So, I installed IE8 on my machine at work. Initially, I was quite impressed. It seemed to render quite quickly (with the exception of CSS3 animation, which I kind of expected). On Microsoft-specific stuff, like Sharepoint, it actually seemed to be a vast improvement over IE7. The page renders were downright zippy. Interacting with Office Live Spaces was fantastic - the … [Read more...]

I recently purchased the Apple In-Ear Headphones, which I really like. I still have a first-ten iPhone (until June?) and they work well. The volume control isn't in play, but that was to be expected. The sound quality is a definite upgrade. I was worried about the complete isolation I've experienced with some other headphones (great on a plane - flat-out dangerous walking the … [Read more...]

I recently saw this TED presentation on Sixth Sense, which is pretty cool. It ties in nicely with the research I've been doing as part of my Rememex project. It seems, for all intents and purposes, to be a fairly full-featured digital recall system. It's just a shame that it looks like you're wearing one of those pneumatic bank drive-through canisters around your neck. The … [Read more...]

I've recently stumbled onto a very interesting Facebook application called Nexus. Nexus allows you to create a visual map of your Facebook Friends and their connections to each other. Once you've installed it, you click a button to launch it and it polls your Facebook data, then creates a dynamic map of your social structure (as defined by your Facebook connections). You are … [Read more...]

So, I just noticed with the last post, that my favicon had changed to Blogger's. So I checked the site and my favicon is still there. Next, I looked at the source code and saw that Blogger had added a favicon directive in the header. Hunh...In order to get mine back, I went into the template and added a link directive at the end of the header section of this blog. After … [Read more...]

I just purchased iBlogger from the iTunes store. So far, my experience has been positive. I'm actually typing this post on it.Installation was as east as any iPhone application, and configuring it was as easy as pointing it at a provider and supplying my credentials.I'm hoping this will make it easier to keep fresh content on my blogs, since the inspiration usually hits when … [Read more...]

Which means Mac OS has almost the same market share as gay, or Arby's... … [Read more...]

I recently downloaded the Windows 7 public beta and have been running it under VMWare Fusion on my MacPro. My initial impressions have been largely positive. The interface looks pretty good and responds quickly. I haven't noticed too many compatibility issues but, again, I'm running it under Fusion.One of the best things I've seen was reported on Gizmodo. It's the ability … [Read more...]

Even as a Mac guy, this is hysterical. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard … [Read more...]

The absence of Steve Jobs from the upcoming Macworld has caused quite a stir. Rumors regarding his non-attendance range from Jobs being fired to his impending death. While I sincerely hope neither is true, leaving Macworld behind and removing Jobs as the focal point is the right thing to do in any case.It's hard to think of another company where the face of the CEO has become … [Read more...]