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Friday | November 21st, 2008

Entries Tagged as 'Reader Feedback'

Sussing Out the New Apple Notebook Value Sweet Spot

Posted under decisions, macbook, Reader Feedback, Commentary, Apple on October 18th, 2008 by admin0 comments

In January, 2001, I was initially blown away by the just-introduced Titanium PowerBook G4, titling my initial commentary on Steve Jobs’ Macworld keynote’s “one more thing….” - “Simply The Coolest Piece Of Hardware Apple Has Ever Built.” Then, after some sober second thought I ordered a leftover PowerBook G3 Pismo.
Two years later, Mr. Jobs unveiled […]

Where’s the Easy Access to Tagging in OS X?

Posted under metadata, tagging, os-x, Reader Feedback, Commentary, Apple on September 29th, 2008 by admin0 comments

On the web, we’ve been tagging everything for at least a couple of years now.
We tag bookmarks, photos, applications, blog posts, and on and on and on. I’ve written at length about streamlined ways to tag files within OS X, and lauded the fantastic Default Folder X from St Clair Software for their […]

Organizing Apps on the iPhone

Posted under organization, interface, apps, Reader Feedback, iPhone, Commentary, Apple on September 16th, 2008 by admin0 comments

Ask my wife about how neat I am, and she’s very likely to laugh at you for referencing me and the word ‘neat’ in the same sentence. But when it comes to my digitized life, “neatnik” couldn’t be a better descriptor for me. Ever since the iPhone went 2.0, and third party applications […]

Most problematic launch in Apple history?

Posted under ipod-touch, software-update, mobile me, Reader Feedback, Commentary, iPhone, News, Apple on July 11th, 2008 by admin0 comments

The past two days were supposed to be one of the biggest launches in Apple history in terms of the number of big products being released. Unfortunately the launch has been anything but smooth.
Four different products were scheduled to be launched in the past 2 days: MobileMe, App Store, 3G iPhone, and an update to […]

What’s Your Take on Firefox 3?

Posted under firefox, Reader Feedback, Commentary, software, Apple on June 26th, 2008 by admin0 comments

After over 8 million downloads last Tuesday, it’s safe to say that the Mozilla Foundation has given birth to a happy baby boy browser with Firefox 3. Was it worth the wait? I’d have to say that after playing with it for over week, I’m sitting firmly on the fence. Here’s my take.

Crazy EDGE Outage

Posted under Reader Feedback, att, Commentary, News, iPhone, Apple on February 1st, 2008 by admin0 comments

As many folks have reported, AT&T’s EDGE network is struggling in the midwest. Outages have been patchy but seem to have affected entire cities, or at least large areas. But to my knowledge, there haven’t been any accounts of service dropping within inches…until now.
Here I sit, in downtown Cincinnati, and of the three iPhones in […]

Reader Feedback: Any suggestions for an app that manages PDF files?

Posted under pdfs, organization, books, Reader Feedback, Apple on January 18th, 2008 by admin0 comments

My collection of books in PDF form has grown exponentially over the past 6 months or so. The flexibility that PDF offers (especially when it comes to search functionality) just overpowers my desire for a physical copy of a book.
Unfortunately using a myriad of folders to organize all of these books is just getting out […]

It’s Time to Cast Your Macworld Expo Predictions

Posted under mwsf, predictions, stevenote, , Cult of Mac, Commentary, Reader Feedback, keynote, Apple on December 27th, 2007 by admin0 comments

In just a little over 2 weeks us Mac geeks get to have second Christmas (or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa or …) When Steve Jobs takes the stage to offer his Bi-Annual Keynote. (Otherwise dubbed, ‘Stevenote’ by super Apple nerds.) There are likely to be some exciting new hardware announcements and maybe even some […]

“No Software”

Posted under leopard, install, Reader Feedback, Commentary, software, Apple on November 15th, 2007 by admin0 comments

After my recent painful experience of doing a fresh install of Leopard, I’m going through the paces of reinstalling and reactivating my software. I’d already gotten AppZapper, Quicktime Pro and Final Cut Studio 2 reinstalled with no hitch whatsoever. Now it was time for iWork. After popping in the install DVD and clicking through the […]

Quicksilver Opens its Doors to Coders

Posted under Development, quicksilver, , Reader Feedback, Commentary, Apple on November 7th, 2007 by admin0 comments

Quicksilver is my hands-down favorite application for OS X. (Seriously, if I were stranded on a desert island, it would be the one thing I brought with me!) However with the exception of becoming Leopard-ized, it hasn’t made many forward strides in recent months. I’d venture a guess that a large reason […]