Kernel 3.6 Fixed My Bufferbloat Problem While Apple Was Busy Losing a Hospital
Linux kernel 3.6 landed today with a fix for the bufferbloat problem that's been wrecking my ssh sessions, plus a maps app that dropped a hospital in a lake.
Reading Tim Cook's Maps Apology With a Bookmark Already Pinned
Tim Cook's public apology for Apple Maps landed yesterday, and I've already got a Google Maps bookmark back on my home screen. A personal take on the letter, the Golden Gate Bridge melting in 3D view, and why I dont fully buy the mea culpa.
I Tried Every Map App Tim Cook Told Us To Use
The day Tim Cook apologized for Apple Maps, I spent an afternoon actually testing the four alternative apps his letter told everyone to download.
Five Million Phones and the Stock Still Went Down
Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5 units in three days and the stock dropped anyway. A few notes on expectations, scratched aluminum, and why I'm not lining up.
The Story Behind the Five Million iPhones
Apple announced five million iPhone 5s sold opening weekend, but the story nobody's covering is the riot that shut down a Foxconn factory the same weekend.
A Weekend Getting Lost With Apple's New Maps App
A weekend spent testing Apple's brand new Maps app in iOS 6 turned into a scavenger hunt for melted bridges, phantom parking lots, and a missing dentist's office.
The New Maps App Sent Me To A Cornfield
iOS 6 dropped Google's maps for Apple's own data this week, and after a weekend of getting sent to a cornfield instead of a pizza place, I have some opinions.
Two Days Into iOS 6 and I Already Miss Google Maps
iOS 6 ditched Google Maps two days before iPhone 5 launch day, and my first real trip with Apple's new Maps app ended with a pin dropped in a random cornfield.
iOS 6 Ate My Commute
Updated to iOS 6 last night and spent this morning walking to the bus stop because Apple Maps has no transit directions. A rundown of what's good and what's rough on day one.
My Cable Drawer Just Became a Museum
Apple's new Lightning connector is a real improvement, but it just turned a decade of my 30-pin accessories into $29-a-pop clutter.
My Speaker Dock Just Became a Paperweight
The iPhone 5 preorder frenzy is old news by now, but nobody's talking about the pile of 30-pin accessories Apple just quietly turned into junk.
My Dock Collection Just Became Worthless
iPhone 5 preorders just opened, but the part actually bugging me today is the new Lightning connector turning a drawer full of perfectly good 30-pin accessories into junk.