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  • The iPad: It wasn’t created for us.

    I’ve had some time to think about today’s release from Apple, the iPad.  I’m finding that the more I think about it, the more disappointed I am.  But I know why:  The iPad was not created for us (and by us I mean the tech crowd).
    Take a look at today’s release.  Remove all of the [...]

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  • In Defense of the App Store Review Process

    Trust me, I know how badly the App Store’s review process can burn you (*Ahem*).   In fact, while I’m on the verge of trying to push out Read It Later 2.0 as the busier holiday season approaches, I’m expecting even more frustration.
    Since Joe Hewitt quit the iPhone platform, a strong discussion has emerged and a [...]

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  • Going All In

    Today, I am taking on Read It Later, iPhone development and Idea Shower projects full-time.
    Two years ago, I worked for a small web design agency in the Twin Cities and on one random night after work I built a little project.  A few months later I decided that I really liked making these little projects [...]

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  • Credit Card Receipt Preferences

    As I watch the receipt start printing, I always have the same thought in the checkout lane: “Why?”
    That piece of paper the clerk is about to hand me is going to get shoved into my pocket and is going to end up god knows where.  My desk, in my mail stack, in the lint trap, [...]

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