September 2009
12 posts
Dropbox iPhone App →
Dropbox is a wonderful service. The new iPhone app stretches it even further.
The power of saying "no" at work →
Great blog post over at Mint. I can’t help but agree. At the same time, for certain personality types (myself included), saying “no” can be hard to do when you enjoy having a lot on your plate.
Tweetie 2.0 →
Looking forward to getting my hands on Tweetie 2.0 for iPhone and (eventually) Mac. Looks like a lot of care went into designing this app.
Adobe's Failures →
Great post by Merlin Mann about Adobe’s increasingly shoddy Mac (and Windows?) software.
*low blow* Most Windows software is pretty shoddy, so they are in good company there.
Mount a Camera on Top of Your Bike Helmet For... →
WatchThe new Zune HD forces you to sit through long video ads before accessing an app. Here’s an example from the Chess app.
Bacon Soap →
The world was totally lacking this.
Ballmer teases iPhone-toting employee →
Instead of constantly mocking their competitors, perhaps Microsoft should figure out how to make a mobile platform that people actually want to use. It’s not like Windows Mobile is doing well.
You know you have a problem when even your own employees refuse to eat their own dogfood.
Microsoft's fight against Apple ads seen as waste... →
I think this is pretty much spot on. There’s an old saying that when you are the market leader — by a long shot — you don’t need to acknowledge your competition. In Microsoft’s case, they have some serious Apple envy and, at times, even act like they’re in second place.