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  • First Run with Timelapse Dolly Prototype

    This past weekend I built a DIY time-lapse dolly.  Here’s an edit containing all of the tests I took while working on it.  Still some smoothness/operator-error issues to work out but I’m really excited about the potential.

    Timelapse Dolly Prototype - First Run from Nate Weiner on Vimeo.

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  • On Instapaper

    As Marco has opened up on the matter, I think it would only be fair to do the same.
    Instapaper is a competitor to Read It Later.  It launched as a web app few months after I launched my Firefox extension.
    If you’ve ever spoken with me about Instapaper, you know that I do not consider Instapaper [...]

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  • Apple’s iPad Video Walkthroughs

    Apple has posted a number of videos that walk through each of the default apps for the iPad (via Macstories).  They are worth a watch.  Being able to see the iPad in action reveals a number of little details.
    A nice touch in Safari, when you tap the location bar to start typing, a bookmark bar [...]

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  • Apple Accepting iPad Apps Before We Have iPads

    Of all the possible scenarios we (developers) considered for exactly how Apple planned to roll out iPad apps with the release of the iPad, this was the one I dreaded the most.
    Apple is now accepting iPad applications to the review process.  If you submit before March 27th, you may be included in the grand opening [...]

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