This year for Xmas I asked for and received an Airport Extreme. Some of you may recall my struggles with the numerous Airport Expresses I own. This is because of the way my home network has evolved over the years, which is to say, completely piecemeal and haphazardly. A Piecemeal Network My home network, like [...]
So I’ve had my Verizon iPhone 4S for a few weeks now, and I thought I’d let you know how it’s been going. The Phone In many regards, this is the same phone I had a few weeks ago. The software is the same, the data is the same, most things are the same. And [...]
There’s been lots of discussion here about whether or not Apple has lost interest in the Pro market. The big turning point for me was the release of the wholly inadequate — at least for many video professionals — of Final Cut Pro. A complete ground-up rewrite of Apple’s flagship professional video editing application, for [...]
A tiny Yay! today for the iPhone coming to Verizon. Whether you switch or stay with AT&T, this is good news for iPhone users. We finally have a choice of carriers, and that means competition. And that means that things get better faster. And so, a tiny Yay!
My initial impression of the iPad, after reading about it and seeing it in stores, was your basic meh. There didn’t seem to be much compelling about the device for a user such as myself. Let’s be clear: I don’t think the iPad is a bad thing, or not a “real” computer, or anything bad [...]
Gruber points out that the flat edges on the iPhone 4 make it “feel much more like a camera.” It occurs to me that those flat sides might also have the added benefit of allowing one to place the iPhone on a flat surface while shooting, for hands-free video recording, for instance, self-portraits, or longer FaceTime [...]
For some time now I’ve had an odd problem on my MacBook wherein my Time Machine firewire drive appears to spontaneously, and without reason, disconnect. No warning is produced, no error message appears. It always happens, in fact, when the computer is not in use. I leave the system on, say, while a large backup [...]
Like a lot of SysAdmins, I work in a cave. No windows except for the odd Dell system, of course. No natural light whatsoever. It can get depressing. So I was pretty intrigued when I saw this Winscape virtual window. I’ve actually had this idea for some time. Get a large, bright screen and show [...]
Yesterday I found myself at the Apple Store. At last, a chance to try out an iPad. At last a chance to pass judgment. Color me unimpressed. I know, I know. Lots of people will say I don’t “get it.” That the iPad is revolutionary. That’s it’s the next big thing in computing. And that [...]
At the outset I counted myself among the underwhelmed by the iPad. But after letting the idea stew for some time and reading the copious analysis of the upcoming device, I’ve gradually warmed to the idea of it and start to find myself wandering into that camp that believes it may just represent a new [...]