Archive for the ‘Observations’ Category
An iPad security observation
The moment I had my iPad out and began setting up an email account, I realized that the iPad presents a challenge that the iPhone and iPod touch largely avoided. It is much easier to see someone typing in their password on the iPad than the smaller devices – not only is the keyboard larger, [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Observations · Tagged with: DINO
Searching for Space (for your hackerspace)
A long list of things to think about when looking for a physical location for your hackerspace or maker community.
In: Observations, projects · Tagged with: DINO, diy, hackerspace
Making money (on twitter, without a record label, with fans)
These days, I am a total fanboy of Amanda Fucking Palmer. (Please check her and her music out if you do not know her and The Dresden Dolls) As with more and more artists, AFP is dissatisfied with her relationship with her music label, Roadrunner Records. While the restrictions on her expression may be the [...]
In: Observations, Praise
Tool Fetishist vs. Producer
For years I have been a tool fetishist. (Not really the proper use of that word, maybe a tool-o-phile?) I have been wrapped up in tools, process, and how-to for so long, that I haven’t really been a producer. I think it’s something I learned from my dad, but it’s something that I share with [...]
In: Me, Observations
Kindle for iPhone
Kindle for iPhone: great sync, but no landscape mode = fatal flaw.
In: Criticism, Observations, Uncategorized · Tagged with: iphone, review
Pining for the days of static and snow
This got me thinking that static snow’s days are numbered. Static snow has become, over the years, an instantly recognizable indication that there’s a glitch in the system, but has the advantage of letting you know so much else – like the fact that the power is on and the picture tube is working.
In: Observations
Free click, or do you charge them?
I am pretty regularly confronted with Google search results that include a paid ad for a site just one or two entries above the organic result for the same site. This presents me with a choice – a choice with actual (albeit small) Real Life Consequences.
In: Observations
There are a lot of iPhone apps
But I have to say, wordpress has written one of the better ones.
In: Observations, Praise
The mystery of time
A couple of years ago, I helped to start a comics-centered publishing/creation venture called 11:11 creations. The name 11:11 came from a common affinity for the number. This is certainly not a unique or selective fondness. My particular attraction comes from the notion that digital clocks, when displaying 11:11, look somehow broken to me.
But, in [...]
In: Me, Observations