On the Tweetie 2 Debacle
September 30th, 2009This week, Loren Brichter (author of Tweetie, an ADA-Award-Winning Twitter client) touched off a firestorm of a debate when he announced Tweetie 2 for the iPhone would be a paid upgrade. The price? All of US $3. Jackasssery ensued. Continue reading »
Religious Counter-Point
September 14th, 2009I want to say a few things about my last post. Specifically, I don't believe all followers of organized religions are crazy assholes. In fact, I respect some of those I know personally. Also, the same (crazy asshole) is true of atheists. Let me explain. Continue reading »
“Not a Sermon, Just a Thought”
September 4th, 2009Okay, it's becoming annoying. I mean really annoying. The radio commercials that end in "Not a sermon, just a thought," after delivering what is exactly, undeniably a sermon. Continue reading »
Ziplight Superfluous, Josh Saddened
September 3rd, 2009
It was inevitable. The Ziplight spotlight plugin has been rendered superfluous by a built-in Archives.mdimporter that ships with OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Since OS X 10.4's release, so many asked "why on earth didn't Apple include the ability to search inside zip files?" The answer may shock you. Continue reading »
Amazon’s Kindle 2
September 2nd, 2009After complaining bitterly about its price and insisting I'd need the largest model for ocular comfort (I have vision problems), I found I couldn't stop thinking about the advantages of having a Kindle. I was spurred on by a recent discussion with coworkers about the device. So I dug in and did some real research. Continue reading »