March 2012
23 posts
February 2012
11 posts
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How Apple could fix iMessage notifications across...
Apple recently released a beta version of Messages for OS X, as part of the unveiling of the preview of Mountain Lion. While I think most people are happy to have the ability to send iMessage messages from their computer to their contacts that are on phones or iPads, one universal complaint I’ve heard is that if you have multiple devices with Messages on them, for example a Mac, an iPhone,...
WorldWideWeb wide-area hypertext app available -... →
This is is the newsgroup posting announcing the invention of the www, or “world wide web”. The internet already existed in terms of a network of computers, but this was the invention of the concept of publishing text, then rich text, then pictures with text, then formatted pages that became what we now know as the web.
This project is experimental and of course comes without any...
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“It’s A Brick” – Tesla Motors’ Devastating Design... →
After reading this article from theunderstatement.com, my desire to own a Tesla Roadster went from 100 to 0 in 10 seconds flat:
Tesla Motors’ lineup of all-electric vehicles — its existing Roadster, almost certainly its impending Model S, and possibly its future Model X — apparently suffer from a severe limitation that can largely destroy the value of the vehicle. If the battery is ever totally...
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How to control Twitter so it doesn't control you
There are many ways to use Twitter, and I’m not about to tell you that my way is the only way, or even the best way. But I have refined my usage and feel pretty confident that it’s an efficient way to use the service, particular if you enjoy reading tweets as much or more than writing them.
My particular workflow prioritizes a few elements. If your priorities align with mine, then I...
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How to add a list of categories or tags to your...
Tumblr is a fantastic platform for building a quick blog, but it lacks some of the organizational features of more full-featured blog engines. In particular, it lacks the ability to categorize posts. The best you can do is add tags to them, but then Tumblr doesn’t make it easy to view all the posts with a given tag. No sidebar list is generated.
If you’d like to add a list of the...
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It's time for Google to DuckDuckGo
If you’re getting more and more uncomfortable with Google, like I am, let me suggest giving DuckDuckGo a try for your searching needs.
Why am I getting uncomfortable with Google? Firstly, they’re playing around with their privacy policy. While I don’t necessarily believe that the latest change is a bad one, what I don’t like is when companies move the goalposts on its...
Path’s new Terms of Service puts the lie to CEO’s... →
How a social network with trust issues like Path has could have the following clause in their terms of service is beyond me:
Any changes or modification will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions on our site, and you waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes or modifications.
My budding curiosity about Path is now completely extinguished.
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Do you know who has access to your email (and what... →
I read the following line in this article at Mashable, and it gave me pause:
Baydin recently extracted data from five million emails its users handled — either using the company’s “email game” or scheduled for later via Boomerang.
The article is about a study Baydin did on the effectiveness of various words in email subject lines. But to do this study, they analyzed the text in all the...
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IBM Research study finds organizing email into... →
In productivity circles this has become pretty much accepted wisdom, but it’s great to see a research paper back up the anecdotal evidence.
[via Ben Brooks]