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iPhone 1.0.1 Software Update

apple just released version 1.0.1 of the iphone software. when opening itunes the next time, you will be notified of this update being available, and can then choose to download and install the software (the download size is 7.1 mb).... Read more →

Satan Crushes Newspaper!

today's new york times reports shocking facts in Tabloid Eaten by Aliens! Fake Columnist Loses His Job!. the Weekly World News , arguably world's weirdest newspaper, will cease to exist. what a bummer! just looking at the latest headline in... Read more →

Maps on the Web

today's new york times reports that With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking, commenting on the increasing amount of web content representing spatially located things (the online version of the article includes links to some interesting examples). the growing number... Read more →

Make the Leap and The Force Will Be With You

after riding my cannondale system six equipped with the SRAM Force group (and sincere congratulations here to SRAM for gracing the web with one more flash-infested and completely unnavigable web site) for a bit more than half a year, i... Read more →

Integrating SMS and the Web

the web is all about sharing and accessing information. in many cases, this happens in a pull fashion, where users retrieve information they are looking for, using access mechanisms such as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). the web supports this... Read more →

Desperately Seeking Readers

sony's reader does not seem to sell terribly well. first it was available for $349. then the price went down to $299. then buyers received $50 worth of ebooks with a reader. and today the new york times has a... Read more →

Plain Text Hypermedia

linking to web pages has become a universal way of pointing to relevant information. in most cases, it is done by linking to a complete page. but html supports also supports links which point to just a fragment of the... Read more →

All Hail i!

so after a lot of complaining about the iphone and some of its deficiencies (summarized on the iphone to do list), it is time to say something positive about it. and there are many positive things to say about the... Read more →

Composability vs. Interface Fascism

the user interface of the iphone is a very polished and nice experience. most of the time. and of course in all the cases which get demo'ed by apple. but it also is a nice example how a too polished... Read more →

iPhone To Do List (v1)

just to keep up with my growing list of things i would like to see fixed on the iphone, i will now start maintaining a list, collecting mostly things that i have blogged about in greater detail already. this list... Read more →