This happens to me left and right - I'm scrolling through my RSS feeds in Google Reader when all of a sudden Safari 4 decides it doesn't feel like being there anymore. This is really annoying since my google apps don't come back in the same state when I reload pages from the previous (crashed) session. If I'd cared about the entry I was reading, I'll have to dig to find it.
This is making me start to think about firefox all over again. Which is a shame, since I do like Safari and I especially enjoy its bookmark integration with my iPhone.
Color me surprised. Ever since I heard the working title of Indiana Jones and the Saucer (Space?) men from Mars, I decided this movie couldn't possibly be any good. It turns out I was wrong.
The thing about this flick, and looking back I think most of these films, is that the plot was more about the quest than the actual objective. So while the objective really does seem silly and I'm really not a fan, the movie was just fun to watch.
I'm glad I finally gave this one a chance, and if you've been holding off I suggest you take the time to watch it.
With WWDC coming around the bend, the internet is rife with speculation about Apple's next releases, especially when it comes to the next generation iPhone. Well, one thing I haven't seen mentioned much, if at all, is the WiFi adapter.
Earlier today I was surprised to discover that my iPhone 3G cannot connect to 802.11n networks, yet Apple has been standardizing their newest equipment on this faster network speed. So I'd be stunned if Apple fails to include this in their next generation iPhone.
Past that, I think the blogosphere has it well covered.
Whenever a Time Machine backup to my Time Capsule kicks off, Netflix streams on my TiVo HD grind to a halt. What's worse, if I don't react quickly enough the TiVo sticks on a "Retrieving..." screen and cannot recover without a hard reboot. This is really annoying.
So I've been forced to come up with a solution. My Time Capsule, which is my primary router, now runs on 802.11n only. My older linksys router, with its open source firmware, remains b/g for legacy devices, such as my TiVo. In theory, network traffic from Time Machine will no longer saturate the wireless connection so much that I lose my streams. But I guess we'll see.
And here's a random discovery: my iPhone doesn't see the 802.11n network. Lame.
I've had my Amazon Kindle 2 for a few months now and I've grown to love it. There have been a lot of complaints about the keyboard and screen sizes, and to be honest I wouldn't mind a smaller keyboard and bigger screen, but I like the form factor and size of the device over all. But that's not what I'm here to write about today.
The only real drawback I've had with the Kindle is the lack of availability of certain books on the Amazon Kindle store. Bummer! Enter Stanza. I first heard about Stanza as an iPhone application. I also heard about Amazon acquiring Stanza. What I only today learned is that there's a desktop version of Stanza, and it can open and export eBooks onto the Kindle. Pretty great! There are plenty of places to buy eBooks or to download free ones. A little search will help you find them.
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Great workaround; People still can't buy books for you but at least you can maintain a list.
