Archive for December, 2009

Why Does My iPhone Have to Be So Smart?

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I can’t get my iPhone to stop rotating. The accelerometer is great and all, but it won’t stop! If I’m laying down, I can’t seem to get my screen to help me out at all, and I end up having to sit up to use my phone.

On a scale of one to extremely important on the scale of eternity, this issue really isn’t all that important. Regardless, I wish there was a fix.

I’d love a “Cancel” button or gesture or phone-movement that would take care of this. (more…)

The New Expert

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Society’s views of an “expert” are changing.

That is, you don’t become an expert in a field in the same way you would 50—or 10—years ago. (more…)

Free Christmas Music. Yes.

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I don’t exactly have the most extensive Christmas music collection. In fact, I doubled my collection yesterday. Yes, that’s a testament more to my lack of interest in Christmas than to the quality of the goodness I’m about to show you. Still, don’t be deceived; check this out.

Here’s three places to go to get some stuff from Amazon (via CNet):
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Forgive Me: URL ABC

Friday, December 4th, 2009

I haven’t blogged in a while. Oh well. Since I’ve been inconsistent with posting, I figure why not be inconsistent with content, too, and throw up a post that offers little entertainment and even less value.

Some guy came up with the idea to type each letter into his address bar one-at-a-time and make a blog post about it. Looks like it’s catching on a little bit, so I figure why not join in on the action (and really, it’s action…).

Here’s mine: (more…)