Stephen Lopez
Today’s IOGraph. 8.2 hours.
Have you installed iOS 7 Beta on an actual device (not the simulator)? If so, please contact me. I have some questions about the Settings app. Thank you.
I made a thing.
A thing made me laugh.
“June 6th, 2013 - 7 hours (from 8-17 to 4-27)”
The latest version of IOGraph adds color as an option… and the results are gorgeous.
This is the best zero-dollars you’ll spend on your Mac today. Go get it!
This map shows unregistered user edits to Wikipedia articles in real time. Unregistered users account for only about 15% of English language Wikipedia edits, so this only represents a small portion of the total edits being made to Wikipedia. That being said, it is still wicked cool.
Technology, man. Awesome.
(via globochem)
iTunes Match?
Are you an iTunes Match user? How has it worked for you so far?
I’m particularly interested in:
- How did it handle the music you own that wasn’t already in their system? Any issues with the upload process?
- Did it make any changes to the metadata on the songs in your iTunes Library? I won’t stand for that. Touch my metadata and I will cut you.
- Have you had any issues with the process of streaming/downloading to your iOS device?
Google Reader Replacements
6 weeks down, 5 to go.
So… where do we all stand in terms of a Reader replacement?
I’m looking for another web-based tool. I literally never look through my RSS subscriptions on a mobile device.
I’ve tried theoldreader.com for a few weeks and have found it to be slow, unresponsive, and lacking in some key keyboard-shortcuts (most importantly, no “mark all as read” command).
What have you tried and liked, and why?
In case you were wondering what my current favorite browser extension is… it’s Herp Derp YouTube Comments.
My brain is incapable of not looking down below after a video plays, so this makes me laugh every time that happens - saving me from the mind-numbing stupidity of YouTube commenters.
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This is what happens when you install an Apple Garageband Jam Pack directly from the .pkg file, bypassing the standard install process.
Sandy Smith - Mauritian Sunset (2005-6)
Why yes, I do like this, and I’d like to thank the 1990’s for making it possible.
(via kiri-no-nakame)
20 of those 23 minutes were spent trying to blindly talk him through the process of disabling the closed captioning system on his Samsung TV, something that would’ve taken me - quite literally - about 15 seconds.
“OK. What do you see now? … OK… push the Menu button… now push the left arrow once… now what do you see? OK, now push the down arrow until you… what happened? You don’t see anything now? You’re changing channels? Wrong down arrow.”
Etc., for 20 minutes. While I patiently waited for him to stop making the same mistakes, I found myself wishing I could just pull out my iPad, open Safari, type in an IP address, and be remotely controlling the TV and adjusting its settings from the comfort of my couch.
More than anything, I want the rumors of an “Apple TV” to be true if only for the fact that it might contain a menu system and remote control that are useable by people of all technical skill levels, or remotely configurable by people with advanced skill levels.
Help us, Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive… you’re our only hope.
Current status: all apps on my iPhone open at 1/4 size.
Jailbreaking; it’s not for the faint of heart.
(Click-through for the solution. Advice to potential jailbreakers: SBSettings should always be the first thing you install, after updating Cydia. It is the primary reason I jailbreak.)
Never forget. (Taken with Instagram at Casa de Lopez)
Excerpts from my 9/11 Instant Messenger Logfile
I rolled out of bed around 930am and went over to my computer, just like I would on any other Tuesday. As soon as I signed into AIM, a good friend that lived in midtown Manhattan sent me a message.
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Mark in Manhattan:
(9:39 AM): JESUS CHRIST TURN ON THE NEWS
Me:
(9:40 AM): HOLY GOD
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I watched CNN as Aaron Brown struggled to report what was happening.
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Mark in Manhattan:
(9:47 AM): good god
Mark in Manhattan:
(9:48 AM): it's just.. jesus christ.. not the thing you expect to wake up to
Mark in Manhattan:
(9:50 AM): we're lucky that there are tall buildings around the towers.. if the planes were able to hit the base those buildings could definitely toppled
Mark in Manhattan:
(9:50 AM): I mean there's still a risk now
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At 959am, I watched as the south tower collapsed...
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Me:
(10:00 AM): OH GOD
Me:
(10:00 AM): mark...i dont care how far away you are
Me:
(10:00 AM): stay safe
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:00 AM): I'll try
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:00 AM): I've been hearing ambulances and such driving by all morning
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...Mark, however, hadn't seen the collapse.
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Mark in Manhattan:
(10:03 AM): THERE WAS ANOTHER BUILDING THAT JUST LIKE EXPLODED
Me:
(10:03 AM): the trade center FELL OVER
Me:
(10:03 AM): didnt you see it?
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:03 AM): no??
Me:
(10:03 AM): yse!
Me:
(10:03 AM): the south tower...
Me:
(10:03 AM): i need to go...
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:04 AM): jesus christ
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:04 AM): playu
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:04 AM): pkay
Mark in Manhattan:
(10:04 AM): okaty
Me:
(10:04 AM): i can hardly breathe
Me:
(10:04 AM): holy cow
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It's weird that technology allows me to go back in time to exact moments. Reading through this log, and the days that follow, I was reminded of the fact that, at the time, I was a mere 21 years old. I was young, largely immature, suburban and coddled.
I don't remember it this way, but the logs don't lie - I was full of fury and anger. I was calling for revenge. I wanted Bin Laden to suffer and I didn't care how many civilians had to die for that to happen. It disgusts me to realize I once felt that way.
I've grown a lot in the last 10 years.
The most respected and powerful CEO on the planet resigns from the world’s most valuable public company and the next day it’s stock outperforms the market by a 3:1 margin.
That’s incredible.
