Jun
05
2008
TheStreet.Com has an add interview with some hilarious tripe about how Apple/Jobs needs to “bite the bullet” and “license WindowsMobile or RIM’s Blackberry” code.
This guy is clearly in need of psychiatric help. Like now. I mean he’s either had a break, or he’s the most transparent and disingenuous shill since Rob [...]
Tags: Apple, iPhone, TheStreet.Com
May
28
2008
[update! Figures Apple would make me eat my words -- they just released MacOS X 10.5.3 at about 1:30PM ET. Did they do it just so Delicious Library users would get the full benefit of the graphics speedups? I hope so ]
Yay! My favorite library [...]
Tags: Delicious Library, OS X
Apr
30
2008
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Apologies to Stanley Kubric and Dr. Strangelove.
This is sort of like an intro to some 12-step program..
Hi, I’m David, and I’ve been a computer language bigot.
There. I feel better already.
But seriously, I’ve been a programmer for a long, long time. Not quite as long as my friends Richard, Pete, and Bill [...]
Tags: Programming
Oct
29
2007
[update: Of course, the author of this excellent bit of analysis is Eric BURKE ..not "Burns" {/me blushes; looks at ground, fidgets nervously} Oy-vey. Major briano on my part ... must have been channeling an old friend of mine who is, in fact, named Eric Burns. My Apologies to this Eric!! [...]
Tags: Apple, Java, Leopard, OS X
Oct
22
2007
In just a little under 96 hours, Apple will loose OS X v 10.5 a.k.a. “Leopard” on the world. As a long time devotée of Apple’s stuff (I was writing software professionally back on my Apple ][ in high-school) I think this is the most exciting release yet.
Apple posted a very nice “guided [...]
Oct
17
2007
Huh… it’s not even out yet, and already Amazon is selling Apple’s update to OS X at ~$20 off list for both the single-user and the “family pack” (5-user) editions:
Oh yeah, and if past is prologue, Amazon will somehow manage to ship these puppies as soon as they arrive so ordering from Amazon may well [...]
Tags: Amazon, Apple, Leopard, OS X
Sep
24
2007
Rogue Amoeba has announced a really nifty new product called RadioShift. This program for OS X will allow you to browse AM/FM radio stations around the world and set up programs to be recorded off the web, OR, if you have a Griffin Technology RadioShark, you can record them over the air.
I’ve been a [...]