Ben did a good job – arguing against “incorrect facts” and ignorance (I’ll go with Hanlon’s razor here) is always tough. Especially in such a limited forum.
Technology Archives
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Is there a good domain registrar out there that offers DNS hosting and has an automated system to migrate all of your current DNS records to their hosting? Namecheap has the services I’m looking for, but I’d have to manually bring over the DNS records for the 85 domains I am looking to move. Since…
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While the iPad *can* live as a stand-alone machine with iCloud, I still plug mine in every so often to load up photos, etc. As a contrast, the Kindle Fire didn’t even come with a connection cable (just a charger). I guess Amazon is backing up/hosting media in the cloud for me, no idea about…
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If you’re a PathFinder user, this small bash function may be useful to you: pf () { open -a “Path Finder.app” $1; } It’s the equivalent to the open command that will open a Finder window to the current location in the terminal, but this will open that location in PathFinder instead. Enjoy.
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Apple’s culture is one of making choices before products get to consumers. You get X or Y, not a choice between X and Y. That’s what makes the existence of iChat (text and video chat) at the same time as iMessages (text chat) and FaceTime (video chat) so… odd. When Apple launched iChat, it was…
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One of the things I love about Google Voice is the way I can receive and send text messages from my phone, iPad and laptop. To borrow from “the best camera is the one that’s with you”, the best device for messaging is the one you’re currently using. It’s blindingly obvious that this sort of…
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I’ve been using ShaggyMac screen protectors on my laptops for about 5 years now, and I’m a fan. The “keyboard marks” you see on your laptop screen are not scratches, they are the oils from your hands transferred to the keys, then transferred to the screen. The ShaggyMac prevents this, keeping your screen in nice,…
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After migrating from MobileMe to iCloud, I ran into a nasty situation where iSync/MobileMe sync thought I had data conflicts but I couldn’t resolve them. The way the Conflict Resolver dialog appears and acts is a nightmare. When it appears, it hangs for a good 30 seconds, spiking the CPU and not allowing itself to…
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One of the things I’ve liked about Verizon with my Droid and iPhone is the ability to flip on the HotSpot feature via the My Verizon app. I click on Plan Features and turn it on/off. Easy. Last month I made some account changes and added some family members to my plan. I discovered that…
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For some reason Google Reader / Reeder can be pretty difficult to subscribe to feeds with. You click the “Add a Subscription” button, enter in the feed URL, and it kicks back a “feed not found” error. Hello, I didn’t want to search, I gave you the URL of the stupid feed. It seems that…
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I’m not conceptually opposed to OAuth, or for a site using another site’s identity system for their authentication. The problem is these sites ask for too much access. I am happy to log in and let them leverage my current networks to try to connect me with folks in the new service, but I want…
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Steve laments the lack of easy “Incognito” windows in Firefox. I tried Safari as my primary browser for a few weeks when I upgraded to Lion and I really missed this as well. Once it becomes part of your workflow, it’s really hard to go back. I actually want it to go a step further.…
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After returning from a week in London where I had no cell coverage but was constantly charging my iPhone 4 (just to be safe), I noticed that my daily iPhone usage was dropping my battery down to the 50-60% mark instead of the 65-75% mark where is had typically been. Last weekend I let the…
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If you used to choose the Sleep option with TAB key after hitting the POWER button on your Mac, Lion may have your muscle memory befuddled. Never fear, there is a better way: just hit the “s” key after the POWER button, and that Sleep button will get selected without the TAB key two-step. Additional…
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I had a heck of a time getting a straight answer on a pretty simple question: Can you attach a non-Thunderbolt display1 to a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac if the display is daisy-chained through another Thunderbolt device (like the Promise Pegasus drives)? The answer is yes. You plug the Pegasus drive into your Mac via Thunderbolt, then…
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Over the last few years I’ve ended up with 4 different machines that I use on a regular basis. I have workstations at the office and at home, a large laptop as a portable workhorse, and a small laptop for travel. Each of these has a development environment on it so I can get work…
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Public service announcement: the nightly builds for Chromium seem to have a new home, the new location is here. That is all.
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The best part about this exchange is I’m honestly not 100% sure which of Dave’s tweets John is replying to (with the Zima response).
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I’ve been wanting to do more with the favorites feature on Twitter for a long time. I’m not a big fan of retweets, and have always preferred to favorite things I like rather than rebroadcast them indiscriminately. Stellar.io has taken on the job of exposing this great content and making it follow-able, and it is…
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With the addition of an 11″ MacBook Air to my travel arsenal, my primary use for my iPad is as an around the house machine. Specifically, I find it best to have it hanging around in a living space where I can use it to quickly get information. Sometimes I use an app, sometimes the…
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The reasons that Android phones are either slow to get system updates, or fail to get them entirely are pretty clear. The process of getting an update ready to push to a handset is decidedly non-trivial: Google creates, tests and releases a system update. Handset manufacturers take the system update and apply their vendo-specific tweaks…
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Can’t wait for that iPhone 4 on Verizon? If you aren’t already a Verizon customer and don’t want to wait until Feb 10th, here’s what to do. Go sign up for a Verizon account today and purchase the cheapest phone they have, without a subsidy. Don’t use the cheap phone. Get online at 3AM US/Eastern…
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There are two essential steps for productive bookmarking. Remember to bookmark the site/page before you leave it. Remember to look in your bookmarks next time you want to find it. Failure to follow either of these, and you have a failed system. It’s a commitment.
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I don’t get this commercial. Regardless of service quality/speed/etc., the way it’s presented doesn’t make sense. Wouldn’t it be more effective if the rest of the group (all using AT&T) got the email quickly, then one remaining person got the email later? Isn’t the incentive to avoid being left out? Getting the email first and…
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I registered for SxSW (Interactive) last fall to get the early bird pricing. Fortunately, Shane’s panel was selected and now I have a comp’ed pass for the event. If anyone would like to buy my Interactive pass, I’m happy to let it go for the price I paid ($450) rather than the $675 that it…