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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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2012 The Year for App 2.0 – Your Current Apps are Obsolete – Thumbs Down United App

January 2, 2012

I’ve been reviewing my app usage and writing about some of the ones I use. I’ve come to the conclusion that many apps are now out of date and ready for the scrap heap. Flipboard really pushed me to reflect and consider – what makes an app obsolete? What may happen in 2012? How are [...]

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Air Dictate: Using Siri on your Mac

December 30, 2011

I’m creating this post using air dictate a new application which allows you to use Siri on your Mac. Let’s just say it works fine. Many years ago when I first started working I used a Dictaphone . Now I just feel rusty. What amazes me is this app seems to work more effectively than [...]

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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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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Dot and The Looker – 360 Degree Video

December 28, 2011

Now this is one experimental product I’m hoping to make use of… rather than just having it sitting here. Here’s the problem. You are running a small group interview. Typically the camera or cameras are set up facing in one direction. Usually to capture most of the group, and typically not the moderator. However, the [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Document Scan – Flipchart Capture

December 28, 2011

Another in this Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools series… making your SmartPhone your best friend in the field… and how to do the job a little better. You have probably used your smart phone to take pictures of the odd flip chart or to capture and remember a document type. Yet later when you look at them… [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools: Coach’s Eye

December 28, 2011

Another in a series…. identifying useful mobile tools we can use on the job that help us share better later. Most of us have used our mobile video function at some time. Yet when it comes to editing, telling a story around it or representing it in a way that keys in on a critical [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Audio Note

December 28, 2011

I’ve decided to publish a short series on mobile tools that can be adapted effectively for the ethnographers craft. Today let’s think about recording the discussion/observations. Typically I use a note book. I write in it and make the odd drawing or sketch. While that’s all happening a digital recorder is usually capturing anything that’s [...]

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Buying your Soft-Sim mobile. Who’s taking control? Who should get it?

September 14, 2011

This post talks “Sim-free” or “soft-SIM” solutions and implications. At one time it looked like iPhone 5 would launch with a soft-sim. Today that seems unlikely – although it certainly isn’t off the table. We do know the next generation GSM/CDMA iPhone5  solution will make changing between operators simpler – if unlocked! I’ve been following [...]

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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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iPhone Users Won’t Care Much About Google Voice

November 22, 2010

Google Voice came to the iPhone last week. After a few posts it was just a little blip. Today it doesn’t feature in most downloaded or what’s hot in the App store and I’m not surprised. GoogleVoice remains US centric and relevant to a small cadre of users. So the big question is… should you [...]

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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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