My iPad arrived about three weeks ago, and I’ve been nothing short of addicted for 2 weeks and 23 hours or so. I don’t say this lightly, but quite frankly, it’s been the most fun I’ve ever had with a piece of technology. It’s got absolutely nothing to do with what you can do with it, but how you do it, and I can tell you that it confirms the suspicions I’ve had since it was first announced: this device will profoundly change the landscape of computing for the next decade. But I digress, if you want to hear me fanboy-gush about this thing more, talk to me in person.
Mine were not the only suspicions that were confirmed: a number of people posited that this device would excel primarily as a mechanism for content consumption. To be fair, I have created a number of shmancy Pages documents on it so far, but consumption is indeed where this device shines. And it’s bleeding my wallet dry. Here’s why. (more…)
Dear Mozilla,
You have a great opportunity at your doorstep. With a single decision, you have the ability to propel the web forward into a quasi-eutopian society in which audio and video content are delivered without the use of non-native third-party plug-ins. You can make true native HTML 5 standardized media delivery a reality.
But if you don’t support H.264, we will forever be encumbered by Flash video streams. (more…)
Earlier this evening, I was having a conversation with developer Dimitri Bouniol of EleMints fame about the impending iPad launch this Saturday. The reviews have finally started rolling in from the usuals (Mossberg, Pogue, etc.), and the entire Apple community has begun working itself into a furious lather in anticipation. It’s exciting, to be sure, but the true excitement comes so much less from the device itself, and so much more from what it represents. (more…)
There is no emotion more frustrating than restlessness. It affects so profoundly, in fact, that I’m not sure I’d even call it an emotion — it’s more of a condition, really. Whether it afflicts your entire consciousness, or just a body part or two, it’s not pleasant, and alleviating its symptoms is usually a top priority.
I’ve been awfully restless lately. Fair warning: this is a highly self-indulgent post. Read on at your own risk. (more…)
Note: this article is part of a series of articles on my real-world App Store experiment: App Power: An Experiment, App Power: The Submission, and App Power: The Reveal.
I woke up this morning to find an email from appFigures containing yesterday’s sales reports and figures; with that, I officially have data for my first full week of Bowtie for iPhone sales. And the numbers were… somewhat depressing.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not really complaining: I don’t do this for the money, I do it because I love it. I had, however, hoped to use my App Store profits to visit a friend in Europe. While I may eventually earn the money to do that from the sales of my app, I’m fairly certain it won’t be in time (she’ll only be there for about three more months). Either way, it looks like there’s a little more to succeeding on the App Store than meets the eye. (more…)
