588 - Buttons - Texture
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
iPhone 4 Antenna Snafu - Bad Touching the Phone!
Apple has released their new iPhone 4 to much fanfare! Quickly though, the excitement turned to outcry as the phones were shown to drop calls when held in the left hand. The problem is when a user bridges the gap between the two external antennas. Or to paraphrase Apple.... Bad Touching.Interestingly, a Danish Professor predicted that the external iPhone 4 antenna would not perform as well as claimed by Apple. What this Snafu really means for Apple and AT&T has yet to play out, but those following iPhone stores know, the redesign was in response to poor call quality in the 3Gs design.
Apple has said 1) we the public are holding the iPhone 4 incorrectly (as if my 40 years of phone usage has been an exercise in futility) and 2) they will be patching their software to address this issue, however... this does not appear to be a software issue, but a fundamental antenna physics problem. What this means is everyone will need to buy a case for their phone to solve an Apple generated problem (and in turn make even more money for Apple).
"We strongly recommend you go and read it right now, but here's a taster of the beautifully worded explanation: "[The aerial design] would be fine... except for one design component. The user. Users have hands and hands are made of flesh, which to a radio wave looks like a big bag of conductive saline solution. As submariners know, if you surround an antenna with a large lump of salty water, it stops working: it's shielded from the outside again, and its electrical length will change dramatically."
--- CNET
Thursday, June 24, 2010
More tests to the iPhone 4 glass faces.
Now with the iPhone 4 officially released, the people over at iFixYouri Have repeated their drop test to test the iPhone 4 glass. Really, it may be stronger to hold up to daily finger usage, however it appears that with just a few drops, the glass will shatter.I know I, as well as many others, were hoping for a harder plastic surface which could withstand more abuse. It appears with Apple's design to expose the edge of the glass, that more damage could be done, than if the glass edging was protected more. More tests I'm sure will be done to the phones, and more solid conclusions will follow.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
773 - FireFox Fur - Pattern
773 - FireFox Fur - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
I love using FireFox. It is fast, and safe to use. I also enjoy all the add-ons (plug-ins) that make the browser unique to how I interact with the web.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Apple Pre-Order Glitch
Apple, the company who's motto is, "It just works" is having very non-working websites today. With the mad rush to pre-order iphones, everyone seems to have overwhelmed Apple's servers.
- On one hand this is a good thing for Apple... People want their products.
- On the other hand, it sends a bad message that they can't handle a simple website. Not a very good marketing move by any stretch of the imagination.
- On another hand (errr... never mind where I got that hand) It does generate news, and will probably be short lived, with folks ordering like normal this evening. Is any press, good press?
Let's hope some Apple engineers are plugging in a few more servers and getting this resolved.
Monday, June 14, 2010
IF a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
763 - IF a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
IF a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
IF your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash, Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
IF the label on the cable on the table at your house, Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol, That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall!
IF your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, So your icons in the window are as wavey as a souse, Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
IF the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk, And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC, Then you have to flash your memory, and you'll want to RAM your ROM. Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your MOM!
www.michaelclark.name/jokes/computer/dr._seuss_training_m...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
747 - Pool Party - Desktop Pattern
747 - Pool Party - Desktop Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
It's like a pool party, only for your computer.
762 - Dark Scratched Teal - Pattern
762 - Dark Scratched Teal - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
Very dark texture with hints of teal scratches throughout. This non-distracting pattern makes for a great computer wallpaper. If you would like this in a different color, then I would recommend the online editor, Pixlr to adjust the image.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Cube Farm - Pattern
756 - Cube Farm - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
Cubes, upon cubes, upon cubes.... Oh my.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Deep Forest Green - Pattern
759 - Deep Forest Green - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
Green means GO. Red means STOP. Yellow means GO REALLY FAST.
iPhone 4 Screen CAN STILL BREAK
Looks like in preliminary testing, the new iPhone 4 glass front and back panels are STILL subject to shattering. Many thanks to the folks over at iFix your i for their testing.
755 - Rust Machine - Pattern
755 - Rust Machine - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
Resting Metallic texture. While working on this texture I remember how my Dad would tell me to make sure I fix the rust on the car before it would get out of hand. So many of weekends we would tackle a rust spot on my old '69 Dodge Dart. I got pretty good at it. For all the work the car needed done to it, I really do miss my all metal car.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
752 - CoCo - Non Standard Tile
752 - CoCo - Non Standard Tile
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
This is an example of a flooring or wall tile pattern I've always wanted to see in a restroom, kitchen, pool, or anywhere tile is needed. I get bored with the standard size tiles everywhere. Why can't we mix it up? Yes, cost is an issue, but most modern tile comes in sheets of tiles all stitched together.... so it should be easy to create a pattern (like mine) and .... away ya go! Fun Wall Tile!
Ah.... Me rambling again.
This seamless texture was created by myself, Patrick Hoesly, and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution license. You may download and use this texture as you like. All I ask, is you please give credit to myself and a link back to this Flickr page. For the best quality, make sure to download the full size version of the texture (click ‘All Sizes’ above the image, then choose ‘Original’).
Monday, June 7, 2010
749 - Firey Hex - Pattern
749 - Firey Hex - Pattern
Originally uploaded by Patrick Hoesly
This seamless texture was created by myself, Patrick Hoesly, and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution license. You may download and use this texture as you like. All I ask, is you please give credit to myself and a link back to this Flickr page. For the best quality, make sure to download the full size version of the texture (click ‘All Sizes’ above the image, then choose ‘Original’).
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