A Blander Blog

Photography, and the Tolerance for Courageous Sucking | 43 Folders
…as I struggle to absorb the insane physics of capturing light with some glass and a black box, I accept upfront that the improvements to my actual photos will be slow, incremental, and, largely undetectable to anybody but me…
A must read post.

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Muxtape
I didn’t get into this to build a big company as fast as I could no matter what the cost, I got into this to make something simple and beautiful for people who love music…

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Locked iPhones can be unlocked without a password | InfoWorld | News | 2008-08-27 |
By Peter Sayer, IDG News Service
Pressing the emergency call button at the unlock screen, followed by two taps on the home button, takes you to the iPhone’s private ‘favorites’ page without the need to enter the unlock code.

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The RIAA shuts down Muxtape | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone - CNET
Free music mixtape service Muxtape has temporarily been shut down due to pressure from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Sharing mixtapes (sic) is more about sharing a love of music than sharing music. A subtle distinction perhaps and while it may be unreasonable [...]

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MobileMe: Supplemental 60-day extension eligibility and details
The MobileMe false starts and their aftermath are good litmus tests for Apple. They’ve done the right thing here, but, if they want to be serious about the push into enterprise, they’re going to have to be more transparent. Including more complete information regarding software updates. As if to [...]

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I Love Typography: The Rather Difficult Font Game: The Hall of Fame
Rather difficult indeed. I scored a 23 out of 34 on the first run through. Exactly average. Sounds about right.

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Slack-a-gogo
AotM alum Dale’s blog presence has content out the wazoo (check out the long and varied list of links) including, though not limited to, images of his sketchbooks. I didn’t know he had cartooning in his veins, but am glad to have found out as he’s got lots of splendid doodles. He even [...]

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Privacy: Avoid Laptop Seizure On International Trips
According to a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy, a Customs agent could seize your laptop for “an indefinite period” and even copy the data on your hard drive on your way to your European vacation destination. Whoah. CNET reports the DHS policy says that Customs agents can [...]

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Lab test: Apple gets iPhone 3G right for business | InfoWorld | Review | 2008-07-24 | By Tom Yager
With the iPhone 3G’s banner opening weekend and newsstands looking like a rack of brochures for the device, a review of the iPhone 3G at this point might be pro forma, except for one thing: Much of [...]

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Screen Dance 3, originally uploaded by that.turtle.
I woke my computer from sleep after getting home from work today and was greeted by a series of slowly morphing abstract images. I don’t know what graphics subsystem glitch might have caused this art movement, but I captured what I could before I, regretfully, restarted.

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