October 2011
19 posts
New Site →
Hello all,
I have a new website now, and will no longer really ever be updating this one. It’s called The Geek’s Companion. You can go to it by following the link above, and subscribe to it here. If you are currently subscribed to this feed, you DO NOT need to change anything. However, if you are only following this site on Tumblr, then I suggest that you subscribe to the RSS feed as...
The Geek's Companion →
My new site. I really hope you enjoy it.
15% Off iTunes Cards →
It’s like free money.
iOS 5: Apps No Longer Used
Apple made a lot of things far easier to access on your iPhone since iOS 5. In fact, I found myself using quite a few apps far less, if not never, due to these new capabilities. Allow me:
Weather
With the Notification Center, why actually ever go into the Weather app? You get all the info you could possibly need just by swiping down.
If the need ever does arise to use the actual Weather app,...
Clean Up Your Purchased List →
Been waiting for this since the beginning.
Official Alfred Extension Page →
Spend some time going through all these. I did, and it is sure to save me tons more in the future.
Gosh I love Alfred.
iOS Multitasking →
And why killing apps is pointless.
A Dent In The Universe →
Scoopertino:
“It’s not unprecedented for a single human being to cause this type of dent, it’s just extremely rare,” says NASA scientist Hadley Coleman, citing Ford and Edison as previous dent-makers.
Woz's Website →
Huh. Didn’t know this existed. Apparently it was just redesigned. Shame on me.
Turn Off 'Resume' When Opening an App →
Great tip.
iMessages and Me
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE of beta testing iOS 5 for a few months now. Today, I’d like to talk about iMessages in particular.
Those that have my phone number know that I’m not exactly the best at returning text messages. Phone calls are a different story - hardly ever use them. But when it comes to texts, I only reply if I deem it truly necessary. I’m rarely ever one to reply...
The Traveling Collection →
Innovation in a place I never thought I’d see it. No, I don’t have any personal use for these suits in particular, but boy, I don’t think I can wait to order my first Indochino suit. I’ve been watching them for some time now and plan to buy a suit from them the next time I need one - which should be in 6-8 months. Seems far off yes, but for this I can wait. And who knows...
200 Icons →
For free. Should you want them for any reason…
1984 Chevrolet Corvette Commercial →
What a cool thing to see on this fine Sunday afternoon.
Two notes about this:
As they said in the comments under the video, I do love how they made it seem so futuristic.
Just note how long the ad was. No commercial these days is even half that long.