Year: 2012

Misconceptions About iOS Multitasking

January 2, 2012 ⌘ Permalink

Except in a few cases, which I’ll explain, the apps that appear in the multitasking bar are not currently running. When you press the home button, iOS will tell the app to quit. In almost all cases, it quits, it stops using CPU time (and hence battery) and the memory it was using is eventually recovered if required.

The thought that apps in the multi-tasking tray are running seems to be growing. I think Apple’s UI for this could be a little more clear.

That said, if people go through and “quit” all these apps every once in a while, is that a big deal?

Backup Pinboard to Webpage

January 1, 2012 ⌘ Permalink

Drew Schuster has posted a nice alternative to the Pinboard backup solution I posted about the other day.

PostSecret App Canned

January 1, 2012 ⌘ Permalink

Frank Warren, the man behind PostSecret:

99% of the secrets created were in the spirit of PostSecret. Unfortunately, the scale of secrets was so large that even 1% of bad content was overwhelming for our dedicated team of volunteer moderators who worked 24 hours a day 7 days a week removing content that was not just pornographic but also gruesome and at times threatening.

Bad content caused users to complain to me, Apple and the FBI. I was contacted by law enforcement about bad content on the App. Threats were made against users, moderators and my family. (Two specific threats were made that I am unable to talk about). As much as we tried, we were unable to maintain a bully-free environment. Weeks ago I had to remove the App from my daughter’s phone.

Simply terrible.