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by blehn 17y ago
On a tangent: where are all the iPad apps? Aside from this one and some of the apps that were ready at launch, I haven't heard much buzz about apps in the last 4 weeks. Perhaps developers are less interested in creating iPad apps in additi
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by blehn 17y ago
the two macs i've sold: 2003 aluminum PowerBook: paid $2800, sold after 5 years for $1000 2007 iMac: paid $1300, sold after 1 year for $1300. (It was the previous gen when I bought it, so that worked out really well.)
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by blehn 17y ago
There's also the issue of depreciation. In 3 years, you'll be able to get about $10 for your Toshiba, whereas a 15" MBP will probably sell for $700-1200 depending on the model. The cost of ownership is much closer than the price tag would
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by blehn 17y ago
Good points. The predictive text on the iPhone is excellent. It definitely requires a lot of trust from the user, and I think it takes a while to build up that trust. Even after a couple years, I find that I still need to make a conscious
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by blehn 17y ago
you missed my point. "less space than a nomad" was precisely a "techie" criticism of the iPod. That the Nomad had a 6GB capacity and the iPod 5GB was irrelevant to most people. Conversely, not being able to type comfortably or hold the devi
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by blehn 17y ago
I hope Walt's right, but I just find that so hard to believe. I agree. The benefit of being able to rest one's fingers on a physical keyboard and feel each key seems rather obvious to me. Moreover, I doubt the iPad virtual keyboard is any
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by blehn 17y ago
finger prints everywhere, illegible in sunlight, poor ebook selection, too heavy for extended use, miserable typing experience...seems like these points would apply to "Everyone Else" as well, no?
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by blehn 17y ago
Who knows how accurate this is, but AdMob reports the iPhone as having a 50% share of the worldwide smartphone market. Moreover, even if they had a 1% share, I'd still say that Apple has utterly transformed that market. Any new versions
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by blehn 17y ago
To be fair, they were a 0% market share company when they changed the face of handheld computing (iPhone).
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by blehn 17y ago
can't you do that with a laptop?
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by blehn 17y ago
On the other hand, there's a good chance that the opinions of the people in their test groups are completely arbitrary, and will change once they hear the opinion of their early-adopting designer friends. Also, the UI looks like it was des
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by blehn 17y ago
The iPad wasn't mentioned at any point in the video. I believe it was an Adobe Air application running on some other device. The video looks like it was co-produced by Adobe and Wired. That said, the demo did look pretty decent.
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by blehn 17y ago
Good point. Note to self: If you want to make a name for yourself in your 20s, write several blog posts that lack substance, but use large, dramatic headlines and non-web-safe typefaces. Be sure to call yourself a "superhero" while calling
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by blehn 17y ago
This guy's arrogance is just a little over the top.
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by blehn 17y ago
Many of the cover designs on these programming/tech books look liked they were designed by programmers. That's not a good thing...
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by blehn 17y ago
Sure, http://i.imgur.com/NQPFK.png . FF 3.6 on OSX. I think the letter spacing works well when you look at an individual word. It's just that, in the context of the paragraph, the differential between letter spacing and word spacing is sm
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by blehn 17y ago
The letter spacing on that text makes it very difficult to read for me. When letter spacing is increased, word spacing should be increased accordingly. In this case, it probably makes sense to simply remove the 1px letter spacing.
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by blehn 17y ago
Note that even in the 37signals example, the main headline, introduction, and calls to action (links to products) are clearly designed to be "above the fold." The Basecamp page is the same way. Where exactly the "fold" falls isn't very impo
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by blehn 17y ago
Regarding 132 dpi (well, ppi--displays have pixels, not dots), 132 is pretty dense, but 72 ppi displays are not the standard anymore. In fact, a 15" diagonal display with 1024x768 resolution has 85 ppi, and I think that's about as low dens
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by blehn 17y ago
Of course, but I'm not saying that computers shouldn't become easier to use and more elegant--they absolutely should. I'm saying that they should become more capable at the same time, not less capable.
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by blehn 17y ago
The iPad is great technology, to be sure. And a lot of that technology may be incorporated into the future of computing. However, I'd suggest that the shock comes from the fact that this particular iPad is a computer for the past, not the
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by blehn 17y ago
at that point, why not just use your laptop? I still don't get it I guess...
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by blehn 17y ago
You really want to use an iPad for email? I think I'd be running for my laptop after about 6 words.
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by blehn 17y ago
There are a few major differences, though. The Kindle battery lasts for something like a week of use with the wireless connection ON (Apple claims 10 hrs for iPad). The other big difference is e-ink; the display works well in bright sunli
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by blehn 17y ago
It was great how Steve fully acknowledged the problem with tablets, "So all of us use laptops and smartphones... the question has arisen; is there room for something in the middle. We've wondered for years as well -- in order to create that
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by blehn 17y ago
You're right, but most of them are ugly, complex, and cumbersome to install (not to mention, expensive). Might as well have a PC at that point. I suppose sound ergonomics and simplicity often conflict, given the inherent complexity of the
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by blehn 17y ago
yeah, the hockey puck mouse was just pitiful. The head-scratcher for me with the new mouse is the gesture of 2-finger swiping (laterally) while your other three fingers are (presumably) stationary on the mouse. It makes my hand ache just t
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by blehn 17y ago
I agree that Apple's attention detail in design is excellent. I would say, however, that they tend to fail miserably in terms of ergonomics. A few examples: [1]All Apple mice. The latest, Magic Mouse, is like instant carpal tunnel. [2]All
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by blehn 17y ago
Could be a freemium model: free for n pages per domain, $5/mo for unlimited. Also, a free version could have a logo/link to the site, while the paid version is completely white label. Finally, it might just be a good project to have on one'
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by blehn 17y ago
True, those guys may not be forking out the money, but their clients might. The benefit of easy installation and customization could easily outweigh the cost of implementing traditional methods or hacking Disqus to pieces.

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