Author: Why Not

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Cat and Mouse.

Either busy working, or too much slacking. This is the only post I can come up with.

That’s an old Logitech MX310, 2010 27-inch iMac Core i7 and Meatloaf T. Cat.

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Well, it’s just a bad WordPress installation.

This site went semi-offline earlier today thanks to a bad installation of WordPress.org nightly build. At first it seemed the WordPress install was having trouble connecting to the MySQL database. I really thought I had to restore the MySQL database from the backup.

I have decided to keep 37prime.news on the official release instead of living on the edge. Lesson learned.

 

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So my TV has Retina Display too?

In the beginning, there was a definition of 4G, then T-Mobile called their HSPA+ as 4G. Then AT&T called their HSPA+ as 4G. As everyone redefined what 4G is, it becomes meaningless.

The term “Retina Display” would suffer the same fate unless Apple did not call the less-than-300-ppi-density of the next iPad display as such.

“AppleInsider Staff” says:

While the estimated 260 ppi falls short of the 300+ ppi the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described as being a qualifier for Retina Display status, it can be contested that because users hold tablets farther away from their eyes than a phone, the would-be “iPad 3” specs are be enough to achieve a perceived pixel density similar to that of Apple’s latest smartphone.

Seriously?

People do not hold iPad (or AppleInsider called it “tablets”) that much further than their phone. Logically people are using their iPhone and iPad comfortably within their arm reach or closer. At this point I know that Apple is not calling it iPad with Retina Display (yet).

By the way, I sit about 12 to 16 feet away from my 42-inch HDTV. Does that mean my HDTV also have Retina Display?

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Is this covered under AppleCare?

Imagine the conversations at Apple Genius Bar.

Genius: How may I help you?
Customer: My iPhone headset is broken.
Genius: When did you buy the phone? Do you have AppleCare for it?
Customer: Oh yes I do have AppleCare.
Genius: Let me see the headset.
Customer: Here it is, as you can see…….
Genius: Well, to be honest AppleCare does not cover this kind of damage.
Customer: Well, I found out the headset is not chew-proof. I have a puppy.
Genius: Well, I’ll replace it anyway. Just don’t give it to your puppy.
Customer: Oh, thanks. Thanks a lot.
Genius: Glad I can help. Here you go. Have a good day.

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Preparing for OS X Mountain Lion Installation.

Apple has just announced the availability of OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview. For those who are eager to download and install this Developer Preview should proceed with caution. Without breaking any NDA’s we can safely assume:

  1. It comes with delicious bugs and incomplete features.
  2. It is not ready as your production machine.
  3. Some of the applications might not work.

If you want to install OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview, you might want to consider the following steps:

  • Do not upgrade any of your Snow Leopard or Lion systems. Starting with fresh install is preferable.
  • Use a dedicated hard drive for Mountain Lion installation.
  • Create the OS X Mountain Lion installation media using DVD or USB flash drive from the InstallESD.dmg (Show Package Contents on “Install OS X Mountain Lion Preview 1” then go to “ContentsShared Support”).

Don’t forget to report any bugs you find to Apple at http://bugreporter.apple.com/.

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Safe bet, isn’t it?

So when would the next iPhone be released?

When you say “next iPhone” it must be “iPhone 5”, right?
Well, Apple must be naming it “iPhone 5” since everyone expecting iPhone 4S to be called iPhone 5. This must be a sure thing. “iPhone 5” it is!

iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 were announced at WWDC. Well, the original iPhone was introduced at MacWorld but it was announced to go on sale at WWDC. So this “iPhone 5” must be announced at WDDC 2012.

Not so fast.

iPhone 4S was introduced and released in Fall 2011 instead of WWDC time. Despite of what many analysts, journalists and pseudo-journalists believed, Apple did not plan to announce iPhone 4S at WWDC. The form factor was already decided long before the rumors of bigger screen, tapered edges, teardrop shaped, curved glass, and many others surfaced.

In due time when Apple starts seeding iOS 6, you may speculate again. In the meantime your guesses are as good as the analysts, journalists and pseudo-journalists.

 

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Blackout, in protest of SOPA and PIPA.

We are supporting the January 18th, 2012 Blackout in protest of SOPA and PIPA. All of our sites will participate in the blackout. 37prime.wordpress.com will display a banner in support of the blackout.

WordPress SOPA Blackout plugin

We believe that SOPA and PIPA greatly undermine the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution.