That's No Space Station

tech, humor, and nuance by David Chartier—tech distiller, freelance writer, Macworld contributor, wrangler of Finer Things in Tech

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iOS users need control over default apps for core tasks | David Chartier

This topic has been around for a while, but as the App Store continues to rise, it only gets more important. I wanted to take another shot:

Apple’s default iOS apps are great. They exude the simplicity and polish for which the company is known. But they do not and should not suit everyone’s needs, and they should not be our only options to handle core tasks. iOS users need control over default apps.

bryan: Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in Monday’s Tumblr for iOS update. You can now prefix a URL in Mobile Safari with tm to easily create a link post in the Tumblr app. If you’re into bookmarklets, you can save yourself the trouble of typing tm and bookmark the following JavaScript instead: javascript:window.location='tm'+(window.location.href);

bryan:

Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in Monday’s Tumblr for iOS update. You can now prefix a URL in Mobile Safari with tm to easily create a link post in the Tumblr app.

If you’re into bookmarklets, you can save yourself the trouble of typing tm and bookmark the following JavaScript instead:

javascript:window.location='tm'+(window.location.href);

I’m on a train from Chicago to Bloomington, IL. A college buddy of mine recently moved there and started up a monthly poker night. This will be my second night of playing poker, ever. I like poker night. I like hanging out with my buddy even more.

There’s a part of me that wants to catch this train tomorrow and keep going. I don’t even remember all its other stops, though I know L.A. is one of them. I haven’t been to L.A. since my wife was in film school there.

I wonder where all the trains that leave L.A. are headed. I bet those places are interesting, same as the journey of getting to them. Same as all the passengers. So many other interesting people with places to go, but lots of time to get there.