Originally posted 2009-04-18 03:11:31 As a management team, we recently crafted and presented a list of development principles for our developers to follow. The goal was to provide vision and direction, not to dictate the outcome of every scenario. Here’s a …
Read more →Originally posted 2008-12-12 07:27:04 In recent months, two computers in my home reached the ends of their useful lives. The first was the HP desktop that my children use. They’ve loaded so many game demos on it over the years that it had become painfully …
Read more →Originally posted 2006-04-25 02:27:55 Mac users should get to know MacZOT, a pioneering web site for software marketing. In a nutshell, they work with software developers to sell their applications at a lower price for a day, trying to create a buzz around the …
Read more →Originally posted 2010-03-31 10:37:09 My workplace uses the Outlook/Exchange juggernaut to manage email and calendars. This post doesn’t argue for or against that solution – it’s in place, it works, and it allows me to communicate and schedule my days. Rather, …
Read more →Originally posted 2005-04-29 04:59:07 Unbelievable. Tiger Direct has sued Apple for trademark infringement. The issue? The new version of Mac OS X, dubbed Tiger, has flooded the Internet with techie \Tiger\ references, bumping Tiger Direct down the list in …
Read more →Originally posted 2006-02-13 04:58:27 I’ve used a PDA since 2000. I started with the Handspring Visor Deluxe, later adding the VisorPhone to it. I graduated to a Treo 180, which I used until the hinge broke. I tried going PDA-less for a time, but THAT didn’t …
Read more →Originally posted 2004-05-05 12:29:51 After some contemplation and waffling, I finally ventured out of x86-land and got a Mac–one of the new iBook G4 1.25 GHz machines. I think I was swayed less by the \Switch\ campaign and more by James Gosling’s endorsement. …
Read more →Originally posted 2004-08-25 06:29:03 My 10-year-old son, Tyson, decided he wanted to learn how to make web pages. I bought him a book, which directed him to Netscape Composer, and I showed him how to FTP his files into the appropriate directory on the server. …
Read more →Originally posted 2008-02-13 10:57:38 YazSoft has just announced version 5 of Speed Download, its download management product for Mac. They charge $25 for this product. The price may or may not seem reasonable to you, depending on your need for a download …
Read more →Originally posted 2004-05-20 12:44:34 I recently attended my first Java Users’ Group (JUG) meeting. My interest in belonging to a JUG has coincided with a renaissance in the previously moribund local JUG, so I couldn’t have timed things better. In this …
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