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Posted January 14th, 2014 @ 07:56pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I can tease him and he's cool with it. Pet peeve or something of mine. 🙂
Posted January 14th, 2014 @ 07:56pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I can tease him and he's cool with it. Pet peeve or something of mine. 🙂
Posted January 13th, 2014 @ 06:51pm by Erik J. Barzeski
You can't make money. Seriously, Apple is always talking about the billions and billions they pay out of the app store, so why is it that I don't know anyone who's making serious money on mobile apps?
I know plenty of people making money. I guess Tim just doesn't know any of them. Apple's not lying about the money they're paying out.
Posted January 12th, 2014 @ 04:58pm by Erik J. Barzeski
The GenieGo application for Mac OS X is reasonably good, but adjusting its volume adjusts your system volume… which makes working while you're trying to watch a show quietly in the background rather annoying, since ALL of your system sounds are now quieter. 😛
Posted January 11th, 2014 @ 07:08pm by Erik J. Barzeski
When I last blogged about this, back in 2006 (!!), we were only on round 12.
TextExpander was only at version 1.3 (!!).
Today I got an email announcing TextExpander 4.2.1, so I checked it out. I'm trying it, and thus far, I'm liking it. It expands every time so far, and the only missing feature that I used a few times in TypeIt4Me is the ability to simulate other keyboard presses (like the backspace key) when expanding.
Why am I trying TextExpander - and actually going so far as to buy the upgrade ($15) and commit to using it for awhile? Because TypeIt4Me doesn't seem to be getting attention. The last update is approaching a year old, and none of the instructions were even updated for Mavericks and the new Accessibility controls or System Prefs.
TextExpander, on the other hand, continues to get attention.
Posted January 10th, 2014 @ 03:31pm by Erik J. Barzeski
The site: Apple - iPad - What will your verse be
The video ad:
Posted January 9th, 2014 @ 03:06pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Settings - Google+ - Holy heck did I just turn off a LOT of stuff that was on without my knowledge.
Posted January 8th, 2014 @ 02:22pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Netflix's dumbed-down algorithms
Netflix's big problem, it seems to me, is that it can't afford the content that its subscribers most want to watch. It could try to buy streaming rights to every major Hollywood blockbuster in history — but doing so would cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and could never be recouped with $7.99 monthly fees. What's more, the studios can watch the Netflix share price as easily as anybody else, and when they see it ending 2013 at $360 a share, valuing the company at well over $20 billion, that's their sign to start raising rates sharply during the next round of negotiations. Which in turn helps explain why Netflix is losing so many great movies.
John Gruber also links to Can I Stream.It?
Posted January 7th, 2014 @ 01:57pm by Erik J. Barzeski
How is this legal? How can they seize my laptop or cell phone for any reason?
A federal judge today upheld a President Barack Obama administration policy allowing authorities along the U.S. border to seize and search laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices for any reason.
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Alarmingly, the government contends the Fourth-Amendment-Free Zone stretches 100 miles inland from the nation's actual border.
Posted January 6th, 2014 @ 01:46pm by Erik J. Barzeski
A Speck in the Sea - Worth reading. And how big of a jerk would Jimmy Buffett have beef he had said "no, let's keep fishing?"
Posted January 5th, 2014 @ 05:02pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Back this Project on Kickstarter, please. I'd like to see it get funded. 🙂
Posted January 4th, 2014 @ 06:24pm by Erik J. Barzeski
That was unexpected. I can't sing for crap.
Posted January 3rd, 2014 @ 08:01pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I'm picking up what he's putting down.
Posted January 2nd, 2014 @ 07:29pm by Erik J. Barzeski
John Siracusa graded Apple's year based on his list from February 2.
You'll have to click through to read his thoughts, but his grades and any short comments I have are below:
Posted January 1st, 2014 @ 12:18pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Every now and then I feel like I "miss" MacsBug, but really I am just remembering an earlier OS. In no way do I actually miss MacsBug.
Posted December 31st, 2013 @ 01:19pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Who knew?