Posts Tagged ‘iphone’

Media consumption on devices

September 26, 2011

Jason Calacanis asks the question: what’s your primary consumption device? For me, the answer has been evolving based on what I own.

TV. First off, my TV is the big loser.  Other than live sports (mainly basketball and tennis) I don’t use it.

Apple products. I own an iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air, and purchased them in that order. I also own an Apple TV. (Yes, call me a fan boy.)

I really don’t use the Apple TV for much beyond watching the occasional movie.

My iPhone has been the big loser in terms of media consumption.  It’s always better to use either the iPad or Air.

The MacBook Air (11′) has displaced much of my iPad usage. Because it’s so light, it’s been winning the battle for what I travel with and what I use on the couch.  The iPad still wins for watching a movie or reading a book in bed.

The Air also has the advantage of being a good creation device – when deciding what to take on a trip.

I suppose in any scenario, Apple is the winner :)

I’m now wondering how education “consumption” is changing across devices.

Third Party Platforms – Building on Thin Ice

April 13, 2010

Twitter announced that it will be launching its own application.  It’s a smart move for Twitter for a host of reasons.  Unfortunately, the move doesn’t bode well for the TweetDecks of the world (i.e., companies that have been building a business on the Twitter platform).

This story has repeated itself over and over again in a variety of ways and contexts.  For example, building a business on the Facebook platform is a scary proposition.  Facebook has repeatedly changed the rules for application developers, and will continue to do so.  iPhone/iPad application developers are likewise subject to the whims of The Apple.  Even if platform changes don’t drive you out of business, they certainly make it hard to plan (which ultimately impacts the value of a business). Read the rest of this entry »

How many iPhone apps do I really need? Not many…

January 28, 2010

Here are the iPhone apps that I use on a regular basis.  There aren’t many, actually.  I really need to clean out my iPhone (I counted over 160 apps and I’ve already deleted many).  Email, Phone, SMS, iPod, Camera, and contacts = 90% of actual use.   In no particular order:

  • NYTimes
  • Facebook (I primarily use Facebook this way)
  • MSNBC.com (more for the news notices versus the actual app)
  • Sportacular (real time sports scores)
  • Pandora (I wish iPhone had longer battery life)
  • Shazam (I don’t use it that often, but it’s simply amazing)
  • Wall Street Journal
  • TechCrunch
  • LinkedIn
  • Urbanspoon (don’t use that often, but it’s still a favorite)
  • Foursquare and Gowalla (more testing because they are getting so much attention)
  • TweetDeck
  • Light (must have)

This reminds me of the Facebook app craze in many ways.  Too many apps.  Not many are actually useful.  The vast majority are used only once.

Here is a great graph showing just how few iPhone apps are actually used.

Testing WordPress app for iPhone

November 21, 2009

I’m testing the WordPress iPhone app. I give it a thumbs up.

How to use Delicious on iPhone

August 13, 2008

This tip worked perfectly for me.  I’m spending more time browing on my iPhone so this was very useful (and very well explained).  Here it is.

Testing iPhone Application For Wordpreas

July 27, 2008

Maybe I don’t need that lunky ol’ notebook computer.

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