Archives for July 2008
Joe Whatever is a liar
Published on 28 Jul 2008 at 8:37 am.
No Comments.
Filed under Uncategorized.
Look, this is simple. Steve Jobs doesn’t call a reporter about his health, then speak “off the record” about it. Journalists would kill for this “scoop.” To believe that this actually happened, well good luck in life, you flat-earthers.
And Gruber himself falls in, or off…
But that’s only true if the full story isn’t the least [...]
Five minor Vista features I wish Leopard had
Published on 25 Jul 2008 at 1:45 am.
20 Comments.
Filed under mac os, rant, vista.
These aren’t a big deal to me, but they are enough that I keep thinking about them. For most people I bet none of these are issues. Read the rest with that caveat in mind.
An easy way to see the wireless connection speed. Signal strength and connection speed are somewhat related, but they are different. [...]
Read ‘Five minor Vista features I wish Leopard had’
How selective is the App Store?
Published on 10 Jul 2008 at 1:59 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under appstore.
There are a few sites (arstechnica style linking) reporting that Steve Jobs said he was expecting the App Store to launch with 200 apps, but ended up with “over 500.” I know that sounds impressive, and in fact, Jobs himself is quoted as saying “This is the biggest launch of my career.”
Interesting. I still have to [...]
Read ‘How selective is the App Store?’
Can prior .Mac members get a MobileMe Trial?
Published on 9 Jul 2008 at 10:31 pm.
No Comments.
Filed under mobileme.
Last December I gave up on .Mac. I stopped using most features at that time and began changing over to a new email address. Although my account didn’t expire until February, I wanted to get a jump on the transition so I wouldn’t be tempted to re-upgrade for a fourth year.
But a funny thing happened [...]