Pointless Rants!

Apple knows how to swim.

I'm tired of seeing all these articles titled "Can a low-cost iPhone SAVE Apple?!?!?!", "Apple learns it has to work harder for it's money", "Can Tim Cook save Apple"...etc..etc.. That sentiment must be selling page views but really it's a pretty unintelligent view of the situation. What's really happend to Apple this last quarter? Well...they had record profits! Yes the landscape of Apple is changing, just like it always had.

Apple is very good at making great products and entering new markets. This is a trend in Apple that I believe will continue even in a post Tim Cook era. Apple does an excellent job at developing profitable products, they experiment a lot and they refine their products and even discontinue them. They will continue to do this.

Also, if Apple didn't sell ANYTHING tomorrow...and the day after..and the next day...for a year and a half....they could. If that happened and you had that many Apple employees trying to figure out ways to make money...for a year...then they would probably emerge as the top company in whatever markets existed. Apple has enough money to absorb a lot of disruption in the tumultuous world of technology. As an investor, this should be a positive factor for you.

The next 5 years of tech will be a massive roller coaster, but Apple has weathered roller coasters before and will successfully weather more.

Apple has competition with Android now, and I think that will only push both companies to produce better products and Apple has generally performed will in a competitive environment.

I think regardless of the emotional view that the public has of Apple right now, Apple will continue to produce the highest quality of products that people love to use.

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'HTML5 JavaScript GeoLocation Example'

Geolocation is a very useful tool. So useful in fact that it's been added to the HTML5 specification.

What makes Gelocation so useful is how much the web is used on phone these days. Websites can now be applications on your phone. These web applications can be games, document editors, you name it!

So here's a quick intro on how to use the HTML5 Geolocation API.

 

if (navigator.geolocation) {
  navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error);
} else {
  error('not supported');
}

"success" and "error" in the getCurrentPosition() call are callback functions.

Here's an example of the success() function.

function success(position) {
   document.write("Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude + " Longitude: " +     position.coords.longitude);
}

Here's the full example.

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pre id="view-source"> function success(position) { document.write("Latitude: " + position.coords.latitude + " Longitude: " + position.coords.longitude); }

function error(msg) { console.dir(msg); alert(msg); }

if (navigator.geolocation) { navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error); } else { error('not supported'); }

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'iPhone available on Virgin Mobile USA!'

The iPhone 5 is now available at virginmobileusa.com!

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'FreedomPop - Free Internet'

FreedomPop is a new startup that is offering free internet (500mb per month) to users. Their business plan is selling add-on services. If you want more bandwidth then they charge a small monthly fee.

Right now FreedomPop runs on wireless networks in many major cities.

Information is crucial in this day and age. The USA isn't leading the pack when it comes to public availability of internet access. Luckily private companies have been stepping up more and more.

To increase education you first need access to information and I think FreedomPop could be leveraged to aid city growth.

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'PayPal Opt Out'

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'Opt-out of PayPal new Arbitration Policy'

If you got an email like this one...

 

Here's the quick and dirty of how to Opt-Out.

This is directly from the new policy.

Opt-Out Procedure. You can choose to reject this Agreement to Arbitrate ("opt out") by mailing us a written opt-out notice ("Opt-Out Notice").  For new PayPal users, the Opt-Out Notice must be postmarked no later than 30 Days after the date you accept the User Agreement for the first time.  If you are already a current PayPal user and previously accepted the User Agreement prior to the introduction of this Agreement to Arbitrate, the Opt-Out Notice must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2012. You must mail the Opt-Out Notice to PayPal, Inc., Attn: Litigation Department, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131. The Opt-Out Notice must state that you do not agree to this Agreement to Arbitrate and must include your name, address, phone number, and the email address(es) used to log in to the PayPal account(s) to which the opt-out applies. You must sign the Opt-Out Notice for it to be effective. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate. If you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate, all other parts of the User Agreement, including all other provisions of Section 14 (Disputes with PayPal), will continue to apply.  Opting out of this Agreement to Arbitrate has no effect on any previous, other, or future arbitration agreements that you may have with us.

 

In short, before December 1st you must send a written opt-out notice stating that you do not agree to the "Agreement to Arbitrate" and you have to include your name, address and phone number and email address used to log in to PayPal. You must sign the notice and mail it to PayPal, Inc., Attn: Litigation Department, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131.

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'Beating the burnout'

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It's been a while since I've posted anything and this post is only good for a short time! Paul Graham is one of the founders of Y Combinator and has written many excellent essays that are worth a read.

This is a book he wrote about startups! I haven't read it yet so I can't really give you a review. But it's free! So download it and talk about it in the comments.

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