July 2011
25 posts
“Michael Bay wants to slam you off your axis, like a building being knocked...”
– Transformers 3 is a movie about how wrong you were to hate Transformers 2
June 2011
47 posts
Why is European broadband faster and cheaper?... →
Excellent reporting by Rick Karr.
EVO's Peter Tomalin on Gumball vs. The Mille... →
“In modern American politics, being the right kind of ignorant and entertainingly...”
– Michele Bachman’s Holy War
Oblong has changed the future of computing. I've... →
AOL After the Honeymoon →
Why I've Ditched Web Apps
In the past few days I’ve managed to replace every web app on my desktop with a native Mac app. Why? Me like pretty. For more years than I care to remember, I’ve been accessing GMail, Google Reader, Twitter, Remember the Milk, GChat/AIM and others through the browser. But like their mobile counterparts, they’re just not as sexy, slick or intuitive as the apps now on offer. GMail...
Facebook PR: Tonight We Dine In Hell! →
It’s obviously more pronounced in the tech world, but I’ve seen many of these tactics used by OEM PR.
What Not To Do With Someone Else's Phone →
Honan’s quickly becoming one of my favorite all-round writers. And he’s great on the tech beat.
WatchFar fetched, but great concepts.
“An in-car system with iOS 5 and iCloud would just ping-pong all that stuff from...”
– Shoddy piece from HGM. Rampant speculation is all fun and games, but getting stuck in with bullshit feature granularity… My take is coming.
Highlights from Telematics Detroit →
Wish I was there, but here’s a solid summary on the announcements.
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“I’m just putting everyone on notice,” proclaimed David Strickland, the head of...”
– Future proof that legislators, administrators and bureaucrats don’t fucking get it. It’s not about twattifying on the go or keeping up on your Facebook feed, it’s about your connected life not ending when you get behind the wheel. Social gets all the play, but music, news and...
Software updates now vital for cars, too →
Rex gets the dreaded “Scheduled Maintenance Update” in the Explorer. I want hard numbers on how many vehicles have gotten this since SYNC 2.0 rolled out, but I doubt those will be forthcoming anytime soon…
Apple Will Reject DUI Checkpoint Apps →
Sweet! NYT shout-out.
David Carr interviewed by Aaron Sorkin →
Bob Lutz: Life Lessons from a Car Guy →
Or how one man succeeded in convincing himself it’s easier to blame corporate incompetence than take responsibility for his ineffectual micro-managing. History, in GM’s case, is being written by the losers.
iMessage, Skype, Google Voice, and the death of... →
