December 2011
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Amazon Kindle Fire vs iPad 2 →
http://www.marco.org/2011/12/19/amazon-kindle-vs-ipad
Marco Arment makes some adjustments to Amazon’s marketing to reflect his experiences.
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The abuse of the computer desktop
My Living Desktop:
My Living Desktop brings a whole new dimension to your computing experience by turning your Mac’s desktop into a beautiful, moving environment…. even complete with soothing sounds.
Jim Dalrymple:
Always thought this was kind of cool.
I really have to disagree with you there, Jim. Ever since I first saw a similar feature in Windows Vista I’ve thought...
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Definition of an ‘Apple fanboy’ and those that use... →
http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/12/12/definition-of-an-apple-fanboy-and-those-that-use-the-term/
By Jim Dalrymple, via Marco Arment.
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OnLive launches iOS client for gaming-on-demand →
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/07/onlive-launches-their-ios-client-for-gaming-on-demand/
Interesting concept. I’ll be keen to see how well it responds to input… if it has to send your touches to a server and back I can’t imagine it will be too responsive compared to native apps. I’ll have to check it out.
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Kindle Fire usability findings →
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/kindle-fire-usability.html
Spoiler: It does not sound good. (via Daring Fireball)
Also, check out Marco Arment’s comparison of the Kindle Touch.