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March 5, 2011

I [still] have no opinion on the iPad  ✔

Me, from last year about this time:

It is made by Apple, big deal. They also make mini DVI to VGA adaptors, should I pontificate on that? No. No, I should not, because I care nothing about the laptop–to–display adapter segment of Apple. Nor, do I care about the iPad sector of Apple.

The iPad is a huge deal for Apple, and a lot of people all over the world. Just not me. Lots of people have one, I don’t. That’s simply a function of how I operate, and what the iPad does. It’s not for me. #

Apple is the World’s Most Admired Company  ✔

Just like last year. And the year before that. And the year before that.

For the fourth straight year, Apple tops Fortune’s Most Admired list. The company’s blistering pace of new product releases has continued to set the bar high for tech companies across the board.

Besides making new products, the ones they release don’t suck. Some companies have yet to figure this out (*cough* *cough* Dell *cough* *cough*). #

March 3, 2011

Naked Password  ✔

Claims to be a jQuery plugin to encourage people to create more secure passwords. Does so with nudity. This won’t be used for evil… #

OS X Lion Interface Tweaks  ✔

‘Less’ appears to be the theme. #

Things That Are Going to Make You Look Like a Jerk if You Use Them to Take a Photograph  ✔

Not exactly a comprehensive list, but fairly accurate. #

Minimal Mac: Thoughts on the iPad 2  ✔

Patrick Rhone on the subject of whether or not you need to wait in line for five hours the day the iPad 2 is released, and he echos a lot of the sentiment I’m hearing.

That said, what about those of us who have the first generation iPad? You know, the one I’m writing this on right now? Is this so significant an upgrade that it has somehow magically rendered ours near useless in comparison?

I think not.

At some point, you just don’t need everything. #

March 1, 2011

Facebook Comments Make Me Feel Embarrassed for TechCrunch  ✔

Even more than for the AOL deal. The comments make the page look stupid. And a bit embarrassing. I’m hoping that people get over the Facebook phase and move on to being adults again. #

February 28, 2011

“Who Sucks the Most? Vote with Your Gum”  ✔

Michael Surtees found an awesome real-time data poster pitting Verizon and AT&T in a battle to get the most gum stuck on the other guy. Words don’t do it justice. I’m not surprised that AT&T is losing, either. #

Mac OS X Trojan In Beta?  ✔

EVERYBODY PANIC! Not really, but I think we are to the point that people will fall for things like this. And even mangled Germanglish isn’t going to stop people from entering their administrator passwords. #

The Complete Guide To Writing a WordPress Widget  ✔

Neat guide in case you wanted to write a WordPress widget from scratch. #

Solving The Hacker News Problem  ✔

Alex Payne sees the same think I am: Hacker News is getting too popular. And you know what popularity brings? People. And you know what most people are? Idiots. Some wise person once said, “fewer people, less idiots.” I agree. #

Awesome WordPress FeedBurner Stats Plugin  ✔

Great visualizations to keep my simple mind occupied for seconds at a time. As good as the Feedburner site until Google gets the new version up and running. #

Blackberry Apps Are Hard to Write  ✔

Jamie Murai pens an open letter to RIM’s Developer Relations. Not that I would ever be inclined to want to write a Blackberry app. But it sounds like it’s more work that it’s worth. #

Google Chrome Extensions & Apps

February 26th, 2011

February 25, 2011

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Test  ✔

Mark Jaquith shows off his MacBook Pro with its custom WordPress skin. It look wonderful when you first see it. Then…well…when you see it… And if you don’t see it, then you’re not as obsessed with things as I am. And are blessed. #

Antennagate 2.0?  ✔

Consumer Reports says the Verizon version of the iPhone has the same problem of the AT&T version. Thus, they can’t recommend it. My rebuttal is…does anybody not use some sort of cover for their iPhone? These things break and get scratched up, for the love of taco sauce. #

Apple’s Talking Thunderbolts – Do You Care?  ✔

My answer: no. I don’t think people are going to move to this paradigm in the same way everybody moved to USB when the original iMac used that (and FireWire) as their primary I/O technologies. And who uses FireWire? #

Bible Lock Screen  ✔

Apps to put scripture on your iPhone and iPad lock screens. Ostensibly to memorize or remind the user of selected verses. Fre. Installed.

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Samsung SSD Awesomeness  ✔

Could also me titled, “Stupid SSD RAID Tricks.” YouTube video for those who may have missed it the first time. I still use this video to explain defenestration. #

February 24, 2011

News Corp Selling Myspace?  ✔

Reuters reports, you decide. And by “decide”, I mean “speculate and never come to a definitive answer or get anything solved”. I say, Die!, Myspace, Die! #

Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)  ✔

I’d be…lyin’…if I said I was exited about this new version. Some nice new things in there. Seems they’ve eschewed the 10.x convention for the feline system. On the page I count one horse head, one elephant head, one butterfly, a hawk, and a koala, but not one cat. #

Thunderbolt Overview  ✔

Written in small enough words that even I can understand it. Sort of. My current ports now seem slow and old now. Stupid, slow, old ports. #

Apple the Guinea Pig (Thunderbolt Edition)  ✔

Just like they did with USB back in the debut of 1998′s iMac, Apple is taking a leap forward with Intel’s next-generation I/O technology. I’m thinking USB has too much of a vice-grip on interface technologies for this to work. #

Yahoo to Shutdown MyBlogLog  ✔

Inevitable. I find it somewhat amusing that nobody uses the bang (!) after “Yahoo” anymore. Coincidence? #

February 23, 2011

Idea Cafe  ✔

Found this site (finally!) after months of trying to figure out who made it and what its name was. I’m completely jealous I didn’t think of doing this first. I loves me some finely-crafted GTD-style paper products. #

What happens after Yahoo acquires you  ✔

Holy cow that list of acquisitions is horrifying. I remember when people were amazed at the things Yahoo! was getting. Now I’m amazed what they did with the things they got (and I’m not alone). #

Ads by Carbon  ✔

Another one-ad-per-page solution like The DECK and Fusion Ads. Perusing the lineup, I’m amazed just how many sites there are on the internet that I’ve never heard of. #

WordPress 3.1  ✔

Lots of new features that nobody will ever use. Makes me thankful all I have to do is click a couple of links and it’s installed. Lovely new admin bar I don’t want, as well. Messes up the admin interface, the site, or both. #

February 22, 2011

Macifier for People with Kids  ✔

It’s like ‘pacifier,’ only for a Mac. See? Brilliant. If my family and their kids are any indication, kids and keyboards don’t mix. #

Nokia and Windows Phone 7  ✔

Lukas Mathis explained how the merger of Nokia and Windows Phone 7 could be a good thing. I’m still on the “too little, too late” bandwagon myself. #