December 27th, 2008
As the news of Apple’s withdraw from Macworld settles in on the Macintosh user community, the news that Steve Jobs won’t be holding the company’s last Macworld keynote still has a lot of people wondering about the health of Apple and of Jobs himself. While some believe Jobs has fallen ill and the company scrambled [...]
December 25th, 2008
So much about this article makes me mad, I can’t decide what to quote.
December 25th, 2008
Wikipedia:
The holiday includes novel practices such as the “Airing of Grievances,” in which each person tells everyone else all the ways they have disappointed him or her over the past year. Also, after the Festivus meal, the “Feats of Strength” are performed, involving wrestling the head of the household to the floor, with the holiday [...]
December 23rd, 2008
Apollo 8 was the first manned space mission to leave Earth’s gravitational pull and enter that of another body- the moon. It was the the first manned mission to use the still impressive Saturn V rocket, and was the first time humans saw the dark side of the moon. Circling the moon 10 times, the [...]
December 23rd, 2008
I usually like Lifehacker, but today, I’m not sure:
We had to look at this desktop twice to make sure it really was Windows.
I mean, that’s horrific.
December 23rd, 2008
Ars Technica:
Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu guy) says that notifications should be simplified to completely eliminate the need for user interaction. To accommodate that goal, the new notification system will not support response buttons or any other interactive elements. This change is intended to reduce the disruption caused by notifications. He says that applications which require persistent [...]
December 22nd, 2008
Apple’s Support Site:
After updating to Mac OS X 10.5.6, Mail may unexpectedly quit. This can be caused by using a copy of Mail that wasn’t updated properly (you may need to install the Mail Update).
December 22nd, 2008
Wired:
Windows PC owners always pull the “Macs aren’t compatible with any decent software” card when bashing Apple. But that insult is clearly outdated if Barack Obama was able to win the U.S. presidency with a Mac as his computing weapon (while using iChat to stay in touch with his family, no less). And wait — [...]
December 22nd, 2008
PC World has posted a list of the first 100 “.com” domains registered. Symbolics.com was the first. Xerox was # 7. Adobe, #42. Apple, #64. Microsoft isn’t on the list.
December 21st, 2008
MacNewsWorld:
My health is a private matter. Your health is a private matter. Steve Jobs’ health is not a private matter. Steve Jobs’ health is Apple’s health. When Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, shows up gaunt in public or acknowledges that he is not going to show up in public at all, the company’s stock price [...]