As some of you may have read in a recent post, I pondered the quality of Apple products of late. As fate would have it, my MacBook Pro shot fire this morning. Two small flashes of yellow above the F4 key, accompanied by a “zit” noise and the machine powering off. I called AppleCare and… Continue reading Karma, Apple Quality and Excellent Support
Author: Steve Riggins
Mix ‘n Match goes live on the iPhone app store!
You too can download the lite version (ie free) of my first iPhone application, Mix ‘n Match. My brother Matt did a great job on the artwork and I’m already hard at work on the next version!. Download -> Mix ‘n Match Mix ‘n Match allows you to mix up different hair, eyes and mouths… Continue reading Mix ‘n Match goes live on the iPhone app store!
Never believe what AT&T tells you
So this spring Elizabeth lost her Verizon phone. She could have used an old phone, but decided that since she wanted a new iPhone coming in June, she’d go ahead and switch to AT&T. Went in, told them our plans and asked if signing up now or getting a phone would screw us in June… Continue reading Never believe what AT&T tells you
Has Apple’s success hurt product quality?
Apple is at a peak. The Macintosh is wildly successful. The iPhone even more so. The Apple brand is not just well known, but well known for quality. The “PC/Mac” ad campaign has been very successful, touting how the “Mac just works” while Vista is a dud. Reports I’ve read in the past (I am… Continue reading Has Apple’s success hurt product quality?
iPhone 2.0 OS Mute Bug
If you are on a call and use the mute feature, then the remote party hangs up on you, your phone will remain muted for future calls, even though the user interface will show the next call as not muted. Tapping the mute button will flash the mute button on then immediately off.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long blog
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog is Joss Whedon’s (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) gift to the world. Neil Patrick Harris plays Dr. Horrible, a fumbling mad scientist trying to get into the Evil League of Evil. Nathan Fillion (Firefly) plays the good doctor’s nemesis, Captain Hammer. Oh and it’s a musical. Excellent. Free for a while… Continue reading Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long blog
Push me!
Now that the demand has settled down, the mobile me push services are up and running. Emails show up on the phone instantly. If you change contacts on the Mac, then sync, they show up on the phone. Same for Calendars. To enable this, you need a mobile me account. Then go into your email… Continue reading Push me!
Time to talk iPhone apps!
Alright, by now you iPhone users have upgraded to 2.0 and have been downloading applications from the iPhone App Store. Some apps are just silly, but let’s talk about the nice ones: NetNewsWire – great rendition of our favorite RSS newsreader. OmniFocus – I am having issues with their location based services, but they are… Continue reading Time to talk iPhone apps!
New Zealand might be pretty but be prepared to get screwed on an iPhone
Incredible job of toeing the company line! Watch
Why I won’t be getting an iPhone 3G (soon)
I don’t know when/if I’ll be getting a iPhone 3G, but I know it won’t be soon and the reason is cost. Steve Jobs touted the lower cost of the iPhone – Bullshit, Steve. At $15 a month more for the same service (unlimited data + 200 sms), this comes out to $360 over two… Continue reading Why I won’t be getting an iPhone 3G (soon)
AIM on the iPhone 2.0
I had missed this official announcement, but in the new Guided Tour of iPhone 3G/2.0, there is clearly an AIM client for free on the iPhone store: Picture of AIM client in store
BetterHTMLExport 2.3.2
I have shipped the latest maintenance release of BetterHTMLExport, version 2.3.2! Included in the changes are: Added “Replace Existing Files” option – Uncheck this and BetterHTMLExport will abort instead of replacing existing files Fix for only exporting to the first directory chosen Fix for reading ISO from images Changed tab to “BetterHTMLExport” Fix for crash… Continue reading BetterHTMLExport 2.3.2
Denon’s $500 ethernet cable
Ok this is just beautiful. Denon has the audacity to try and sell a $500 ethernet cable, labeled as a high quality audio link cable. Amazon reviewers push back with great hilarity. Read the Reviews at the bottom (19 pages)
EA fails at Spore login – reminiscent of Tiger Woods
LOL poor EA, they can never get it right. Have been trying to log in to my Spore account for 3 days to share my creatures. Nothing works. So hey, send me my password, EA: FAIL!
LG Allergiene Washing Machine
For the new digs, we retired our 16 year old Kenmore washing machine, which was a true stalwart with only one repair needed, but the writing was on the wall for the top loading machine. We picked up a LG front loading machine which uses one third of the water of a top loader and… Continue reading LG Allergiene Washing Machine
Attacks to the freedom of the Internet
My letter to Congressman Wu: Mr. Wu, I write to you concerned about the Internet. As we fully know, the Internet changed the world, allowing everyone to have the American dream of one voice, and a voice that could be heard. Now, the Internet is threatened. ISPs are starting to get money hungry. I write… Continue reading Attacks to the freedom of the Internet
wow, this hillary assassination comment just gets worse
Apology or not, now she can start to see what she has started. Check out this Fox News clip of someone joking about killing Barack Obama. How disgusting.
Apple Store opens in Vancouver, BC
My friend John sent me this photo from the opening of the Apple Store in Vancouver, BC:
HIllary must quit the race now
Citing the assassination of Bobby Kennedy as a reason to stay in the race shows several things: Such poor judgement, she is not qualified to be President of the United States Near criminal activity. To even mention the possibility that someone might assassinate Obama puts her as suspect #1 should such a horrible event occur,… Continue reading HIllary must quit the race now
Squeaky Wheel gets the Visual Basic
Well Microsoft has finally caved in and realized they were wrong by not including Visual Basic Support in Office 2008. After some hand waving about Applescript blah blah, the reality is that some spreadsheets just won’t open on the Mac – So much for interoperability! Anyway, now they are adding VBA support back – but… Continue reading Squeaky Wheel gets the Visual Basic