25 Apr 2006
I use iTunes both on a Mac and Windows. In OS X, Command-H hides an app, something I do so often I just do it without thinking. However, in iTunes on Windows, Control-H (aka backspace) deletes whatever object you’re on, with no undo. I just deleted a playlist I had spent a long time working on and I see no way to get it back.
Why don’t I at least have the option to undo? Terrible UI. Surprising that Apple of all companies made such a basic mistake.
15 Mar 2006
Amazon just launched a new service, S3 - Simple Storage Service. It is a web service that allows you to store as much data as you like, with file sizes up to 5GB, and you just pay for the storage you use and the data transferred. Rates are very reasonable, too – $0.15/GB/month of storage, and $0.20/GB in data transferred.
This is pretty interesting. It gives developers the ability to create applications requiring significant storage space without having to make a huge upfront investment in equipment and expertise. Want to write your own Flickr? Go for it. Granted, it’s risky relying on a third party for a core part of your business, but you only need them until you get your million users and can get enough funding to build your own storage backend.
Google is apparently working on their own storage backend, Google Drive. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Nothing but good news for aspiring entrepreneurs, though.
via TechCrunch
27 Feb 2006
One of the most exciting new technologies I’ve seen in a long time: a multi-touch touch screen. The video says it all.
08 Feb 2006
John C. Dvorak has a good piece at pcmag.com about speculations that Google is going to be creating their own network (see the “Google is the Internet” scenario from the article linked in my previous post). I certainly hope they do, as telcos have been dragging their feet on broadband for a long time, and acting like the Mafia whenever someone encroaches on “their” territory.
More articles on the subject:
02 Feb 2006
Great article from Business 2.0 describing four future scenarios for Google:
Imagining the Google Future