![]() The same can't really be said for many of Apple's software and service offerings, and at least to me, it's easier to look for something better then "settle" for something so bad. That's literally the only reason why I buy Apple anything, because the "value of function" is there. You buy Apple devices (and pay more for them) because they promise, and almost always deliver, a better engineered, more refined experience. But if I try to argue the counter just for fun: Settling for a mediocre experience is sort of counter to the entire attraction of Apple. People use what's in front of them because it's easy, and it's hard to blame that decision making. But I hate myself for using it nonetheless.Ĭlick to expand.eh, I don't disagree. I use it because I pay for One and having access to some of the magazines and exclusive content is nice. (Disclaimer, I also deleted the Washington Post app because it has ads I don’t want to see, too.) And I get unhappy every time I use Apple News when I’m not at home, away from the slightly less sucky experience my Pi-Hole affords. Why not? I literally never read the Washington Post articles in Apple News because the experience is SO MUCH BETTER on the web without ads. I know I could go find it in history, but should I have to? Do I want to? Is the article list where it was previously so the article I was reading was there? Is there any explanation for WTF just happened? Is there a better way? (The answer to all those question is no, except the last one.)Īlso, Apple makes a big stink about content/ad blockers, but they don’t work in Apple News. And about another half second later all the articles at the top just morph into “new” articles. ![]() Then it just closes it, goes to the articles page, and scrolls to the top. Time passes, I get my iPad back out, open News, and there’s the article right where I was. I was in the middle of an article a little while ago and had to put my iPad away for a bit. Bacon and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops | Paleo Parents We made this a few nights ago and it kicked ass.I’m hard pressed to think of an Apple app I like less, though admittedly I don’t use Podcasts. ![]() WordPress Plugin: Comment Reply Notification |Theme10 Works good for me.Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued | Kalzumeus Software a long but well written and informative posting on how to negotiate your salary when taking a new job. ![]() If you're still reading, I highly recommend reading Clay Shirky'sĪnd the Mass Amateurization of Publishing. That part yet) to Entropy, the system that powers. And with all such shifts, youĮither get with the program or find yourself wondering how and why youĮven added TrackBack and RSS (though I don't think he's announced Part of that is because Brent rocks, but a lot of it part of a much One of the hottest applications to hit the OS X desktop this year. You can ignore it, but it is NOT going away. The handwriting is on the wall: Provide RSS or someone I like that because it's very clear about No, not because it mentions one of my projects. And other developers are fiddling with ways to import To suck Amazon book titles and Google news headlines into news Web enthusiasts have recently figured out how Yahoo is beta-testingĪ financial news feed. New uses for the technology seemingly everyday. Here's my favorite part: As for the future of RSS, developers are discovering Technologically open-minded and likely to "do the right thing" or Those out a while back and rather impressed. Streaming audio-even providing experimental Vorbis feeds. And the New York Times recently started making feeds available The BBC announced in August the availability of four newsįeeds. "advertising lesson" yet, when will they? Ever? Nonetheless, more mainstream sites are comingĪround. DUH! But if these sites still haven't learned the One RSS developer said most major media companies worryĪbout news feeds driving people away from their advertising-supported That second article has some other interesting tidbits. One even mentions our little Finance News RSS test. One talk about the major RSS aggregators-both web sites and Notes that "I just learned that RSS is being taught at a computerĬlass at Harvard." and goes on to note that there are twoĪrticle in the San Jose Mercury News: this You, know the kind where you read article in The Wall Street Journal Is it just me, or is RSS really, really close to critical mass.
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