The Dot.

There really isn't much of a "tablet" market

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:58:30 +0100

But no other device maker today can solve the software problem as well as Apple did.

Most of them are hardware companies relying on someone else — Google or Microsoft — for the majority (or the entirety) of the software.

Neither Google nor Microsoft will ever be able to tailor their software to other manufacturers’ specific (and varied) hardware devices as well as Apple can (and does) with theirs.

Marco points out crucial differences between Apple and others playing in the “tablet” market.

I highly recommend reading this article to better understand current situation in tablet market.

A Most Important Question

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:12:13 +0200

minimalmac:

Hey. You. Yes, you! Come over here. I’m going to tell you a secret. OK, well, it’s not really a secret. It’s more of a question. A most important question. One that, when asked, can provide a wealth of productive power…

“Where does this belong?”

I sure feel the same lately. Go and read it.

"If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough."

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:06:18 +0200

“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.”

- Mario Andretti

No provisioned iPhone OS device is connected.

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:01:05 +0200

I recently upgraded my iPhone to iOS 4.1. I wasn’t aware I’ll also need new Xcode and SDK to deploy the application to the device.

This is what I got in Organizer:

It clearly says I need newer SDK. Couldn’t that be in the error message in Xcode?

"You don’t have to go all the way to the Displays control panel to make Mac OS X detect..."

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:23:00 +0200

“You don’t have to go all the way to the Displays control panel to make Mac OS X detect displays, you can do it from the keyboard by pressing Command and BrightnessUp (F2). Saves time!”

- via Mac OS X Hints

Cable organization for a few pence.

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:57:06 +0200

Cable organization for a few pence.:

This works great if your desk isn’t too tick.

minimalmac:

This works like a treat. My desk looks much less like a spidersweb now. (Submitted by mattyoak)

Did I see this before anyone else submitted it? Yes.

Did several people submit this? Yes.

Did I use this one because he used the word “pence” in his title and I am an unabashed Anglophile? You bet your arse!

How to use Ruby debugger with Phusion Passenger?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:07:52 +0100

How to use Ruby debugger with Phusion Passenger?

Sharing iTunes library between accounts on same machine

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:41:43 +0100

Sharing iTunes library between accounts on same machine

Steve Jobs’ inspiring talk at Stanford University...

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:27:19 +0100

Steve Jobs’ inspiring talk at Stanford University commencement.

In his talk Jobs urges graduates to pursue their dreams no matter what. Through three anecdotes from his own life he emphasize the importance of following your instincts and doing what you love.

You have to thrust that what you do now because you love it will somehow show important in the future. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards.”
“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. … You’ve got to find what you love. … Keep looking. Don’t settle.”
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”