27 years old, Econ Major, Cyclist, Tech Geek, Gadget Addiction, Acquisition Disorder.
Yani Has H.A.D.
My Name is Yaniel and I Suffer From Hobby Acquisition Disorder
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What I Want From iOS4 Updates
So after a few days if iPhone 4 ownership I wanted to write a bit
about it. I should preface this by saying I'm an iPhone fanboy. I
pre-ordered this bad boy at 5 am on the 15th and anxiously waited
until the 24th to finally have FedEx drop it off.I love the phone over all, the form factor, the speed, the battery
life, the display. The antenna issue doesn't bother me because I have
a Griffin case on the phone.I didn't really want to write about what I love since everyone has
already done that ad nauseam. I felt I should cover what I hope gets
updated soon.My first annoyance is with the way Apple handles suspend and restore
for backgrounding. In my opinion it should've been the default
behavior for all apps with an easy way for devs to overwrite it. Most
apps because much more convenient with suspend and restore, specially
since the default is to leave every apps I've opened in the task bar.
If you're going to have 100 icons I can scroll through on the bottom
of the screen then they should all restore back to where I left off.
This would provide a more uniform experience since almost all apps
would default to the more logical behavior, and a uniform experience
is what Apple is all about.Also about that task manager on the bottom, it's pretty annoying to
have every single thing I do on the phone, even if it's by mistake,
stay there with out a remove all button. Seriously, I spend about 2
minutes just closing out everything.Also, we should be given the option to allow certain apps to not run
in the background, or at least a different way of closing out so it
won't stay running. Whenever I open Loopt, I don't want to have double
tap home after closing it, then hold the icon, then tap it again, then
press home again, just so it'll close out completely. For a company that was so
against background tasks, Apple sure seems to want to force it on us
now.While the pros of backgrounding out weigh the cons, I feel Apple still
has some polishing to do.So what do I want? True fast app switching via across the board
suspend and restore, app kill switch, user selectable backgrounding.
Not much, and truly easy to implement if they really want too.-- Please forgive any typos as this was typed on my iPhone 4Project 365 Day 1
My friend Marc ( www.insanelymarc.com ) has been talking about Project 365 for about a month now and it seemed interesting. It's a way to document your life for a year through photographs and also help improve your shots.I don't fancy myself a photographer in any way shape or form, I don't even own a real camera. I'm a big believer in the saying, "the best camera is the one you have with you," and I always have my iPhone on me. The new iPhone 4 seems to have a decent camera so far, and can finally take low light shots so I think this will be perfect for me. Don't expect Ansel Adams artistry here, but you might see something you'll enjoy as I go through the year.So without further adieu, I present to you my first shot. Appropriately, my current obsession and what will provide the pictures for this project:
Why I Think Apple Can Make The Ultimate E-book Reader
I've wanted an ebook reader since the Kindle first debut. I've held off because I know the second I buy one, a book will be released in a format that only another E-book reader has and then i'll be angry. Very much so. The Kindle only gets books that amazon sells which is a good selection with good prices but it isn't every e-book possible. The Nook buys books from B&N and E-pub format. The Sony ones get from E-pub and I think from a Sony store. This closed garden book store environment has me holding back from a purchase which otherwise would be very fulfilling for me. In the mean time i've been doing my reading on the iPhone using the stanza app, kindle app, and the B&n app buying everything I want from who ever has it, or has the best price and its been great except that i'm reading on a 3 inch screen which gets old quickly. If Apple makes a tablet like everyone is saying, it would be the ultimate ebook reader for me if it has access to the app store and these e-book reader apps. I'd get the large screen, the option to buy from ANY of the stores or even make my own with stanza. Furthermore it would add another Apple device to my repertoire, yea i'm a fanboi if you can't tell. I'd also bet money it'll look better than the Kindle, or even the nook only downsides will probably be battery life and most certainly price.Do Hackintoshes Hurt Apple?
I know Apple is clearly against the idea of hackintoshes, Apple is against the idea of anything it can’t completely control with an iron fist. But Apple should embrace the osx86 community, if it wasn’t for my hackintosh I’d never be the apple fanboi that I am today. Before building it I couldn’t fathom spending the type of money required for an iMac or Mac Book Pro over a Windows equivalent, but after using my hackintosh for about 6 months I am 110% committed to only buying Apple computers from now on. The hackintosh was essentially a test drive which showed me that this is the computer brand I intend to drive. My machine works 100%, except I haven't updated since 10.5.6 out of fear of breaking it. I know I can, and have a 99% chance if I follow the instructions the upgrade will go smoothly but I rather not risk it. That nuance has led me to want a new 13 inch Mac book pro or 24inch Mac book more and more, but even if I could upgrade without fear, I’d still want the Apple machines. I feel the product is worth the premium, an opinion I wouldn’t have were it not for the hackintosh I’ve built. My good friend built a hackintosh, and 4 months later purchased a 13 inch Mac Book when he never would’ve dreamed of paying the premium for an Apple computer before hand. Other people just want to control the hardware in there OSX machine so they go the hackintosh route which still puts money in Apples pocket when they buy iLife, iWork, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, etc. I wonder if deep down Steve realizes this and actually embraces the OSx86 project? Naaah I doubt it. Do you think hackintoshes help or hurt Apple?
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27 years old, Econ Major, Cyclist, Tech Geek, Gadget Addiction, Acquisition Disorder.
