iOS 4 Folders for Context
I’ve written before about how much work it is to navigate a lot of apps on the iPhone. Today’s launch of iOS 4 brings us folders in Springboard which is a huge boon to the obsessively organized crowd. I can also report through early use that launching apps with search remains a faster way to get at apps, even with folders.
However, I’ve noticed one really interesting and unexpected side benefit of the folders. They work great to set up context. It makes sense to group apps in folders based on function, but try doing some on context. The reason this works well is a very minor design decision in iOS 4. Here is my folder for Reading.
What is interesting about this is that when you launch one of these apps and then return to Springboard the folder remains expanded. You have to press home again, or tap outside of the folder, to get back. This expansion allows you to focus on a context almost in a GTD way. You can expand the folder, launch in to one app, leave, launch into a related app, leave, go back. You could even see making contexts in tools like OmniFocus that map to folders of apps in iOS that you get that stuff done with. Nifty!
First CSA Box of the Season
As many know we try to support local, sustainable food production as much as possible. We’ve tried to do Community Support Agriculture (CSA) shares in the past and have never been terribly proud of our ability to use everything. Additionally, you need to find the right CSA for you and what you are looking for.
Now that we are in the city were only a mile away from Tangletown Gardens and we were pretty excited to find out that they are doing a CSA this year. I signed up right away for a half-share (Tammy’s wise direction to not go full share) and we picked up our first box today.
The first impression is great. The boxes were refrigerated until pickup, something none of our earlier CSA’s have done. They have a nice 2-page printout of the package contents with suggestions, which is really helpful for me. And, they had a table full of freshly picked strawberries for sale in addition to the quart in the boxes. If you haven’t had a fresh picked, truly ripened strawberry in a while do yourself a favor and get some. Delicious.
Anyone out there with personal experience using an eSATA ExpressCard adapter on a MacBook Pro? I’d love to hear what card and if it works?
This OWC eSATA adapter seems to be a winner. No drivers. Bootable. 64-bit happy. Paired with Lacie 4Big should be good.
Garage Tunnels
Why isn’t it common to have a tunnel from your detached garage to the basement of your house?
Eggciting!
At the Dakota for tonights The New Standards show with my lovely wife!
Hotel WiFi is giving me 4.5 KB/sec. Anyone got a USRobotics modem sitting around?
Doing a make on git is so clean that I just like to sit and watch all the commands go by so cleanly.
MediaWiki is sort of blowing my mind.