I was lucky enough to be asked to join Myke and Terry on episode 49 of The Bro Show.[1. And yes, the joke on my last name has been done a thousand times.] We chatted about Apple stores, Twitter, iPad 2 and the iPhone 5.
I had a ton of fun recording this, and recommend you toss their feed into your favorite podcast catcher. Every episode is just great.
Stephen and I have been going back and forth about the next iPhone for a couple of weeks now. I tried to convince him to hold off on the Verizon iPhone 4 until Apple announced the new iPhone, and he argued that the iPhone 5 would be similar to the iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS update. Neither of us have any inside information on what to expect, but he may have just scored the first point in our ongoing battle.
According to Hardmac, an iPhone 5 case has leaked online, and the case specs hint that the iPhone 5 may have a similar build to the iPhone 4. There doesn’t seem to be any significant changes to button location, or SIM card slot.
So at this point it’s 1– 0 for Stephen. I think I’m going to keep a running score as we head towards the iPhone 5 announcement. It could be fun to see how this plays out.
Boom. I fully expect a prize when I win, Josh.
Donate your old iPad at an Apple Retail Store, and Teach For America will give it to a teacher in a low-income community.
TFA is a wonderful program. I have several friends doing it here in Memphis, and they really are on the front lines in some rough parts of town. This is great.
Ben knocked this one out of the park. I can’t even decide what to blockquote, so just go read it.
If you run a tech-centric website, then, so far as I see it, there are two paces of posting schedule that your site can take: (a) the breaking news, real-time schedule; or (b) the schedule and pace that you set on your own. Most tech-centric sites opt for the former.
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By making an intentional decision to not pursue a real-time schedule with my site it allows me the space to think and breathe and therefore write things which are more thought related than they are time-sensitive.
I’d rather write stories than break them.
I totally agree with Shawn here, and I wish more people would.
I’m not saying (and I don’t think Shawn is) that there isn’t a place for breaking stories. There is. In the fast-paced world where Twitter has overtaken RSS for many, hitting the publish button first means more income. I get that.
But it’s not for me. I prefer using a little common sense, and a lot of polish before I hit publish.
I think this sentiment is growing, at least in this corner of the Internet. Which is great.
It is really starting to feel like 10.6.7 will be the last version of Snow Leopard.
Well, this is the smallest Hackintosh I’ve ever seen.
A new study of mobile device users indicates that almost half use their handhelds to get some kind of local news or information. But will they pay for it? Here’s the latest data: just ten percent of adults who use mobile applications to get local news/info pay for these services—one percent of all adults. And most of them say they’re not particularly interested in paying much more.
More bad news for the journalism sector.
Marco explains exactly why I sold my iPad, and am working toward an 11.6" MacBook Air.
I just wanted to thank everyone who sent me an email, shot me a note on Twitter or even called me after reading my post about depression. Your concern for me is deeply touching, and simply blows me away.
This song came to mind, as I was looking over the responses I received:
Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore Seems I’m not alone in being alone Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home
And yes, the Police may be the best band ever. Don’t email me to argue that point.