Now that I’ve been living with my iPad 2 for a few weeks I’ve settled on some favorite apps. The first I’ll mention is the Echofon twitter client. I’m using the lite version on all my devices (Mac, iPhone and Continue reading
I think this is one of those surveys that points out what everyone knows, in the back of their mind, but haven’t really processed in the foreground. And it definitely represents my experience and viewpoint. Mobile Workers Put In Longer Continue reading
Very nice! A cable that allows you to connect your iOS device to an Arduino. It is an Apple-approved cable so no jailbreaking required. Let’s see what we can do with this baby… Make: | $59 Cable Lets You Continue reading
Although I’m surely in the camp of folks who’d love unlimited high-speed Mobile data (3G/4G/LTE/…) for the rest of my life I recognize that isn’t a viable business model. Although Wifi service is also becoming metered the offered capacities and Continue reading
Google published very interesting research on how smartphone usage effects users shopping habits. After using their smartphone to search, for example, 68% pay a visit to a business and 53% make a purchase. Retailers take note – you better have Continue reading
… Sarah Perez’s op-ed on ReadWriteWeb pretty well sums up why I don’t have any Android devices yet. They seem to perpetually be behind Apple, for my use cases (and maybe not yours), and about the time they’re close Continue reading
I live in an area where tornados and severe thunderstorms are a regular occurrence. Staying aware of these threats should be a basic part of life but used to entail either being glued to a weather broadcast on TV or Continue reading
…and I’m not OK with it. While I don’t think there is any huge Apple or Government conspiracy involved it is not acceptable to record this kind of information without informing the customer. Apple should be ashamed. But do keep Continue reading
RockMelt showed some real potential when it launched last year. I managed to use it full time on both Mac and Windows before some of its limitations became too troublesome (mainly performance issues). A number of my friends followed the Continue reading
Why do people use Locations Apps? To connect with people (in a digital world that makes connecting in person more uncommon). Why folks don’t bother? Because of privacy concerns and the lack of clear benefits (to anyone not working Continue reading