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Archive for May 2008

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What iPhone 2.0 Needs Most: More Ooomph.

In General on Friday, 30 May 2008 at 8:04

With all the speculation about what the new iPhone will include, I’ve yet to see something mentioned that I think is critical, and what I’d probably like to see most.

First, keep in mind that a lot of the improvements people want in the iPhone (myself included) are software-based. Therefore, they do not require a new hardware generation. For that reason, features such as MMS reception, cut and paste, multiple email selection, etc. will not be covered here. I want them, but they could be delivered by Apple at any time.

From a strictly hardware standpoint, if you summarize the list of all the rumors the following are probably most commony specified:

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Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update: How Mine Went.

In General on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 at 21:29

Apple released the 10.5.3 update Wednesday, and I decided to be an early adoptor…

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Multi-Touch Interfaces: Apple iPhone OS vs Microsoft Windows 7

In General on Wednesday, 28 May 2008 at 11:41

OK, now that Microsoft has demoed Windows 7’s multi-touch interface (”Forget Vista, look, shiny object!”), let’s look closer at these two products with multi-touch interfaces.

The idea is to look at the facts and determine who can really be said to be in the multi-touch race. For purposes of this post (and any other article that claims to be making any sense), we’ll assume the ultimate goal is to have this technology in the hands of actual users while turning a profit.

With that said, let’s look at the products:

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Dear Napster: Screw You.

In General on Tuesday, 20 May 2008 at 19:52


Why Mock Free Apple Publicity? For That Matter, Why Mock Those New to Apple?

In General on Thursday, 15 May 2008 at 10:34

So there’s this tour of the new Boston Apple Store on a local news channel. It’s a great piece, with the reporter in wild-eyed amazement at Apple’s cool tools. 

In some quarters this is an occasion to mock, but I strongly disagree. 

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Can Apple Advertise the Mac Like the iPhone? No.

In General on Tuesday, 13 May 2008 at 22:20

Three new ‘Get a Mac’ ads are available (I love Group and Sad Song). I love this campaign, but in various blog comments I see statements about how they’re not good enough, and that Apple should advertise the Mac like they do the iPhone. In fact, I’ve seen comments like this since Apple began advertising the iPhone.

This isn’t likely to happen because there’s no GUI advantage of the Mac over Windows that can easily be portrayed in a 30-second spot.

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Apple .Mac: Grading the Service, What to Add Next.

In General on Friday, 9 May 2008 at 21:54

With the rumors of a revamped .Mac perhaps coming out with iPhone 2.0, it’s worth talking about what I think of the service and what I’d like to see in terms of improvements.

First, I got .Mac for $69 at the same time I bought my iMac last August, so I’ve got about 10 months of use under my belt. Here is what i think of it right now:

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Kabloona

In General on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 at 21:49

I haven’t been writing much lately. There are a number of reasons for this, chief among them that my day job has been keeping me very busy of late, and I have other priorities at night so this “labor of love” comes somewhat further down in priority. 

Also, for the last few days I’ve been bothered with bad neck/shoulder pain. Got a couple cortisone shots in the neck today and I wear a heating pad as I type this. 

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