Jailbreaking is Legal
According to the EFF (and just about every other tech blog in the known universe), the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office have ruled jailbreaking is legal. When one jailbreaks a smartphone in order to make the operating system on that phone interoperable with an independently created application that has not been approved by [...]
Podcast Episode #028
iPhone 4 news updates Impact of iPad sales graphed Other links: Samsung in 2006: Do Not Obstruct Antenna Don’t Hold Them Wrong Don’t Hold It Wrong (website) High Ground Maneuver Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown Computer History Museum: MacPaint and QuickDraw Source Code Hilarious iPhone 4 Antenna Decal MacBreak Weekly Podcast #204: Bumper [...]
Doxie Scanner Review
I think the first time I saw Apparent’s Doxie, I knew I’d be buying one. I don’t have many scanning needs but my wife does. Although we have a flatbed scanner, it’s rarely hooked up and therefore rarely used. Plus, it’s far from portable, which is one my wife’s more important considerations. She has a [...]
Woman sues Google over walking directions
The AP wire has a story about a women in Utah that was using Google Maps to get walking directions, then proceeded to follow them. So far nothing out of the ordinary. So, she started on the route which took her to a four-lane boulevard without sidewalks. Now this is where things get interesting. She [...]
Podcast Episode #021
OmniGraffle for iPad… iTeleport: Jaadu VNC for iPhone / iPad LogMeIn Ignition Google rumored to have purchased Simplify Media Yankee Stadium Bans iPads Update to Unlimited Homescreen Pages article Pocket God: Crack is Wack; Latest update in App Store WIRED Magazine hits the iPad
Podcast Episode #020
JustLooking Preview application can import directly from iPad and iPhone SimplifyMedia Kill Programs on Sleep Get Unlimited Homescreens on iPhone/iPod touch Soulver 2.0 for Mac and iPad are now available Soulver 2.0 Review
MarsEdit 3 is Now
Red Sweater Software has just announced MarsEdit 3. Changes in this version include the following: “WYSIWYG” rich text editing Support for WordPress Pages and Custom Fields Improved HTML syntax highlighting Integration with iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom Scheduled media attachments From the press release: MarsEdit costs $39.95 (US). A family pack license, good for up to [...]
Great Gmail tool: Syphir
Thanks to MacBreak Weekly and one of Merlin Mann’s picks, I found a great tool for filtering Gmail. Way better than even Gmail’s filters. Syphir lets you do all the same types of filters that Gmail does, but it adds a bunch of new features that place it way above. First off, Syphir uses “oauth” [...]
Podcast Episode #017
Apple Sells 8.75 Million iPhones in Q2 2010 Two iPads per Person per Lifetime? Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad What’s up with the Apple blogging community? During the conversation of the iPhone 4G that the Gizmodo website, I discussed that there were two different iPhone 4G’s being shown. This could be seen because [...]
Notes on Being a Nice Person Online Who Sells Software
Brent Simmons has posted Notes on Being a Nice Person Online Who Sells Software. It’s a good article, applicable to everyone, and you should go read it.
