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I usually wait a few weeks, until the first .1 patch is released, to update to a new version of OS X. That’s been my procedure for a while, and it seems that there are the usual growing pains with 10.6. I don’t know if I could keep …
Starting in late January, I started searching for a new editor to use when coding PHP. I spent at least a few days with the different programmer editors that are popular on the OSX platform. Starting with Eclipse, here are my opinions and reviews.
As might be obvious from the …
I’m going to be taking a few days “off” from posting and emailing ‘cept for the limited amount I do at work. My only home computer these days is a MacBook Pro, and it’s headed off for a week at the Apple Resort, aka AppleCare. Updates will resume when I’m …
One of the things I genuinely love about Apple OSX is that there’s some hidden gems in the Applications/Utilities folder. One of those hidden gems is console.app, which acts like a GUI window that follows (aka `tail -f`) a particular log file. It’s great because you can insert markers and …
Paul Graham (Y Combinator, the first spam filter, and the first web-based app: Viaweb) is one of the smartest guys on the internet when it comes to startups. He makes some great points in his article about placing controls on processes in big companies and small startups. His thesis …
Last night, the ‘e’ key on my Mac Book Pro 15″ (Core Duo 2.2 ghz) broke. The little pivot on the bottom cracked. I don’t have a problem with it having broken, I have a problem with getting the consulting work I need to do this weekend done without an …
Download Squad has posted a list of free alternatives to Photoshop.
Out of them, only GIMP runs on OS X. Anyone got alternatives that are focused on Mac?
Why’s it been so quiet? Why so many reading lists, and so little editorial? I’ve been doing consulting work like a madman — I’ve got some doggy stuff to pay for, I’ve got some expensive toys I need for a job next month, and I’ve got a day job to …
Jobs’ greatest contributions at Apple have likely been to kill or sideline a lot of good projects in order to focus the company’s efforts and resources on only the most exceptional ones. In contrast, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have apparently thrown every product concept within Microsoft at the market
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