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iPhone 4 Resale – Trading Up – Economics? Or Just Pleasure?

January 7, 2012

I’ve been selling iPhones as each new generation comes along. In December I upgraded to an Apple unlocked iPhone 4S. So I had a spare iPhone 4 32GB to sell. I thought about taking it to India, as I’ve gotten good money on my old ones in the past. Yet in the end I decided [...]

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Dear Apple, Why I want a Bluetooth mic enabled for video on my iPhone 4s.

January 6, 2012

Dear Apple, I’m really impressed with the latest iPhone 4S video camera. It’s close to passing my on the move motorcycle torture test. Yet fails at the most basic level. In video mode it won’t let my bluetooth headset act as the mic and so all opportunity for live narration is lost and so is [...]

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What App Do You Wish You Could Design Today? – My Safeway Shopper

January 6, 2012

Time to consider a place I shop at least once a week and ask “Why isn’t there a Safeway App for that?” That’s right there’s been no real advance in Supermarket shopping in ages. Well a some stores have tried self-checkout (I’ve seen it more in Britain). Most have some form of loyalty program. Gee [...]

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Reading Links for January 4th

January 4, 2012

My del.icio.us links and notes. Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually | Totally Agree! – I've had the same experiences over the last few years with Best Buy. I once used to shop there (about 5 years ago) and almost never do now. As an ex-retailer who has lived through a similar experience [...]

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Siri – What Will You Do For Me in 2012? #iphone #developers #api

December 29, 2011

As 2011 closes it is becoming more obvious that Siri really changed the perspective on how we communicate and use smart phones. Siri is beta for a reason. It doesn’t always work and you still have to learn to work with it. This is a post covering a few of my own observations and what [...]

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Apple #iPhone – Please let us upload Photo’s / Videos via iOS Safari

December 29, 2011

Time to complain about Apple’s highly restrictive iOS Safari policy. Here’s my example – you be the judge. I am visiting a website on my mobile. It has a form that asks for a photo. However the choose photo file button is shaded out. Why? Because iOS Safari doesn’t allow you to upload files / [...]

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Reading Links for December 20th

December 20, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. What Delicious Could Have Done (But Sadly Never Did) | Have they missed the boat again? – I've been a delicious fan for a long time. I import these bookmarks to my blog (no help from delicious), and increasingly feel like I'm one of the few that continue to use [...]

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Reading Links for December 16th

December 16, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. A List Apart: Articles: What I Learned About the Web in 2011 – awesome collection of reflection on what changed in 2011 With Siri TV, Apple Will Dismantle the TV Networks | impact on user – Some good points in this article on how a Siri approach could change your [...]

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Reading Links for October 16th

October 16, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. SIRIously This Sucks | What’s been your experience? #iphone4s – I'm continuing to watch all the Siri reviews as a 4S is not available to me in India at the moment. For years I've been trying out various voice programs so I can go back to "dictating". Some of reviews [...]

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iChart Apple’s Future – The next big thing?

October 16, 2011

The Apple world is full of fun speculation. Apple fans expect innovative new products. So let me introduce you to iChart! Apple’s upcoming killer Enterprise product. iChart is a flip chart on steroids. It borrows the best from the past, building on the lowly paper flip chart and the easy sharing built into Electronic Whiteboards. [...]

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Reading Links for August 23rd

August 23, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. How the internet and its pricing really work – Brad Templeton – nice analogy – Well the problem is clear enough… and yes the people will probably still get screwed. Say no to the Internet tax! It's the same as Visa wanting a higher % commission when in fact.. with [...]

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Reading Links for August 17th

August 18, 2011

These are my del.icio.us links for August 17th: HP to spin off PC business, discontinues TouchPad | Signs of bad management. – Ok! I’m surprised! This seems like no way to run a company. And yes…. as should be expected HP stocks tank! Mark Microsoft as a potential buyer! Although I think that would be [...]

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FaceTime: VoIP Product of the Year

December 30, 2010
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I’ve been meaning to write a few blogs for awhile. However, this one can’t wait. With the year running out… the question is. WHAT WAS THE VOIP PRODUCT OF THE YEAR? In a year 2010 where there have been real advances in mobile, particularly video calling (FaceTime, Tango, Viber and even Skype Mobile Video and [...]

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FaceTime Beta – Predictions and First Use – Impact on Skype.

October 20, 2010
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The question is… will FaceTime replace Skype as the predominant way of making video calls? When? It wasn’t long after Apple announced FaceTime for Mac that my old Skype buddies were asking me to test it out. Dan York has a good summary with his initial call with Jim Courtney. Phil Wolff generated a scorecard. [...]

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Let’s Tango – VoIP’s Emerging Mobile Model

October 14, 2010
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So is Tango better than Apple’s FaceTime? On the face of it (haha) – today it is. Longer term the question is. Can Tango beat Apple Facetime? Then there’s the usual questions about how will Tango make money. Where’s Tango positioned vs the VoIP gorilla – Skype? etc. So what is Tango? Tango is a [...]

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