Category Archives: General Geek

His text setup is pretty similar to mine — including using the Simplenote app on iOS, with some nice Dropbox apps on the side.

Starting May 2, the micro-blogging platform will show ads to its millions of users. They chose option 1.

Amazing.

I just replied to someone who is using EarthLink for their email, and got this in return: Click to view larger. You’re doing it wrong, EarthLink. So, so wrong.

While I’m not moving away from Instapaper, this looks pretty cool.

Amy Gahran at CNN: Even though the Internet has become a key tool for accessing services, getting an education, finding jobs, getting the news, keeping up with people you know and much more, one in five U.S. adults still does not use the Internet at all, according to a new Pew report. Why? Mostly they’re [...]

I always have a Field Notes brand notebook in my pocket, and I’m psyched about the Spring 2012 edition. As a subscriber, I’ll get them in the mail automatically, but I ordered the box set anyways. Oh, and if you have any of the Raven ones, feel free to mail me one or seven.

Marketplace: Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz is only the second reporter ever to gain access to visit the factory floor at Apple’s Chinese producer Foxconn. In this exclusive video, see highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn campus and facilities to see what living and working conditions are like for [...]

Jeffrey Inscho at Static Made: Developers of the next Instagram: please give users the opportunity to directly support your service by paying for it! Please take our money! Please have a sustainable business plan, or better yet, a platform philosophy! Some platforms are doing it and it’s working. Look at Pinboard. Look at 500pixels. Look [...]

Michael Schechter: If Facebook buying Instagram pissed you off, I have a suggestion. Don’t just stop using Instagram, stop using free social networks and services period. Stop using sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare or Pinterest, because it is a given that they will all inevitably let you down in favor of the bottom line. More [...]