June 2009
7 posts
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iPhone: Troubleshooting Internet tethering →
Apple’s iPhone tethering troubleshooting didn’t solve my problem this morning: I accidentally deleted the network location on my computer that included the “Bluetooth PAN” connection, and even though my computer would still connect to the iPhone, and the iPhone said tethering was active, the connection didn’t work.
The solution was simple in hindsight, but not at...
Slow-motion video shot at 1000 frames per second →
I remember reading James Cameron say that the digital video evolution would make high frame-rate video a reality and this, not HD, would be what knocks everyone’s socks off. (Via Daring Fireball)
iPhone 3.0 Software Walkthrough | The iPhone Blog →
Potentially the biggest and most exciting development for iPhone 3.0, if not the iPhone in general, is the ability of developers to make apps that directly communicate with accessories/peripherals via the USB dock connector or Bluetooth radio.
This means your iPhone could potentially be a PlayStation 3 controller or a WiiMote!
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How to copy contact information into a text...
iPhone 3.0 features copy and paste. Hurrah! But at first glance, it still seems like there’s no way to easily send someone a text message (SMS) with information inserted from your contacts. In a world where not everyone has an iPhone or even a smart phone, the ability to text a phone number to someone (“Here’s Luke’s number: 647…”) is useful. My ancient Nokia...
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jQuery UI bug with fixed position scroll offsets... →
jQuery UI has a bug with Safari 4 that causes incorrect scroll offset values to be used for fixed position elements. This interferes with drag and drop behaviours (and probably other things) if the window has been scrolled at all.
I’ve filed a bug, but the fix is fairly simple — they were already using a workaround for Safari because Safari 3 didn’t treat scroll offsets...
The Beatles: Rock Band →
This actually looks pretty amazing.
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Anonymous Pro →
Mark Simonson has released a new version of his free, fixed-width font: Anonymous Pro. It might not tempt me away from Consolas, but it’s lovely none the less.
