Brian Deagon’s ( previously-linked ) pessimistic Apple predictions for 2012 : The Samsung Galaxy smartphone seems cooler. With Google’s Androidplatform now the fastest-growing mobile OS, Apple’s softw

My takedown of the poor iPad experiences offered by major magazine publishers resonated with the audience. It is obvious that many people are not happy with the current experience offered in the tablet space. What is also apparent is that they want to be. I am not the only want who looks forward to…

Reading magazines on the iPad is an exercise in frustration. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. As great a device and, more importantly, platform as Apple has created, magazine publishers have done nothing short of fumble the snap in their own end zone. I read a lot of magazines. They are great…

I admit it. I’m one of those jerks who you meet in the pub that bores you to tears about how “on so many levels” the iPhone is the epitome of man-made beauty, when all you want to do is drink your pint and flirt with Jenny from accounting. But, in my defense, I am a designer; and all those thousands…

When President Obama and two-thirds of the world’s leaders gather in New York City, it is up to the U.S. Secret Service to keep them all safe. Granted unprecedented access, our author tells the story of how the agency pulls off the most complicated security event of the year, from…

When you unboxed my hypothetical Apple Television Set you would find three devices inside. There would be a lovely large display panel with an impossibly thin bezel (unadorned by an Apple logo). It’d

TL;DR: Go download the alpha if you grok TextMate. I wasn’t going to write about TextMate 2, because I figured others would do it better. One long-time TextMate user from whom I’ve gleaned all sorts of TextMate wisdom (not to mention enjoyment) is Dr. Drang, whose blog is a can’t-miss if you’re even…

On technology, best things, and living in the future. Near the beginning of Star Wars, Luke’s Uncle Owen decides to buy C-3PO and a little red astromech droid from the Jawas. The red astromech droid blows its motivator—deliberately, according to some Expanded Universe sources—and Luke, at C-3PO’s…

Deallocated Objects My name is Jake Marsh . I'm a developer , designer , and writer . Subscribed via Push Notifications.You can also subscribe via RSS or Twitter . Subscribe via RSS or Twitter . Subscribe via Push Notifications , RSS or Twitter . October 28, 2011 • 3 minutes to read If you'll…

Most of my friends know that I’m always working on side projects. And if you don’t know what side project I’m currently working on, that doesn’t mean that I’m taking a break. It just means that I’m be