Also: * The iPhone does not make as great a flashlight as the Treo because in dim lighting situations the iPhone automatically dims its screen to match the ambient conditions. Technically, this is a feature (and could be disabled, at the expense of battery life, if I wanted to muck about in the settings), but … Continue reading More iPhone Impressions
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iPhone Programmer’s Calculator
For all of those software/firmware/hardware programmers out there with iPhones reading my blog (…all one of you: me…), I did some work on a “real” calculator last night and put the finishing touches on it today at lunch: For the techies: it’s implemented entirely in JavaScript using primitive datatypes (meaning the range isn’t the greatest … Continue reading iPhone Programmer’s Calculator
iPhone Impressions
It has been a couple of weeks since I got the iPhone, and while it has been an overwhelmingly good experience, there are still a few things about it that I find annoying. Annoyances With Workarounds With the phone on and plugged in to my car cassette adapter, there is some horribly nasty GSM buzz … Continue reading iPhone Impressions
Will it blend? – The iPhone Edition
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Phonemarks
In case any iPhoners are interested, I’ve publicly released the code for my iPhone bookmarks webapp. It’s pretty simple, but kind of slick. I’m constantly improving it, but I figured I needed to at least get a 1.0 release out. A read-only demo (the admin password is “secret”) is at http://m.netninja.com/iphone/demo/. Be sure to click … Continue reading Phonemarks
iPhone First Impressions
So, I picked up an iPhone over the weekend. To all the people who waited in line for over 24 hours, I say: HAW HAW. To all of the people who waited in line for over 24 hours to buy multiple iPhones to sell on eBay, I saw: DOUBLE HAW HAW. I had to stand … Continue reading iPhone First Impressions
iPhone Line
I went to the Bridgeport Wild Oats for lunch today and decided to swing by the Apple store. I have seen photos of the various other Apple stores and the lines for the iPhone, so I figured I would see how Portland compares. There were probably 50-60 people there, hanging out, chatting, and having a … Continue reading iPhone Line
iPhone Questions
I present a number of unanswered questions — the main reasons why I will not be getting an iPhone for at least a week or two (if not longer or ever): * Does it support dialup networking? Dialup networking via Bluetooth? One of the features I love about my Treo is that I can put … Continue reading iPhone Questions
The rPhone
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Musings of the past week
Financial Planning Kim and I went to chat with a financial advisor last night. We’re on track to getting a house and retirement, I think, but need to shuffle a few things around. I’m contributing too much to my 401(k) and need to put more money toward pre-59-years of age stuff. Also, I recently learned … Continue reading Musings of the past week