by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 1, 2010 | Asides
John Gruber recently tested iPhone 4 and other iOS device upload and download speeds using the FCC’s FCC Test app. Impressed with his numbers I thought I’d give it a try myself and see what kind of speeds I’m getting here in NYC. My results?...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 1, 2010 | Theater
I’m thrilled to death by this. 4th Wall Productions, a local community theater company, has purchased the old Beacon Theater in Beacon, NY. There are at least a dozen reason why I’m happy about this, many having to do with the fact that one of...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 1, 2010 | Asides
Unfortunate… I may still see the movie (although I have no interest in 3D, period) as I loved the TV show, but I’m a bit reticent now. And I also wonder something else. Has Shyamalan lost his golden touch? I had high hopes for this movie, both for Mr. S and the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 1, 2010 | Asides
The instant effects of drinking a Coke | via garry’s subposterious and Nathan Bowers I almost never drink soda of any kind, now I know why, although I do love a non-fructose sweetened Coke now and again.
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 30, 2010 | Asides
John Gruber has, as usual, nailed down some excellent points in his detailed look at the new iPhone 4. …it’s more than just the pixel resolution — it’s that the LCD is so much closer to the surface of the glass. Like pixels on glass rather than pixels under...