The Hello Bar is a simple web toolbar that engages users and communicates a call to action.

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Why my iPhone is the best smartphone (for me) out there

July 18, 2010

(This story appears on ABC15 and was written before Apple’s press conference and my previous Apple piece.) Apple fans are a proud bunch. We’re a loyal bunch. And for good reason: our products just work. You’re heard it a thousand times before, that Apple products are overpriced and too simplistic. It’s not easy to open [...]

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Apple has lost the magic

July 15, 2010

I turned on my first Apple computer in 1986. It took me ten minutes to figure out how to turn it off, and since then I’ve been hooked. I spent long hours in my dad’s print shop playing on every new Mac we’d get (Mac Plus, Mac SE, Mac II, Mac TV, to name a [...]

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What does Google know about Sunny Thaper?

June 8, 2010

Using Google to find things online is as ubiquitous as they come. The company is tightly branded by internet search that most people have never thought to use anything else. Most mainstream users actually search instead of typing in URLs, meaning facebook.com is actually a top search term. So we know Google allows us nearly [...]

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iPhone turned off, AT&T blames computer

March 5, 2010

My iPhone has been turned off. Is it because I’m behind on my AT&T bill? Nope. I owe just over $100, which is due in about two weeks. Is it because I unlocked or jailbroke my iPhone? Nope, too scared to try. Is it because I’ve gone over some data or text limit? Nope, have [...]

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Stop waiting to innovate

February 21, 2010

It’s time for many people to shut up. It’s time for them to start thinking on their own. It’s time for them to stop piggybacking. As great as the iPhone (iPad) SDK and developing games for Facebook are, far too many talented developers/programmers are using that as a crutch to make a living. Instead of [...]

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Everything on the internet is free

February 19, 2010

Nearly everything I use online is free. My email, the software that runs my blog and most of the websites I visit. Most people will tell you that this is how the internet should remain. Bullshit. Nothing online is free. Every blog costs time, every app costs money and every program is created by someone [...]

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Clear your mind and the rest will follow

February 9, 2010

Too many note-taking apps try to do too much. Images, tags, locations…argh. I just want to write. Too much thinking about HOW to write clouds WHAT I’m going to write. I also wanted to access my notes on both my Macbook and iPhone. Sure, it SOUNDS simple, but it’s not. It’s damn near impossible to [...]

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iPad idea, not the product, is important

January 27, 2010

It’s out and everyone is in love. Are you? Image via CrunchBase Hello iPad, Goodbye PC. Yeah, no. We started with keyboards, then joysticks. Then mice. Then game controllers. Then force feedback. Then wireless controllers. Then the Wii. Then the iPhone. Now we have the iPad. We’ve been interfacing with computers the same way for [...]

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