Comments for Jeff Kirvin http://www.jeffkirvin.net A Distant Chipmunk On The Horizon Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Beware The Ecosystems by Ecosystem Agnostic | Jeff Kirvin http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2012/04/beware-the-ecosystems/#comment-452 Ecosystem Agnostic | Jeff Kirvin Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:50 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=877#comment-452 [...] Post navigation ← Previous [...] [...] Post navigation ← Previous [...]

]]> Comment on Pick your ecosystem carefully by Beware The Ecosystems | Jeff Kirvin http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2008/12/pick-your-ecosystem-carefully/#comment-451 Beware The Ecosystems | Jeff Kirvin Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:01:02 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=132#comment-451 [...] few years back I wrote an article called “Pick Your Ecosystem Carefully.” I broke down the pros and cons of throwing in with Microsoft, Apple, Google and Palm (this [...] [...] few years back I wrote an article called “Pick Your Ecosystem Carefully.” I broke down the pros and cons of throwing in with Microsoft, Apple, Google and Palm (this [...]

]]> Comment on Pick your ecosystem carefully by Michael Cheng http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2008/12/pick-your-ecosystem-carefully/#comment-104 Michael Cheng Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:42:55 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=132#comment-104 i'm interested with new blackberry bbx os, coz i am one of blackberry apps developer. i think this os will be great for blackberry, because can accept application from other platform like android apps. i’m interested with new blackberry bbx os, coz i am one of blackberry apps developer. i think this os will be great for blackberry, because can accept application from other platform like android apps.

]]> Comment on Why I put CyanogenMod on my Captivate by Hans http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/03/why-i-put-cyanogenmod-on-my-captivate/#comment-420 Hans Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:36:55 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=759#comment-420 I realize I'm a little late to the party, but just wanted to chime in and say that I recently <a href="http://snakesthatbite.blogspot.com/2011/10/cyanogenmod-you-saved-my-captivate.html" rel="nofollow">blogged about CyanogenMod on my Captivate</a>. I was probably a lot angrier at my Captivate, having run it stock for most of its pre-CyanogenMod life. (I had rooted it, but was using stock ROMs.) CyanogenMod is so wonderful on this phone -- and really makes this phone feel like the decent piece of hardware that it is. I recognize that I am not representative of the Android target consumer, but I love Android. I love that CyanogenMod is possible. Most of the people I know that have other Android devices (HTC and Motorolla) are very happy with stock ROMs, so I do think that Samsung is a little to blame here for poor support and a generally poor job adapting & skinning the OS. It would be nice if there were a freely distributed official Android, vanilla Android build that had drivers for all these platforms. So that more savvy users could "reinstall" their OS -- just like I might reinstall Windows to get rid of the vendor-loaded crapware. I guess CyanogenMod is probably the closes thing to that right now. I realize I’m a little late to the party, but just wanted to chime in and say that I recently blogged about CyanogenMod on my Captivate. I was probably a lot angrier at my Captivate, having run it stock for most of its pre-CyanogenMod life. (I had rooted it, but was using stock ROMs.) CyanogenMod is so wonderful on this phone — and really makes this phone feel like the decent piece of hardware that it is.

I recognize that I am not representative of the Android target consumer, but I love Android. I love that CyanogenMod is possible. Most of the people I know that have other Android devices (HTC and Motorolla) are very happy with stock ROMs, so I do think that Samsung is a little to blame here for poor support and a generally poor job adapting & skinning the OS.

It would be nice if there were a freely distributed official Android, vanilla Android build that had drivers for all these platforms. So that more savvy users could “reinstall” their OS — just like I might reinstall Windows to get rid of the vendor-loaded crapware. I guess CyanogenMod is probably the closes thing to that right now.

