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Quick jQuery hack to fix position:fixed toolbars in iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

Scott — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:29:43 +0000

This is just a quick fix if your postion:fixed elements end up in weird places when your site is viewed on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

Say you have a div with an id of "#footer" that you want to stay at the bottom of the page. If you set it's position to "fixed" and set the bottom to "0px". When viewed on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, the footer may end up in the middle of your content if you have a long page.

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CODE:

//stick the footer at the bottom of the page if we're on an iPad/iPhone due to viewport/page bugs in mobile webkit
if(navigator.platform == 'iPad' || navigator.platform == 'iPhone' || navigator.platform == 'iPod')
{
$("#footer").css("position", "static");
};

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iTunes movie rentals? Gimme a break

Scott — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:11:41 +0000

This big news in the announcement for me wasn't the rental part, it was the "Fox is including iPod compatible versions of the content on the DVD you just bought.". It's an acknowledgment, at least in my mind, that the studio recognizes that people don't want to pay twice for their content. Sure I can buy "Heroes" on DVD and then try to rip it, if I can find the right decrypting software and want to take 4-30+ hours encoding it. Or I can buy the DVD, then buy the season off of iTunes/Amazon/whatever so they work on my iPod with minimal effort on my part. But doesn't a simple "Add to library from DVD" option save a lot of time? I hope that more studios follow suit and also include other formats (at least .wmv).

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New artist branded iPod ideas

Scott — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:23:02 +0000

Burningbird » We all Live in an iPod: ""

Shelley Powers asked us for some other artist branded iPods. I came up with a few.

A Dolly Parton iPod with HUGE headphones and a rhinestone click wheel?

A Van Halen model except the hard drive and head phones won't work with the iPod and come separately.

A Cat Stevens model - works beautifully for 3 years, then quits. Finds religion.

non-musical
A Transformer iPod - Transforms into a Zune. Obviously a Decepticon.

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Vendor Lock in

Scott — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:23:15 +0000

A lot of people complain about vendor lock in when choosing an MP3 player. I see this a lot when people are deciding, or convincing someone, to buy/not buy an iPod. "If it wasn't for the Apple lock in I'd buy an iPod.".

That kind of lock in is the same kind of lock in that's present in marriage. It's only lock in if you're unhappy. Yeah, sure I can't see other women now that I'm married. But I'm OK with that. Same with my iPod and iTunes. I chose the lock in, it works for me. It works a hell of a lot better than any of the WMA/MP3 players I've tried. Sure it's not perfect. But if you work at it a little bit, it pays off big time when you plug your iPod in, Sync over your playlist, and go.

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iTunes 5 and iTunes phone

Scott — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:08:21 +0000

Boy it's a big day if you're an iTunes fan. Steve Jobs announced both the iTunes phone from Motorola and iTunes 5. They also announced a Harry Potter iPod, which ships with the Harry Potter books in audio book format. I'm still not completely on the iPod bandwagon, at least not a full fledged iPod. I love my shuffle and that's pretty much all I need in a music player. If they ever release a "Jazz essentials" iPod, crammed full of Jazz albums I might break down.

I heard the announcements and thought, "I wonder when they'll be available?". Too many years of Microsoft announcements have dulled my thinking I guess. Apple doesn't talk much until something is shipping. Microsoft just seems to talk a lot.

edit:Almost forgot about the iPod nano, their flash based iPod that everyone was expecting.

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