July 7, 2007
The iPhone Threat to Adobe, Microsoft, Sun, Real, BREW, Symbian
Well thought-out list of reasons why Flash might not make it to the iPhone. I really, really don’t want Flash on the iPhone: Existing Flash apps and games won’t play nice with the iPhone’s finger, keyboard and multitouch interface, and I’d rather see new AJAX-based web-apps built.
The Ultimate Hoodie
Really nice looking zip-up hoodie, with plenty of pockets for your gadgets. Could do with one of these for winter.
July 6, 2007
Introducing templatemaker
Python library that analyses a corpus of web pages, works out where the dynamic values are in the template, then allows you to scrape out the juicy details. I can think of oh, so many uses for this.
YouTube - Franz Ferdinand on Jools Holland
My favourite song off their last album, Outsiders, performed on Jools Holland with a metric shitload of drummers. Fantastic!
July 5, 2007
telekinesis - Google Code
Remote control for your Mac, designed to be accessed by Safari on an iPhone.
What’s Inside: Red Bull
Mmm… I could really go for some Meat Sugar, Caffeine and Bile round about now.
July 4, 2007
Blackfriars’ Marketing: Dissecting Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field
Good breakdown of some of the things Steve Jobs does that makes him such a compelling presenter.
July 3, 2007
So sue me: iPhone without AT&T
DVD Jon hints at how to activate the iPod and wifi features of the iPhone without AT&T ever knowing you exist.
BBC NEWS | Tate to be Doctor’s new companion
Was not expecting this. Living over here, I haven’t been over-exposed to Tate or her catchphrase(s?), so thought she was rather good in the Christmas special last year.
The B-List: Hacking comments without hacking comments
Django project to bulk-up the built-in comments to make them less spammable. I did a bunch of this by hand — good to see it implemented in a shareable manner.
Now with Django powered goodness!
Antonio Rodriguez of Tabblo switches his blog over to a Django-powered creation. This is a definite trend: Geeks eschewing Wordpress or MovableType for customized Django installs.
Ta-da List for iPhone - (37signals)
37 Signals do their first iPhone-friendly development, making up for the lack of To-Do lists on the iPhone.
Sox win - Extra Bases
“The Sox ended their first half at 50-31, which was also their record last year.” And we all remember how last year turned out. This is why Red Sox Nation is only cautiously optimistic about our 10.5-game lead on the AL East.
Gawd Bless ‘er
Apparently in the eyes of the colonies, Her Maj? Is perfectly suited towards promoting the sale of loo rolls.
July 2, 2007
JoeHewitt.com - Firebug for iPhone
Debug JavaScript pages displayed on your iPhone from the comfort of your PC. Clever stuff.
July 1, 2007
Apple - Environment - Recycle Your iPod or Cell Phone
Apple offer free recycling for old iPods and cellphones — Fill in your details, print out a postage-paid mailing slip, and send them in.
Kwik-E-Mart - a photoset on Flickr
To promote the Simpsons movie, a bunch of 7-Elevens have been turned into Kwik-E-Marts — Squishees, Buzz Cola and all. (And Jasper in the freezer)