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There’s An App For That …

Josh — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:54:17 +0000

So this is terribly geeky, but indulge me.

I’ve come to realize over the last two months that the whole point of having an Apple iPhone is to amass applications, or “apps” in the colloquial.

One doesn’t make “apps”, though, that’s too tricky.

To make an “app” one needs to submit it through the Apple Store and their Byzantine application process. That takes time, money, and a strict review process.

The alternative is that one can simply make a webpage and have people add a bookmark to it to their home screen.

As you know, a few weeks ago I made this website mobile friendly. But the logo to the bookmark was a snapshot of the webpage, which is, quite frankly, ugly.

So tonight I discovered how to make the icon pretty.

Check out this screen shot of my home page as it stands tonight (hint, look between the Calendar and the Camera):

I think that is very cool …

Apple iPhone Nano?

Josh — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:00:02 +0000

Oh boy I hope the Wall Street Journal is correct on this one: “Less-Pricey iPhone in the Works“.

Although we did just buy a year-long subscription to MobileMe …

iPhone Web Usage

Josh — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:46:38 +0000

This is fascinating – 2% of all web browsing in the world is done on iPhones or iPads!

Check out: “Apple’s iOS Breaks 2% of All Browsing on The Web, Over 5% in U.K./Australia“.

Apple Magic Glove

Josh — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:00:06 +0000

Not that it’s set in stone, by any means, but Apple was just granted patent for a new glove system, as reported by Apple patent watchdog patentlyapple: “Apple Wins Patent for a High Tactility (Magic) Glove System“.

I know with my new iPhone the “tactile feedback” through even light gloves “impedes proper operation”.

I’ll be psyched if this becomes reality.

Starbucks and iPhone

Josh — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:44:20 +0000

Wow, this combines two of my favorite stories of the last few weeks – one can now pay at Starbucks using one’s iPhone!

Check out: “Now at Starbucks: Buy a Latte by Waving Your Phone.”

I have to point out that there’s actually no waving involved, however; there isn’t RFID in the iPhone. It’s simply an iPhone application that displays a barcode specific to one’s Starbucks gift card that the ~~clerk~~ barista then scans.

But I can see where “wave” sounds more futuristic.

Optimized for Smart Phones

Josh — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:29:03 +0000

Those of you at home probably (hopefully) won’t notice anything different, but the blog here is now optimized for smart phones, like my new iPhone.

This is what iPhone viewers see now:

Pretty awesome, eh?

Let me know if you see any problems with the site (either real computer or phoney) over the next few days. Thanks!

February 10

Josh — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:29:33 +0000

Not to make this “all Apple, all of the time”, but in case you missed it today, Verizon is coming out with the iPhone 4 on February 10.

Hopefully this competition will help lower my AT&T bill …

Four Years of Awesome

Josh — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:23:14 +0000

Sunday was the tenth anniversary of iTunes, and apparently also the fourth anniversary of Apple’s iPhone!

I can’t believe that it took me four years to get one …

Test

Josh — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:41:12 +0000

This is a test to see if updating from my new iPhone works …

iPhones!

Josh — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:51:36 +0000

We got each other iPhones for Christmas.

And they are fantastic.