Goodbye to Flash
It looks like HTML5 is on everyone’s minds these days. Apple famously has rejected Flash support of any kind on it’s iOS devices and it seems that others are following suit. Firefox VP: Say Goodbye To Flash via Fast Company
More Ways to Help Japan
More ways that you can help Japan. Via Slashdot
Gays Activists Want to Remove Exodus App
So now gay activists are targeting Apple to remove an app that is anti-gay. I can understand that there would be concern over this, but I don’t see the Christian community targeting grindr or the Out Radio app. If you don’t like it, don’t download it. None of these apps are on the Apple commercials [...]
Charlie Sheen’s Winning Recipes
Charlie Sheen’s Winning Recipes from Charlie Sheen Via Funny or Die
WTF Google?!
As online news sources go I have always gone to Google when I wanted a nice selection of headlines from sources all over the world. But this ad placement would even be inappropriate on most random Youtube videos.
If You’re Thinking of Stabbing Someone…
… and you happen to be getting your hair cut, make sure to wait until the hair cutting is finished. Via The Stamford Advocate.
Like I Need Another Reminder…
Just when you think that the average Joe might not be all bad, you read something like this and you realize that people are, well, generally not all that bright. WaMu Phishing Scam Look out! Next week it might be you Montgomery Wards or Circuit City card?!
It’s About Time
The long slow death of Internet Explorer 6. Even if you are a fan of Microsoft products, there are some that are just hard to love (or even like for that matter). via Switched
I Appreciate The Honesty
Not often you see this kind of honesty in a carrier’s tracking information. Train derailment? Does this happen often? From the UPS shipment tracking page: In Transit: On Time Scheduled Delivery: Friday, 02/25/2011 Last Location: Seattle, WA, United States, Friday, 02/25/2011 Add Notification Additional Information Shipped/Billed On:02/18/2011Type:PackageWeight:0.30 lb Shipment Progress Location Date Local Time ActivityWhat’s [...]
Reconsidering The Daily
Ok, I’m really not going to reconsider The Daily until they can fix the crashiness, but after looking at ABC News’ app today, I am starting to think that the CoverFlow idea isn’t so bad. I know they want to convey the whole “world news” thing, but incorporating that into the site’s navigation is something [...]
Why I Won’t Be Subscribing to the Daily
After my first full week of The Daily, I can say without hesitation that it will not be my news source of choice. It’s not that it is basically an electronic USA Today, nor is it that the price is out of line ($0.99/week), nor is it that it is crashier than most any app [...]
Torture Tests for Gadget Cases
Check out Becky Worley’s torture tests of a number of mobile device cases: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_technews/20110119/ts_yblog_technews/upgrade-your-life-torture-test-for-gadget-cases.
Evernote Is Getting Better?
Just when I was beginning to believe that Evernote just couldn’t get any better, they go and prove otherwise. While the new features are only beta and only for the Mac, they at least show where the app is heading. Read more at: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/12/01/evernote-mac-beta-now-has-sharing-and-notebook-stacks/.
Microsoft Retail Stores Not Doing So Well
Is this really news? This could have been written before the first MS store opened. Crystal ball not included. Read more at: http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/11/26/ms.retail.hurt.by.few.visits.non.exclusivity/.
Adam Savage and the TSA
With all of the TSA news lately, this is one of those stories that just shows that all of the TSA’s searches and groping can still prove useless. This was shot in May at w00tstock in Seattle, long before the recent news hit.
Is This The End of File Sharing?
In another blow to online file-sharing, a Swedish appeals court upheld on Friday the copyright convictions of three of the four founders of The Pirate Bay–perhaps the world’s most well-known and notorious file-sharing Web site. Read more at: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20023915-93.html#ixzz16VUpgZMa.
Reserve Your about.me Page
Make sure to reserve your about.me page now. These are sure to go fast. Really nice if you don’t already have your own domain or homepage.
iPad More Powerful Than The Wii
This would seem to be one of those statements that may not seem obvious to the casual observer, but when it is coming from a game developer, it commands a bit more attention. In the words of iD Software co-founder John Carmack, “You should be able to do something that’s better on an iPad than [...]
Lego Harry Potter for iOS
Warner Brothers has released Lego Harry Potter and it is available as a universal download from the App Store for $4.99. Gameplay includes over 40 levels of play with endless freeplay areas. Read more at: http://www.tuaw.com/2010/11.20/lego-harry-potter-available-for-ios/.
More Device Destruction
Recalling the post on Monday regarding Michael Tompert’s Exhibition in San Francisco, here is some more hardware destruction. This time a bit less artistic. See all the videos at: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/11/the-15-best-gad.php.
AOL Resurrecting Email
Since Google first introduced Gmail back in 2004, it’s regularly updated the web-based email service with new features: increased storage space, a web-based mobile app, Google Chat and numerous interface tweaks among them. To catch up, Microsoft introduced the Windows Live Hotmail “Wave 4″ update last May, and Yahoo promises a significant Yahoo Mail update [...]
New Gorillaz Album Recorded on an iPad
“I’ve made it on an iPad – I hope I’ll be making the first record on an iPad. I fell in love with my iPad as soon as I got it, so I’ve made a completely different kind of record.” Damon Albarn of the Gorillaz Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/53816.
