Aucontrary Proofreads iMore.com
Today, I’ll be proofing a post from Rene Ritchie, iMore’s Editor-in-chief.
http://www.imore.com/samsungs-galaxy-s4
Our first example actually contains 2 typos in one sentence:
See if you can spot them both. I’ll give you a hint. It is apparent that whatever Rene uses to author content does not have a spell-checker.
Next we have ‘an’ where we should have had ‘a’. A common problem as you are revising a post and reword something placing a word that starts with a consonant where there was a vowel before. Still, easily identified and fixed with a quick proofread before publishing. If only there was an editor to do that.
Finally, we have a sentence that I’m not really sure what it is supposed to be, but I am fairly certain that this is not what Rene was thinking he was communicating as he typed it.
That’s all for now. Stop back often, because I am sure there will be plenty more examples to come.
CloudOn
I blogged about CloudOn an Office Suite solution for iPad over on Knowit.net.
Dropbox Replacements
A friend and I started a new Blog together Here is my first post over there discussing the challenges for anyone who wants to compete with Dropbox.
I May Already be a Winner!!!!
I’m SO EXCITED! I just won $800,000 Canadian dollars. That’s gotta be at least $25 US dollars or something like that, right?
I know everyone is going to be JEALOUS when they find out that I won and THEY didn’t!
Transporter Week 1
Last week, I received my Transporter. You can read the unboxing and my thoughts after 1 day. After a week of use, I thought I’d update my impression of the device.
The biggest thing I’ve seen people talk about is how this is a Dropbox replacement. And it is not bad as a Dropbox replacement. Except, Dropbox is integrated into so many things. 1Password, FileThisFetch, etc. Transporter, not so much … yet. Who knows what the future will bring.
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I love Dr Suess books. There is nothing more magical than reading them with a child.
Forget the Hopper, I have the Destroyer
So, the networks
with the Hopper from Dish Network.
Specifically, they are not happy that the service allows users to easily skip commercials. I got a Replay TV (Actually, a Panasonic Showstopper PVR) in 2000 that I used until they pulled the “lifetime” channel guide a few years ago. I paid a fortune for that, we need to work on the definition of “lifetime” I guess. The Replay TV had a button on the remote that would jump forward 30 seconds. Of course, Replay TV kind of flew under the RADAR, but it was a very handy feature when commercials came on.
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Plex Has Come a Long Way
Several years ago, I was using Plex as a way to watch movies. I had my TV connected to my iMac as a second monitor and used Plex as the interface to control the content on my TV.
When I first started using it, Plex was standard Mac app, somewhat like a cross between Front Row and iTunes. It was an offshoot of XBMC, and it has really evolved.
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There are many issues with Apple’s app stores. I have a blog post outlined to discuss. Until then, this article points out some very Interesting points.
Avoid Telemarketer Calls on iPhone
About once a week, I get a call from “The Captain” telling me I’ve won a free cruise. It always starts with the sound of a cruise ship horn. It also always comes from a Washington state phone number, so I have gotten used to just ignoring the call if it comes from there.
But now, I have found a great idea from Blogger David Smith on how to minimize the impact of unwanted calls. You can’t stop them, but David’s idea greatly reduces how disruptive they are.
Check it out here.




