Category: Stuff
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Developer Problem Solving Sequence
Programmer problem solving sequence From Phillipe Leybaert: ” 2010 developer’s problem solving sequence: Google Coworkers StackOverflow RTFM Think “ Sadly this is very very true
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Marco Ament on The MacBook Air Backlit Keyboard
Marco.org: “But I doubt that the backlit keyboard was dropped for power or cost reasons (at least, I hope it wasn’t). A more likely explanation might be that it was simply too thick.” We talked about this in the DadCast Episode 26, Marco’s explanation is somewhat valid, LED are very small and power friendly so…
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BlackBerry – Tablet OS – Calling All Apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS
BlackBerry – Tablet OS – Calling All Apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS: “The initial release of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK allows developers to create Adobe AIR applications.” Are you freakin’ kidding me?! Their initial release focuses on Adobe Air!!! Either Adobe’s thinking they can stick it to Apple by teaming up with Blackberry…
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Aperture 3.1 Released: Major Performance Fixes
Aperture 3.1: Release notes: “Library Improves performance when opening large libraries. Fixes an issue that could prevent thumbnails from being properly rendered when reprocessing masters. Addresses reliability and performance issues when running Repair Database and Rebuild Database operations in Aperture Library First Aid. Improves reliability of upgrading libraries with images containing Spot & Patch adjustments.…
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Netflix May Offer Streaming-Only In The US Too!
Netflix may flip model, offer streaming-only with DVD add-on « Boy Genius Report: And Why Not, it’s been a pretty big hit here in The Great White North. 3 out of 6 Dads polled approved it.
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The iPhone is the worst… « Boy Genius Report
The iPhone is the worst… « Boy Genius Report: “But for every best, there is also a worst. And because the iPhone’s bests are so great, expectations are high and the worsts become much more pronounced. Here, I go through my compilation of the iPhone’s worst worsts.” Not sure I agree with any of it,…
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Pixelmator 1.6.1, New Support for Aperture
Pixelmator: “Pixelmator 1.6.1 (Released on September 28, 2010) Download New Features • New, better, and faster Photo Browser • Aperture support (via Photo Browser)” We are now one step closer to total Photoshop CS5 eradication for about the same price as the crippled Photoshop Elements. And it actually DOES use Core Graphics .
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INTERNET EXPLORER – The Number One Browser For…
INTERNET EXPLORER – Very Demotivational – The Demotivational Posters Blog: “The Number One Browser for Downloading other Browsers!” Sad But True, and account for 41% of our traffic. Almost half of our readers are not seeing the whole site and probably don’t even notice or care.
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Google Adds Six New Fonts To Google Docs: No HELVETICA
Google adds six new fonts to Google Font API, Google Docs « Boy Genius Report: “Google announced that it would be adding six new fonts to its Google Font API: Droid Serif, Droid Sans, Calibri, Cambria, Consolas, and Corsiva.” How the hell does Calibri make it but not Helvetica?