We ask plenty from our Macs. They store everything and communicate with everyone and seem to work anywhere, thanks to wireless internet connections. How about a simple task? Is it too much to have our Macs become an alarm clock? If so, how many features should that alarm clock have? Time Lord Our lives are … Read More »
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Shameful: U.S. ranks 15th in broadband
New report shows U.S. fell from 4th place to 15th last year in broadband deployment and adoption, a combination of price, speed, and availability. Among the report’s recommendations: Enact more favorable tax policies to encourage investment in broadband networks, such as accelerated depreciation and exempting broadband services from federal, state, and local taxation. It’s called … Read More »
Sunday, May 4, 2008
The ultimate launcher for Mac users
Face it. Our Macs have become complex, complicated, cluttered little beasts. Files are everywhere. We load up our Macs with applications, utilities, shareware, documents, movies, music, and more. How can we navigate through the messes we make? One word. DragThing. Here’s how… The Problem Clutter is not your friend. Our Macs do much for us, … Read More »
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Too Bad
New York Times says Microsoft withdrew its bid to buy Yahoo. Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer: We have a talented team in place and a compelling plan to grow our business through innovative new services and strategic transactions with other business partners. Uh huh. How’s that been working out for you? Good for Apple. Good for … Read More »
Saturday, May 3, 2008
I thinks I, Cringley is an iBozo
Robert X. Cringley thinks that Apple’s CEO is an Iron Man: Steve Jobs is tougher than you think. Cringley says that Apple wants to buy Adobe. It’s the how it wants to buy Adobe that makes Cringley an iBozo of the Week. A Little History Cingley starts off with a little game and ends up … Read More »
Friday, May 2, 2008
Do web sites need to look exactly the same in every browser?
Yes. Different browsers can and should have different feature sets to appeal to different users. Web pages should be rendered the same in every browser.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Live dangerously with the nightly version of Safari
If you love to have the latest software for your Mac, it doesn’t get any fresher and tastier than the nightly WebKit, the open source browser engine in Safari. WebKit is an open source web browser engine. WebKit is also the name of the Mac OS X system framework version of the engine that’s used … Read More »