October 2008
32 posts
marco:
Some updates to “In search of a wireless router that doesn’t suck”:
I mentioned the Apple Airport Extreme in the first paragraph. I appreciate the recommendations, but user reviews (and my own personal experience in an office full of them) seem to indicate a pretty average failure rate compared to every $40 router out there.
I know about the Linksys WRT54GL, the version of the popular...
In search of a wireless router that doesn't suck →
marco:
Help.
enlighten me too, if you could find it though!
Become a BlackBerry Power User in 121 Easy Steps →
H.E.R.B. - - - Had Enough Religious Bullshit !! →
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”
– Thomas Watson, IBM Chairman, 1943
Hands on: Lala.com's cloud music store changes... →
“I believe Barack Obama is going to be the next president of the United States…...”
– Frank Luntz, on last week’s Real Time (via tmblg)
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40 Mac Keyboard Shortcuts for Finder →
“For those hurt by the financial crisis, a coin is no longer required.”
– iFixit on removing the battery cover on the new MacBooks (via marco)
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Engadget goes hands-on with new Apple products →
UI? iWork Rocks!
I just installed OpenOffice.org 3.0, lots of improvements, but still the UI is a mess! I like Zoho’s UI much better although it runs on the Web (and technically should be more limited which is not!).
iWork ‘08 is still my UI hero. Easy to use, beautifully designed and quite accessible.
Office 2008 is the next one. Lots of improvements since 2004 but still some MS cheesyness is...
Christopher Hitchens endorses Obama →
(via tmblg)
Talking out of my ass on the Apple laptop update...
marco:
Apple’s updating their laptops next week, probably to look something like this. Here are some random thoughts based on nothing but speculation:
Redesigned MacBooks and MacBook Pros Likelihood: 100% That’s what the event is for. Both lines will stay in the same market segments and size classes, possibly losing up to 0.5 lbs. of weight and slightly reducing the thicknesses, but no major...
Watchtmblg:
Keith Olberman on Sarah Palin
Another brutal roast by Keith Olberman.
Super!
Afloat →
matthewb:
Adds window management features to most Mac apps. Sweet. (via Shaun Inman)
Urban Dict: Joe Sixpack
Average American moron, IQ 60, drinking beer, watching baseball and CNN, and believe everything his President says. “This is so simple, even a Joe Sixpack can understand.”
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