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This is How I Imagine Facebook’s Plan to “Help the Developing World” 27 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
For more, see SFGate’s article Why don’t Facebook and Google just embrace that they’re monetizing the third world? This article also appears in The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century.
“Stack Ranking” Observations from My Time at Microsoft 27 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
“I hear you’re a free man,” the Microsoft manager said to me, clasping a hand firmly on my shoulder, in that “I’ve got your back, bro” sort of way, and not without a gleam of envy in his eyes. The ma...
The Agony and the Opportunity of the “Reply-All” Button 24 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
The Agony Click the “reply all” screenshot to see it at full size. The dreaded “Reply All” button claimed a victim at Microsoft today when Roy Levin, distinguished engineer at MS Research in Silicon...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Retire “Within 12 Months” 23 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy… Yours Truly and Steve Ballmer at a Microsoft Canada town hall, October 2009. You’re going to be hearing about this all day today, so you might as well read it here. A...
iOS Fortnightly: Tweaking the 8-Ball App with a plist 21 Aug 2013 | 10:46 am
On Monday, I posted the first of my fortnightly — that means “once every two weeks” — tutorials covering iOS development. If you’ve got some experience with an object-oriented programming language, an...
Unspace’s Office May Have Burned Down, But Unspace is Still Burning Bright 21 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
One of the gems in Toronto’s local indie/startup tech outfits is Unspace, whom I’ve often referred to as “local Ruby heroes”. They’re a small company that’s had such a disproportionately big effect on...
The First “iOS Fortnightly” Tutorial: The Magic 8-Ball 19 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
A Little Inspiration Jennifer Dewalt, burning the midnight oil. Click the photo to see the source. A couple of weeks back, I wrote about Jennifer Dewalt, who took on a big challenge. She had little...
Mobile Tech News Roundup: “Android is Better”, How Much the Average App Makes, Working Only on a iPad, Apple’s September 10th Event, Windows 8.1 and B... 13 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
“Android is Better” My Samsung Galaxy SIII and iPhone 4S. Android is Better is the title of Paul Stamatiou’s essay, written after what he thought would be a brief stint using an Android phone. As a ...
My Moment of Airport Zen / Vine Needs to Reinforce Good Smartphone Video-Shooting Habits 13 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am
I finally got around to shooting a Vine video, titled Your Moment of Airport Zen, only to discover that it’s been designed so that you hold your smartphone the “wrong” way: And by “wrong” way, I mean...
Some Guesses About Apple’s September 10th Event 12 Aug 2013 | 08:49 am
According to All Things D, Apple is holding a special event on September 10th to make some announcements. What will they be? What is certain is that iOS 7 will be one of the topics at the event. Whil...
