Recent Comments:
Apple adds submission histories to iTunes Connect {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 6th 2009 11:50AM It always amazes me how much thought and time has gone into the iTunes Store relative to how little goes into iTunes Connect.
Its like a sad little Orphan that just barely gets the job done.
In terms of reporting tools, it doesn't even really get the job done.
Michael Arrington's CrunchPad still not available, maybe never will be? {Engadget}
Nov 5th 2009 2:04PM I am glad to see it fail.
Michael Arrogant thinks he knows everything, its nice to see him put his money where his mouth is and come up empty.
BTW, this photo is not what the Crunchpad looks like - there was a video of a working unit and it was big and fugly.
Andy Ihnatko on Verizon Droid "iDon't" ads: baloney (mostly) {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 5th 2009 1:51PM I guess I just read a different article, but he didn't disprove the claims as much as he just dismissed them.
As an iPhone developer, these claims all ring true with me and I feel Apple had this coming.
I am actually rooting for the Droid to create competition. I am actually looking forward to selling my apps with no 30% (!) royalty, 'approval' delays, having Apple own my relationship with my customers, and inserting itself into conflicts between my company and third parties.
Yes, Apple cannot point fingers at anyone for questionable advertising - their Mac vs PC ads have pushed many more limits.
Besides insisting that Windows breaks down and gets infected with virii almost daily, doesn't work with digital cameras (!?) etc, I have never appreciated Jobs making Bill Gates look like a bumbling idiot for years.
Bill Gates is the world's largest philanthropist and has deserved his place in computer history, and he's done about 10X more than Jobs in terms of making computers affordable to the masses.
Meanwhile, Jobs is one of the richest men in the world and has not used his public image to support any cause for a quarter-century (well, except maybe organ donation ) - he even admitted once that he wasn't a philanthropist and hoped 'that side of him would come out one day'.
So, Jobs is making a better computer right now big deal - he could learn a lot from the personal character of Gates and has no business dressing him down systematically year after year.
Workaround for the 27 inch iMac Flash lag? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 5th 2009 12:18AM Hell I have a year-old 2.4Ghz Macbook that chokes on Flash. I thought it was a general Mac issue.
Do you fear when you fly? There's an app to help that. {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 4th 2009 5:20PM That is a great idea from Virgin.
Airlines don't do much to help people with this extremely common and powerful fear.
27-inch iMacs having performance issues? {Engadget}
Nov 3rd 2009 3:22AM There was a similar problem with Windows under MacBook 2008 boot camp where the wifi driver was overpolling some resource and making realtime playback of video a mess.
Adobe engages Apple in passive aggressive warfare with iPhone's Flash message {Engadget}
Nov 2nd 2009 3:40PM I don't think its an odd tactic at all.
I never knew that Apple was preventing Flash from being ported to the iPhone, and it was right of Adobe to let users know that it isn't their fault and that they have been trying to get it there for them.
Apple is the world leader in combative advertising with its PC ads, they got everything that's coming to them.
I like Apple products alot and use Macs mostly today, but I neither think Jobs is a demi-god and I don't like his disrespect for Gates in advertising.
Bill Gates has had a much more significant contribution to computing than Jobs and is the world's largest philanthropist.
In terms of making computing affordable and more open, as well as giving back to the world for his success as a billionaire, Jobs should stand in reverence of Gates - or, at the very least, have the respect of not portraying him as a bumbling buffoon in tv commercials for years.
Putting an SSD upgrade in a 24" iMac {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 2nd 2009 9:57AM I use high-performance SSD's in all of my systems now, will never go back.
I really want the new iMac, but I hate the inability to upgrade the video and the hassle and warranty issues of swapping the hard drive.
ZFS open source project abruptly shuts down, Snow Leopard weeps icy tears {Engadget}
Oct 24th 2009 2:28PM ZFS, like 64-bitness, is one of those things way more people get excited over then will actually realize any practical benefit from.
Then when they get it, all they do is benchmark it and say 'oooo - is it FASTER now?' - even though performance is relatively unimportant as to why the technology is being adopted.
StoneLoops! pulled from App Store {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 23rd 2009 5:26PM Hey, why not? Because of the way Apple transparently services DMCA complaints, there is pretty much zero risk and tons to gain by sending a fraudulent cease and desist.
