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Posted in Main on Apr 23rd, 2008
It seems to be a recurring topic here on my blog, threading. I was asked to look at a problem for a client yesterday and discovered a very subtle threading issuing (I actually didn’t create it, one of the other people on the project created the problem when he added some code). Basically in order [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 21st, 2008
I’ve commented on the past about MacHeist bundles and eventually decided that the bundles are not a bad thing with the exception of potentially decreasing the value of individual pieces of software. Last week, MacUpdate Promo started a new bundle deal with some interesting apps and Parallels being offered up if certain sales goals are [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 17th, 2008
In the past, I’ve written about software piracy, registration codes and catching users with pirated serial numbers. As part of the latest update to ReceiptWallet, I added some additional checks for invalid registration codes (read, pirated or hacked). One of the simplest ways to deal with this would be to have ReceiptWallet check in with [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 13th, 2008
Sometime between 1995 and 1998 (I can’t remember when), I went with my parents to a public meeting about a new main library. At that time, I thought it was a waste to have a huge main library as a majority of the city lives nowhere near downtown. While there are now more people living [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 13th, 2008
In my effort to have my ReceiptWallet users get faster answers to questions, I have developed an extensive knowledge base of articles. While I’ve done my best to write easy to understand articles, the hardest part is getting people to find the articles. I know my knowledge base, so I know what keywords to enter [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 13th, 2008
Yesterday we had lunch at the Bondi Bar and Kitchen. The restaurant (the restaurant part is a bit of an afterthought; I’d consider it more of a club). I noticed that the waitresses were carrying Palm OS devices, possibly Zire 72 devices. The silk screenscreend buttons were clearly visible and it appeared to have a [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 13th, 2008
I read to our son every night and recently, my wife pulled out a book called Five Shiny Stars. One day she told me it played music (there was a tag on the front of the book indicating it did), but I never heard it. So lately I’ve thought it was broken, so I banged [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 11th, 2008
On today’s news, there was a story about Hillary Clinton’s multiple recounts of her trip to Bosnia when she was under sniper fire. After that was proven to be false, she said she misspoke. There are certain things in your life that you’re unlikely to forget; I’d think that getting shot at would definitely be [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 11th, 2008
Today I received a Sewell Direct USB to DVI adapter which uses the DisplayLink technology. The other day my father received his new iMac and said that I could have my 20″ flat panel display back that he had hooked up to his Windows box. At the same time I saw that DisplayLink had released [...]
Posted in Main on Apr 10th, 2008
The US House of Representatives this week apparently passed a resolution saying that China should talk to the Dalai Lama (which, of course, has pissed off the Chinese). This resolution carries no weight and means nothing. However, it took time for our lawmakers to draft it and pass it. Why do our elected officials waste [...]
