I just had to do it. I took the plunge as soon as it came out. I audaciously went through the process of upgrading my iPhone software to the new iOS 4 first thing in the morning. The result: loss of mail, contacts, music, documents, apps, and all my content and settings, which in turn [...]
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In November 2009, I found Click to Flash and put an end to unwanted loading of Flash animations in Web browser windows, at least on my MacBook. Most of the time, Flash meant a waste of time, Internet bandwidth, and CPU power. It was also the number one (if not the only) cause of infuriating [...]
The drama over the may-or-may-not-come-into-existence Apple Unicorn Tablet is REALLY spiralling out of control. OK, so Apple is finally announcing the Tablet… What’s the problem? Report: Apple tablet could earn $3 billion in a year Apple 2010 Earnings Will Likely Be Affected by Tablet More Hints at Apple’s Desire to Hold ‘iPad’ Trademark for Tablet [...]
It’s time for 2010 tech predictions. Although there is no shortage of “authoritative” predictions for the new year such as ones published by Newsweek, I’d like to add some “lighthearted” ones of my own like I did last time. But before I get to the new ones for 2010, let me briefly reflect on how [...]
My first ten days with the new cat has been a bumpy ride with a few scratches here and there along the way. I must say I kind of saw it coming when I was greeted by the grumpy face of the feline on the packaging. This, incidentally, draws a stark contrast with the “happy” [...]
I have been using Lorem Ipsum for project work a lot lately and it got me thinking: Why is industry-standard dummy text Latin of all languages? Why couldn’t dummy text have meaning? And then I thought of a perfect source of English-language dummy text that is meaningful, true, and even educational. It comes from an [...]
As I ranted over and over, I am not a big fan of glossy laptop screens at all and I know I am not alone. If you have no idea what this is about, check out the picture in this report. After years of nonsense, however, at least one manufacturer is heeding the voice of [...]
It’s been a week since the Great Apple Announcements of 2009: new operating system, new laptops, and new phone. It’s no secret that Apple profits hugely from its culture of secrecy; publicity generated from worldwide speculation on its yet-to-be-made product announcements must be worth an astronomical sum every year. What’s also unique about Apple is [...]
Recently, I spent some late night hours reviving my first Mac, a 12-inch iBook G4 manufactured in the 22nd week of 2004, which had been quietly collecting dust for tens of months. Bringing a five year-old laptop back to life is kind of like restoring a classic car, though I’m no automobile enthusiast. The 1.07GHz [...]
I enjoy watching Apple’s Get-a-Mac ads. This particular clip titled “Legal Copy” is my latest favourite. Too bad they don’t release one every week. I enjoy watching those ads not only because they are funny, witty, and creative, but because they all state the fact in amazingly funny, witty, creative ways. Factuality and creativity do [...]