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By Rob, October 6, 2011 4:20 PM

I think Lex Friedman echoes my thoughts perfectly in his article here.

This is still the most inspirational speech I’ve ever heard, and if you have a spare 15 minutes, it’s most definitely time well spent.

Written on my iPad.

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By Rob, February 16, 2011 2:13 PM

I dont know about you, but I’m not big on reading manuals unless I’m truly stumped.

When Apple introduced the long awaited ‘cut, copy & paste’ feature to the iPhone, it seemed straight forward enough to use – tap the text area to activate the selection popup, choose your selection method, move the ‘grab points’ to select the text and use the relevant popup to select cut/copy/paste. Simple enough. I’ve never felt the need to know any more than that, so I’ve never bothered looking any further into how cut/copy/paste on the iPhone works. However, I just accidentally stumbled upon a shortcut. This isn’t even documented in the iPhone manual anyway – I checked.

Just double-tap where you want your selection to start, then without releasing your finger, drag to the end of your selection and you can cut out the first couple of steps. Handy.

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By Rob, September 15, 2010 8:39 PM

When I came to choose a case for my iPhone 4, I couldn’t find any reviews of the incase Snap Case, so here are my thoughts on it for anyone else that might be considering one.

First, a little background as to how I acquired the case. There has been a lot of publicity regarding the signal attenuation problems with Apple’s new iPhone 4 handset. In my humble opinion, it has been blown way out of proportion, mostly by people who don’t even own an iPhone 4. To be totally honest with you, I have experienced the so-called ‘death grip’. At my desk in the office where I work, I’ve always had a low signal. 3G is a distant dream, and a middling 2G signal is pretty much the best I can hope for. When I bought my iPhone 4, holding it in my left hand facing me (note: I only hold it like this when texting or emailing), the signal bars would indeed begin to decrease, and after a few seconds the signal would disappear completely leaving me with ‘No Service’. At home, however, where I have a strong 3G signal, I could never replicate the problem. I suppose what I’m trying to say is: Yes, it was a real problem, but not one demanding as much attention as it did. I suppose it comes with the territory for Apple. They have a tendency to generate huge amounts of hype around their product releases that even the slightest of problems will be met with huge amounts of negative feedback.

To address this negative feedback, Apple launched the iPhone 4 Case Program. This program provided those who experienced the signal attenuation problem with a free case. Either an Apple iPhone 4 Bumper, or a third-party case from a given selection. Evidently, I opted for the incase Snap Case Clear.

As nice as Apple’s bumpers are, the ‘naked’ iPhone 4 really is a beautiful piece of design work, and it seemed a shame to cover it up. The clear hardshell case allows all of the iPhone 4′s glass and stainless steel components to remain in full view, whilst providing a reasonable amount of protection. Precisely what I was looking for.

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