Here is a super quick/basic history of virtual desktops that is pretty cool. It is written in the context of Leopard’s (Mac OS 10.5) release–which I will be buying courtesy of me, via my $100 Apple iPhone credit.
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iPhonehacks.com Is Despicable
As an iPhone owner, I try to keep up on iPhone developments, including hacks. The good news is that there is plenty of development on opening up the device. The bad news is that one of the leading iPhone-hacks Web sites, iphonehacks.com, is 100 percent terrible.
First, their writing is abysmal. Sure, the primary (and only?) writer is not a native English speaker, but that is no excuse (don’t write in English!).
Second, they do not own an iPhone!
So how do they cover iPhone developments? Well, this is the third part: they just regurgitate what is on other sites.
Fourth, their regurgitation is really just ripping off. Rarely are any of the information sources cited and even more rare are links to the sites that provided the tip. In fact, in at least one instance, iphonehacks.com simply copied and pasted a Gizmodo post and didn’t provide a link!
I am boycotting these guys for being total journalist hacks. Ethics, boys! Ethics!
Initial Thoughts on the iPhone
I joined the cool brigade and bought an iPhone Friday night. Overall, it is an incredible device totally worth the large price tag (but worth is certainly a relative term).
I want to be brief with my comments on the device, but basically there are no significant issues other than third-party support, which seems to closer to reality every day, and the iTunes requirement (I despise this software).
The GUI is fantastic, touch screen incredible, screen resolution amazing, applications wonderful, size great, etc. Most of my initial issues with the iPhone washed away once I played with it a bit more and became aware of how to do certain tasks or find certain information; it wasn’t that these things were hidden or are hard to get to, just that I hadn’t paid enough attention.
I was surprised at the speed of the EDGE, which is about twice as fast as dialup, and activation was flawless (I was totally up and running in less than 15 minutes; note that I was and am an AT&T customer).
The one significant problem I had was connecting to my secured WiFi network. Passcodes required nuanced entering depending on whether they are ASCII or hex, and nearly all the information I found online about how to enter the information was using the network connection interface for firmware 1.0.0, which is a bit different than 1.0.1. In the end, don’t forget to reboot your router!
The one definite improvement I would like is that Safari would (1) continue loading a page when you switch to a new browser window so you don’t have to wait around and (2) not reload the page you were last on.