I’m very pleased today to announce the release of Capsule, the developer’s code journal. Capsule replaces the scratch document you have…
How to best provide support for the software you create is an interesting point of deliberation. I’ve gone through various stages and…
It’s rare that I get through a book quickly. I read lots of articles and technical documents, but when choosing between dedicating time to read something or build something, I nearly always choose to build something. The exception is when Steve publishes a book. I’ve been “in the trenches” for much of the time period…
UPDATE: There’s a nice customer support forum for FoldingText that I found after writing this post – lots of great info there. I’ve updated the content here accordingly. I’ve been trying out FoldingText for the last couple of weeks and have found it to be a good general purpose writing and note-taking tool for me.…
Quite simply, Paper is the best app I’ve seen in a long time.1 It just turned my iPad from a device I leave at home for email, browsing and playing games to a business tool I want to have with me all the time. Over the last six months I’ve been using paper sketches more…
MsgFiler, Adam’s essential app for Mail.app users is now available in the app store. Do yourself a favor, go buy it now, then come back to read the rest of this. I’m a huge fan of MsgFiler and have been using it since 2006. I honestly can’t imagine using Mail without it. It allows you…
I’ve switched back to the Droid 2 and plan to return my Droid Pro. I like the Droid Pro form factor better1, but even though it has the same model battery and I’ve triple checked that my settings are the same as the Droid 2, I get 2 real days of battery on the Droid…
I have been waiting for a few years for someone to create an Android device in a candybar format with a keyboard on the bottom. I ordered the Droid Pro the first day it was available and used it for the last 2 days, switching from the Droid 2. Here are some initial impressions. Overall,…
Inspired by Corey, here are a few thoughts on the 11″ MacBook Air. This is my third Air. I previously had the first generation (SSD) and the second generation (also SSD) 13″ models. The size is really amazing. Perhaps more amazing, the machine doesn’t feel fundamentally compromised. The 11″ is a very capable replacement for…
I’ve posted an in-depth review of the Temple Bags iPad case on my iPad case reviews site.
I have some specific criticisms of this case, but I was pleased and impressed by the response from Steve at Temple Bags. I’m looking forward to seeing their next offerings.
I posted another iPad case review on my iPadBagReviews.com site this week: the BeyzaCases Thinvelope for iPad.
My conclusion: it’s nice, but a bit of a niche case (mainly due to cost).
I’ve posted a review of the WaterField iPad Slip Case over on my iPad Bag Reviews blog.
Check it out if you’re in the market for such a beast.
I’ve posted a review of the Timbuk2 T-Pack iPad bag on my iPad Bag Reviews site. This is the first positive review I’ve put up, which should make a number of folks who have been bugging me requesting this happy. Right guys? Anyways, check it out if you’re in the market for an iPad bag.…
The iPhone App Store has a lot of (well documented) problems, but on the flip side it has a very simple model that works like you expect it to. The BlackBerry App World is trying to provide a similar service for BlackBerry users, however BlackBerry developers are also able to distribute and/or sell their apps…
Shawn helpfully pointed out that I could save a few bucks buy purchasing my MobileMe subscription through Amazon instead of directly from Apple. The only complication with this is that I got the info on Monday and my free trial was expiring on Tuesday. If I bought MobileMe from Amazon on Monday, I wouldn’t receive…
Here I am about to pay $100/year for contact sync. I tried hard to avoid this, having tried pretty much every other solution out there, but none of them worked properly across several Macs plus a BlackBerry. In the end I just need contact sync that works, and so far MobileMe is the only one…
Since I change out my laptop and mobile device every year or two, I’ve pretty much stopped buying accessories for them. I’ve got a basic laptop bag for daily use and backpack for travel that work with whatever laptop I’m using, and BlackBerries come with cases, etc. so I don’t buy custom cases, etc. like…