If you happen to have an HP TouchPad you’ve probably noticed there aren’t a lot of compelling native apps. Additionally, HP (like Apple) does a pretty good job of shipping the device with applications that will cover 60% of everyone’s needs. In the case of the TouchPad, it shipped with; Adobe Reader, Amazon Kindle, calculator …
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The Focused MacBook Pro
With the Focused MacBook Air project a success, I’ve turned my attention to the MacBook Pro. With the kind of jet-engine-esque noises the MacBook Pro was making, I was convinced the hard drive was going. Turns out it was just a bad fan. Unfortunately, this meant I actually had to deal with the overfull hard …
Confounded
“What we didn’t have was an affordable, one-day, painless, no-brainer conference. So registration was surprisingly slow. And we just didn’t get enough people to make it work.” – Joel Spolsky Conferences – professional, or otherwise – are funny beasts. Taking days away from the day job + paying hundreds (if not thousands) in entrance fees …
There’s only 1 reason I’ve found to upgrade to OS X Lion
While I’ve actively avoided most of the new features and functionality in OS X Lion as part of my Focused MacBook Air effort I’m a huge fan of the 2-finger swipe between pages. Right now, I see it as the only part of Apple’s Bring-iOS-to-MacOS UI effort that feels natural, comfortable, and OMG-WHY-DIDN’T-THEY-DO-THIS-SOONER! Not having …
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Krosch Honey in New Brighton
I’ve been looking for a local source for honey. A place that really makes me feel good about the honey and the business. Just up the street in New Brighton, the Krosch family is in their third year of beekeeping. Backyard beekeeping within the city limits. Simply fantastic. Tonight, I stopped by to pick up …
Source Material
The following brought great joy, optimism, and purpose to my morning: “Journalism itself is becoming obsolete….I happen to think journalism was a response to publishing being expensive. It cost a lot of money to push bits around the net before there was a net. They had to have huge capital-intensive printing plants, fleets of trucks …
Hotel Offers Opt-Out Package
“Your laptop, cell phone, and all other digital devices must be surrendered upon check-in, and will be held for you until your departure. Prior to your arrival, the television, phone, and ihome dock station will be removed from your guest room and replaced by literary classics.” Rates from: $199 – $399
Vinh on Email
“Email is not broken, if you ask me. It could be better, for sure, but I don’t think it requires the drastic changes that so many other people seem to believe are necessary. And I certainly don’t need messaging intermediaries entering the picture. These alternatives just fracture what is for me a pretty well consolidated …
Even Chatbots talk about god and unicorns
What do robots do when not our bidding? Discuss all the things we talk about when we think no one’s listening; god, unicorns, and our failing memories.
Unsupportive
Earlier this spring, I picked up a used electric lawn mower. After performing marvelously for most of the summer – it died. Batteries no longer held a charge. Dead. Not that unusual in this household. The batteries in the 2 Dell Mini laptops in the house also, after 2 years, can’t hold a charge. Which, …