blog.scrufus.com http://blog.scrufus.com did you ever stop wondering? — thoughts on software and consumer technology among other things Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:00:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 On Submitting Bug Reports http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/Qruu5lq-0dA/on-submitting-bug-reports http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/07/on-submitting-bug-reports#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:00:10 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=660 My biggest motivation for submitting bug reports is because I love using an app and I want to continue using it. So when I encounter a bug with an app I love using, I put time and effort to articulate why I consider it a bug, why I think it’s happening and how to reproduce it. The least I expect from the makers of the app is to acknowledge that the bug exists. Some app makers go beyond that and also tell me what they plan to do about it, when and why.

So far, the makers of the following apps have gone beyond. So I’d like to thank them for keeping me happy and making me want to continue using their apps again and again.

(listed in alphabetical order)

(reposted from t.scrufus.com)

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I really like the new MobileMe navigation. It’s accessible via a keyboard shortcut (Shift-Esc) and the “switcher” also adapts to the size of the window. Now, this is starting to get me really interested about this SproutCore thing.

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Coming here in Singapore in July and there’s no doubt we’re getting one each.

Things I like on the new device:

  • Retina Display — no more pixels
  • Better camera w/ LED flash — would really make it the best camera I’ll carry everyday
  • FaceTime
  • It’s thinner than the 3GS and a lot more compact
  • iOS 4 — I’ve been using it for a few days, and I really like the subtle improvements they’ve made in the OS. And once apps start supporting multi-tasking, everything will be a seamless experience.

There’s also news on the developer front:

  • a new version of Xcode — which from Twitter chatter seems to be quite an awesome release
  • Safari 5, now with Extensions — Apple’s really betting on HTML5 and the whole web stack (HTML, CSS, JS) with this release

Next year, I hope to be there for WWDC when the new iPhone is announced.

]]> http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/06/iphone-4-wwdc2010/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/06/iphone-4-wwdc2010 Google I/O 2010 Announcements http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/q3i3mUOeGOo/google-io-2010-announcements http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/05/google-io-2010-announcements#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 05:00:03 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=637
  • Google App Engine for Business — Centralized administration, finally an SLA, SQL databases, SSL
  • Chrome Web Store
  • WebM — an open web media format
  • VP8 open-sourced
  • Updated and new APIs (Maps, Feed, Font)
  • Plus, strong anti-Apple sentiments

    • (via Official Google Blog)

    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/05/google-io-2010-announcements/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/05/google-io-2010-announcements     Steve Jobs on Flash http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/gVQcFJF7O6A/steve-jobs-on-flash http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:58:18 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=625

    Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.

    - Steve Jobs, Thoughts on Flash

    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash     A new era of computing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/WZET0EH2C6Q/a-new-era-of-computing http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/a-new-era-of-computing#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:00:20 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=623 After seeing all the reviews, videos, anecdotes and screenshots of what is possible on the iPad, I’m really excited to get my hands on one, start imagining, and eventually developing apps (web and native) for it. There’s just so much stuff that can be done on a device as intimate as the iPad. I think it’s finally something I could give my mother so she’ll have a better sense of what the Internet is and the stuff I create on it.

    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/a-new-era-of-computing/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/04/a-new-era-of-computing     Just got married http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/mfLJnt87Ycc/just-got-married http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/just-got-married#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:21:01 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=609 .

    More on that here :)

    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/just-got-married/feed 1 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/just-got-married     Visitor Stats 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/0C00Iw7YNNw/visitor-stats-2009 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/visitor-stats-2009#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:53 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=604 Although I don’t think anyone really goes to this site, the stats sure look interesting.

    Browsers

    1. Firefox (40.86%)
    2. Safari (20.84%)
    3. Internet Explorer (18.00%)

    Operating Systems

    1. Windows (51.31%)
    2. Macintosh (26.61%)
    3. iPhone (13.17%)

    Browsers and OS

    1. Firefox / Windows (26.32%)
    2. Internet Explorer / Windows (18.00%)
    3. Safari / Macintosh (13.29%)
    4. Safari / iPhone (13.13%)
    5. Firefox / Macintosh (12.17%)

    Flash

    1. Enabled (83.00%)
    2. Disabled (17.00%)
    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/visitor-stats-2009/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/02/visitor-stats-2009     The iPad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/8BswmoduNec/the-ipad http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/01/the-ipad#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:00:02 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=600 Apple just announced its tablet device, the iPad.

    I want one.

    ]]>     http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/01/the-ipad/feed 0 http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/01/the-ipad     Moving things around http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scrufus/~3/6-iha5sfOQU/moving-things-around http://blog.scrufus.com/2010/01/moving-things-around#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:24:27 +0000 JR Ignacio http://blog.scrufus.com/?p=589 I’ve finally moved my main blog from scruf.us to blog.scrufus.com. Previous entries from scrufus.net have also been imported into this one. After a month or two, I’ll probably drop the redirects from scruf.us to blog.scrufus.com so I can start using scruf.us for my little web ideas and experiments.

    I’ve also gotten myself a Linode box to play around with since I’ve decided to wean away from using just PHP. Right now, I’ve set up nginx as the main web server since it seems to be the best one to use for my purposes. The setup should let me easily play interchangeably with PHP, Python (Django) and Ruby (Rails).

    I’m hoping to document here the things I learn from all the playing around since I intend to have this blog focus more on my thoughts about software, development and technology. Personal and non-techie posts for the most part would go to my tumblog if you’re into that sort of thing. Finally, follow me on Twitter if you like.

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