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 [...]
Remember the ads for Kindergarten Cop? Kids pointing at Arnold’s oversized biceps and he exclaiming, “It’s not a tumor!” That’s what keeps going through my head, only instead of Arnold’s muscles it’s an iPad. And it’s my face superimposed onto his body saying, over and over, in my best faux Austrian accent, “It’s not a [...]
I got a Magic Mouse for Christmas, and I like it a lot better than I thought I would. When first hearing about it, I thought the Magic Mouse sounded amazing, like a combination of the best features of a mouse and a trackpad (yes, I’m addicted to two-finger scrolling) without the mechanical deficiencies of [...]
My recent Archives article was met with some controversy and debate, which is great. I love controversy and debate, and a terrific discussion ensued. That discussion has led me to think a bit harder on my archive plan, and I’d like to follow up on the matter with some of the specifics of said plan, [...]
I recently switched from an 8-core Mac Pro desktop system to a new 17″ MacBook Pro and I’m loving it. Video Toe-To-Toe Against the Mac Pro My first concern making this switch was, would the MacBook Pro offer enough power to get my toughest work done. The answer so far has been yes. Though I’ve [...]
I have no time to write right now, but I just had to acknowledge a couple of the new Apple products quietly released yesterday. First off, for the server nerds in the house, Apple now officially sanctions using Minis as workgroup servers. We’ve all been doing this for a while now, of course, so it’s [...]