Monthly Archives: July 2009

The best iPhone case that $4.38 can buy

Posted on July 28, 2009 by dwatts

Shipping included.  Seriously! I bought one of these to protect my multi-thousand dollar (including data plan) iPhone 3Gs.  The photo pretty accurately reflects the styling (meh), but it doesn’t do justice to the fit. The phone sits snugly in the … Continue reading →

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Green lies, from the National Post?!

Posted on July 26, 2009 by dwatts

Despite its source, the quote just seemed wrong: “Your microwave uses more electricity to power the digital clock for the 23 hours and 55 minutes a day that you’re not using it than the five minutes you do to heat … Continue reading →

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Review: The Twitter Book(: The iPhone App)

Posted on July 24, 2009 by dwatts

In the last few weeks I’ve gone from someone who thought Twitter was the apex of pointless self-obsession to, well, someone who reads books about Twitter and then writes reviews of them. While there is definitely more to Twitter than … Continue reading →

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PDFs: Authorized copying prohibited

Posted on July 22, 2009 by dwatts

Grrr, what is the deal with PDFs and copying to the clipboard? We all routinely copy and paste information from one document to another, right? Even the hipster non-readers on the iPhone design team have grudgingly conceded this point.  PDFs … Continue reading →

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Simple fix to iPhone/iPod dropped USB connections

Posted on July 19, 2009 by dwatts

A couple of months ago, my iPod Touch began to intermittently drop its connection to my PC during synchronization.  The iTunes synchronization progress bar would stop moving and, after a minute or so, iTunes would report that the device was … Continue reading →

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Notepad++ and F11

Posted on July 7, 2009 by dwatts

Notepad++ Shortcut Mapper A quickie regarding a favourite app: Notepad++. It is generally rock-solid, so I was rather startled earlier today when I accidentally hit F11 (thought I was in Visual Studio) and Notepad++ disappeared.   No “save changes” warning, no … Continue reading →

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