software ideas

The Failure of the Open Field

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It’s great that Apple has created a new platform with the iPhone and the App Store. But it’s also a ripping indictment of the personal computer industry—and cellphone industry—thus far. And not to be too nice to Apple: The beautiful stuff we’re seeing with the iPhone is mainly about pastime—not about productivity (or creativity.) Here’s … Read more

Do It Yourself Passport Photos

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Here’s a neat piece of software that does something useful: Prepares regulation size passport or ID photos from your snaps. Passport Photo costs $10 and will let you crop or extract from existing photos before saving the photos in a batch that can then be printed out from your home printer or sent to the … Read more