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Bandwidth caps are rate hikes – Cringely on technology
That 250 gigabytes-per-month works out to about one megabit-per-second, which costs $8 in New York. So your American ISP, who has been spending $0.40 per month to buy the bandwidth they’ve been selling to you for $30, wants to cap their maximum backbone cost per-subscriber at $8.
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I upgraded to “Extreme 50” DOCSIS3 recently. Essentially I’m paying $100 for the same $8 worth of backbone cost. 250GB is definitely very tight, 500GB would be more reasonable.
Violet Blue on Amazon’s California affiliates/sales tax issues
It’s almost time to drop the phone number
I’ve used FaceTime with my phone in my pocket many many times for free voice-only calls. Now that I can use my email address in addition to my AT&T number for FaceTime in iOS5, I pretty much don’t need my phone number anymore. I’ve been using iMessage a lot and it’s amazing. I can’t wait for iOS5 to be out for everyone so I can stop using other SMS-replacement apps. What about non-iOS friends? Well, they will just have to get an iDevice, and worst case it will fall back to WhatsApp, and then Google Voice, and lastly, SMS/MMS.
Apple’s built a peer-to-peer calling system that allows you to call multiple devices using just an email address, with no central service or account management to speak of. All the company has to do is roll out updates that enable voice-only calls and support for calls on 3G and 4G networks, and millions of iPhone 4 users will stop using their minutes when they call each other. What’s more, FaceTime is built on open protocols like XMPP and SIP, and Apple’s promised to eventually open the standard to others, meaning that multiple apps and devices could someday support FaceTime calling. All you’d have to do on a new device is enter your email address, say you’re willing to accept FaceTime calls, and you’d be all set. If Apple plays it correctly, iOS 5 users will be able to call and text each using only data by this time next year, without regard for phone numbers at all. Add in some iChat integration on the desktop and, well, you’ve got the dream.
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My iPad Screens
Kevin asked me what apps I use so I took these screenshots. Thought they’re interesting enough to post here. (this post might be best viewed in your browser than your feed reader to take advantage of a javascript images cycle plugin)
My menubar
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Where I’ve been according to my phone
As expected, the plot looks like my route between SF and Tahoe. I miss Tahoe already.
Replacing my trusty scanner with an iPhone app
Lack of native Snow Leopard support did it.
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RIP Flip
It’s kindda sad, but it was only a matter of time. No reason to use a Flip video over an iPhone 4, other than the excuse that Flip is cheaper and less fragile. I bought a Flip Ultra for @sherryberry in 2008 for her birthday, she used it for almost a month, and then it broke. It went back to Amazon, and we picked up iPhone 3G instead.
