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The apps that Apple really does not want you to use 11 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
The Telegraph’s Richard Gray has compiled a list of ten apps that Apple does not want you to use. In my view, half of these apps are dumb gimmicks that any curated app store wouldn’t want: A game wher...
Did someone just try a short URL switcheroo scam on me? 17 Jul 2013 | 09:24 pm
I received an email this morning that struck me as a little odd. At the time I didn’t put all the pieces together, but now I realise the guy may have been string to trick me into getting a link from m...
Idea for a read-it-later browser extension 9 Jul 2013 | 04:15 pm
Read it later services are nothing new, with Instapaper and Pocket being the two leaders of this particular niche. Apple’s Safari browser even has a built-in ‘Reading List’ feature. My personal read-...
Google has a terrible 404 page 1 Jul 2013 | 04:26 pm
On the face of it Google has a perfectly decent 404 page. There’s a cute little robot illustration and an amusing page title (‘Error 404 (Not Found)!!1′). Also on the positive side, the page is very l...
Why people online don’t read to the end 7 Jun 2013 | 02:37 pm
Farhad Manjoo has written a condescending article for Slate about how we have short attention spans online: Continue reading →
First look at the new WordPress dashboard 19 Apr 2013 | 11:55 pm
From today WordPress.com users can get a working preview the look and feel of the next admin interface. Preview the Future Design of the WordPress Dashboard We’ve drawn new icons, increased contrast a...
Sir, You Are Being Hunted: New gameplay footage 19 Apr 2013 | 01:54 am
Sir, You Are Being Hunted was the first Kickstarter campaign I backed, and I’m excited to get my hands on the game (and other goodies) in a month or so. The makers have just released a video showing o...
Technological conservatism 7 Apr 2013 | 10:53 pm
Beneath what seems like a reasonable feature request lurks the heart of technological conservatism: what was and is always shall be. John Siracusa on technological conservatism Filed under: Technology
New blog: Rapid Notes 4 Apr 2013 | 01:21 am
Yesterday I launched a new blog: Rapid Notes. It’s just hosted on a free WordPress.com account for now, and will probably stay that way. I created this new outlet because I wanted a place to store and...
Visibility settings: Make your WordPress widgets context-aware 3 Apr 2013 | 03:11 pm
One of the things I like about using WordPress.com is getting an early look at features destined for the self-hosted version, WordPress.org. For example, today I noticed new ‘visibility’ button on the...
