Want more proof Apple Maps sucks? Upgrades to iOS6 has jumped I wrote a few days after the release of iOS6 that I would not be updating because Apple maps suck and told my readers that if you use maps ALOT, like I do, do not update until they fix it… or until Google releases an app. And they did. And now people are upgrading to… Read More
GMail Locking up? Could it be .. Google Maps? So your gmail and other Google apps have been acting up? Screen locking up? Mail not sending, then when it does you send out 2 or 3 copies? I sure have. The funny thing is this started for me the day after Google for iOS5. Now before any one jumps on this, I have no… Read More
Google Maps for iOS5 is back yea’ll! Yes, the long national nightmare is over. iOS5 users can finally say goodbye too Apple maps and use a better system. And I bet the Auzzies are super happy. 🙂 I’m going to download this puppy right now and test it out. More later. Now we just need to wait for a jailbreak to make… Read More
Updated specs for the Oculus gaming VR Headset Back in Aug the Oculus made a splash on KickStarter as one of the most well funded VR headsets ever. Now that they are in production, they have upped the specs a bit. I think its going to make a huge difference. Lets have a look at what they say from the Oculus website. The panel we… Read More
Introducing the new Metaio Creator with Cloud Capabilities This just popped up in my email. More public service announcement more then anything. 🙂 Check it out. If you are building AR apps, you will want to know bout this. Create Augmented Reality experiences in minutes The Metaio Creator is the only augmented reality content management tool available. If you use augmented reality content… Read More
Two year Biopsy-versity via XKCD I’m not going to go into the history here, you can figure it out. I had a few close people go though cancer. Its not fun, but when you beat it, its big. Best wishing XKCD(er). Permanent link to this comic: http://xkcd.com/1141/ Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding): http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/two_years.png… Read More
How to fix a sticky home button on the iPhone 4 Over the past month I’ve had a problem with the home button not always working on my iPhone 4. My first thought was dirt, but it was inconsistent. I figured it has to be a software glitch keeping the home button from registering a click. The first thing I tried was reboots. That worked, but… Read More
CloudBeat cloud computer conference, with a discount code. VentureBeat is holding its annual cloud event — CloudBeat 2012 — on Nov 28-29 in Redwood City CA, and I’ve got a special discount for 20% off! Click here for the discount, and check out the details below: It’s unlikely that any single player will dominate the cloud computing market in the foreseeable future. So more and… Read More
iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III: Lets compare In this corner, we have the iPhone 5 and in the other corner we have the Samsung Galaxy S III. Both have received much acclaim since the recent media frenzy regarding Apple’s patent lawsuit against Samsung and now that the dust has cleared, all techies and fans are concerned with is, which one performs the… Read More
Veteran Hack-a-thon this Veterans day weekend. Veterans day is coming and what better way to celebrate? Doing a hack-a-thon of course! Ok, well, perhaps this is not your normal parade and BBQ kind of thing, but VetsinTech is having a hack-a-thon to get returning vets immersed in the tech community. There will be a class on Friday the 9th, covering into… Read More
Remote home monitoring system on the cheap. Or how to catch a cat. Its travel time! And like any traveler who lived in Oakland I’m worried someone is going to break into my place. There are older tricks I use to try to reduce the risk, have friends stopping by, I have a timer that turns on and off the lights and TV. The normal stuff for those… Read More
The Microsoft Surface commercial is bad. And they should feel bad too When I first saw the commercial for Microsoft’s surface, my first reaction, was ‘Ug’. Why the hell are all these kids jumping around just because a keyboard was connected to a tablet? Kind of like why when I drink a beer, tonnes of my friends and a bevy of hot babes do not suddenly come… Read More
What can you make with a 3D printer? How about an airplane? Yup. A very cool project. A airplane made using 3D printing only. (I’m guessing this is san motor through). So we have cars, guns, and now a plane. I would really love to see this released as a kit. How cool with that be? Download a 3D airplane kit and add motor. Here is an… Read More
How to get Siri voice to read notification banners through jailbreak. There is a cool jailbreak app that will read you banner notifications using Siri voice called VSNotifications. Nice! Credit http://appadvice.com/ via ‘The Great iPhone Jailbreak‘ for this one. You can get this from the Cydia Store in the BigBoss repository. Once installed you enabled it from a new pane that will be added to the… Read More
Large number of large companies agree to seed Web Platform Docs (WPD) This popped up via sf-html mailing list. Passing it along. Will be booked marked as soon as it comes out. Some really exciting news today: Apple, Adobe, Facebook, Google, HP, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, and Opera have joined the W3C to seed the content for the alpha release of the new website Web Platform Docs (WPD). WPD is a… Read More
More data that fewer people are using Maps in iOS6, Apple fan boys get their panties in a bunch. Last week I wrote a story on the reduction of people using iOS Maps, and cross posted on VentureBeat on how Snappli did a quick survey of use patters and found a significant drop in the number of people using Maps after iOS6. Of course, plenty of fanboys got all in a huff questioning results,… Read More
How to revert (downgrade) from iOS6 to iOS5 using jailbreak. Step by Step So you did it. Now you want to go back to iOS5 from iOS6. Of course iPhone 5 and 4s users are out of luck but if you have the iPhone 4, you can still correct your mistake. All you need is a jailbreak. However, if you do have the iPhone 4s or 5, you… Read More
Here is proof and data that iOS6 maps sucks, people are not using it anymore So its pretty much old news that iOS6 maps is awful. Many writers have noted its Maps failures and its even garnered a growing tumbler of fail. Its so bad, Apple actually apologized. However, we are now seeing data for the first time just how drastic the rejecting of maps is from iOS6 users. A… Read More
iOS6 maps sucks so bad, I’m writing a follow up. So I played a bit more with the iphone 5, the real deal, not my emulator, and Maps is worse then I thought. So much that I thought I would bitch about it again. However, before I let lose the downvotes, let me say right off, the iphone 5 is fast! fast fast fast! I… Read More
Why Maps in iOS 6 is a disappointment. There are a lot of very cool things in iOS6 that iPhone 5 users are going to get. Maps is not one of them. Dont get me wrong, the 3D stuff is very cool, but I do not need this on my iphone. Street view would be far more useful. But that is not the… Read More