From a 1980 kids computer book. Takeaway: We live in the future.
Quite ironic how the buttons to screen ratio turned out eventually.
My favourite note taking app just got even better.
Previously I mentioned a single function Foursquare app called Checkie that sports a very clean and minimal interface. One of my other favourite single function apps called JotAgent that’s singular feature is taking notes and sending them to Evernote or Dropbox. The app also has a very elegant queue feature that helps you when you need to takes notes while under no reception.
It’s perfect for taking notes quickly. Just write something and press send. I’ve set it up so that the notes that it creates are named as date-hour.txt to my Dropbox. Later when I get to my laptop I just open up Notational Velocity app and I’ll see my jots there. Oh and JotAgent is available also for iPad.
I decided to take up on the pen again, but wanted to have my own space for my writings and not get constricted by any particular topic.
I’ve studied Journalism over 10-years ago and always wanted to get back on writing. Last 6-years i’ve managed to have excuses such as working in the game industry as a Producer and not having enough time. The truth is there is always enough time.
I wish more news sites would be like this, or would provide a service as such. Works great on mobile and tablet.
It’s a summary of the day’s news, written by an actual journalist, with links to the best reporting in the world, published once a day. It’s optimized for your phone or iPad so you can read it on the train home or on the couch. It can be the starting point for a deep-dive or just enough so you sound erudite at your next cocktail party. What it’s not, and what it will never be, is another chirp of noise constantly guilting you into checking it. It’s breaking news for the slow web.
It’s also quite lovely. Completely web based and responsive. The “save to home screen” icon is quite nice too. Proof that not everything good has to be delivered in an app. Sometimes the web is enough.
Just got my SGP Leather Grip Case (Vintage Edition) and so far it’s an instant classic for the iPhone 4S. For a handmade leather case it’s flawless and fits almost perfectly, texture is great. Feels great in the hand and provides a good grip, size of the case is slim enough even though i’d like it to me even more so but probably any slimmer than this would mean handmade is out of the picture.
It’s full grain leather which shows patina in a wonderful way after some use. Already after couple days it’s showing that, can’t wait to see how it turns out in a month. I’ll definitely post a photo of it then.
Small detail I definitely like is how it doesn’t hide the iPhone 4S too much as you can see in the top and bottom front face is cut out as well as is the area around mute and volume buttons. Plus it goes well with my leather “Stilgut” case for iPad 3.
