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Re:Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs on Sunday April 01, 2012 @06:35PM (#3785229)
Damn. I was looking forward to seeing Noah Wyle return to the role. I also wish the folks from The Social Network were in charge.
Re:Define “Entrepreneur” in 10 words or less on Saturday March 03, 2012 @11:25AM (#3660369)
*fewer #corrections
Re:Apple announces Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Thursday February 16, 2012 @04:11PM (#3600652)
First off- I think Gatekeeper will further lure the average user into a false sense of security. Second, Apple needs to simplify how users are identified when communicating with iMessages. Third- it's curious that they didn't have a formal announcement.
Re:Final design of VLC 2.0 for Mac on Monday February 13, 2012 @07:26AM (#3585312)
All I need from VLC is the option to automatically save where I left off in a video so when I relaunch it, I don't have to manually navigate to where I was last.
Re:Idea: Instapaper for things to listen to on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @11:15AM (#3510266)
It would need to sync your location between places....

Offer HN: TravelsLikeThis.com

Posted by squealingrat on Monday January 16, 2012 @03:29PM
from the self-post dept.

I'm not much of a coder, so when I tried to create a companion site to usesthis.com (with the assistance of the creator), it was tough. In the end, I couldn't fully figure out the technical aspects of running the site (namely how to get my host to cooperate). So I'm offering up this project.The idea is simple- a sister site to usesthis.com- travelslikethis.com where you can learn how people...

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Re:Samsung’s New TV Ad: Apple Fans Are Whiny Lemmings on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @03:27PM (#3271581)
I just think it's a terrible idea to have a product's front page be a Facebook page.

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Re:Samsung’s New TV Ad: Apple Fans Are Whiny Lemmings on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:42AM (#3269706)
Hm. You must be one of those people who likes that Spotify forces new users to use Facebook.
Re:Samsung’s New TV Ad: Apple Fans Are Whiny Lemmings on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:40AM (#3269701)
1) But they set themselves up as a direct competitor in the ad. Their phone versus the iPhone. This image makes them look quite similar to Apple to the lay person.

I like that they make multiple phones. But at a certain point, they're overextending. Surely you agree they need to pare it down, even a little.

You're right- when people want a phone that's not an iPhone, they will look at the Samsung phones. But consumers who want a phone because the image they think it will portray will get the iPhone. It's a status symbol. A Samsung phone doesn't have the same effect. But with this ad, Samsung looks like they're trying to become an alternative to Apple. They need to get their act together and decide who they really want to be.

Re:It Is A Violation Of The Adobe Trademark To Say An Image Was "Photo... on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:30AM (#3269682)
Can't they just be happy with all the free advertising they're getting?!
Re:Samsung’s New TV Ad: Apple Fans Are Whiny Lemmings on Tuesday November 22, 2011 @07:28PM (#3268129)
One of my favorite things about this ad (which I like for the most part)is the 'See more at facebook.com/samsungmobileUSA' Now there's something Apple would never do. It's a generic, silly idea. I never want to go to a FB page to learn about a product. How about an official website?

As a few previous bloggers have pointed out (http://digithoughts.com/post/12962540298/apple-vs-samsung-pi...), Samsung needs to seriously simplify its message and product line if it wants to compete.

Re:Something crazy is happening at Backify. Watch out on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @07:05AM (#3242787)
I've found that CrashPlan is the best of online backup- I can backup attached external drives as well as my entire computer for a complete backup at a reasonable price. I'd suggest that people also wait a bit until Black Friday, where they sometimes discount their plans even further...
Re:New in Reader: a fresh design, and Google+ sharing on Monday October 31, 2011 @06:35PM (#3179456)
True, but the issue there is that it now takes about 4 mouse clicks that used to be a single shortcut. To set this link blog (squealingrat.org/new) up all I needed to do was feed my Google Reader shared items into the Wordpress blog.
Re:New in Reader: a fresh design, and Google+ sharing on Monday October 31, 2011 @06:31PM (#3179432)
Someone should tell the GReader guys.... http://cl.ly/BRqw
Re:New in Reader: a fresh design, and Google+ sharing on Monday October 31, 2011 @05:18PM (#3179119)
Sigh. I like the redesign (it's about time!) but I hate that they're turning off sharing. I use that to run my link blog, and now I'll have to figure out another workaround.
Re:Google removes '+' from Chrome's tab bar on Sunday October 30, 2011 @02:38PM (#3175031)
a nod to future g+ integration in chrome perhaps?
Re:Show HN: Folderus Demo - Dropbox, Google Docs and local folder coll... on Monday October 03, 2011 @04:43PM (#3067961)
I'd like if it worked a bit more like insynchq.com...
Re:Synchronization of files between Google Docs, Basecamp, and Dropbox on Thursday August 25, 2011 @08:23AM (#2924632)
not the best i've found... http://www.squealingrat.org/word/a-quest-to-sync-google-docs...
Re:Suggest HN: Hacker news circle on Google+ on Friday July 01, 2011 @07:41AM (#2717882)
squealingrat (would love an invite!)
Re:Ask HN: Advice for a young, self-taught programmer on Sunday June 12, 2011 @07:02PM (#2647613)
i'm 16 and am on the other side of your world, still loving technology, but avoiding programming in favor of the design/content/consulting side... i've joined sparkmuse.com in hopes of finding someone to partner with me, but i think i'd probably have more success if i had programming knowledge. if you want to build something, i'd suggest checking that out. shoot me an email- m at squealingrat.org- i'd like to talk with you about what you've created.