I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown tired of all the different standards for modern electronic communication.
For instant messaging, some people use MSN, some Yahoo Messenger, some AOL, some Skype - and while there are clients that can handle many of these and more, frequently they do so at the cost of [...]
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Thanks to TLA for pointing out to me that the New York Times technology reviewers have an amazing sense of humour:
There is a problem lurking right at the heart of much current computer software, and because it involves the law of so many countries, it is hard to see how it can be resolved.
Back when I was using computers for the first time, there were three basic models for software:
* Shrink-wrapped and very expensive, with [...]
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I have written before about (what seem to me obvious) dangers inherent in putting personal or commercial information online. Here are some concrete examples:
1. Whether by design or incompetence, Facebook reveals more information to strangers than you think.
2. Your remotely stored documents may be liable to subpoena without your knowledge.
The moral of the [...]
You can now have Vi-like behaviour throughout most of OS X.
If you didn’t understand a word of that, don’t worry, it just means that you are not a computer-geek (*nix variety, anyway).
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There is something luddite-ish about the current attitude to HTML email, even from those who take a measured approach. Some people are dead against it, recommending that you configure your clients to avoid it, and damning anyone who dares to send it.Even the Washington Post has now joined the campaign, motivated in part by [...]
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Although Windows users are having to get used to a version of office without the usual menu system, it looks like Mac users will have the best of both Worlds.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
I can remember when all the geeks used a search engine called Altavista. It is probably still around, but I haven’t been there to check lately. The interface was always a little complicated though, and the less-savvy user probably gravitated to Yahoo. Of course, this was the age when one probably needed [...]
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This review of a program for the Mac called FileBrowse pointed me in the direction of an excellent application. I haven’t yet decided whether I will use it permanently, but thirty-day trial periods are wonderful things.
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