Friday Links and Fine HTTP Wares for September 4, 2009
I’m out of town this week without much of a consistent Internet connection, 
and I haven’t had any time to scour the web for the usual bits of greatness that I usually do. So, in sneaking bits here and there between obligations, here are some things you should click on. Really. Do it for my dog.*
- iSuck: Apple’s Five Worst Products, Ever. I agree with most of them, especially iTunes, because after owning my iPhone 3GS for over a month, I still can’t get my music collection (on my home Mac) synced to it without iTunes threatening to erase my entire phone because I synced contacts with my work machine. So incredibly frustrating.
- Here’s a tech support cheat sheet that everyone’s family should print out so they can understand the magic voodoo you do when you come over to fix their broken printer.
- RIM acquires Torch Mobile. Slightly old news (how did I miss it?) but it looks like just about every mobile phone will be using a WebKit browser. Also, in other words, kudos to RIM for the tacit acknowledgement that its native browser is pining for the fjords.
- Am I the only one trying to learn how to be a better photographer through wading through Flickr EXIF data? Didn’t think so.
- TED Talk: Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation. This starts with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. This is a must-watch.
- Here’s the Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 preview. Looks awesome.
- In case you’re reading this and looking to give a random blogger a new car, here’s what I want. OK? Thanks.
- Mac OSX Snow Leopard is out and running amok. Since I’m out of town, I haven’t had a chance to install it and commence geekery. How is it? Let me know in the comments so I can get some vicarious nerding going on until I get back.
* I don’t have a dog.
Have a good weekend, everyone.