]]> Comment on Evernote, the universal notebook by Laurentiu http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/04/evernote-the-universal-notebook/#comment-192 Laurentiu Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:45:02 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2009/04/evernote-the-universal-notebook/#comment-192 Hi Jeff, Very useful article. And I'm saying this because when I'm looking at how you are using Evernote, I'm thinking that, when you have time, you might take a look at our free dedicated platform for writers, Shelfster, and let me know what do you think about the idea. Of course, everybody's invited to test it :) Thanks, Laurentiu Hi Jeff,

Very useful article. And I’m saying this because when I’m looking at how you are using Evernote, I’m thinking that, when you have time, you might take a look at our free dedicated platform for writers, Shelfster, and let me know what do you think about the idea.
Of course, everybody’s invited to test it :)

Thanks,
Laurentiu

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the iPhone 4 by Leslye http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2010/06/thoughts-on-the-iphone-4/#comment-371 Leslye Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:23:18 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/?p=615#comment-371 I am having the same problem Andrew had. My iPhone 4 sees the keyboard but won't pair with it. Help! I am having the same problem Andrew had. My iPhone 4 sees the keyboard but won’t pair with it. Help!

]]> Comment on Do non-white heroes hurt book sales? by John http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-449 John Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:05:37 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-449 The main character of Starship Troopers is Asian and it seemed to work out ok for Heinlein. The main character of Starship Troopers is Asian and it seemed to work out ok for Heinlein.

]]> Comment on Do non-white heroes hurt book sales? by Martin T http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-448 Martin T Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:45:38 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-448 "Har­le­quin"- I'm not picking on them for what they do but don't they have a specialized audience? White women looking for romance with "Mr. White". That would be a good reason for non- white hero's to fail there where they may do fine in a larger, more widespread audience. Note that Donald did not even pick up on Daniel being Korean. A woman looking for a romance novel will be "all about" what the guy looks like and where he's from. That's far more important than accidentals like the plot, setting and stuff like that. “Har­le­quin”- I’m not picking on them for what they do but don’t they have a specialized audience? White women looking for romance with “Mr. White”. That would be a good reason for non- white hero’s to fail there where they may do fine in a larger, more widespread audience. Note that Donald did not even pick up on Daniel being Korean. A woman looking for a romance novel will be “all about” what the guy looks like and where he’s from. That’s far more important than accidentals like the plot, setting and stuff like that.

]]> Comment on Do non-white heroes hurt book sales? by Donald Stidwell http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-447 Donald Stidwell Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:14:21 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-447 How odd, but I never once thought anything about the fact that Daniel is Korean other than the fact that it gave the cops a good excuse to go all Patriot Act on him. Interesting. How odd, but I never once thought anything about the fact that Daniel is Korean other than the fact that it gave the cops a good excuse to go all Patriot Act on him. Interesting.

]]> Comment on Do non-white heroes hurt book sales? by Kathleen Dale http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-446 Kathleen Dale Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:02:21 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2011/07/do-non-white-heroes-hurt-book-sales/#comment-446 Connie Willis makes a similar point in 'Bellwether', wherein the heroine spends a lot of time checking out older, less popular books from the library in a doomed effort to keep them around. The libraries were actually removing wonderful old classics because 'no one was reading them' - and how could anyone read them if they weren't available? The mechanics of this may be out of date, but the short-sighted concept never dies. Kudos to you for bucking it, whether it's a trend or otherwise. The good news is, standout novels don't stand out of the crowd because they were successful. They got successful because they offered new, fresh and excellent in the same package. Connie Willis makes a similar point in ‘Bellwether’, wherein the heroine spends a lot of time checking out older, less popular books from the library in a doomed effort to keep them around. The libraries were actually removing wonderful old classics because ‘no one was reading them’ – and how could anyone read them if they weren’t available?

The mechanics of this may be out of date, but the short-sighted concept never dies. Kudos to you for bucking it, whether it’s a trend or otherwise.

The good news is, standout novels don’t stand out of the crowd because they were successful. They got successful because they offered new, fresh and excellent in the same package.

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