Chad of All Things

(via the rut.)

Routesy, a handy iPhone application for predicting arrival information for Muni buses and trains, is locked in a battle with NextBus Information Systems over the licensing of NextBus’ arrival predictions. NextBus is trying to assert that Routesy’s use of their data constitutes “commercial use” and is attempting to collect a licensing fee in return.
Since Routesy is [...]

I ordered a new 32GB iPhone 3G S, Apple’s first hardware overhaul of the iPhone platform, immediately after the recent WWDC.
Many experienced Apple fans will tell you to skip the first iteration of any hardware Apple produces and instead wait for “v2,” the theory being that any quirks and mistakes will have been discovered and worked [...]

Inspired by a post from Orange Photography, I asked for “Instant Photo Assignments” for my trip to Union Square today. I got several great assignments, all of them easy at first glance, although some proved deceptively challenging in practice.

Kara asked for “the outside of the Chanel store on Maiden Lane.” I’d been to this storefront [...]

We’re in the midst of a revolution the world has never seen before. I’m hesitant to characterize it as a “new media” revolution, since the media used in art have always been evolving to some extent. This revolution is instead one where the line between consumer and artist is blurred, almost to the point of [...]

I recently got to see the latest installment in the “Star Trek” saga, billed as a “reboot” of the franchise.
Overall, I’d call the movie a great success, although some of the forced (and horribly cheesy) dialog threatened to derail the story at times. For example, Uhura coos the line, “I’ll be monitoring your frequency,” to [...]

I wonder:
If Microsoft waves their proposed magic wand hard and fast enough, do you think it would make us forget our Windows problems? Maybe it would make the “I’m a Mac” dude disappear?