Quit calling it hacking
The term “hacking” is for sure one of the more misunderstood terms in internet parlance. It seems as of late a lot of people think…
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On the absurdity of the Chick-Fil-A controversy
Wayne Self, on his blog: If we agree to disagree on this issue, you walk away a full member of this society and I don’t.…
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Apple gets a little pithy in court
Scott Forstall testified in court recently. Asked if he told anyone at Apple to copy Samsung’s designs, Forstall replied, “I never directed anyone to go…
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The TouchFire: finally, touch typing on iPad!
Users of the iPad generally are in love with their devices but for many there has always remained the annoyance of difficulty inputting text on…
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The Joys Of Vidcon
The de facto conference for all things YouTube had its third annual conference this year, and now that I work for a company that is…
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Apple and upgradability/repairability
Every time Apple releases new hardware, iFixit is at the ready with their famous tear downs and as of late, their repairability scores. Generally I…
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Cutting the cord: a how-to for media companies (warning: I swear a lot)
Media companies have been in a frenzy trying to figure out how they’re going to make money in the age of this newfangled “internet” thing…
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MongoDB: a love story
I’ll just say it right up front: NoSQL is a bit of a fad. As much as developers don’t like to consider themselves victims of…
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Getting things done paperless with @OmniFocus
Now I’m no Merlin Mann in terms of my expertise in productivity but being a double major in college and working a number of busy jobs will…
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The Instapaper Circlejerk
A lot of the people I follow and respect in the Apple tech circles (Gruber, Dan Benjamin, Siracusa, Matt Gemmell, etc.) are very much enamored…