Archives for June, 2009
Firefox 3.5 is out
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Brad
So, Firefox 3.5 was just released. I’ll try it out tonight probably but I just wanted to make a few comments. First, version 3.5 supports the HTML 5 <video> and <audio> tags which just re-enforces my “no flash on the iPhone, ever” theory because it means that even more of the industry is accepting the [...]
Forbes tests a Panasonic Toughbook CF-30
Posted on June 26th, 2009 by Brad
They do some interesting tests but to be honest, I don’t really care about this article (although the Toughbook is without a doubt the best “tough” laptop out there) since I have no need for a Toughbook. I just couldn’t pass up linking to the article though because of this:
and tried to back over it [...]
One problem with cut, copy, and paste on the iPhone
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by Brad
So Apple granted the wishes of many by adding the magical cut copy and paste functionality in OS 3.0. To be honest, I didn’t think I’d care either way but it turns out I do actually use it quite a bit. Another wish Apple granted was adding MMS. Of course, AT&T hasn’t flipped the switch [...]
Why you won’t ever see flash on the iPhone
Posted on June 20th, 2009 by Brad
So, it just hit me why you will never see Adobe Flash supported on the iPhone. I was reading another fine John Gruber single-word-post where he simply answers “Yes” to the question “Could HTML 5 kill Flash and Silverlight“, an article by Paul Krill on Yahoo! Tech.
Combine those two sources and you’ve got your answer. [...]
WWDC 2009
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Brad
In case you weren’t aware, today is Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference where they’re expected to announce new iPhone models, the finalized iPhone OS 3.0 features and specs as well as (what I’m most excited about) the finalized OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard features and specs.
Since I’m not yet cool enough to actually attend the [...]