From Idea to App Store: a 1-month iOS project
I had this nagging little idea for an app for a while. I wanted a simple, visual way to keep memos to myself – a mix of images and text – always readily available, on my phone's home screens. Pr…
technology
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Wiring up
(Originally a draft post for a longer series on “the first day of the 90s”) I found this piece amusing and naive. “The Internet in the 90s” is something that will be revisited later, but for now, her…
Filterworld, Flatworld
From a book review in last Friday’s WSJ:, for this book:…
Remembering America Online
Watched an old Harry Potter trailer and what stood out to me was ... the mention of an America Online keyword :-) (full trailer below ...)…
The many nostalgias of Harry Potter
I had pre-ordered the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which arrived this week (more on that later!) and made me think about the layers of feelings related to this … w…
Resisting the virtual life
A book from the 1990s on "resisting the virtual life". An endorsement of sorts: "At last, a defiant radical critique of the information millenium. . .. A burning barricade across the…
Quick rules for personal technology
(Edit: found this while cleaning old posts, must be about 2-3 years ago, but seems very relevant still 😀) Bunch of suggestions from me, take it or leave it: * get off social media * no more free…
Smart TV adventures
We have an Android TV at home. Turned it on tonight to watch some Netflix in the background, get informed that “the network needs to be set up”. Okie dokie ... wait, the router isn't scanned? We&…
On the space dog
From an article in the New Yorker reminiscing about Laika: But the story of Laika had a dark lie at its core.a space coffin turned shooting star…
Brainstorming digital tool chaos
I used to think that I alone struggled with various tools and apps to manage, track and digest all the things I want to keep track of, but I now suspect this is a pretty common source of discontent.…
On machines that interpret speech
Found this in a book review from the 1970s ("Computer Power and Human Reason", incidentally written by the guy who also wrote Eliza)…