iPhone misses copy, cut and paste capabilities. It features the great magnifying glass though, which is the first step to a–in m opinion–great copy and past implementation. The following describes my idea of interacting with text input on the iPhone:
Mark text
Use the magnifying glass to position the cursor on one end of the text to [...]
Read Article »A Scanner Darkly — the movie adaption of Philip K. Dick’s great novel.
What does a scanner see? I mean, really see? Into the head? Down into the heart? Does a passive infrared scanner … see into me — into us — clearly or darkly? (Bob Arctor, A Scanner Darkly)
Great dystopian novel and fantastic movie adoption. [...]
Read Article »Finally I’ve found the time to upload about 50 of more than 400 photos of our trip to Iceland this summer.
tags: 2007, Iceland, photos, trip, vacation
Visiting Iceland this summer was wonderful. Seeing the impressive landscape lets you understand the origins of Sigur Rós’s music. Listening to their music while driving on Icelandic roads is just perfect.
On November 5th Sigur Rós is planning to release the documentary Heima (at home) about their 2006 tour on Iceland. Watching the trailer makes me [...]
This has to be the worst product name ever: TrekStor sells an MP3 player named i.Beat blaxx.
Via Daring Fireball
TrekStor removed the i.Beat from the player’s name. That was quick.
tags: bad product name, i.Beat, iBeat, TrekStor
tags: Cumberlandsche Galerie Hannover, feet, Hanover, Party, wall
Read Article »Dear Steve,
I’m impressed with your recent introduction of the iPhone. Congratulations on keeping it (almost) secret for so long. Instead of sleeping I’ve watched your keynote the same night and played with all those nice animations on the iPhone pages. My current Sony Ericsson phone now feels like my granny’s landline phone.
You’ve proven once again [...]
You can solve the Rubik’s Cube from any mixed up position by following the Doing The Cube instructions.
tags: instructions, Rubik’s Cube
Read Article »Please don’t take this as an insult, but I can’t fix your computer! (Well, probably I could but maybe I don’t want to. Do you want to mow my lawn for free?)
tags: computer fixing, computer repairs, IT professional, prejudice, rant
The average internet user wants information or entertainment. As long as he get what he wants it’s OK. If Google didn’t find what he was looking for he doesn’t care about your website at all.
This is why I think 99% of the internet users don’t care how a site looks. They are too overwhelmed by [...]
Es liegt zwar schon etwas zurück, dennoch hat Anne-Marie anlässlich einer “Button-Sonderseite” der ZiSH (der jugendliche Teil der HAZ) ein paar schöne Zeilen über ihren Moneybrother Button, das getrennt sein und natürlich über uns verfasst.
[...] ich bin längst wieder in Hannover, bei Daniel. Den Button trage ich nicht mehr. Er liegt im CD-Regal, neben den [...]
Neben besoffenen Elchen und verrückten Fröschen für das jugendliche Telefon gibt es - wenn man der Legende Glauben schenken möchte - auch Musik auf MTViva. Doch wo ist die gute Musik geblieben? Es folgt eine kleine Suche in der deutschen Fernsehlandschaft.
Read Article »Bin ich der einzige Mensch der läuft?
Bin ich der einzige Mensch der rennt, wenn er eine Besorgung hinter sich bringen will; einfach um es erledigt sich zu haben? Auch bei nicht unangenehmen Dingen?
Bin ich der einzige Mensch der läuft, wenn er schnell zu seiner Freundin möchte?
Ich sehe kaum rennende Menschen auf der Straße. Warum beeilen [...]