Monthly Archives: September 2005


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Gadgetry

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WinCustomize: So to sum up: Mac zealots, knock it off. I’m sick to death of you claiming everything good comes from the Mac. I have a Mac. I paid for it, I use it, but after reading what I read yesterday, I doubt I will ever buy another. And I beg you Steve Jobs, stop leading your fanatics by example.

Looks like I’m not alone in my point of view on Gadgets.

And the true moral of the story is that with all the press Apple and Konfabulator got for doing things that already existed in DesktopX… well, um, maybe someone at Stardock should look into getting a better marketing department or something.

Via the ‘goat [in IM]

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*sob*

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AP News: Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was declared unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge ruling in the second attempt by an atheist to have the pledge removed from classrooms. The man lost his previous battle before the U.S. Supreme Court — [Yes this is the same court case that was referenced here, in 2002.]

I thought I was in the bizzaro universe over the last couple of weeks – this simply confirms it. Either I’m in an alternate reality or I’m this week’s guest star on Sliders… either way, this isn’t really happening. La la la la! You can’t make me listen to the madness! As it is… I’m just in… awe. Yes, awe is the right word I think. Awed that this could ever happen. Awed that this took over three years to get settled. Awed that we haven’t revolved against the idiots and let natural selection take its course…

If anyone is looking for me, I’ll be alone in the closet with a security blanket, sobbing.

digital pity

Lo! I Want To Eat An Apple!

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Apple fans give me gout.

First it was the banter about the Office12 demo that irked me a good deal. Now it’s all of the crybabies in Cupertino that have gone further and truly pissed me off with their babble about Widgets versus Gadgets, and their “errr! Microsoft copies Apple again!”

One word summary: Scoreboard.
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GeekStuff

Microsoft Codename Max

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Want to get your hands on some technology that is a pretty good “looking glass” into what’s to come from Microsoft?

Check out Microsoft Codename Max.

Yes, it’s beta. Yes, it requires an installation of a beta copy of WinFX. Yes, that means that it’s not for the digitally faint of heart, but yes it is a very tight and well done application that shows off some of the power of WinFX.

Hell, I installed it – so should you.

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Indeed It’s Sad

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TUAW: Honestly, I’m trying to get past that old “they’re ripping Apple off!” complaint, but then stuff like this shows up and just gets my blood boiling again. You’re looking at the recently unveiled interface of Microsoft’s forthcoming Office 12. […] In my opinion: sad.

Yes, you’re right it’s sad. Sad that you can take one screenshot completely out of context, pile on your own spin and call it a story.
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PDC Update

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FurryGoat: Now that it’s been revealed in the PDC Keynote, I can finally start to talk about one of the projects that our team has been working on. Yes, it’s the infamous Windows Sidebar.

Innovcation, Escalation, Competition… call it what you want, but as of right now, it’s “on”.

Did y’all see the video? This is going to kick ass.

Hell, maybe I’ll even bring back QTB as a Gadget. *smirk*

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QuickTime 7 for Windows

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Has anyone else tried to install QuickTime 7 for Windows without installing iTunes 5.0? It no work…

Kinda important to me, too – I installed QT with iTunes on my home machine (since I use it there) but on my notebook, I only want QT. I have no need for iTunes, since I have almost no music on that machine… every time I try to install it I get an install error message and a modal dialog that doesn’t have a close button to make it go away…

Methinks someone in Cupertino screwed the pooch – too bad no one in the media will ever complain about an Apple bug – too busy stroking their nano’s to report it, I’m sure!

Pft.

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Oof.

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Been a busy, busy weekend.

Found myself in Connecticut on this past Thursday morning, and I swear that I couldn’t remember how I got there. Now I find myself in Washington and it feels like I haven’t left at all. Almost like a short TNG Mirror Mirror episode, or something.

Surreal…
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Honestly…

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Honestly, what does it say about the state of today’s CD prices, if I can buy Weezer’s green album and their blue album – at full price, no less – and fit them both on my own CD-R? [Ya know, like for when I don’t have my iPod with me otherwise it’s really a moot question]

Can anyone tell me? Anyone?

I thought not.

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Media Evolution

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Word Soup: In flipping around the cable news channels last night, the best coverage I saw was by an NBC cameraman who didn’t say a god damn thing. He simply filmed human beings in the Convention Center (also see this). Why can’t cable news do more of this? Less preening, over-dressed pontificating anchormen and reporters, and more information, direct from the event.

I’ve disagreed with his opinions from time to time, but this time? Karl’s dead on accurate. If someone in the Media World is paying attention to this, do it, please? If anchorpeople are worried about their jobs, keep CNN as is and launch a new network… I’m so sick to death of you all shoving opinions down our throats while calling yourselves impartial. It’s so very insulting.

Better yet, make CNN2 a silent eyeball on the world and call it good…