All models of iPhone since the 3G, as well as the iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G, include Assisted GPS (AGPS). I’ve heard that this isn’t real GPS or that it’s somehow inferior to real GPS. AGPS is actually superior to “real” GPS. However, there are ways the iPhone is also inferior to a standalone… Continue reading How the iPhone GPS differs from a standalone navigation GPS
Month: October 2011
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C programming language, has died at age 70. This soon after my post on Steve Jobs, I’m unable to write much on the subject. But the C programming language was a major invention in the history of computers, and a significant step in the evolution of computers from academia and… Continue reading Dennis Ritchie
Steve Jobs shaped my life
I never met Steve Jobs. I’ve never even been in the same room as him, or (to my knowledge), the same city. So why am I choked up about his death? Because I love the man for what he accomplished, and how he’s changed the world.