Here is a reply I got from WD about my Open Letter. The formatting is correct (blue and black text) as it came via HTML email, so I guess that means this was some sort of form reply and they are getting a lot of email about this topic. Update: Yes, my brother received the… Continue reading A reply from Western Digital re: an Open Letter
An Open Letter to Western Digital
To: investor@wdc.com, PressRelations@wdc.com Subject: re: Anywhere Access I saw a note at MacWorld about the Anywhere Access software that you supply for Windows, which prevents sharing of some 30 file types, such as video files. I own every piece of content on my computer. I follow copyright laws. I educate others to not steal content.… Continue reading An Open Letter to Western Digital
Doug Morris is why the music industry is lost
Wired’s Interview with UMG’s Doug Morris is an eye opener. It amazes me how set in their old ways these executives are and why they are causing the music industry to fail. I won’t go on and on, read it yourself, but consider this paragraph: “It was only a couple of years ago that we… Continue reading Doug Morris is why the music industry is lost
Cheap, per use Faxing
FaxItNice has cheap, per use faxing. Either $5 for 10 sends, or $20 for 111 (18 cents each). Never expires. Can send via email too if you needed to (say from an iPhone, can fax a cover email) Steve
Sophie and QuickLook for Leopard
John implemented saving a preview of the first page of a Sophie Book into the document bundle and I wrote my first QuickLook plugin: Watch
Future of Time Machine
I think it is clear that Time Machine is a hit – Easy to set up, works invisibly in the background to keep you up to date – Excellent! Where can Time Machine go in the future? Maybe Time Machine will replace .Mac’s Backup application. You could choose some plans to run and have time… Continue reading Future of Time Machine
Leopard is here – What does it mean to you?
Every now and then Apple releases a major upgrade to their operating system. The last major release was 10.4, code named “Tiger.” Last Friday Apple released 10.5, code named “Leopard” Apple releases major operating systems for several reasons: Money – Operating system updates make money and sell Macintoshes. Each major OS release pushes the envelope… Continue reading Leopard is here – What does it mean to you?
Windows disappear? – It might be Spaces
If your windows simply disappear into thin air, it might be Spaces at work. But in order for this bug to occur, you need to have had: Enabled Spaces Assigned applications to a space other than space 1 Disabled Spaces With spaces off, it seems something triggers the window manager to still move the windows… Continue reading Windows disappear? – It might be Spaces
Potential security risk with “Back to my Mac”
[isfym](http://www.isfym.com/site/blog/Entries/2007/10/27Don’tgoBacktoMyMac.html] has an article alarming about a security risk in .Mac’s “back to my mac” feature, which allows your Mac on the road to connect to your Mac at home. The gist is this: If you have enabled “Back to my Mac” and someone knows your .Mac password, your machine at home is wide open… Continue reading Potential security risk with “Back to my Mac”
Keep your eyes on your time machines
While at MacCamp this weekend, I was trying a spotlight restore (open Time Machine, use spotlight to search for an application, restore) and it did something very odd: It restored into the same time machine folder the application was in. This created a very broken partial application and now time machine fails to backup. Also,… Continue reading Keep your eyes on your time machines
FedEx – Never hear the absolutely has to be there slogan anymore, do we?
Update: FedEx delivered at 1pm on Friday. The delivery guy said all he was doing was delivering those little boxes, over 1200 in their station alone! They still should have had a better answer on the phone other than “we got overwhelmed” Leopard delivers by 10:30am, according to Fed Ex. 11:45am, I call FedEx. “We’re… Continue reading FedEx – Never hear the absolutely has to be there slogan anymore, do we?
Moving to Leopard
Leopard represents a major leap in OS X. As such, there are some major changes under the hood that you should respect when considering moving to Leopard. If you rely on your Mac for day to day business needs, you are best off waiting for a couple of weeks and following news reports, while the… Continue reading Moving to Leopard
BetterHTMLExport 2.3 is Leopard ready!
For those of you considering Leopard and using iPhoto 7 (iLife ’08), BetterHTMLExport 2.3 has been tested and qualified for the new cat. For older versions of BetterHTMLExport, that require older versions of iPhoto, I would suggest upgrading to iPhoto 7 because it is designed to work with Leopard and Time Machine, not to mention… Continue reading BetterHTMLExport 2.3 is Leopard ready!
Apple to provide ability to add applications to iPhone/Touch by Feb.
This is great news. What I especially respected was the fact that Apple is taking the time to try their best to ensure a safe computing platform, vs just letting any yoho write an application for the iPhone, which the current “jailbreak” nonsense does. Do you really want to download some random application and expose… Continue reading Apple to provide ability to add applications to iPhone/Touch by Feb.
TextExpander 2.0 ships
And it is free for all registered users! Check it out What’s new in TextExpander 2.0: – Snippet groups – Add snippet groups from external files – Add snippet groups from URLs (including password-protected URLs with Keychain support) – Synchronize snippet groups using .Mac Synchronization – Print snippets – Hotkeys to enable / disable and… Continue reading TextExpander 2.0 ships
How to launch games with different video drivers
a very useful guide on how to use OpenGL Profiler to launch games, like World of Warcraft, with older video drivers (if you crash with the current drivers)
Cinetopia (Vanc, WA) hosting HALO 3 charity event
Play Halo 3 on 50′ high def screens and help fight diabetes I love the Portland area.
Another domestic Sunday
Elizabeth and I ran around shopping. I’ve been in ‘organize the house’ mode this summer, trying to make sure we have places for stuff so that when we move, we already know where things should go. If you didn’t know, Bed Bath and Beyond has turned into “As Seen on TV.” I got the toilet… Continue reading Another domestic Sunday
Picture this: What the Zune copy writers might have meant
from The Microsoft Zune site Picture this: You’re walking down the street. Or you’re in a room with a bunch of friends. Or at a concert. Or at the airport. Or on the bus (you get the picture) and then you whip out your Zune and see all these other Zune devices around that you… Continue reading Picture this: What the Zune copy writers might have meant
The Beauty of Adverstising
While at Fry’s today I saw this iSlice on the rack next to the register. The irony is so beautiful… Check out both photos