April 2010
13 posts
Coldplay :: Life In Technicolor
The first time I...
My current reading material →
Because, y’know, gotta learn to drive eventually. Might as well do it in Washington.
htmlicious →
It lives! I’ma try to write a post a day for the first week or two in order to get things kickstarted, so if there’s a particular webapp you’d like me to cover, drop me a line!
Calling all webapps!
Know of any clever/useful HTML5 webapps? I’m starting a Tumblog to highlight some of the best in HTML5 applications, with a particular focus on apps targeting the iPhone and iPad. I’ll also be writing some tutorials on how to kickstart your own HTML5 applications, taking advantage of cutting-edge features like offline caching and local storage. If you’ve got any tips or...
Missed deadlines
So: my laptop was supposed to be fixed by today at the latest. The Apple Store is now saying it’ll be done by the weekend.
Granted, I’m still having plenty of fun with my shiny new iPad, but come on! I’m absolutely itching to create something with HTML or Objective-C, and I’m missing the one goddamn tool I need to do anything! I’ve lost an entire week of...
Thoughts on Opening Day
I’m not sure if my dislike of the National Anthem stems from the fact that no known performer can sing it without becoming a huge diva, or just from the fact that it’s not that good a song.
iPad impressions, pt. iii
(This is my first post from the actual iPad itself — and it looks like Mobile Safari doesn’t like Tumblr’s rich text editor. Ah well.)
In short: I like this thing a lot. The form factor is just about perfect, the on-screen keyboard is surprisingly easy to use, and the software itself is smooth as silk. There’s something very, very satisfying about lying back on the couch,...
iPad impressions, pt. ii
Pinch Pad works great. Like, really fucking great. The refresh rate on this thing is fantastic: the lines it draws are perfectly smooth, and lag is nonexistent.
I’ve already noticed one or two small issues (you can’t move the text cursor while typing, for instance) but it performs beautifully. It’ll still be missing online sync until I can get back my main laptop and finish it,...
iPad impressions, pt. i
Unfortunately, my very first impression1 is a negative one, because of an annoyingly stupid problem. See, the first thing the iPad asks you to do when you turn it on is to plug it into your computer. That way it can sync with iTunes and download all your music, movies, etc. Logical, right?
Well, it’s a bit of a pain when your only computer is in for repairs. Right now, I don’t have a...
Adventures in Apple
Guess whose MacBook Pro broke yesterday? (Hint: it was mine.)
The bad news is that my video card totally failed, meaning it doesn’t even work with an external display, which makes it totally unusable. I dropped it off at the Apple Store in the Village this afternoon, where they’ll be ordering the replacement part (2-3 days) and doing the actual repair (2-3 days). This means I’ll...
