June 2010
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Paging iPhone 4 Quality Assurance Team
Issues I’m currently experiencing with my new iPhone 4:
Proximity sensor failure: The screen turns on and off during calls, which allows my cheek to touch buttons on the screen causing inadvertent muting, hangups, tones, and even accidentally adding a new call and merging them (that was fun). Basically, I cannot make calls without using speaker, otherwise they’re a mess. This issue...
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Anonymous asked: Due to your extreme popularity and throne atop the blogosphere, as well as a sexiness which emanates from you like those guys that wear too much cologne, how do you fend off all the chicks? Are you required to carry a shovel everywhere?
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WatchWorld’s First Short Film Made with iPhone 4 (View in HD)
I’m proud to release our newest short film, which we shot and edited with iMovie entirely on an iPhone 4.
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Note to Self: No More Apple Launch Events
Please bear with me while I rant for a moment: For the past three years, I have gone to every Apple product launch event for iPhone (and iPad). I bought the first iPhone after standing in line for a few hours in Atlantic City, NJ. I bought the 3G iPhone after standing in line for 8 hours in NYC, and the 3GS after 3 hours. I have supported Apple, I have been part of their launch-day buzz and their...
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1024 Square →
Josh Holloway collects (and creates) iPad-specific versions of popular and nice wallpapers. Makes for a great companion site to Prettify.
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Anonymous asked: if you were given the ability to manipulate facial hair, what would you do with your new power?
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WatchLX New York Live
I appeared in a live segment on LX New York on NBC Friday, June 11, 2010 to make jokes about Father’s Day gifts. Look for The Uncrate Show, coming soon.
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No More iTunes by Florian Pichler →
safariextensions:
NoMoreiTunes is an extension for Safari 5 which disables the script that tries to start iTunes when you visit a link to the iTunes Store. It’s annoying and redundant as there is iTunes Preview for Music and Apps now.
This is perfect. I have iTunes in a Space in OS X, and clicking on any iTunes Store link in the past would immediately throw me over to that Space, which can be...
Awesome Reader
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Shawn Morrison: Now I didn't say that.
Me: You didn't?
Me: Weird.
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Shawn Morrison: If I were writing your Yelp review it would be 2 stars. "Mildly pleasing. Bad service."
Me: Agreed: 5 stars. "Best on earth of everything totally."
Shawn Morrison: You're an awesome reader.
Me: Agreed.
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A Review of Sex and the City 2 by Someone Who... →
“First off, ladies, I get it. It’s your Star Wars. The opening credits make your tummy tickle the same way the Star Wars theme, to this day, gives me a boner. I understand. A pair of expensive shoes worn by Carrie is just like a metallic bikini worn by Princess Leia. Bonerfreakingopolis.”