January 2012
1 post
The reason why Apple chose a non-standard layout model is probably because the...
– The iBooks 2.0 textbook format – Baldur Bjarnason
agreed
December 2011
5 posts
It looks like a human was involved in choosing what went where,” Marissa told...
– Marissa Mayer addressing Google designers, as quoted in “In The Plex” by Steven Levy (via buzz)
ha, funny quote, but she’s a doofus.
The amazing iOS 5 API nobody talks about
originally appeared on http://www.de-de.com/blog/14177518904-bluetooth
There have been rumblings about some of the new additions to the iOS 5.0 bluetooth stack and hardware in iPhone 4S. ex: [link]
So let’s poke around the Core Bluetooth Framework in the Xcode documentation and see what kinds of new things will be possible with this API.
Some high level benefits of this API are:
...
Rackspace Signup Process
Too much human intervention. Needs to be more automated. The great feature of most VPS providers is that the signup process feels very automated.
What I experienced with RackSpace:
A welcome email. Cool I dig those.
Another email saying my secret answer has been updated. This was part of the signup process - no need for another email.
A verification call from a human to ask me what I will be...
Installing The Nest The Hard Way
Why the hard way? Well, if you’re gonna bring the dry wall cement and paint out, you might as well do a couple things!
Last week we got the Nest and I decided we would need to paint the area where the previous thermostat was. You can do without this if you choose to use some of the braces that come with the Nest and the size of the braces is bigger than the previous thermostat footprint....
De-De Blog: We Are New At This →
dedegroup:
We’re a small company today with big ambitions for tomorrow. Our name stands for Design & Develop and we’re passionate about building technology products.
In the coming months we’ll be launching apps, platforms and services that bring something useful to peoples’ lives in a range of areas…
November 2011
1 post
December 2009
1 post
March 2009
1 post
Thinking about the future Blackberry app store
bijan:
But the open question in my mind is the quality of the new apps coming out. These current Java apps are just clunky.
Does Blackberry need to provide a SDK for developers? Is it just a limitation in the current stack and hardware? Or something else? Or is the UI framework sucky for these 3rd party apps?
I need to dig in more on subject.
Yes. Although I haven’t myself developed bb...
January 2008
20 posts
Using ASCII Art on Google Adwords -... →
Listening to: Artist: The Fiery Furnaces Album: Widow City
Listening to: Artist: Pet Shop Boys Album: So Hard
Listening to: Artist: Pet Shop Boys Album: DJ Culture (Maxi)
Listening to: Artist: Digitalism Album: Idealism
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Lifeforms - Cascade Singles
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: ISDN
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Accelerator
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Papua New Guinea Mix Anthology
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Lifeforms (CD 1)
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Lifeforms - Cascade Singles
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Papua New Guinea Mix Anthology
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Lifeforms (CD 1)
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Lifeforms - Cascade Singles
Listening to: Artist: Future Sound of London Album: Accelerator
It’s just getting harder and harder to do weekly parties, unfortunately, at...
– Downtown Club Parties - New York Times
Listening to: Artist: Pet Shop Boys Album: Jealousy (Remix Cd Single)
Listening to: Artist: Pet Shop Boys Album: It’s Alright [Single]
Listening to: Artist: Over The Atlantic Album: Junica
November 2007
2 posts
nyc 4 life w/ all * fun + me - pants
– nyc 4 life w/ all * fun + me - pants
this is cool!
no, it sucks!