I write about the things I find interesting. It’s really random stuff.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This is why the Kobo eReader doesn’t support justification
There’s a reason why most page layout programs considered “Hyphenation and Justification” to be two aspects of the same feature. I strongly agree that you should never use justification without good hyphenation — let alone without any hyphenation at all.…
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Random Stuff: Dad Again, Android N1 Stuff, Microsoft KIN
Dad version 2.0 [stag_image style=”sepia” src=”https://pixelsandwidgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/201004210004.jpg” alignment=”center” url=””] Or should that be Daughter v2.0? Evelyn now has a wonderful baby sister, Emily. Emily was born, 7 lbs 11 oz on April 6th, 2010 at 1:06 pm. She was 49 cm…
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iPhone 4 vs Nexus One: Hardware
So on launch day, I lined up with the Kobo crew to procure some iPhone 4’s for the office. I ended up keeping a 16GB unlocked version for myself. For a person who already has a Google Nexus One smartphone,…
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Pretty historic 2 weeks for me
A year ago, if you asked me what I was doing, I would have said, “No biggie, just designing an eReader application for the iPhone.” Since then, I’ve worked on the mobile architecture for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Pre and Android.…
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Protecting the Nexus One: Best Skin Ever
In what is sure to be a multi-part series of articles, I have purchased extra protection for my Nexus One. I’ve been trolling through the forums to see what is out there in terms of cases for the Nexus One.…
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The Nexus One 24-hour update
Some quick thoughts on the using the Nexus One (N1) for the last 24-hours. It’s really, really fast I know that there is a 1 GHz processor in the phone, but I am blown away with the speed. Keep in…