I’m defragmenting a virtual disk installed on an SSD that, for hardware compatibility is pretending to be a spinning SATA drive. If my virtual drive crashes can do I ship it to a drive recovery company.. or just FTP it to them?
MTV.. Why are you arguing with me? – UX fail!
I see some link in the news.. and interesting article on mtv.co.uk and I click on it. Now I have to get past a splash screen that want to take me to the US website. That’s fine. Ok.. but, wait. It doesn’t take me to the article I wanted to read. It’s on the UK site. So.. again., splash screen. Continue to UK site and I get a consistent bar across the top.
“The best experience for US users can always be had at the US website (www.mtv.com).
Not a friendly reminder that there is a US version of the website. It’s.. “Go back, you don’t belong here”. I never got redirected to a closer server with the same content. They are just making me feel unwelcome.
How RUDE!
All clean!
The great re-install
After coming home from 2 birthdays and Easter with family.. I find my computer hosed. Not booting. BSOD. I’m going to reinstall Windows 7. Then I have to spend the evening installing software and configuring my IDE. So.. I thought I would document my pain.
Breaking news!
Merlin Mann just made up a word today: sextodecimestrial.
This is a very exciting SEO developement! Hop on this unique opportunity and get a blip in your web stats by using a word that’s brand new! Get yours today! A word like this is only released to the wild on a sextodecimestrial schedule! I’m so glad to be a part of such nonsense. If you want to know what SEO is… you probably won’t learn anything from this post. But go look up Merlin, he’s a funny guy!
LTE iPad, just toys for the 1%?
hmm.. I don’t think so. I’m taking a close look at getting one. It will probably take me a few months to save up for one. I have other priorities.
In this article from PC Magazine they seem to think the LTE version of the iPad isn’t very popular due to how easily the device can use up your data plan. I do think there will need to be some way to manage the data flow. An application that would throttle the bandwidth and help you manage what kind of video and images you are looking at when on LTE would be very helpful. There may already be one.. I haven’t looked yet.
When I get an iPad it’s going to cost me. Due to the resolution of the display, I plan on getting the 64GB version. I my have some videos for my son, some of my music. Who knows? I want lots of room. I’m also getting it in black.. because black it cooler! I’m also getting the LTE version. I need either a iPad or a laptop to get work done on. I do a little writing, front end web design, and graphic design. I’m curious to see how much of my work I can get done on an iPad. I absolutely need LTE in case I’m away from a WiFi connection and I need to publish or push code up to my website. I plan on doing some thorough testing of apps and work-flows for doing things on the iPad it wasn’t built to do, like web design.
oh.. one more thing.. need to get the Apple Care thing for 99$. I want to still be an iPad owner if I just happen to drop the thing. I’ve seen the stats. over 2 years about 10% of iPad owners file a damage claim from dropping their iPads. The number of uninsured iPad users that just sit and have a good cry was not part of the report. I had to link to a excerpt of the original article from SquareTrade. The link was down when I checked.
And.. even more beta
Twenty Twelve. It’s not out yet.. not truly finished. In fact it was behind near the end of February just enough they they didn’t want to rush it.. just pushed it back to a future point release beyond WordPress 3.4. So I downloaded and installed Twenty Twelve beta from Github. Why? Because I really needed to make a responsive child-theme for a client and I need the responsiveness of Twenty Eleven with the simplicity of Twenty Ten. The code for Twenty Twelve is simple and elegant.. maybe too simple. Well.. I did grab it too soon. There are things missing I’m sure will be there when it’s released so I’m not going to comment on the missing parts by name. This article may outlive the beta cycle. I must admit that I really like the direction they went with this theme.
More on beta testing.. or “Moron, beta testing.”
I’m careful with client’s data, passwords and websites. They trust modify their theme.. add features to make their website cool.. but not cause theme any problems. So.. I will “play” here. I’m installing the beta version of WordPress. As i do theme developement there may be issues with my website.. or WordPress devs may break it. But I need to see what’s on the horizon.
You know that guy working on his car down the street.. his custom hot-rod? This site is like that. You take it for a ride.. while I’m working on it. BTW.. no airbags. Sorry!
WordPress Beta testing
I just installed the plugin that will allow me to update to dev and nightly builds. The plugin is a beta. So meta!
I think the link between gas prices and iPad demand that WSJ made is wrong.
An article today from WSJ stated that analysts are pointing to high gas prices as a reason for dampened iPad demand. I think the target market for iPad sales is certainly broader than it used to be and Gas prices are high enough that families and middle income levels notice. However I don’t see the link between gas prices and iPad demand. I could understand a link with employment, not paycheck = no iPad. Or between vacation travel and gas prices. There is an argument to be made that high gas prices can have a postitive impact on entertainment products that we turn to when deciding that travel is too expensive due to gas prices. That weeks vacation just get a few hundred dollars to expensive to enjoy? Stay at home and buy an iPad instead. You will get years of enjoyment out of it.