I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end.
"I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I wish Dropbox could backup my Google Docs and Mail."
I tried it a few months back, I didn't end up using it. I felt like it was unnecessary, I rather focus on one app than two. I stuck with sabnzbd+ & nzbs.org, after newzbin was taken over.
I actually have SABnzbd running on my low-power NAS, while ~XBMC is running on a dedicated machine with dedicated GPU. I find it advantageous to run the lower power NAS 24/7 and only crank up the graphics-heavy front-end when something needs to be displayed.
Regarding typing on the iPad, a thumbs layout keyboard as previewed in this Windows 8 video would be great - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13628154 (skip to 00:40). Is there anything like this for iPad now?
The split layouts are meant for when you're holding the tablet. If you've got it on a table or such, you're going to find a traditional layout much more usable. SwiftKey has a toggle button for split/solid on the main keyboard because of this.
OH dear god. Split thumb-keyboard is horrible. Why would I want to make the keyboard any smaller? I used it once on the iPad and that was enough. Ever again.
> I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end.
Yes, well. I always thought it was really dumb for cars to not accept audio input. I mean, why? but why? and most importantly: since when will we, users, let those machine makers dictate the way we have to use their tools?
My car is a cheap minivan, but I HAVE external audio input, and use it 100% of the time.
It is the same with iTune: why can't I delete audio files? I am a grown-up, please let me delete files I want to delete.
Letting other people control your environment drives me crasy. It is very strange to see so many devs like Resig using more and more Apple Inc products. We devs shouldn't we not being in full control of our tools? Dear Mr Resig, what is GNU/Linux for you? Why is it not in the landscape? jQuery is open, right? Don't you care being trapped in a closed garden? Do you agree with the fact that iPhone software must be developped on iX machines using iY IDE, plugged together with iZ cables, all from one manufacturer?
Apple sure have their downsides, but compared to Linux OSX is just the better Desktop Operating system if you want stuff to just work to get your stuff done.
I sure want to get my stuff done, but not to the cost of loosing control on what software I should use, in what format , etc.
I would suggest my mother to buy Apple products, either phone or laptop, and maybe also to my sister if she does a lot of photo or video editing. But for developpers, what can't you do with Linux?
It takes only a day or so of saved time over 2 years to justify the increased cost of buying a Mac for me. It pays for itself numerous times over by not having to fuss about with sound/video drivers, printers just working when I'm on a client site, etc.
I'm not sure what you're getting about about losing control, formats, etc. I use Pixelmator for image manipulation (even after all these years, Gimp just doesn't cut it), Inkscape for vector illustration, vim for code, Spotify for music. Apple haven't curbed my ability to do anything based on that list.
"I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I wish Dropbox could backup my Google Docs and Mail."