squealingrat

Damn. I was looking forward to seeing Noah Wyle return to the role. I also wish the folks from The Social Network were in charge.

*fewer #corrections

First off- I think Gatekeeper will further lure the average user into a false sense of security. Second, Apple needs to simplify how users are identified when communicating with iMessages. Third- it's curious that they didn't have a formal announcement.

All I need from VLC is the option to automatically save where I left off in a video so when I relaunch it, I don't have to manually navigate to where I was last.

It would need to sync your location between places....

I just think it's a terrible idea to have a product's front page be a Facebook page.

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Hm. You must be one of those people who likes that Spotify forces new users to use Facebook.

1) But they set themselves up as a direct competitor in the ad. Their phone versus the iPhone. This image makes them look quite similar to Apple to the lay person.

I like that they make multiple phones. But at a certain point, they're overextending. Surely you agree they need to pare it down, even a little.

You're right- when people want a phone that's not an iPhone, they will look at the Samsung phones. But consumers who want a phone because the image they think it will portray will get the iPhone. It's a status symbol. A Samsung phone doesn't have the same effect. But with this ad, Samsung looks like they're trying to become an alternative to Apple. They need to get their act together and decide who they really want to be.

Can't they just be happy with all the free advertising they're getting?!

One of my favorite things about this ad (which I like for the most part)is the 'See more at facebook.com/samsungmobileUSA' Now there's something Apple would never do. It's a generic, silly idea. I never want to go to a FB page to learn about a product. How about an official website?

As a few previous bloggers have pointed out (http://digithoughts.com/post/12962540298/apple-vs-samsung-pi...), Samsung needs to seriously simplify its message and product line if it wants to compete.

I've found that CrashPlan is the best of online backup- I can backup attached external drives as well as my entire computer for a complete backup at a reasonable price. I'd suggest that people also wait a bit until Black Friday, where they sometimes discount their plans even further...

True, but the issue there is that it now takes about 4 mouse clicks that used to be a single shortcut. To set this link blog (squealingrat.org/new) up all I needed to do was feed my Google Reader shared items into the Wordpress blog.

Someone should tell the GReader guys.... http://cl.ly/BRqw

Sigh. I like the redesign (it's about time!) but I hate that they're turning off sharing. I use that to run my link blog, and now I'll have to figure out another workaround.

a nod to future g+ integration in chrome perhaps?

I'd like if it worked a bit more like insynchq.com...

not the best i've found... http://www.squealingrat.org/word/a-quest-to-sync-google-docs...

squealingrat (would love an invite!)

i'm 16 and am on the other side of your world, still loving technology, but avoiding programming in favor of the design/content/consulting side... i've joined sparkmuse.com in hopes of finding someone to partner with me, but i think i'd probably have more success if i had programming knowledge. if you want to build something, i'd suggest checking that out. shoot me an email- m at squealingrat.org- i'd like to talk with you about what you've created.