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The whole iPhone 4 antenna circus is just another a example of how selfish, in general, the world’s population has become, at least in the “developed” countries (1st, 2nd, 3rd and otherwise). This post is just my use of the iPhone 4 issue to point out the absurdity I see nearly every day anymore.

Think about how the system will use your data, and design your objects so that their data is optimized for highest performance. Then code your OOP design in whichever language is best for the task.

It’s often the case that the apps I am working on are required to download quite a couple, or even…

December 12th, 2009

It sure does snow in Kansas!

2 Comments, featured, by Lane Roathe.

I learn that it can really snow in Kansas! Some early pictures off my iPhone included, took more with the camera, but forgot to bring along the computer cable :( Why doesn’t this thing have bluetooth? (Another thing about the Panasonic I don’t like).

The software included on Panasonic CD’s installs extremely invasive “pop-up” programs that are installed in a manner designed to make them as difficult to remove (uninstall) as possible. That’s virus behavior, not application behavior, shame on you Panasonic!

October 31st, 2009

First photos of updates to S2000

No Comments, featured, Photo Album, S2000, by Lane Roathe.

Well, I updated the S2000 again, only this time it wasn’t for performance, rather it was on appearance. :wow: There…

Is Apple trying to put all other software makers out of business? I mean, if an end user creates a document in MyWordProcessor but it opens in TextEdit all of the time, which app are they going to keep using?

August 14th, 2009

UPS continues tradition of poor service

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Please do not use UPS to ship packages, all you are going to do is piss of your customer!

July 21st, 2009

When is a WebOS “OK”?

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So I’ve been wondering for a while now as product announcements get made and the online and press communities react: when is a WebOS a good thing?

Sometimes what looks like the obvious solution works just fine… until something goes horribly wrong and you get an error that has “absolutely no connection” to that change you made two days ago that is “working just fine”.