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Re: Turning on Developer Options in Android 4.2.1

Jake — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:31:06 -0000

Awesome, thanks for finding this. Love me some Easter Eggs.

Re: Luscious Links and Things

Jake — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:28:23 -0000

Heh, internets.

Re: Turning on Developer Options in Android 4.2.1

Jake — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:27:04 -0000

Awesome, send one to my Amazon lock box :)

Re: Website vs. Web App?

Jake — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:16:36 -0000

Not a bad distinction, maybe the one true thing is the website is a thing of the past. There just aren't many out there anymore.

Re: The Macbook Pro Odyssey Continues

Jake — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:50:09 -0000

I asked the Google, thanks man, fingers crossed.

Re: How-To: Install Chrome Extensions Manually, the New Way

Jake — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:49:41 -0000

I'm here to help.

Re: The Macbook Pro Odyssey Continues

Jake — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:40:14 -0000

Interesting. I replaced my Netgear dual-band w an Airport Extreme as part of this whole saga. Not even sure how to check its firmware version, given how many things it hides from me. Definitely worth some more digging though, thanks for the tip.

Re: The Macbook Pro Odyssey Continues

Jake — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:14:37 -0000

I'm not a huge fan of Retina anything, and those MBPs can't be modded aftermarket, which is a downer. To your question, I think the cost creates the tinkering, both monetary cost and utility cost. For me, the Chromebook is an appliance for web, whereas the MBP is a tool for work. Surprised to hear about your MBA fan; Jobs was famously irritable about fan noise. Intermittent problems, like these, are the worst kind.

Re: Another Link Post

Jake — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:39:57 -0000

Interested to hear that person's review :)

Re: Another Link Post

Jake — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:39:05 -0000

Read a headline on TC or somewhere, two horse, two pony race, or some such. Does BB have enough time to give the new stuff a fighting chance?

Re: Another Link Post

Jake — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:56:49 -0000

Mostly skimmed the coverage, did notice that 40% of the apps are Android though, or some such. Noel got a Playbook at jQuery Conf last year, and I saw they would get BB10, so maybe he can do a review.

Re: Another Nexus 4 Review, Mine

Jake — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:55:03 -0000

Yeah, that comes up pretty often. The People app is Clayton's side project, and he doesn't carry an Android phone. So, if anyone wants to scratch that particular itch, there are a lot of people like you who would welcome an Android version. No takers so far.

Re: Monday, More Links

Jake — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:24:56 -0000

Probably a good idea based on what I've read. I'm excited to watch the concept develop.

Re: Random Links on a Tuesday

Jake — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:08:12 -0000

Is fluffy a good thing? Thanks for the background links, good stuff.

Re: Random Links on a Tuesday

Jake — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:07:37 -0000

I would absolutely watch that. To Kickstarter!

Re: Turning on Developer Options in Android 4.2.1

Jake — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:52:44 -0000

I'm here to help :)

Re: Making the Web More Readable for People with Dyslexia

Jake — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:41:48 -0000

Sorry, didn't notice that. WP strips out JS. Will send people to your post for the bookmarklet.

Re: Making the Web More Readable for People with Dyslexia

Jake — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:24:59 -0000

Maybe Mark can share his source on GitHub? I'll ask him.

Re: Finally Kicking the Tires on Evernote

Jake — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:53:47 -0000

The final push was to find a home for my Reader Shares, so Evernote has become a home for all the stuff I find in the browser that might interest me later. In addition to Reader Shares and new Stars, I imported Pocket, Delicious and browser bookmarks, just to have all that in one location.

Although I like Pocket, its search isn't as robust, and I'm liking the Web Clipper's ability to surface note results in a Google search.

So, I'm getting used to it, and I'll probably go premium at some point. No complaints so far.

Re: Another Nexus 4 Review, Mine

Jake — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:49:01 -0000

I think the back is glass :)

Your accidental purchase has you overloaded w Nexus devices, Nexii? I agree that there's very little reason to have both, unless you're a fanboi or something. There is an HSPA+ Nexus 7, which is the one in the experiment, great option frankly.

Phone calls should be find w Voice or Skype, or I'll bet there's a side-loadable Phone app you could use too.

Re: How-To: Install Chrome Extensions Manually, the New Way

Jake — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:06:55 -0000

Maybe YouTube is blocking it :)

Re: Who’s the Bigger Big Brother, Amazon or Google?

Jake — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:31:11 -0000

Sure, but I'd counter that even though you pay Amazon, you're still the product.

Re: Some Topics for 2013

Jake — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:07:42 -0000

Mobile only is the right play for a large portion of the World, makes a ton of sense. I'd love to read about your research in Africa :)

Re: Some Topics for 2013

Jake — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:53:34 -0000

ICT4D, interesting, had to Google it :) The idea of Dual-SIM is cool; I saw a multiple SIM hub last year, can't recall the name. It had all the SIMs of Europe, complete w flags, pretty cool.

Context is huge. I'd roll that into little data and personal assistants.

We should chat about these areas to divide and conquer :)

Re: Some Topics for 2013

Jake — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:13:54 -0000

I'm not trend-watching or predicting, just talking about topics that interest me and why. There's really nothing new here, and I'm not necessarily hoping to solve any business problems. Just stuff I like to read and talk about.

Re. fringe mobile OSes, these are cherry-picking opportunities for Android and iOS. Seeing how other projects solve similar problems will add perspective.

Re. security, it's going to be difficult to invest in UX as the sands shift. Passwords and secure keys aren't the answer. New innovation will be around supporting multiple personas on devices and adding layers.

Re. interface evolution, wearable computing is interesting, but it won't go far until there's a mainstream device for developers. Google Glass' pricepoint may keep it niche at the outset. The iWatch has been done by LunaTik, and I'm not sure Apple will do much beyond that. If they make smart choices w sensors, developers will jump. I'm very interested in the rebirth of the stylus as an interaction mechanism.

Re. making, for real-world solutions, I'm looking at IoT and APIs.

Thanks for adding your topics. Perhaps you should post them in depth?