August 2011
6 posts
5% off everything.
As a general rule I hate leaving ‘money on the table’ whenever I buy something. There is something that just doesn’t feel right about buying something when I think I could be getting a better deal. This is a big part of why I despise sites that use coupon codes.
I realized that every-time I buy something from Apple I was doing just that. As part of my developer setup I have...
One Last Thing...
While listening to last week’s The Talk Show John and Dan discussed the prospect of Steve appearing at the iPhone 5 launch event. While I tend to agree with them that in all likelihood it will be Tim Cook and Phil Schiller talking through the lineup, I couldn’t help by try and imagine how it would go down otherwise.
Here is the result of letting my imagination run wild, a bit of...
What Steve really did.
There have been dozens of posts covering in far more eloquent ways the news of Steve Job’s transfer from CEO to Chairman of the Board.
At first I was saddened by the news. While it was not really unexpected, the realization that it had finally actually occurred was quite moving. I was privileged to attend two ‘Stevenotes’, and while I have never had the pleasure of meeting...
Peak Performance. →
It is important to remember that benchmarks measure peak performance, not typical performance. I’ve had FileVault on for a while now and noticed zero hit in my day-to-day use.
Kindle Cloud. Almost but not quite.
I played around a bit with the new Kindle Cloud Reader, basically this is a way in which Amazon is skirting the In-App Purchase rules. By creating a fully browser based application that allows for offline reading they are pushing the limits of modern web apps.
They have done an excellent job technically. It is probably the best example I’ve seen so far about just how close you can get to...
The Cost of Independence
When considering a move from salaried, full-time work to independent, self-directed work, there are a variety of factors that come into play. The changes in your commute, working hours, possibility for income, and enjoyment are just a few. I recall that when I went independent for the first time 5 years ago these were the factors that I was most focused on when weighing the relative value of...