July 2008
15 posts
First Trailer for 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood... →
I know at the end it says ‘In Theatres in December’ but I think that’s only for Australia. According to wikipedia, the film releases November 21, 2008 in the UK and US, which I’m guessing would be…
11 Things We Just Learned About Prince →
Pretty much everyone alive in the ‘90s knows about Prince’s infamous name change. Here’s 11 things you might not have known about the artist currently known as Prince.
[I hadn’t heard about the son Prince lost, that is truly sad.]
Does the American flag belong in church? →
The church and the state have always been at odds. Political power is a synonym for “physical force,” for bending people to government’s will. But Christianity is love – power’s antidote. Anyone who…
MUST HEAR: Ron Paul on Glenn Beck Radio 07/29/2008... →
In one of the best interviews in recent memory, Ron Paul was interviewed for over 18 minutes today by Glenn Beck on his radio show. He was the lead-in interview for the show. Beck normally will…
IPhone: No Longer the Best IPod Ever? →
When the iPhone was first revealed, a long year and a half ago, Steve Jobs proclaimed that it was “The best iPod we’ve ever made”. That was probably true. But with the new iPhone Remote application,…
Dear Apple: Please Make the iPhone’s Native... →
Great points about the wonderful design of Remote. I entirely agree… I personally use the iPod interface of the iPhone much more than Remote, I wish these improvements were in the iPod interface.
Lucky to be a Programmer : Gustavo Duarte →
“…the truth is that these programming blitzkriegs are some of my favorite periods in life. Under the right conditions, writing software is so intensely pleasurable it should be illegal.”
macosxhints.com - Search iPhone (2.0) contacts by... →
Nice tip for finding people faster in iPhone’s Contacts app.
iPhone 101: Hold your ".com" button for a second -... →
This is a great little tip! (And a great feature addition in the iPhone 2.0 software… Thanks Apple!)
Nice Improvements in iPhone 2.0/Apps
iPhone 2.0 Software
Video playlist! I can queue up a bunch of short video podcast episodes in a playlist and the iPhone will play through them. This is a huge convenience for me as I tend to “watch” (mostly listen to really) WebbAlert, Tekzilla Daily Tips, Onion Video and other 1 to 5 minute segments on my way to work.
Contacts searching. I’ve been keeping my contacts in my...
Roll Over, Bark, and Beg →
Most cops barely know how to use guns. Maybe that’s why they prefer t he easy-to-use taser.
YouTube - Steve Jobs presenta el comercial "1984" →
Steve Jobs introduces the famous “1984” commercial introducing the Macintosh. Somehow I had never seen this.
Netflix changes their mind: Profiles NOT going... →
“For users of Profiles, I have good news to report: we will keep the feature with no plans to discontinue it. We were persuaded by the well-reasoned, sincere responses of loyal members who very much…
“The use of limes by the British Royal Navy to prevent scurvy gave rise to the...”
– Scurvy - Wikipedia