iOS 5.1.1 Released

It includes “improvements and bug fixes.” Here’s the changelog:

  • Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
  • Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
  • Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
  • Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
  • Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase

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On Self-Control

Paul Miller, on leaving the Internet:

I feel like I’ve only examined the internet up close. It’s been personal and pervasive in my life for over a decade, and I spend on average 12+ hours a day directly at an internet-connected terminal (laptop, iPad, Xbox), not to mention all the ambient internet my smartphone keeps me aware of.

Garret Murray:

I’m not sure what “examined the internet up close” means, but I’ve emphasized the real problem in that paragraph–instead of removing yourself from internet access entirely, how about just, you know, cutting back?

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The ‘iWatch’

John Gruber:

But I think the way Apple could most hurt Pebble is not by changing the SDK, but by releasing its own linked-to-your-iPhone wristwatch gadget. (Imagine, say, an iPod Nano with Pebble-like features and a LunaTik-style strap.)

I really don’t think the iPod-as-a-watch crowd is big enough for Apple to go after the market.

As it stands today, the iPod nano sucks as a watch. If Apple were to bake in deep intergration with iOS devices, I think the product would be much more compelling.

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On the Gamification of Apps and Strongly-Worded Opinions

Ben Brooks:

It’s that thing where an app developer thinks it would be really neat to make parts of their non-game app into a game. I hate it, and I think it’s bullshit.

[…]

And it makes the software developer look like a dick.

It’s time to put an end to this.

And Dave Caolo:

Ben is understandably frustrated with the practice. It’s silly at best and manipulative at worst. I don’t understand why it makes him so angry. His short, 209-word post contains “dick” twice, “hate” twice and “bullshit” once. Then it ends with what seems like a virtual call to arms.

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The iPod nano Watch: 007 or 00Lame?

Intro

For several months, I have worn a Casio Men’s DBC30–1 Databank Digital Watch:

I really like the DBC30–1. It’s lightweight, comfortable and nerdy enough to make a statement while still being able to talk to normal humans.

Oh, and it can do math. My wife loves tolerates it.

That said, I’ve been haunted by the desire to try out an iPod nano as a watch. So, the other day, I finally made the plunge.

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