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Apple Maps
I have been meaning to blog about the recently discovered custom map tiles that appeared in the recently released iPhoto for iOS. While not particularly suited for driving directions etc. they do strike me as beautiful and with an Indiana Jones-movie like charme. As with many Apple products, they don’t do everything, but what they…
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Ideas of March
Funny how just yesterday I revived my personal blog for pretty much the same reasons Drew McLellan outlines in his post. Often, I can’t find something I know I tweeted the day before. Conversely, as an example, here’s the post from 2003 when Dave announced the CSS Zen Garden, which took me roughly 30 seconds…
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Gravity Duck 2
A decent successor to one of my favorite online games, but doesn’t hold a candle to the original, which was a lot more inspired and lovable. Still, a good game.
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How iTunes 1080p content compares to Blu-ray
Ars Technica has an in-depth comparison of video quality for the newly introduced iTunes 1080p content. I was surprised that iTunes content came so close to Bluray, even though it’s only a fraction of the file size. I was also surprised Ars had to take photos (!) of their TV in order to be legally…