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Downward-facing decade

July 8, 2017 by Dave Knadler

phones and the mona lisa

I wonder: Has the iPhone made the world a better place, or a worse one? Always a popular subject and more in vogue this month now that the iPhone has turned 10. (Any anniversary that’s a multiple of five is red meat to pundits caught in the dog days of summer.) And so Timothy […]

Filed Under: american life, Iphone, Tech

Sticking it to the (Instagram) man

December 20, 2012 by Dave Knadler

Like a lot of people, I deleted the Instagram app (and all the mediocre photos I’d taken with it) after reading about Facebook’s new terms of service. At first reading, the new TOS made it sound like anybody who uses the app is a mindless tool who exists solely to consume ads and provide […]

Filed Under: Iphone, photography, social media

Sympathy for the jammer

March 2, 2012 by Dave Knadler

cell phone jammer

Let’s talk again about jerks and cell phones. This story out of Philly, about the guy caught jamming cell signals on a SEPTA bus, has been getting quite a bit of traction. The thoughtful, reasoned comments I’m seeing range from A to B: (A), the guy’s a &*%$# criminal and should get his *#%$# […]

Filed Under: Iphone, Other Stuff, Swine

You win, Siri. Now shut the hell up.

March 1, 2012 by Dave Knadler

apple iphone siri is useless

Filed Under: Iphone, Other Stuff

Worshiping at the First Church of Steve

February 11, 2012 by Dave Knadler

apple store jacksonville, florida

Today I went to an Apple Store for the first time. My wife had dropped her iPhone and needed the glass replaced. While she was being helped I bellied up to the Genius Bar and ordered a whiskey. Ha ha. Not really. An Apple Store is no place for levity. Nine in the morning […]

Filed Under: Iphone, Other Stuff

A man and his iPhone 4s

January 15, 2012 by Dave Knadler

confederate park jacksonville

I don’t think much of the iPhone 4S as a phone, since I still have to use Google Voice on my computer to make reliable phone calls inside the house. But credit where it’s due: The iPhone 4S has a surprisingly good camera. It’s actually useful, in that shots taken with it don’t automatically […]

Filed Under: Iphone, Other Stuff, photography

Facebook’s Timeline and the lives of others

October 18, 2011 by Dave Knadler

mark zuckerberg facebook timeline

O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us.” Good old Robert Burns. He put his finger on it: How beneficial it might be to step outside ourselves for a moment and check out how we’re coming across to others. I think his idea was that most of […]

Filed Under: Iphone, Other Stuff, social media

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