February 2010
3 posts
Devotion to Duty
Feb 22nd
Writeroom, AwesomeNote and Instapaper
I got writeroom for mac during macheist 3 for free. Recently I became interested in writing again and decided to give it a try. I was impressed with how much I like the no distractions approach to writing. Sure it is inconvenient if you need to do stuff like checking references and getting some “inspiration” from someone else’s work. But for writing down stuff that is 90% opinion...
Feb 4th
Jailbroken
So what are the reasons for my iPhond to be jailbroken? The number one reason was that I wanted it unlocked. I’m temporarilly living in Rome and simply wanted to use my iPhone. When I go back to portugal, this reason will no longer exist. Still I do like my iPhone unlocked so I can use it when I visit other countries. Which apps/hacks do I use that are only available fof jailbroken...
Feb 4th
January 2010
15 posts
Fraser Speirs - Blog - Future Shock
Fraser Speirs - Blog - Future Shock: “The Real Work is not formatting the margins, installing the printer driver, uploading the document, finishing the PowerPoint slides, running the software update or reinstalling the OS. The Real Work is teaching the child, healing the patient, selling the house, logging the road defects, fixing the car at the roadside, capturing the table’s order,...
Jan 31st
Tinkerer’s Sunset [dive into mark]
Tinkerer’s Sunset [dive into mark]: “When DVD Jon was arrested after breaking the CSS encryption algorithm, he was charged with ‘unauthorized computer trespassing.’ That led his lawyers to ask the obvious question, ‘On whose computer did he trespass?’ The prosecutor’s answer: ‘his own.’ If that doesn’t make your heart skip a beat, you can stop reading now.”
Jan 31st