The Blog of Scot Newbury http://newburyonline.com Explorations in Technology, Productivity and Life Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:48:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Netflix comes to the iPhone http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/26/netflix-comes-to-the-iphone/ http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/26/netflix-comes-to-the-iphone/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:44:10 +0000 Scot Newbury http://newburyonline.com/?p=625 if (typeof Meebo == 'undefined') { Meebo=function(){(Meebo._=Meebo._||[]).push(arguments)}; (function(q){ var args = arguments; if (!document.body) { return setTimeout(function(){ args.callee.apply(this, args) }, 100); } var d=document, b=d.body, m=b.insertBefore(d.createElement('div'), b.firstChild); s=d.createElement('script'); m.id='meebo'; m.style.display='none'; m.innerHTML=''; s.src='http'+(q.https?'s':'')+'://'+(q.stage?'stage-':'')+'cim.meebo.com/cim/cim.php?network='+q.network; b.insertBefore(s, b.firstChild); })({network:'theblogofscotnewbury_ha12nu'}); }Parents rejoice! Today Netflix released an update to their iOS application that will allow iPhone owners to take advantage of anything available via the Watch Instantly section of their account. The best part – it appears to work over both Wi-Fi and 3G. For those of us with kids this is fantastic as I can [...] Related posts:
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Parents rejoice!

Today Netflix released an update to their iOS application that will allow iPhone owners to take advantage of anything available via the Watch Instantly section of their account.

The best part – it appears to work over both Wi-Fi and 3G.

For those of us with kids this is fantastic as I can now load up a movie or TV show the kids like to watch in the Instant Watch Queue and when we’re on the road (like the upcoming trip to their cousins) I can open the app and appease the one not playing DS.

Even though it may not be the home theater experience – will you stream to your iPhone?

[Netflix via Lifehacker]

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It’s been a while coming but the folks over at Evernote have finally done some update work on their Android app so for those of you that aren’t iPhone addicts be sure to check the marketplace and grab your update.

The update includes:

  • An Evernote widget
  • Pinch and zoom support
  • Send to Evernote
  • Note caching (a prelude to offline note storage)
  • And a bunch of fixes

All of the updates are explained over on the Evernote blog so be sure to jump over there to get the full rundown.

Click here to get the QR code to download it right now on your phone.

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The ocean has gone quiet as Google decides to halt development of Google Wave.

But despite these wins, and numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects.

- Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Operations & Google Fellow

For myself I have mixed feelings on this as I have been a Wave proponent but at the same time never really managed to integrate it into my daily workflow or the teams that I work with. Some of the features that drew me to Wave, like the ability to collaborate in real time with others has already been incorporated into other products, like Google Docs, so hopefully I’ll be able to take advantage of it there.

I do want to congratulate Google on this decision though and that might cause some to get upset with me but it takes a responsible Project Manager or Company to make the tough call of cancelling a project when it just make sense to continue it.

So, were you a “Waver?” If so, what are you going to use in its place?

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]]> http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/04/dead-calm-the-end-of-google-wave/feed/ 0 So, will you jailbreak? http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/03/so-will-you-jailbreak/ http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/03/so-will-you-jailbreak/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:53:34 +0000 Scot Newbury http://newburyonline.com/?p=607 if (typeof Meebo == 'undefined') { Meebo=function(){(Meebo._=Meebo._||[]).push(arguments)}; (function(q){ var args = arguments; if (!document.body) { return setTimeout(function(){ args.callee.apply(this, args) }, 100); } var d=document, b=d.body, m=b.insertBefore(d.createElement('div'), b.firstChild); s=d.createElement('script'); m.id='meebo'; m.style.display='none'; m.innerHTML=''; s.src='http'+(q.https?'s':'')+'://'+(q.stage?'stage-':'')+'cim.meebo.com/cim/cim.php?network='+q.network; b.insertBefore(s, b.firstChild); })({network:'theblogofscotnewbury_ha12nu'}); }I know, I know, everyone and their brother posted late last week about the ruling making the practice of jailbreaking your phone for “educational purposes” legal here in the US. (You can read the news story here.) Personally I’m not going to rehash all of the stories that were written but I would suggest that [...] Related posts:
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I know, I know, everyone and their brother posted late last week about the ruling making the practice of jailbreaking your phone for “educational purposes” legal here in the US. (You can read the news story here.)

Personally I’m not going to rehash all of the stories that were written but I would suggest that if you have been living under a rock during the last week that you check out the post at ars technica and at Mashable.

Now, in the past I have jailbroken my iPhone and while I did test a recent jailbreak I have to say I’m not sure if I want to keep it jailbroken. When the 3.1.3 update came out I updated my phone which relocked it and while I was sorry to see some of the functionality I was using go away I’ve managed to function just fine without it for the last few months.

Would it be nice to have those features back? Sure, but the major one for me, multitasking, is now included in the OS. All the other “bells and whistles” like the Winterboard themes and easy access to turning on and off Wi-Fi are nice to haves – I can function just fine without them.

I’m thinking this has to do with simplifying things and making my life easier – if I keep my iPhone “locked down” there’s less for me to worry about and fewer applications for me to browse (of course I do have a Droid for work but that’s another story) which helps me stay more on track.

So, my question to you, my kind reader, now that it’s legal in the US to jailbreak – will you?

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]]> http://newburyonline.com/2010/08/03/so-will-you-jailbreak/feed/ 0 Lifehacking is about thinking outside the box http://newburyonline.com/2010/07/25/lifehacking-is-about-thinking-outside-the-box/ http://newburyonline.com/2010/07/25/lifehacking-is-about-thinking-outside-the-box/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:19:54 +0000 Scot Newbury http://newburyonline.com/?p=600 if (typeof Meebo == 'undefined') { Meebo=function(){(Meebo._=Meebo._||[]).push(arguments)}; (function(q){ var args = arguments; if (!document.body) { return setTimeout(function(){ args.callee.apply(this, args) }, 100); } var d=document, b=d.body, m=b.insertBefore(d.createElement('div'), b.firstChild); s=d.createElement('script'); m.id='meebo'; m.style.display='none'; m.innerHTML=''; s.src='http'+(q.https?'s':'')+'://'+(q.stage?'stage-':'')+'cim.meebo.com/cim/cim.php?network='+q.network; b.insertBefore(s, b.firstChild); })({network:'theblogofscotnewbury_ha12nu'}); }There’s a great blog I read – Lifehacker.com – which covers all kinds of interesting items from do it yourself projects to computer hacking/tweaking (windows, mac and linux) and I’m always being amazed at some of the projects I see worked on which then leads to the thought, “now why didn’t I think of that?” [...] Related posts:
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There’s a great blog I read – Lifehacker.com – which covers all kinds of interesting items from do it yourself projects to computer hacking/tweaking (windows, mac and linux) and I’m always being amazed at some of the projects I see worked on which then leads to the thought, “now why didn’t I think of that?”

The answer is quite simple, to lifehack you need to think outside of the box. You need to look at now what something is but rather what it is used for and is there a way to put a new spin or twist on it.

I had one of those “a-ha” moments this past winter and put the solution into practice a second time this spring when the power went out at the house again (luckily only a few hours not two days like it did last time).

Enter the seemingly everywhere solar powered walkway light.


An iPhone picture from Scot Newbury


For most folks these just light their walkways but in times of a power outage you can take and bring them inside to give you some wonderful light. What is really nice is that because these are essentially battery powered I can hand one to each of the kids and not worry about them carrying it around the house.

The best part? Put them back outside in the morning and they recharge for another eventing of fun (if you need them).

What have you lifehacked lately?

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