Jun

29

Who broke Facebook?

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Looks like Facebook hasn’t figured out yet how to maintain their site without impacting the users. Must be a serious fix…

Who broke Facebook? (image: facebook-borked)

Jun

23

NOT an iPhone simulator

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An enterprising company has developed a handy little application that will aid website developers when creating sites for Apple’s upcoming iPhone.

But, to be clear, this is not an simulator:

iPhoney is not an simulator but instead is designed for developers who want to create 320 by 480 (or 480 by 320) for use with . It gives you a canvas on which to test the visual quality of your designs.

…and yeah, they called it iPhoney. That’s the same name as a Palm hack / skin released shortly after the iPhone was unveiled.

Do you detect a bit of confusion on the horizion? Maybe a lawsuit by ?

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Jun

22

Kinda offline. ‘Vacation’ and kitchen demolition

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I was hoping I’d have more time to post regularly during my vacation, but sadly, that’s not proving to be the case.

We’re in the midst of kitchen demolition for this and next week, in preparation for a new one to be installed in July.

It is interesting, as we are kinda camping. All our food is in containers, we hike upstairs to the fridge, we are BBQing more. Washing dishes (no dishwasher) :-)

Anyway, you’ll see stuff when I can get to it, and yeah, I’ll have before and after photos.

Jun

15

Why get an iPhone when your Windows Mobile can be just as swank?

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Lifehacker has this cool article showing you how to pimp your Win Mobile to be all iPhoney.

…you can customize your Mobile to emulate several of the ’s more interesting features, like the ’s home screen, flick-scroll contacts, and the fancy slide-to-unlock.

You’ll need an - available here, and some time to follow the directions.

If you’re on a platform, check out my earlier item on the iPhoney skin for your Palm & Treo.

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Jun

14

Is this what the web is coming to?

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This is an absolutely amazing demo of Photosynth. Now this is the way information was meant to be presented. Run, don’t walk to the Photosynth website and install the Firefox plugin. Then write off the rest of your day.

It’s a truly amazing way to view collections and information. Worth investing some time exploring. Then browse the Photosynth blog.

Photosynth takes a large collection of photos of a place or object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed 3-Dimensional . With Photosynth you can:

  • walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle;
  • seamlessly zoom in or out of a photograph even if it’s gigapixels in size;
  • see where pictures were taken in relation to one another;
  • find similar photos to the one you’re currently viewing;
  • explore a custom tour or see where you’ve been; or
  • send a collection to a .

Jun

12

5 reasons I won’t get an iPhone

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  1. Cost. If the iPhone’s listed prices were converted to dollars, the would price out between $530 and $640 CAD. That’s way too much money for me to spend on a today. Yes it has other functionality, but I’ve got that covered; keep .
  2. Contract & add ons. In the US there’s a 2 year contract required. The base doesn’t (as far as I can tell) include a contract. I can’t see that being any different north of the border. Now consider the type of data access you’d need. The offers many very features that will quickly bite into your allocation. You have to add this. Basic for this puppy would be silly so you’d want to have the full data packages. Pricing on this ’seems’ (Rogers plan pricing is kinda all over the place) to start at $50.00/month. I’m a heavy user so my costs would be more. 
  3. I already have an . My Nano is perfect for music and podcasts. Why would I want to have my battery drained when I listen to ? How would this integrate into my existing systems?
  4. I already have a PDA I’m happy with. My Palm T|X. Same battery drain issue. As well, my PDA is awesome for doing what I need it to. I have all the bought and installed. It syncs nicely with work and home . To convert everything over would take Mucho $$$.
  5. New processes to learn. Integrating everything into one unit means I’d have to the way I do things. My system works now for me. To use the I would have to delete and install new for time , and calendar integration. I have no idea how well it’ll sync up with Outlook (at work) and what I’d use to sync with at home. I run PC’s and Ubuntu. Is there a Calendaring app that will work with the , available now?? I’d need new methods to grab my podcasts (I don’t use iTunes). How would that work?

Too many unanswered questions. So, the way I figure things. I’d likely end up paying over $1000 CAD to learn how to use a new gizmo, when my existing gizmos all do what I need currently.

An isn’t in my immediate future. Though, I guess if I really want the look of one, I could use an iPhoney :-)

Jun

11

Edmonton to be blessed by his Toddness!

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Heh, sorry, couldn’t resist. Todd Maffin is visiting my fair city and looking to hook up with some techies for his live, weekly, on-line TV show:

My live weekly -TV show, todbits.TV, is going on the road! This Friday, I’ll be broadcasting live from downtown at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald.

And I’m inviting anyone in the tech with something to show to come down and join us and appear on on the broadcast.

Looks like he’s looking for tech-types with something to share:

I’d like to profile interesting being developed in . Consumer electronics¦ ¦ open-source stuff¦ gadgets¦ whatever!

Could be !

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Jun

11

iPhone super-detailed details leak

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The is due to launch on June 29th, and some folks are doing anything and everything to feed the hype. Looks like the Sales Training Workbook has leaked.

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