When I first got a Mac I quickly found out that the normal file browser, finder, is somewhat lacking. By somewhat lacking I mean it is so crippled that I thought about switching back to Linux for this one application. I had got used to Thunar which is an extremely powerful file browser for Linux. Going from that power to the Finder in OS X is just painful. Continue Reading »
Path Finder: The Geek File Browser
Computer Holy Wars - Dilbert
Note to self: Grow Beard.
Where does Vista Stand Today?
It has almost been a year since the release of Windows Vista to manufacturers and yet most people are sticking with XP. Why are people sticking with XP when there is something new from Microsoft? More importantly, why are people fighting to keep getting XP on new machines? Continue Reading »
Amazonmp3 offering DRM free Music
I recently posted on the issues with DRM. Now amazon.com has released amazonmp3 which provides DRM free mp3s. Not only are they pure mp3s, but a better quality than available in iTunes. Continue Reading »
The Joys of Technology
When you are an early adopter of technology there are a few things you need to know. One of those facts is that the technology you are buying is expensive. The other major fact is that it is going to be outdated quickly. Knowing these two facts going into buying anything technology wise you will save yourself some grief later. Continue Reading »
Is Steve Jobs the only Apple Employee that Matters?
For the last few years whenever you hear anything about Apple you inevitably hear about Steve Jobs. All of this talk makes me wonder how much influence the man actually has on the products. The Apple community treats the guy like he can do no wrong and that he is the company. Continue Reading »
Fiber Optic Man in the Middle Attack
While going to school of telecom one of my favorite topics was fiber optics. The sheer amount of work that goes into putting on a connector it is just simply amazing and fun to do. One of the things I loved about fiber was that it was the one cable that was nearly impossible to intercept without someone clearly knowing something went wrong. Continue Reading »
Mint, what a Crock
One of the latest huge web 2.0 services out there is Mint. They provide a service to collect your banking information; that’s what I call smart phishing. They get willing users to provide their banking information without a second thought. They provided quite a few policies to say that they will not use this information for evil. The thing is if I was to try to hack any site this would be the one. Continue Reading »
Headline Madness
Having fun with this weeks headlines.*
Microsoft Office finally faces real challenges
Yeah, if you consider horrible web based apps a challenge.
Steve Wozniak engaged to Kathy Griffin?
And nobody cared.
MIT student charged with wearing fake bomb she says was only art
Who in their right mind would wear a breadboard to an airport today?
Apple blacklisting hacked iPhones?
Urm, last time I checked hacking a device voids the warranty.
Adobe says CS3 not fully tested with Apple’s Leopard
There is only one company who is slower at keeping up to date than Apple and thats Adobe.
AMD triple-core rumors surface
Triple core? C’mon, just skip triple and go to quad or even better octi-core.
Halo 3 torrent floods the net
What new game didn’t hit the net prior to its release?
Porn Industry Gloats Over Hollow Win vs BitTorrent
The porn industry is always good for laugh.
A Baffling Phenomenon: Customized Ringtones
The only thing new here is that Pouge is just realizing the issues with ringtones.
*Concept from Paul Thurott.
Captchas… Ugh.
I hate captchas and think they should be kicked off the internet.
To understand my hatred of these one will have to know the definition of a captcha. They are those little images that one has to type in to prove they are a human. Everyone knows them, but most do not have a name for them. Continue Reading »
