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Category Archives: Consuming
Great Artists Still Steal
Young great artists still steal.
Old great artists litigate?
I missed the news about the Apple-HTC Patent Lawsuit (Google Android) until tonight when I found out about it on Mark Jaquith’s blog.
I’m happy that these cards of Apple are finally on the table. … Continue reading
Also posted in Computing, Free Culture, Opinion
Tagged Apple Computer Inc, Chilling Effects, Fairness, google, Google Android, HTC, Innovating, innovation, Inventing, Invention, iPad, iPhone, John Gruber, Lawsuit, Mark Jaquith, Multi-touch, patent, Protesting
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Insuring an Unborn Travelling Canadian
Will Your Baby By Covered in an Emergency?
If you are pregnant, it is important to check with your doctor for advice on traveling. However, finding insurance can be a problem, since travel insurance companies see pregnant travelers as high risk … Continue reading
Diversity Depends on Individuality
2. You should write your own biography, not delegate it to invisible masses on Wikipedia.
3. You should write other people’s biographies, from your point of view. Or at least tell true stories about them, which can be assembled by others … Continue reading
Also posted in Collaborating, Community
Tagged Dave Winer, Diversity, Individuality, Wikiality, Wikipedia
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Adoption Strategies First
In some ways, technology has reshaped the way I approach and solve problems — forcing me to think in terms of adoption strategies first, rather than always trying to find the simplest, cleanest design, because of the disadvantaged position I … Continue reading
Also posted in Computing
Tagged Chris Messina, Google Employee, product development, Production Adoption
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iPhone with One Hand Comes Naturally
Jason Kottke’s recent article “One-handed computing with the iPhone” (published yesterday, Oct 29th, 2009) begins:
“The easy single-handed operation of the iPhone [] is not one of its obvious selling points but is one of those little features that grows on … Continue reading
Also posted in Computing
Tagged Boris Mann, Cell Phone, Everyware, Evolution, Hardware Design, Hardware Interface, Instincts, iPhone, Jason Kottke, John Gruber, Mobile Computing, Mobile Phone, nature, One-handed computing with the iPhone, Pervasive Computing, Roland tanglao, Stylus, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Computers
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Another Year Until iPhone 3G S for Existing Canadian Customers
Although a camera with auto focus and video would be nice, and I can imagine myself playing with the compass, the iPhone 3G S doesn’t seem particularly compelling — likely why the only name change is the addition of an … Continue reading
Apple “Tax”, Being Able to Get Things Done
Is buying computers a strange game of screen size and hardware numbers? Or is it about looking for a solution in hardware and software that helps you get things done?
I’ve given up waiting for the next Vista update to finally … Continue reading
Also posted in Computing, PC
Tagged Apple, Dell Desktop, Lenovo Laptop, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista, WIndows XP
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“Try our no-risk, 14-day trial!”
The risk is that I’m going to forget that I signed up, and you are going to keep billing me every month.
Software and software service trials should be based on usage not the passing of time in my full life.
Only “Estimated Total”
Only Apple can get away with not telling you how much you actually paid:
The “Order Acknowledgment” email you receive later includes the taxes paid. Not a big deal when purchasing an “APPLE WIRELESS KEYBOARD-USA”, but I would think it would … Continue reading