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Multitasking on iOS
It always starts with three little letters, right? W h y To manage your running apps on the iPhone, you must hit the home button twice. That triggers an animation that dims…
October 20, 2010 -
iPhone 3.0 Nits
Some quick notes on what I think can be improved: 1. Why do we now have two separate applications for note taking? One is verbal (Voice Memos) and the other is textual…
June 19, 2009 -
Safari 4 Reaction
I’ve been using the Safari 4 beta since the day it was released and I have a few comments to make. 1. The page loading UI device is just too hidden. The…
March 5, 2009 -
You Say Tomato and I Say Tomahto
Me thinks Apple needs to have a group hug at some point and discuss this whole “create/add/write” function. You think they would have standardized this by now. In Notes, the “create” note…
September 9, 2008 -
iPhone 2.0 Map Feature
I don’t have the 3G model but that didn’t stop Google Maps from being super useful when using their targeting function. If you are in Maps and press the targeting button in…
July 15, 2008 -
Tiny Safari Hint
This is really just an odd thing I stumbled upon one day… In Safari, open one window and then create a new tab so you have 1 window with 2 tabs beneath…
May 7, 2008 -
iPhone 1.1.3 Bits
So I restored my phone and upgraded to 1.1.3 with the hope that the upcoming SDK will bring many of those back in the fold. However, before I restored, I had already…
January 23, 2008 -
Leopard Dock Shadows
Every dock icon automatically gets a cast shadow that is in perspective with the dock when it’s positioned at the bottom of the screen. But hang on. I just noticed something kinda…
November 1, 2007 -
Pixelmator First Impressions
I don’t have the time to write a full review of this new app but I thought I’d share my initial impressions. I didn’t reposition the windows in this post. I just…
October 5, 2007 -
Designing for Tight Spaces
The first time I saw the iPhone’s home screen interface (the Springboard), I wondered how Apple would handle the iPhone’s lack of real estate when they’d add new apps down the line.…
August 6, 2007