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Aha, @pilotmoon's Scrollreverser solves the problem: pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/ I still think Apple's dialog is shite. about 11 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
So... without installing janky shareware, is there a way to have natural scrolling on my trackpad and oldschool scrolling on my mouse? about 11 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
A brief rant elaborating a bit further on my last tweet about Apple's natural scrolling pref pane being shit: fscked.co.uk/post/240745103… about 11 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
Hey, Apple: why won't you let me select this? (If you try, one checkbox changes the other; they are the same value.) twitpic.com/9r1ntd about 11 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
@platterhq Buq report: a post sent to Facebook with a “’” in was SQL-escaped to “\’” in Facebook. twitpic.com/9r1dw4 about 11 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS
@GlennF Second prize: two dinners with Romney and Trump. about 12 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to GlennF
@chartier DEVIL'S ADVOCATE: the (sad) reality is that $2 is a premium price for apps. Apps at that price have to offer premium features. about 14 hours ago via web in reply to chartier
@ladywhimsy We say “mobile phone” or simply “mobile”. about 17 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to ladywhimsy
emslj Oh, wow. <3 RT @hawksmoorlondon: Did the Shard architects plan this for hazy, sunny mornings? If so they are geniuses. twitter.com/HawksmoorLondo… about 19 hours ago via HootSuite Retweeted by PenLlawen and 46 others
@ftrain I like that these are regexps. about 17 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to ftrain
@chrisspurr @ianbetteridge Hah! My personal favourite so far: fscked.co.uk/post/236229190… twitter.com/PenLlawen/stat… about 19 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to chrisspurr
RobKH It's a little known fact that when Hellboy turned 18, he started manufacturing and selling Mayonnaise. about 21 hours ago via web Retweeted by PenLlawen and 29 others
@BenWard Typo: "Two two noisy tribes" about 21 hours ago via web in reply to BenWard
@stshank You assume this hasn’t already begun… BUT WHAT IF TIM COOK OWNS DIGITIMES?! about 22 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to stshank
@DrPizza Even the vaguest of statements from Cook will bring the hits rolling in, so the blogs win anyway, regardless of actual content. about 22 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to DrPizza
@expat_erin Not only did I not know this, I didn't know you could buy empty bags for loose tea. Good idea! about 23 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to expat_erin
@dwineman For many of the hipster script kiddies, it's not "cannot remember" -- it's "wilfully discarded in the name of 'progress'". 3:27 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to dwineman
Apple makes Blackberry crumble. bbc.co.uk/news/business-… #tuaw 3:25 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS
@GlennF @lexfri You can use facdts to prove any old cromulent thing. 3:22 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to GlennF
@GlennF @lexfri Micro-USB spec is rated for 10x more lifetime plug events than Mini. Phones get plugged in more often than hard drives. 3:21 PM May 29th via Tweetbot for iOS in reply to GlennF

Name Richard Gaywood
Location Cardiff (ish), Wales, UK
Web http://about.me/r...
Bio Software engineer and @TUAW blogger. CompSci PhD. Knows about Java, load testing, airline booking systems, and cellphones. My food blog is @objectionsalad.