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My iPhone 5 Predictions

In Computing, Technology on 24 August 2011 tagged Apple, Computing, ios, iPhone, mobile, predictions, Technology with no comments

Announce in September alongside release of iOS5. iPhone 5 will have a dual core (A5) processor, 1GB of RAM, a slightly larger screen edge-to-edge but approximately the same form factor. Camera will be upgraded to 8MP. It will come with an aluminum back. Available in 16, 32 and for the first time, 64GB sizes. White [...]

Panasonic Lumix GF2

In Photography on 3 June 2011 tagged cameras, gear, lenses, Photography, Technology with 4 comments

I’ve wanted a capable, smaller camera for a long time. I’ve been consistently disappointed with point-and-shoot class cameras. I’ve used a Nikon CoolPix P5000 that I was never very happy with. Good people have extolled the virtues of the Canon S90, but it never really appealed to me despite having pretty decent performance. None of [...]

Lossless Libraries in iTunes

In Music on 22 March 2011 tagged aac, ale, audio, death of the music industry, flac, iTunes, mp3, Music, Technology with 3 comments

Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business. Jon Bon Jovi, via MSNBC reprinting the Sunday Times (paywalled) A popular recent quote from a man who’s seen a thousand cities and rocked them all. I’m not a fan of Bon Jovi’s music, but I can’t really argue with what he’s saying in the [...]

Dell Streak 5 – The Hardware

In Computing, Technology on 6 March 2011 tagged android, Computing, dell, Hardware, mobile, streak, Technology with 1 comment

I’m using the Dell Streak as a sort of mini-tablet, which is I think what Dell was going after. I haven’t enabled a voice or text plan on this thing so it’s strictly data. Shout-out to B at the local Rogers store for helping me set that up when the people at Rogers HQ said [...]

Froyo on the Streak

In Computing, Technology on 26 February 2011 tagged android, Apple, Computing, dell, devices, firmware, gear, Hardware, iTunes, mobile, streak, Technology with 3 comments

First of all, what’s a Froyo? It sounds like a hobbit. Knowing the Android team’s predilection for dessert foods, however, it’s probably some kind of ice cream. Whatevs… [update, official Rogers update available via this thread: http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/Android/message-id/927] Now that Rogers has finally released a Froyo update for the Streak, I think my own upgrade exploits [...]

Dell Streak Froyo Update Live on Rogers and AT&T

In Computing, Technology on 23 February 2011 tagged Computing, dell, firmware, mobile, rogers, streak, Technology with 1 comment

via Streaksmart and Android Central. Still have a post on upgrading to alternate firmware forthcoming, though it’s less urgent all of a sudden.

A Cage With Golden Bars

In Computing, Freedom, Technology on 12 February 2011 tagged app, Apple, Computing, DRM, Freedom, restriction, store, Technology with 1 comment

Y’know I like Apple hardware, right? Some of its stuff is downright magical. The close attention to detail. The minimalist design. The shiny. As a hardware company, I believe there’s nobody that can really touch them. But as a software company, I find many of the arbitrary restrictions Apple places on software developers and vendors [...]

Experiencing The Dell Streak

In Computing, Technology on 12 February 2011 tagged Computing, dell, firmware, Hardware, mobile, phone, streak, tablet, Technology with no comments

in all it’s majesty. First, some unboxing pictures. Out of the Box Powering up the Steak[sic] for the first time was exciting. After waiting a few minutes, I looked through the installed apps and menus. Something didn’t seem quite right though. This was not the OS I was expecting, having played with a few different [...]