Hanging Out with the iPad
Shortly after the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs said that the iPhone provided the best web surfing experience of any smart phone. What he didn’t say is that experience still isn’t all that great. When I first got the iPhone, even the slightest impulse to look up a bit of information from a web site would prompt me to whip out the iPhone and smack, smack, smack with my fingers...
Read MoreHow to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)
File under: oops Google accidentally let their mail sending server’s security certificate expire. When you go to send an email, you will see an alert message that reads “Unable to verify SSL server smtp.gmail.com”. Hopefully Google will fix it soon. In the mean time, we can tell our computer to trust the server in question. Click on Show Certificate Check Always Trust...
Read MoreEmail big links without the line breaks
Ever send a link to someone only to have them tell you it didn’t work? It’s often the case that URLs (the address included in a link) will have a complicated string of numbers and letters like http://www.bluerivers.org/index.cgi?action=display_one&story_id=339&holiday=halloween that allow a web server to fetch a particular bit of data. This exact URL is necessary in order to...
Read MoreCan I replace my laptop with an iPhone?
You have been a part of an experiment. I have been sending you emails, getting to your office, and looking up information for you using my iPhone. Like many iPhone owners, I have been experimenting with the question, “Can I replace my laptop with an iPhone?” I was talking on my iPhone with Kelly Macy, a designer who does some really fun stuff, about how tired we are of lugging around a...
Read MoreDon’t Make Me Scroll
We’ve all received them. Those email messages that seem to go on forever. Thoughts pouring out on the screen over ever detail of many different subjects. By the time I reach the end of the message, I can’t remember what it was about. Or, was this message about any one topic in particular? When I ask people, “Do you scroll to the bottom of a long email?” The answer is...
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