Here is a clever and funny solution to the iPhone 4’s “grip of death” problem.
July 24, 2010July 22, 2010Will Apple put ads into its OS X operating system?Apply has applied for a patent to put advertising — obnoxious and in-your-face ads — into its operating systems. I’ve been using Apple stuff for over 20 years now. If they follow through with this, then I am instantly a former Apple user, swear-to-God. July 20, 2010A shorter, simpler passwordTrue, it’s a pain to concoct a password that’s 14 characters long, a mixture of upper and lower case, non-consecutive digits, and weirdo symbols. Apparently it’s also not really necessary. July 16, 2010U.S. Getting Aggressive on Pirate SitesOver 73,000 blogs were shut down recently, and 7 domain names seized, for distributing copyrighted material, mostly videos. What did I just write about the end of the free Internet? Then again, this was theft, and I’m all for the government pursuing and punishing thieves. July 15, 2010Apple knew of iPhone glitch, but Jobs persistedDespite protests by Apple engineers, Steve Jobs liked the iPhone 4’s design so much that he pushed it through. Nice Jobs. Apple is holding a press conference tomorrow (Friday) to discuss this issue. Hopefully they’ll hold it in a way as to not interfere with the signal.
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July 14, 2010Apple about to fess up for iPhone 4Truly, the iPhone 4 has fallen from the perch Steve Jobs put it on several weeks ago when it was introduced. Apparently Apple is now ready to own up to the phone’s many problems.
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July 13, 2010Windows XP is Finally DoneToday marks the day, July 13, that Microsoft officially pulls the plug on support for Windows XP Service Pack 3, thus ending all Microsoft support for what is, perhaps, it’s most enduring and popular operating system. July 12, 2010The iPhone-Killer AppGoogle has released an Android app toolkit, similar to the old HyperCard for the Mac, which allows anyone to quickly develop a mobile program. This is an insane step, one that Apple would never take.
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July 11, 2010Adios, free InternetI gotta believe it: The era of the free Internet, free content, free downloads, free-everything, might be drawing to a close. Ugh. July 10, 201010 Things to do With a Thumb DriveCourtesy of Lifehacker. Wish I’d have thought of these. Or at least a few of them. |
