Just finished Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford. I fell under the spell of the PBS series earlier this year, and decided I should find out more about Mrs. G. The novel is no better than a minor work, but I was really disappointed that the novel had been so modified…
Design Award Showdown: iPhone v. Philanthropic TOMS Shoes September 27th, 2007, Petemortensen The Cooper-Hewitt National People’s Design Award will soon be doled out to what the Internet-using public determines to be the best-designed new product or service. Interestingly, two of the top competitors at the moment are Apple’s…
It's here, and it's beautiful. The benefits I'm looking for in my iPhone, and they all seem to be delivered, are a sensible interface, integration with Apple applications, and ability to use WiFi to get good network performance. It's really amazing to…
I gave in to technolust this week and ordered an iPhone after the price drop. It was bad enough waiting for fixes and price drops, then FedEx tried to deliver the thing while I was out. Now I have to wait the rest of the weekend to get my hands…