Julius Mattsson

The new iTunes

Julius — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:15:23 +0000

What’s that traffic light on the new iTunes window? And, it’s nice with that new icon but couldn’t they have rethought the entire thing? iTunes feels like an unfitting name for something that does so many different things (you don’t go to the “Music Store” to buy a book, do you?)

Pictos, the Icon Font

Julius — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:33:43 +0000

The normal practice among web developers for icons have always been to embed them in images and use CSS to display. We do this so much, we hardly think about it at all any more. Pictos, however, is a clever way of taking a step away from this. Instead of using images, you embed the Pictos font and use that instead.

Simplenote gets an update

Julius — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:54:36 +0000

My favorite note taking app, Simplenote, has just been updated — or perhaps upgraded is a better word. Along with a new more visually appealing graphical reform, we’re seeing tons of new features and updates to the service itself.

Camera Phone Lenses

Julius — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:40:50 +0000

Fisheye, macro and wide angle lenses available for use with camera phones.

My iOS Pet Peeve

Julius — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:12:29 +0000

For me, there’s one thing missing when it comes to the conceptual design behind Apple’s iOS. That for devices which are clearly made for media consumption (although certainly not exclusively), there’s still no simple way of actually getting the media onto the device.

Say I have a tube map in PDF format for example. Shouldn’t I just be able to easily copy over this file from my computer? It bugs me that there’s still no easily accessible file system structure in the OS. I’m not saying I need root access, I just want to be able to save stuff. It’s equally (if not more) frustrating that you can’t save a file (for example a video) from Mobile Safari straight to the device.

Your Lucky Day

Julius — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:58:25 +0000

High quality short about the chaos that a little lottery ticket can set about.

Fancy a bite?

Julius — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:06:03 +0000

This just made me incredibly hungry.

Stands for iPad & iPhone

Julius — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:10:12 +0000

Check out these neat little stands called MoviePeg. There’s a bigger version for your iPad and a smaller one for your iPhone. Aah, the marvels of capitalist society.

Microsoft doesn’t get the iPad

Julius — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:58:44 +0000

A good write up from Ars Technica’s Peter Bright about the challenges Microsoft is facing with their touch based Windows and “Slate” devices.

Skype for iPhone updated

Julius — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:22:26 +0000

The new version supports multitasking and, no charge for calls over 3G.