In a somewhat ironic situation, Microsoft has done what Apple could not – Bring Netflix streaming to the Mac. Netflix has had unlimited streaming since January, even for the 1 DVD a month plan. Now, you can opt in into a beta for NetFlix. The quality seems ok. The movie I sampled this morning, Grindhouse,… Continue reading NetFlix streaming comes to the Mac, thanks to Microsoft
Author: Steve Riggins
Permissions issue on Activity Monitor.app
While teaching a class on debugging your Macintosh, we ran into an issue on Elizabeth’s machine we could not fix! Activity Monitor refused to run, due to permissions. We checked Activity Monitor and it had the proper permissions, except that the Finder claimed that there were two ‘everyone’ Access Control List Permissions. oh oh. With… Continue reading Permissions issue on Activity Monitor.app
Track Pad issues with the new MacBook Pros (late 2008)
Update: Apple has released a trackpad firmware update. It does appear that the missed clicks issue has been resolved after several days of use. While I find myself pinch/zooming email and web pages less, this remains an issue for when I am dragging/moving the mouse, typically a release the click but thumb still too close… Continue reading Track Pad issues with the new MacBook Pros (late 2008)
Remote Time Machine restore issues
I picked up a new MacBook Pro today! The thing is super fast and only has an issue with the new trackpad (not wholly unexpected, more later) I have a USB drive attached to a airport extreme as a time machine volume. This has been working fine for months. I tried to restore from the… Continue reading Remote Time Machine restore issues
Olbermann on Palin’s careless comment about Obama pallin’ around with ‘terrorists’
Pretty good read. Read/Watch
RSS Feeds for iPhone Applications
Barry tipped me off about a couple of RSS feeds people are generating. Since the iTunes App Store has removed lists of new applications, etc, these guys are generating the data for you. Price Drops 148 apps gives us: http://www.148apps.com/includes/itms_pricedrops.rss This feed will tell you about apps whose prices have dropped. Free Applications Pinch Media… Continue reading RSS Feeds for iPhone Applications
Sigh
I’ll paraphrase from the debate I am watching now: Palin: “Barack obama voted to raise taxes on the middle class” Binden: “No, that is a lie, both McCain and Obama voted for that bill and it was not a tax increase” Palin: “I’d like to still answer about taxes, but not in the way Joe… Continue reading Sigh
Do Facts, Figures and Policies matter to you?
Do facts, figures and policies matter to you? When electing someone do you want someone with answers, any answers, or a master in the non-answer? Over the last few days, I’ve been pointing out examples of non-answers. I’ve had to because my jaw drops each and every time one of these pops up on the… Continue reading Do Facts, Figures and Policies matter to you?
Finally, an answered question
Really, elect someone who can’t handle an interview with Katie Curic to Vice President? Really? Watch CBS Videos Online
More unanswered questions
When asked directly and specifically, which newspapers or other news sources Gov. Palin reads, she could not name one. Not a one. Watch You can’t make this stuff up.
Think about your country this election
Regardless of what party you affiliate with, there is one person running who is not qualified for the position they seek – Gov. Sarah Palin. She is running for the number two position in the country. One tragic event from being the President. When interviewed by katie couric: Gov. Sarah Palin drew a blank when… Continue reading Think about your country this election
Taking risks on developing for the iPhone
Any development endeavor is a risk. Will I choose the right feature sets? Will the design be appealing? Will I deliver it to market on time? How will I find customers? How will I secure my software? How will I do billing? Every developer has these and a thousand other questions. Apple’s iPhone App store… Continue reading Taking risks on developing for the iPhone
McCain has a short term memory
From The NY Times in Oct/2007 Republican Debate, McCain talking about Mitt Romney: “I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time. For 20-some years, including leading the largest squadron in the United… Continue reading McCain has a short term memory
The verdict is in – People hate Spore’s DRM
Good for the masses! I guess EA’s long anticipated Spore has such an awful DRM that it has earned a 1 star Amazon rating in over 1226 reviews. Read the reviews I’m really happy to see this. I’m happy to pay for my games. I hate supporting DRM in games.
How fast is Chrome?
ok guys, want to know how fast Chrome is? Google’s Javascript benchmarks Higher numbers are better: Firefox 3 Mac 177 Safari 3 199 Chrome on Windows XP under VMWARE 1779 So Chrome in Windows running on top of OS X is ten times faster. Nice.
Google’s Chrome
Google announced a new open-source browser, Chrome The introduction is done as a comic – Well worth anyone’s read, and understandable too. First off, I just switched to Firefox to try it out, and I am a Safari fan as well. The first “ah-ha!” with Chrome is that it is multi-processed. This means for each… Continue reading Google’s Chrome
Evaluating Firefox 3, thanks to 1passwd
As my friends know, I am a big Safari fan. Safari 3 is fine and 4 promises even faster performance. I like that Safari keeps all of my web passwords in the keychain, and those keychains and bookmarks can be synced by Mobile Me. However, the bookmark syncing sometimes fails, and Mobile Me costs $99… Continue reading Evaluating Firefox 3, thanks to 1passwd
Someone please give John McCain a recent history lesson
“In the 21st Century, nations don’t invade other nations” – John McCain on Russia/Georgia conflict. Watch
TextExpander 2.4 fixes menu speed issues
Yes! I bought TextExpander awhile ago and liked it a lot, but eventually ditched it for Type It 4 Me, due to the speed issues with the TextExpander menu. TI4M is fine, but TextExpander’s preferences and shortcut setup is nicer. SmileOnMyMac, TextExpander’s publisher, is also very Portland Macintosh Users Group friendly, so I like supporting… Continue reading TextExpander 2.4 fixes menu speed issues
Be nice to your wireless network
My recent issue with my laptop forced me to try Time Machine over a wireless network to the Airport Extreme N. This has been working fine, but I wanted to see if I could eek out even better performance. Thus, I dedicated the Airport Extreme N to a 5ghz N only network. I then set… Continue reading Be nice to your wireless network