Monthly Archives: July 2008

I got this email this morning from Advanced Circuits (I fiddle with electronics stuff in my “spare time”, and one of these days I’ll do a custom PCB): For our Printed Circuit Board customers using Chinese vendors, please be aware … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of chatter on the iPhone SDK mailing list about Apple’s approval process for the app store.  And Bijan Sabet writes: I’ve been hearing more and more about apps that are still waiting for approval mode from apple. … Continue reading →

I can only hope that the iPhone app store is wildly successful, and serves as a wakeup call to the old-school wireless providers.  I’m tired of being stuck with the hardware, firmware, applications, and features that Verizon dictates. Have you … Continue reading →

If you equate money and brains, Mark Cuban should be a pretty smart guy.  But then he writes this: Rather than Hulu sending its video directly across the net to your PC, and let the end user figure out how … Continue reading →

What’s the killer app for the iPhone?  Most hardware platforms have had one:  the app so great you go buy the hardware just to get it.   But it occurred to me in a recent conversation:  there might not be a … Continue reading →

I wish operating systems had native document scanning support. I bought a scanner years ago in an attempt to manage paper load:  scan to PDF, electronically file, and shred the original.   It’s a great feeling to find an important … Continue reading →