Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Odds and ends, iPhone
I've alluded to my search for personal organization a couple of times during 2009. While it's not something that I'm obsessing about, I now capture my major goals in Things, and that at least tells me what I'm supposed to be doing in terms of short and long-term goals. However, I found that sometimes I couldn't figure out how to organize a single day in my calendar, simply because I would jump around to all sorts of projects and never get even one of them accomplished. Back in August, fellow TUAW blogger Brett Terpstra started writing a post about The Pomodoro Technique[TM]. Full story...
Filed under: Podcasts
Our trademark talkcast goes on the air once again this evening at 10pm Eastern, and it's going to be a heck of a show.
Filed under: Education
Apple, through the Apple II, served as the gateway to computing for me; my third grade classroom had two Apple IIs neatly tucked away in metallic lock cases.
Filed under: iPhone
I just tried out PhotoNest, a cool new way to view just the images posted to your Twitter stream.
Filed under: App Store
Earlier this week, Wired posted a story about what they call "App Store Payola" -- the practice of sites that solicit cash payments (or other compensation) in order to expedite or publish app reviews.
Filed under: iPhone
Silicon Alley Insider has posted an interesting chart that shows the total number of apps available across various mobile platforms.
Filed under: iPhone
Sprint has released an ad that features the iPhone with its Overdrive 3G/4G Hotspot mobile router.
Filed under: iPad
MacRumors reports that Apple has begun offering iPad 10-packs to educational institutions at discounted rates.
Filed under: OS
Charles Miller, a computer security researcher who's worked with the NSA, is planning to reveal 20 zero-day security holes in Mac OS X at CanSecWest, a digital security conference, in Vancouver BC next week.
Filed under: Gaming
Do you need a weapon that's not as clumsy or random as a blaster, or perhaps, an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Soon, there will be an app for that.