29 Aug
In the past couple of days there has been a sudden outcry around the security issue with the iPhone pass code bypass issue. I loved this comment on iPhone Atlas today:
“The iPhone is a computer, just like a desktop computer, and so it can easily be booted in such a way that one can mount [...]
28 Aug
I loved this example from Joel on Software:
Before joining Juno, I worked at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), where my experience had been very different. A bit of Redmond lore: Two software designers got into a debate over how something should be implemented. The question was highly technical. They couldn’t reach agreement, so they went to their boss, [...]
26 Aug
John Resig – TraceMonkey
If you haven’t yet downloaded a nightly version of Firefox 3.1 go and do it. Enable the Tracemonkey support by going to about:config and searching for “jit”. Set both of the jit options to “true” and away you go. The speed difference is incredible. It made the Safari 4 [...]
26 Aug
“They’ve jumped from Generation One to Generation Four or Five. It just looks better, and feels better.” BW also claims that the new model’s price (currently, $359) will hit $299, “or maybe $249,” and could be announced as early as September.
$249 Kindle 2.0 significantly thinner and Frog stylish? – Engadget.
Amazon has the right idea. They [...]
21 Aug
KODAK Zi6 Pocket Video Camera
Very interesting, the video camera market is changing radically with a new breed of handheld lightweight cameras which shoot in HD. Makes my MINI DV camera looks pretty out of date.
21 Aug
So far I have noticed two positive changes with the 2.0.2 update:
1) The keyboard performance is much, much better across the entire device. Lag has been significantly eliminated when typing.
2) Something has been tuned with the 3G network usage. For example I am seeing the device drop to the EDGE network far more often. This [...]
19 Aug
I applied the 2.0.2 update last night. Not sure exactly what is fixed but so far I noticed much better keyboard response and faster gps performance in the maps application.
18 Aug
Attached are a couple of pictures from my phone this morning. The problem with an iphone 3g service drop typically begins with the hanging 1 bar. This 1 bar of service translates into the phone not allowing any cellular access. Shortly a “no service” occurs and this is only fixed by pushing the phone [...]
