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The iPad is announced! I just don’t don’t get it

By Jan Dembowski on January 27, 2010

With some fanfare the iPad was announced today. And if I am reading it right, it’s like an iPhone but big and fat.
I don’t get it.
It’s an iPhone without the phone. It does not multitask.  So while you are using it as a ebook reader, you can’t keep any instant messenger sessions in the background.  [...]

Posted in Geek | Tagged Apple, ipad, iphone | 3 Responses

iPhone OS 3.1 software is out

By Jan Dembowski on September 9, 2009

Naturally I am about to update my phone to the 3.1 version of the iPhone OS. I’m hoping I can manipulate play lists within my iPhone now; I have not checked out the new features yet.

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Looks like I'll need to try iTunes again

By Jan Dembowski on January 14, 2009

I don’t like DRM. It’s not an effective control since you can almost always convert the protected media into an unprotected version.It treats paying customers like trash and is meant to keep the fish swimming in neat little lines.
That’s why I buy all my online music from Amazon. I’m not an Amazon fan exactly, I [...]

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The iPhone 3G

By Jan Dembowski on November 8, 2008

I’ve had the iPhone 3G for a week now and have come to one inescapable conclusion:
I need to buy a watch.
The iPhone 3G is well designed and easy to use.  The screen is larger than my old BlackBerry Pearl but not too large. The built in applications are generally okay but a little on the [...]

Posted in Geek | Tagged Apple, iphone | 3 Responses

More legal Darwin award recipients?

By Jan Dembowski on December 23, 2007

Looking on Amazon and searching for Steve Jobs and parody comes up with just one hit surprisingly. I don’t usually read parodies since I prefer science fiction but Apple’s lawyers sure tempt me.
Anyone who can’t figure out that FSJ blog is, well, fake probably subscribes to those supermarket tabloids. The one’s that say [...]

Posted in Just Stupid | Tagged Apple, FSJ, Just Stupid | Leave a response

Apple really knows how to get good PR

By Jan Dembowski on October 29, 2007

Note from Apple to a 3rd grader: “There is no Santa Claus. The Easter bunny is dead! THE TOOTH FAIRY IS MADE UP!!” Nice going Apple, sending a 9 year old a C&D letter.

Posted in Asides, Humor | Tagged Apple, ipod, Just Stupid | Leave a response

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