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The Triumph of Looks over Function

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Andrew Arensburger

Back when the Macintosh first came out, in the 1980s, it was presented as a more user-friendly alternatives to PCs running MS-DOS: it had a mouse that you could point with, and a graphical interface. Instead of memorizing commands and reading cryptic error messages, you could click on icons, or explore menus to see what… Continue reading The Triumph of Looks over Function

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iOS 4 Degrades Photos

June 21, 2010 Andrew Arensburger

Like millions of other sheeple, today I upgraded to , graciously provided by our benevolent overlords at Apple. One problem I noticed is that after the upgrade, when I tried setting the wallpaper, all of the pictures I had had turned into their thumbnails, i.e., they were small grainy pictures. I could blow them up… Continue reading iOS 4 Degrades Photos

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iPhone Keyboard Trick

April 29, 2010 Andrew Arensburger1 Comment

I’d noticed a while back that if you hold down a key on the iPhone keyboard, such as the ‘E’, for a second or two, you get a pop-up menu with variations on the ‘E’ theme, like ‘é’, ‘è’, ‘ê’, and so on. But what I hadn’t noticed until just now is that the “.com”… Continue reading iPhone Keyboard Trick

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No, It Doesn’t Play Pong

January 13, 2007 Andrew Arensburger

Steve Jobs says that he wants to keep third-party applications off of the Apple iPhone: Mr. Jobs also appears to be restricting the potential for third-party software developers to write applications for the new handset — from ringtones to word processors.… “We define everything that is on the phone,” he said. “You don’t want your… Continue reading No, It Doesn’t Play Pong

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