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Author Archives: James Hamilton

F/A-18 Pilot’s Highlight Reel makes me want to change Careers

Planes to me are like bacon to dogs. If I hear one in the sky it’s impossible for me not to look up. My favourite day of the year at the office is the day that the performers at the … Continue reading

Cities are beautiful in Time Lapse (especially LA)

Watch this beautiful video by Colin Rich, open it in full screen and bask in the amazingness that is Los Angeles at night.

The People’s Champ: The iPad

Today marks the iPad 2′s launch into most major international markets. From Dublin to Melbourne, iPad enthusiasts (iPadiasts? Addicts?) are being turned away from Apple stores or forced to wait 3 to 4 weeks for the delivery of their iPad … Continue reading

Holiday Cards

Yes!!! Just in the (Saint) Nick of time! This year our Holiday cards are decked to the nines! The finished product (silk screen on Stonehenge) is courtesy of the fine folks at Studio XIX. You can never go wrong with … Continue reading

My New Years Resolution

I have to do more Art next year. No more excuses. It’s time to get moving. Move along, that is all.

2010, I’m impressed.

I have to admit, I’m impressed with this year. I’m impressed with the team here at Offshoot, I’m impressed with the clientele that we’ve managed to maintain and bring on in the last year and I’m impressed that, even in … Continue reading

Excessive Data Usage on iPhone 3Gs after upgrading to iPhone OS 4 (Explained: I point the finger at an impatient iOS!)

Update 07.22.2010: Removing the Activesync timing settings profile and upgrading to 4.0.1 just might have fixed everything! Scroll to the end of this post for the latest usability updates. Update 07.15.2010: Still Not Fixed! I jumped the gun… Look at … Continue reading

My #1 iPhone OS 4 Usability Wish…

Okay, so I upgraded to iPhone OS 4 yesterday. A pretty painless process that took me about 20 minutes including the download. I read reports on Gizmodo.com that some upgrades were taking more than 2 hours to complete. Sorry, if … Continue reading

Is the iPhone tied to a specific carrier in Canada?

I don’t think so. Even though Apple and Canada’s national carriers (Rogers, Fido, Telus, and Bell) will tell you (as an Apple Store employee told me) that when you buy an iPhone that you’ll be locked (FOREVER!) to the carrier … Continue reading

Hot Chip’s Hated (But Amazing!) Video

This video is amazing!