Cookbook For Third-Party Apps On iPhone 143
a_skripko suggests this easy step-by-step procedure for adding third-party applications to an Apple iPhone. While the article claims "this procedure can be performed by the average user," it might at least have to be an average user with no fear of the command line.
No point in the end (Score:3, Interesting)
Apple doesn't want anyone playing in their sand box, so let them play alone.
Re:I'll wait (Score:3, Interesting)
Neither of which the iPhone has (its file system is in flash memory).
OpenMoko (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:How is that dangerous (Score:2, Interesting)
Re: Elegance like a religion (Score:4, Interesting)
Maybe. An elegant design reflects a deep understanding of everything it touches. Intensive study is necessary, but it goes beyond that. You have to know it so well that you instinctively feel what works and what doesn't. You can't grok something that way without caring a great deal about it. And while one person usually has a guiding vision, it takes the intense focus of lots of people to get the best possible outcome.
That's when the magic happens. The design starts to seem purely asthetic, because the functional design seamlessly helps you do what you wanted, without calling attention to itself. It's only if you stop and think about the amount of complexity that's hidden (beneath the apparent simplicity) that you really start to appreciate how elegant that design is.
So, like a religion? Well, perhaps like the good bits.
That's been fixed for weeks. (Score:3, Interesting)
Or a music scene before it's mainstreamed... (Score:3, Interesting)
Most people don't get new forms of elegance, actually. They usually need a little nudge to get something that's genuinely new. Once something has entered the mainstream, then people can use social cues to direct their attention. Most of us are used to being told what is good.