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SGP Steinheil Ultra Fine screen protector for the iPad 3
I’ve been using my new iPad without a screen protector since I received it and I have now officially reached my breaking point with the fingerprints it accumulates. I put screen protectors on my last two iPads but thought I’d see what it was like without one this time around but I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more, in the immortal words of Popeye.
I don’t know how you non-screen-protector-using folks deal with the constant fingerprints. Even if I wipe it down every day I use it, it’s still too much. My OCD tendencies must be too great to cope with a naked iPad screen.
So, as with my iPhone 4S, I ordered an SGP Steinheil Ultra Fine screen protector for it, which arrived today. I’ve installed it and it’s every bit as fantastic as the version on my iPhone 4S. If you’re looking for an anti-glare screen protector, I definitely recommend this one. You can find it on Amazon here
(SGP also makes an Ultra Optics version which I had for the iPad 2. I prefer the Ultra Fine version over that one, in case you’re choosing between the two. The Ultra Optics version may offer a tiny bit more clarity but it has a noticeable texture under your finger compared to the Ultra Fine version. Also, the Ultra Optics version collects fingerprints a little more than the Ultra Fine version, though it’s not nearly as bad as a naked screen, of course.)
Seth Green at ShowStoppers (CES 2012)
I caught Seth being interviewed at ShowStoppers as I was on my way to the coat check.
He noticed me framing up the picture and took a moment to give me a nice smile. Squee!
The shadow of the dog
My Great Dane’s shadow on a sunny day in our yard. Taken with my iPhone 4S and edited using Camera+.
Though this winter has been very mild so far, I suspect this was one of the last warm and sunny days we’ll see for a while here in Boston.
A little retro iPhone case fun
I found this case on Amazon and thought I’d try it out. Though I don’t like to admit it, I’m old enough to remember cassette tapes very well. I remember recording straight from my favorite radio stations using a small, cheap Panasonic boombox I had gotten for Christmas one year. I’d replay my favorite songs over and over, dancing to them in the basement. I’d make mix tapes and exchange them with my friends. I still have some of them in a box in the attic, though I don’t think I even have a tape player anymore to listen to them.
This case, which is made by Cbus Wireless, cost me just under $3 shipped from Amazon (it’s currently priced at $3.37 as I write this post). You can find it on Amazon here. It’s not the most well-made case – the cut-outs are sloppy, the mold seams are visible and the surface has multiple imperfections but I didn’t expect much for just $3. Regardless, it’s cute and nostalgic, particularly in contrast to the technological magnificence of the iPhone 4S itself.
The best snowboard graphic. Ever.
I went to a ski/snowboard expo yesterday and saw this board in Burton’s booth. I was immediately smitten with it but found out that it’s a youth board that doesn’t come in the length I need.
I have half a mind to suggest to Burton that they expand this model line and make one in a 146 cm length. Who says that only boys want Star Wars graphics on their snowboards?
Programming in the middle of nowhere
I’m in western Georgia about an hour outside of Atlanta learning iOS programming from Big Nerd Ranch. This picture was taken this morning as I took a walk before class started (with my iPhone 4S and edited using the Camera+ app).
The class is being held at Historic Banning Mills and it’s a very peaceful setting. AT&T coverage here is dismal, unfortunately, so my iPhone is less useful than usual, ironically (considering why I’m here to begin with). The remoteness of the selected location is intended to help attendees focus and it’s an effective tactic.
I’ll post more about my experiences here in the future but given the intensity of this training, I probably won’t be posting much this week. If anything, expect more pictures of trees for the rest of this week. And possibly some of squirrels. With luck, there will be no pictures of bears.
Let me in
My dog waiting for me to open the door to my office.
I also used this picture to create a printed card using Apple’s new Cards app and will post about how that comes out when it arrives. This picture was taken with my iPhone 4S and edited with Camera+.
Sun catcher
My Great Dane lounging in small strip of sunlight near the front door. Captured with my iPhone 4S and edited with Camera+.
