Category Archives: Apple

Where have you gone, Fake Steve Jobs?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Russell

As Fake Steve Jobs, Dan Lyons made a terrific anonymous satirist. As Newsweek’s technology columnist, he leaves something to be desired. Pass over the Microsoft marketer’s crack about Macs being “washed with unicorn tears” pass by, because, really, that just … Continue reading →

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OCPython, anyone?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Russell

As dynamic scripting languages become more widely used, many developers are interested in using them to write “native” Mac OS X software, rather than having to learn Objective-C (which, of course, is a dynamic language in its own right). And … Continue reading →

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I have a bad feeling about this

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Russell

Sometime when I wasn’t looking Apple posted the WWDC session schedule. I hope I’m wrong, but already I see the potential for some serious problems. WWDC does not seem to have a big reputation for being well-run. I can’t speak … Continue reading →

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There he goes, folks…

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Russell

Rick Downes, writing at Rixstep, has gone off the deep end (and not for the first time, either). If I understand this post correctly, he believes that Apple’s engineers are spending so much time reading his misanthropic ravings that they’re … Continue reading →

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Dancing with the elephant (revised)

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Russell

While gathering information about application compatibility with Leopard, I notice one developer, Snerdware, is struggling to keep up with the situation. They report two major problems that affect their current applications, and, with some evident frustration, blame both of them … Continue reading →

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Fake Steve Jobs: Still Got It

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Russell

Can I just say how much I (still) love Fake Steve Jobs? Greenpeace, as I live and breathe, by Grabthar’s hammer, by the sons of Warvan, I shall see your offices and ships destroyed. I shall see you crushed and … Continue reading →

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Well, maybe not… but then again…

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Russell

I was seriously considering an iPod touch to replace both my current iPod and my Palm TX, until Apple somewhat arbitrarily decided not to permit editing calendar events on the iPod (although you can add and edit contacts … huh?). … Continue reading →

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