I’ve officially called today “Video Sunday”. Here’s a great clip. Enjoy.
I’d hate to be that kid with the Dell.
As a musician, I can confirm this phenomenon to be real. Whether practicing guitar, piano or any instrument, be sure to stay healthy.
What initial signs should we look for in a new Apple product to determine its success? Here are my thoughts.
The new product:
- Is risky
- Has very strong design decisions
- Is very opinionated
- Feels new and uncertain
- Is “obvious in hindsight”
- Lacks features traditionally accepted as necessary
Compare these with your initial impressions when first discovering the iPad or iPhone. Let’s not be so closed-minded. Instant dismissal of new technologies, especially those from Apple, tend to… backfire.
This Bloomberg tech reporter seems to think 1.5 million.
(That’s not very many.)
Here’s a great rock track by an independent musician who’s finding out that a record label is less necessary than ever: Rob Chapman has built up 80,000 YouTube subscribers by providing a channel full of great content. We (I’m one of these subscribers) are all willing to support Chappers in his endeavours any way we can.
Rob has crowd-funded a Dorje tour and even managed to start up an entire guitar company thanks to his online “following”. This is the direction I see independent creators and builders taking in the future.
In a way, Chasing Perfection is my first step on this ladder. My small corner of the web which I control.
Spoiler: it’s complicated.
Google has always focused primarily on webapps.
Apple has always focused primarily on native apps.
After this announcement (and looking at Apple’s iCloud web control panel), I think it’s a reasonable assumption to expect the future of online services to encompass both native apps and web apps.
Still, it feels strange to me watching Google release a new service focused primarily around an app. Times are changing.
As for Google Keep itself, it looks a bit like Reminders coupled with a scrapbook. Looks a bit too disjointed for my taste, but I’m interested to see how it works.
This song was featured in the game Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which I enjoyed last year. Check out the 90 second preview in iTunes.
I’d categorise the tune as alternative hard rock. It’s got a killer energetic riff, a great chorus and Emily Armstrong, the lead vocalist, has an awesome voice. Dead Sara are a fairly unknown new artist and I’m glad to support them.
(Yes, it is a coincidence that I share the surname of the lead singer. Dead Sara are from Los Angeles. I’m not.)
I lost it at the “Hipster or Homeless?” page.
From a Which? article comparing Windows 7 and 8 battery life across various notebooks:
The worst battery life on Windows 7 came from the Dell Inspiron 17R, which managed just one hour and 45 minutes of web time.
How can Dell be satisfied shipping crap like this? In 2012?! That battery life figure is just web browsing time, let alone watching videos. I feel sorry for every single individual who owns one of these machines.
Say what you want about Apple, they would never ship something this bad.