Life In A Gun Shell Blog http://LifeInAGunShell.com/news.php en admin@ajama.org (Administrator) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:02:05 -0400 AJAMA Inc. at http://LifeInAGunShell.com 2 1 25 Announcement about LiaGS http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=30 admin@ajama.org Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:34:06 -0400
Life In a Gun Shell is now in its fourth year of internet publication, and is a couple months off from being at that same point in the paper. At one point, two comics hit the internet every week. It was shifted to one a while ago. Now, it is time for another unfortunate shift. From this point on, Life in a Gun Shell will only be published in the Free Lance-Star every other week. It was a decision come to between the editor of the section and I. I will, however, be making an increased effort to update the website with a fresh comic on a weekly basis.

Thank you again for your continued support!]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=30 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=30 Another uncensored comic http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=29 admin@ajama.org Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:36:13 -0400 ]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=29 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=29 Some "Original Cuts" http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=28 admin@ajama.org Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:37:33 -0400


]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=28 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=28 Feeding the Flame of the Phone http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=27 admin@ajama.org Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:34:31 -0400
There's only one carrier that works the very well in my area: Verizon. So, that's really the choice I have. I'd love to have an iPhone, but it's just not an options. My choices break down to "Do I want something the size of the Droid X? How about a physical keyboard?"

Maybe I'm underestimating the number of people who have that choice, and have the ability to easily jump between carriers (I'm on a family plan, so switching would either involve everyone moving, or a second plan, both of which are relatively expensive). "Oh this phone isn't nearly as good as the new iPhone! Where's the front camera? Where's the high-res screen?" We aren't fighting the Zune vs. iPod battles anymore. It's not a gaming console war. Sure, there are features that are lacking in the phones, and innovation shouldn't grind to a halt simply because people are tied to a network that has nothing better to offer, but at the end of the day, it's a phone, and the question must be asked: Can it make calls?

But, this is a battle that will keep waging. Maybe once there is a CDMA iPhone, I'll be willing to revisit this argument. Of course, we'll also be debating if it's humane or savage to eat the wings off of pigs.]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=27 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=27 Droid to Env2 Comparison http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=26 admin@ajama.org Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:28:34 -0400
]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=26 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=26 Important Facebook Notification! http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=25 admin@ajama.org Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:20:09 -0400

Thanks for the important update!]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=25 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=25 Headphones http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=23 admin@ajama.org Mon, 10 May 2010 06:57:15 -0400
the cord has been breaking internally, rendering one hear completely dead. This has happened to, as of today, 4 pairs of headphones.

Anyone else run in to this, or know of a simple solution to either fix or prevent it?]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=23 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=23 Clearing cells http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=22 admin@ajama.org Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:13:48 -0400 ]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=22 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=22 Adobe vs. Apple, Time to go Nuclear http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=21 admin@ajama.org Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:42:08 -0400
Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).


Basically, anything that converts from one language to an iPhone compatible language is out. This eliminates multiple different translators, including Unity and, more importantly, Adobe's iPhone compiler in the newly released CS5 (a better summary of the battle can be found on TechCrunch at http).

So, what's next? Adobe just taking blow after blow, complaining on Twitter or starting grass roots campaigns Facebook groups in an attempt to show Apple they're wrong, all the while pushing out more and more products for their OS? That seems to have worked in the past! Look at my Google Voice Application on the iPhone... oh, wait...

One of the primary reasons that Apple is popular is because of their flagship market in design. If the Creative Suite wasn't on OSX, a large percentage of users, including myself, would veer in other directions.

Maybe it's time to show Apple that you're serious, Adobe. They've screwed over huge projects that you've created, turned down your software for the iPad, and shot comments across the bow at your entire lineup. Perhaps it's time to take it nuclear: Remove Photoshop from the Mac.

I don't mean directly break the software with some update, or pull it off machines ala 1984 on the Kindle, but let the world know that the next iteration, CS6, won't be available on OSX. If the trend continues, there will be another two years before we see that on shelves; That's plenty of times for things to relationships to be mended.

In the mean time, Apple has just released their new Macbook line. Don't you think some of the sales would fall to other vendors if designers knew CS6 wasn't coming out on that OS?

This could even benefit the users in the long run. Benchmarks on equivalent machines show that the OSX version tends to perform slower than the Windows version (Edit: Ars Technica has a review showing the opposite for certain tests).

Of course, there are a dozen of other factors that make this argument more complex, but Adobe if tired of being bullied by Apple, perhaps it's time to take more action than complaining. Your move, guys.]]> http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=21 http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=21 Relay For Life Night Panorama http://LifeInAGunShell.com/blogPost.php?apid=20 admin@ajama.org Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:49:22 -0400
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