Month: August 2010
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My post in HowardForums.com
I am part of a mobile phone enthusiast community called HowardForums. In the Nexus One, there was a post regarding moving back to the iPhone 4. I felt uniquely qualified in responding given that I own both phones and I’ve been thinking about the two handsets a lot. Here is the originating post by DaveTO:…
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Android vs iOS4 – Software
So I’ve been dreading this post. Absolutely dreading it. I think it’s because I’m so torn. Both platforms offer so much, they each do things better than the other. iOS and Android embody each company’s view on design It breaks down to something I twittered recently: @thebigjc @sameerhasan Apple is all about having a finished…
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Buying a new home
Some of the things that I’ve realized when trying to buy a new home: [stag_intro]Most of the homes in Davisville Village, Toronto are old and heated through radiant heat.[/stag_intro]This is very different from what I’m used to—in that there is no forced air system. Radiant heat has it’s advantages and disadvantages: Pros Radiators keep constant…
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About platforms: A brief break from the Android vs. iOS4 analysis
I plan to write several articles regarding my usage of the Nexus One and iPhone 4. However, before I get into specifics, I wanted to write about some of my thoughts regarding platforms in general. Product Life-cycles play a huge role in success today Having spent my formative years as a smartphone user with Symbian—the…
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iPhone4 vs Nexus One: More thoughts on hardware
I have a penchant for reading my posts several days later, and I realize that there is an aspect of day-to-day use that I haven’t addressed so far. First off, this is really a comparison between the Nexus One and iPhone 4. The N1 is rooted and runs a cooked ROM known as the TheOfficial,…