Month: December 2012

Second Screens & Minimal Setups

Why Productivity Apps on iOS should have Second Screen interfaces. Chatting with Benjamin Southworth this morning regarding the minimalist setup and my desire for apps other than games to take advantage of the second screen APIs in iOS. @cimota Wow, loving the minimal setup of this. I totally should get you to do a blog … Continue reading “Second Screens & Minimal Setups”

Why Productivity Apps on iOS should have Second Screen interfaces.

Chatting with Benjamin Southworth this morning regarding the minimalist setup and my desire for apps other than games to take advantage of the second screen APIs in iOS.

Real Racing 2 HD, for instance, uses the main screen of the device as a dashboard when a second, larger, screen is attached (via cable or over AirPlay). So if it works for games, why not productivity apps. Why does the phone not turn into a touchpad when attached in this way? Why not have other options on the touchscreen as opposed to the larger screen? Why do I lug about a 5.6 lb laptop?

Arrive at destination. Plug in screen (that also charges your device). Pair keyboard. Boom.

Related posts:

  1. iPad
  2. iPad 2
  3. Ruminating on Android Engagement
  4. The Games Market is about to have a significant and violent rebalancing. Look out.

Raspberry Pi Jam’12 @FarsetLabs

We’re in the top left hand corner. When the room empties, it’s because the geeks are out looking at the AR Drone. Here’s their blog post on the event: Raspberry Jam: So good we’re going to *preserve* it in our calendar with nice photos and everything! You can follow @FarsetLabs, visit them or even just … Continue reading “Raspberry Pi Jam’12 @FarsetLabs”

We’re in the top left hand corner. When the room empties, it’s because the geeks are out looking at the AR Drone.

Here’s their blog post on the event: Raspberry Jam: So good we’re going to *preserve* it in our calendar with nice photos and everything!

You can follow @FarsetLabs, visit them or even just give them money.

Related posts:

  1. iPhone Developer thingies
  2. A light went on somewhere…
  3. Raspberry Pi: some useful links for doing more than playing around.
  4. Raspberry Pi books: Caveat Emptor

Raspberry Jam

Getting people together to do things can be hard. But, interestingly enough, a Pi can be powered by the USB port on a Time Machine or Airport. Which makes it a cinch to get on the network. Related posts: Mobile/Portable Computing Caveats MWSF2008: The Good, the Bad and the Fugly BarCamp WiFi Disaster Solar…portable…renewable

Getting people together to do things can be hard.

But, interestingly enough, a Pi can be powered by the USB port on a Time Machine or Airport. Which makes it a cinch to get on the network.

Related posts:

  1. Mobile/Portable Computing Caveats
  2. MWSF2008: The Good, the Bad and the Fugly
  3. BarCamp WiFi Disaster
  4. Solar…portable…renewable