Tag Archives: iPhone

Great Artists Still Steal

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Lloyd

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 →

Posted in Computing, Consuming, Free Culture, Opinion | Also tagged Apple Computer Inc, Chilling Effects, Fairness, google, Google Android, HTC, Innovating, innovation, Inventing, Invention, iPad, John Gruber, Lawsuit, Mark Jaquith, Multi-touch, patent, Protesting | 4 Comments

iPhone with One Hand Comes Naturally

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Lloyd

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 →

Posted in Computing, Consuming | Also tagged Boris Mann, Cell Phone, Everyware, Evolution, Hardware Design, Hardware Interface, Instincts, Jason Kottke, John Gruber, Mobile Computing, Mobile Phone, nature, One-handed computing with the iPhone, Pervasive Computing, Roland tanglao, Stylus, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Computers | 4 Comments

5% of Nothing

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Lloyd

Makes me laugh and cry a little.
This alert is likely meant to warn that a whole lot of data is being added, modified or deleted as part of a sync. It’s an “oh crap, likely either you are doing some … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac, Software Development | Also tagged Alert Box, Apple, Apple Mac, Aza Raskin, Consumer Software, Daniel Jalkut, Design Bugs, Interface Design, iPhone 3.0, iTunes, iTunes 8.2, Mac OS X, Mac Sync, QA, Software, Software Design, Software Development, Sync Alert, Synchronization, UI | 2 Comments

WordPress for iPhone + Source Code Available!

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Lloyd

Earlier this week my Automattic colleagues and Effigent released WordPress for iPhone and iPod Touch. Now, the source is also available and Trac is set up for reporting bugs and participating in development!
I’ve tried it on my iPod Touch. They’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Automattic, iPod Touch, Matt Thomas, Open Source, Raanan Bar-Cohen, WordPress, WordPress for iPhone | 3 Comments

Open Source in iPhone App Store?

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Lloyd

I’ve been searching the web to find out if any of the iPhone Applications in the App Store are open source. So far I haven’t found any. How about you?
Is the Apple $99 iPhone developer tax too steep of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Source | Also tagged App Store, WordPress | 2 Comments

Accepting Applications for iPhone Sociology Research

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Lloyd

I read with a big smile on my face all the stories about iPhone mania. It’s awesome to think of so many people having fun and sharing an experience.
It also reminds me what animals we are. Animals looking for attention, … Continue reading →

Posted in Consuming | Also tagged Anthropology, Humanity, Sociology | 1 Comment

“Support them well”

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Lloyd

The good news is that if you buy products from companies that support them well, like Apple tries to do, you will receive years of useful and satisfying service from them even as newer models are introduced.
Writes Steve Jobs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Consuming | Also tagged Apple, battery, battery life, dead battery, iBad, ipod, irotten | 1 Comment