Linked List: May 20, 2009

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Amazon Updates the iPhone Kindle App ★

Now supports tap-to-turn-page and screen rotation. (The rotation feature has a nice extra: you can disable auto-rotation for times when you don’t want it, like when you’re lying on your side).

FaceSpan 5 Development Suspended ★

Understandable, because I’m not sure how big the market for it would have been, but a genuine shame, because it really is a remarkable developer system.

Landon Fuller on Mac OS X Java Security Vulnerabilities ★

Seems inexcusable that Apple has let this one linger so long.

I’ve had Java turned off in my web browser preferences ever since Thomas Ptacek’s excellent “everything you need to know about Mac security” talk at C4[2] last August. You should turn it off, too.

The Fucking Weather ★

It’s fucking nice today here in Philadelphia.

Best Buy Will Sell Palm Pre With Instant, Rather Than Mail-In, Rebate ★

If you’re going to buy a Pre, looks like Best Buy is the place to do it. Instant rebates don’t suck at all. (Via Dan Moren.)