle Touch owners. I’ve been a big fan of my Kindle (4) and I imagine this will make the Kindle Touch a lot more pleasant to use. → Kindle Touch Software Update 5.0.3: My biggest complaint with the Kindle Touch so far has been that it’s frustratingly slow. [...]
27,000 Google Chromebooks headed to U.S. schools
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
27,000 Google Chromebooks headed to U.S. schools | Deep Tech – CNET News (Via ★DaringFireball) I think this is an excellent application of Chrome OS and I’ve been wondering for a while why Google doesn’t make a desktop machine that could be used in school computer labs. Then they announced one at CES. Imagine how [...]
The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA
Thursday, January 19, 2012
That’s going to be a problem… Dan Wineman: IMPORTANT NOTE:If you charge a fee for any book or other work you generate using this software (a “Work”), you may only sell or distribute such Work through Apple (e.g., through the iBookstore) and such distribution will be subject to a separate agreement with Apple. And in [...]
So the MPAA just accused Wikipedia of abusing their power by restricting access to digital content…
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
“It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services. It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today. It’s a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the [...]
You probably should have gotten a Windows Phone rather than that Android
Monday, January 16, 2012
(via DaringFireball) Charlie Kindel, a WP7 user, reviews Android on the Samsung Galaxy S II: A typical non-geek consumer would be absolutely-fraking-crazy to pick an Android phone over a Windows Phone. Windows Phone is vastly more refined, cohesive, and easy to use. Period.
Differentiation
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Verge interviews Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha: “Verizon and AT&T don’t want seven stock Android devices on their shelves.” But I bet customers do.
AppleScript saves the day
Saturday, January 7, 2012
So I developed this small problem with iCloud where my contact groups started multiplying. I ended up with close to 200 copies of each of about 15 groups. Try deleting a group in Address Book. See how it takes about 5 seconds before you can move onto the next one? See how there’s no “select [...]
