Going to the gym never really worked for me since I really need someone to beat, otherwise I will get bored as hell(yes, I also believe in the Invisible Hand of the Markets).
Problem: As I continue my quest through the internetz I continue to grow in “experience” right around my belly.
Ryan Kuder has started [...]
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NetNewsWire 1.0.8 should be on App Store
Brent Simmons just announced that NetNewsWire for iPhone 1.0.8 should be appearing soon. The one feature I am really looking forward for is this:
You can turn off the unread badge count on the home screen via a pref in Settings.
Which can causes some stress on the go(don’t mind it on my desktop). More details on [...]
ProjectPlus
Great plugin for TextMate. Some of the features:
-SCM status badges
-Swapping the project drawer for a panel(My favorite feature)
-Finder colour labels
-Project-tree state can be preserved when re-opening the project(just like in Xcode)
Enjoy!
(Via TextMate Blog.)
Apple’s MobileMe and Joyent’s Connector
Brief article on how MobileMe(and Joyent Connector) icons so much better than Google style word links:
Pure text-based interfaces must be “read” every time.
The one thing they don’t mention in the article is the fact that the icons should have different shapes to improve user recognition time.
In order to maintain an iPhone-like look, Apple has repeated [...]
QuickTime on a chip?
This would save me so much time I wouldn’t know what to do with. I actually almost bought the elgato turbo.264 to reduce compression times.
(Via TUAW, Via Alley Insider.)
ZFS (and Snow Leopard) to Speed up Solid State Drive Performance?
Go ZFS!
(Via Mac Rumors.)
Jawbone: Get ticketed, get a discount
I know a brilliant campaign when I see one:
If you live in California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, or Washington — all states with laws requiring hands-free use of mobile phones — and receive a ticket for yapping with your iPhone plastered to your ear, Jawbone will deduct $20 off the [...]
Linkification
A common problem I address constantly: What part of the sentence do you link up? That’s why I use the (Via Link) format. You decide.
(Via Cameronmoll.com.)
The power of a good demo
Scoble comment on the importance of demos as a result of the Mojave Experiment:
Actually, this is what I have loved about Apple’s stores whenever I go in: they are usually demoing what their machines can do. Walk in and they show you how to do all sorts of stuff from podcasting to digital photography.
Here is [...]
A Facebook News Flash From Some of Seattle’s Finest
Can’t get enough of internet parodies:
(Via Mashable!.)