This post could just as easily been written by me. I started running for the purpose of running about 2 years ago and I also did the Runkeeper/podcast/music/gps-watch thing. At the time, I was training for my first marathon, often going out of 2 hours and longer so at those times an iPod and a [...]
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
January 14, 2012
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Redownload your purchased music from iTunes.
By Jan in Apple, OSXNot sure if this is new or not but I haven’t notice it before so here goes: A couple of months ago, Apple added the “Purchased” option to the iTunes store. That option gives you a list of all the apps and books you’ve purchased in the past and gives you an easy way to [...]
January 7, 2012
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Fire drill.
By Jan in OSX, TechnologyIt’s coming round to the time of year when I get the urge to do a clean install of whatever computer/laptop/phone I’m using. Not sure why. In one way to transition into the new year with a clean slate, but also sort of fire-drill. We all have backup systems in place, have everything synced up [...]
January 2, 2012
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Misconceptions About iOS Multitasking
By Jan in Apple, iOSWhen you press the home button, iOS will tell the app to quit. In almost all cases, it quits, it stops using CPU time (and hence battery) and the memory it was using is eventually recovered if required. Interesting, and something I did not know.
December 27, 2011
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Just me and a bunch of nerds.
By Jan in Internet, TwitterI don’t understand how the Internet got so big and how all of you people got on it because last time I checked it was just me and a bunch of nerds and now it’s still us plus a lot of people being dicks to each other over made-up problems, and I’m not interested rar [...]
December 24, 2011
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Samsung Galaxy S not getting ICS
By Jan in Mobile, TechnologyThe original iPad is nearly two years old, runs iOS 5 well, and will probably get a few more significant OS upgrades. The Galaxy Tab is one year old and it can’t run the latest version of Android. – Marco Arment This is one of my biggest problems with Android and it’s one the always [...]
October 15, 2011
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The cost of not buying good software.
By Jan in OSX, SoftwareGood software is virtually free, regardless of its purchase price, because the payback dwarfs the investment. If your time is worth something, you’d be rational to pay hundreds of dollars for applications you use every day. An interesting and usual point of view, but one that’s spot on none the less: “good software pays for [...]
June 13, 2011
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Belgian Waffles podcast – Episode 0: So, are we going to do this?
By Jan in Internet, podcast, TechnologyI’ve listened to podcasts for a long time now, first to pass the time during my work-commute to Mechelen and nowadays during my longruns. Podcasts from different sources (independent, Twit, Cnet) but subject was always technology, internet or photography related. Lately, I’ve listening to a lot of podcasts on the 5by5 network and I really [...]
June 4, 2011
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Flaky Home Button Syndrome.
By Jan in AppleSince a week or so, the home button on my iPhone 4 is been acting very strange. From time to time, it does not react when I press it. Pressing it once, twice, 30 times in a row, nothing. So I reboot the device (have you tried turning it off and on again?) and it [...]
