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post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
So I just got back from the local Apple Store (empty-handed thanks to their policy about requiring the primary account holder to be present, yadda yadda -- don't get me started), and I thought I'd post this bit of interesting info about pe...
The iPhone 3G and the Space-Time Continuum
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Got this in my inbox tonight:
From: sperte@me.com
Subject: A Tip From the Future
Date: July 8, 2018 9:32:47 PM PDT
To: sperte@me.com
Dear Sean,
Thanks for giving up soda and sugar substitutes, that's been a huge bless...
MobileMe to Support Personal Domains
post a comment | posted Jun 28
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
While watching the "QuickTour" of Me.com I noticed something on the Account page that piqued my curiosity: A setting for "Personal Domain".
I hadn't seen this documented elsewhere, so I did a little digging. As far as I can tell, it's j...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Quicktip: New Tab With Double-Click in Safari
post a comment | posted Jun 27
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Since The Twitter seems to be down this morning, I thought I'd post this quick little shortcut I discovered last night in Safari, right here on my blog. How novel.
To create a new, blank tab: Double-click in the tab area.
Things From WWDC 2008 I Noticed That Have Not Been Widely Noted Elsewhere
post a comment | posted Jun 10
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
iPhone 2.0 supports multiple calendars
The 8GB iPod Touch is now $100 more than the 8GB iPhone 3G
The white variant of the iPhone 3G is only available in the 16GB model
"Enterprise" is, apparently, what Apple calls "business"
MobileMe's i...
How I Rate My Music
post a comment | posted Jun 7
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
A proper (read as "useful") method for rating my music -- with stars, in iTunes -- has eluded me ever since the feature was introduced. Here's a new method I'm trying; which I couldn't fit into a 140-character Tweet:
5 stars = "I could l...
[Aside] Tennessee & Verdana
post a comment | posted Apr 16
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Not sure how they do it, but the guys responsible for the Tennessee websites consistently put out the goods. When you can make Verdana look good (the H4's), you deserve an award.
[Aside] The Mysterious "Save For Web" Color Shift
post a comment | posted Apr 16
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
The Mysterious "Save For Web" Color Shift:
It isn't a Mac/PC thing, it isn't a monitor thing, it isn't because the color profile is somehow set "wrong". Fellow designers: Somewhere between PSD and JPG, Photoshop is draining our colors ...
[Aside] Caspian
post a comment | posted Apr 16
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Caspian is a rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts, a seaside town 20 minutes north of Boston. Nobody sings. Most of the time we play very loud. Other times, very soft. We always try to play with heart. So far we have recorded 2 albums....
[Aside] Religious teaching straight to your iPod
post a comment | posted Apr 10
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Religious teaching straight to your iPod.
A survey last year by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that more people used the Internet to look for religious and spiritual information than to download music, participate i...