Will the iPad make the iPod touch a little more awesome?
Here’s my bullshit Apple prediction for the week. By prediction, I really mean something that I wish would happen but probably won’t—and I am totally cool with that.
What’s the difference between the iPad and the iPad with 3G? Well, 3G and about $130.
Now, what’s the difference between the iPhone and the iPod touch? A lot of things. No camera. No built-in mic. Okay—two things. But they’re big things.
I have an iPhone. But part of me realizes that I’d be just as happy with a prepaid cell phone and an iPod touch of I could capture and create media like I can on my iPhone. I have an iPhone for the mobile computer part, not because I make all that many calls. And as far as being able to get my email where ever I may be? Yea, I could use a little less of that.
Tried to be a handyman. This is how it ended for me.
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Windows: Looking out for me.
So guys, what’s new on the Internet?
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Granted, Apple has put a lot of work into rebuilding some of their applications to work better on the iPad (not to mention, designing the hardware to go around it). But the home screen—something you see every time you need to switch applications—should not have been a mere afterthought. If the iPad was designed before the iPhone, would it really look like this?
I completely concur. The small icons and unlock slider feel out of place on the larger iPad. I would have liked to see more Mac-like icons, maybe 128 pixels or so. Granted, I realize that this is impossible given the fact that the iPhone apps in the store currently don’t have larger icons and consistency is probably better than having some icons small and some large.
In my opinion, Apple missed an opportunity to create a completely new and much more natural user experience. They did so with very good reasons, but the opportunity has still been missed. That doesn’t stop the iPad from being an amazing device.
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Can I get a time frame here?
P.S.—In bed.
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By Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, for the New York Times:
Wall Street’s multimillion-dollar bonuses have long roused the populist ire. Bankers routinely defended their excessive pay saying it simply amounted to exceptional rewards for exceptional performance. The implication was that if you cut bonuses, you’d cut performance. My research suggests otherwise. Very large bonuses actually can cause job performance to deteriorate. Super-sized pay can take executive’s minds off their jobs and onto their bonuses.
In several earlier posts, I argued that mastering a rare and valuable skill is the key to generating a remarkable life — much more important than following your “passions” or matching your career (or academic major) to your personality. It occurred to me, however, that to continue this discussion, we need to better understand our goal; that is, we need to figure out what exactly makes a remarkable life remarkable.
Study Hacks is getting better and better lately. I graduated about three and a half years ago, but the content is still pertinent. I recommend starting with the Study Hacks Primer.
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"A report last year by the Sustainable Packaging Alliance, commissioned by Woolworths, found reusable bags have a lower environmental toll than single-use bags, but only when used 104 times - or once a week over two years. The impact on global warming of a reusable polypropylene bag used only 52 times is worse than a standard plastic shopping bag."
