Link. This graph is from 2010. I can’t find an updated version. Expect have fallen off a cliff.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
GigaOm’s list of lost iWork features post 13 retcon.
Link. References Apple Discussions, he didn’t notice AppleScript losses.
Apple’s semi-apology to victims of iWorks 13 retcon.
Link. No AppleScript or Outliner for Pages in next 6 months. No new import/export for any app. (Subtext: Stay with old version.)
Apple’s way of signaling a secret Patriot order.
Link. But what if it is illegal to remove the statement that they’ve never been served? Great Supreme Court case.
AWS story begs question – why can’t browser javascript apps talk to web services directly?
Link. I’d love to see a ‘why’ article.
How cable companies defeat municipal broadband initiatives.
Link. If you want to do one, you need money to fight the cable response.
Toronto’s Rob Ford mystery explained.
Link. "Ford Nation" resembles Tea Party, and Toronto Mayor has little real power; city can run without him.
Saying the unspeakable: “The inequity of education finance in the United States is a feature of the system … stemming from reliance on local property taxes.”
Link. Taboo.
Saying the unspeakable: “The inequity of education finance in the United States is a feature of the system … stemming from reliance on local property taxes.”
Link. Taboo.
Schneier approved primer on elliptic curve cryptography.
Link. Scan it now, read it later.
Fake Facebook pages: Amazon Kindle Fire example.
Link. Impressive numbers; analogous to counterfeit goods on Amazon, spam, etc. Caveat emptor.
Google’s funny outrage over NSA spying.
Link. It is fine when they do it.
Biking with devices: auxiliary power.
Link. eBike advantage one day.
Macintouch Mavericks user reports are worth read prior to update.
Link. Scanner, MFC, etc. Takes a while to get pieces to play together.
OS X Mavericks: Not Recommended.
Link. I have it on my 11" Air, will wait to Feb for my main machine.
90% of white Alabamians vote GOP.
Link. Impressive.
Feedbin adds saved boolean searches.
Link. I am convinced he resists in comtext feed renaming to spite me.
Tor.com 2013 science fiction anthology – free eBook
Link. No DRM.
The Princess Bride – 25 years.
Link. Little known facts. A favorite of my family.
Japan’s weird anti-bicycling culture.
Link. Japan is different.
How to get Target’s $200 offer for really old iPads…
Link. Brick and mortar only, and you need the secret …
Apple 3D Explore mode is fun to use.
Link. I had similar thoughts using Flyover on Mavericks. Draws power though!
Bond markets coming apart.
Link. An arcane and obsolete market finally cracks.
Compassionate Access to experimental meds: No Good Answer.
Link. A good reference of the topic.
Safari a contender: energy efficiency.
Link. Love the EE data points.
T-Mobile MVNOs – a good review of where to look for less expensive service.
Link. "Target’s Brightspot; Walmart Family Mobile .. TracFone Wireless’s Straight Talk, Telcel América, Net10 and Simple Mobile"
Target $200 for 1st gen iPad or later.
Link. TMobile has a deal too.
Fed Paper on America’s lost years.
Link. We are back to 2008 now.
Murdoch’s Brooks criminal conspiracy was pretty dumb.
Link. Do does she turn on Rupert now? She is pretty dim, so maybe not.
How Mac ‘experts’ use OS X.
Link. What? No Spaces?! No Mission Control?! These can’t be real geeks!
Battery Guru: monitor Mac
Link.
$3 symbolic calculator for iOS and OS X
Link. Wolfram is cheaper, but this is interesting. Wonder what it is built on.
Waze – another Hotel California service.
Link. Delete account: "Send in a support ticket via the Quick Help form at Waze Support".
I believe Facebook has won the identity management war. That is a big win. Time to start using my johngordon facebook identity — separate from my TrueName identity.
From app.net – http://alpha.app.net/johngordon/post/14314115.
Outsourcing everyday tasks – state of the art.
Link. Suffers the eBay problem: great theory, treacherous reality.
Jean Lafitte’s Old Absinthe House in New Orleans.
Link. On my list.
Flies with painted ant images on their wings.
Link. Why not?
Billions of earths, lots of silence.
Link. Fermi rules.
FastMail would be $150/yr for my family and doesn’t have enough storage …
Link. Google is hard to replace…
iCloud Keychain explained (Ars)
Link. Not a pw manager; Apple’s aim is to make non-iCloud passwords disappear. I think Emily will like it.
MacOS 8.5 Sherlock Channels resemble iOS apps.
Link. Channels for Stocks, Movies, Flights, Dictionary, eBay…
OS X evolution: Cheetah to Mavericks.
Link. Remember Sherlock? I think I joined at 10.1, 10.3 was excellent, ML got quite good.
Chrome: The poor-man’s version of 1Password.
Link. chrome://settings/passwords. Another reason not to use a work computer for personal business.
Brains get even weirder – mosaic DNA.
Link. Neuronal plasticity tolerates deviants; deviants may be fodder for cerebral innovation. What’s next?!
iOS7 shortcut to app settings via Siri.
Link. ‘open settings’ from app. Siri is the ‘option button’ iOS.
iPad Air is an amazing LTE hotspot.
Link. Least of its talents, but nice.
Show Additional Monitor Resolutions in Mavericks
Link. Unorthodox extensions of the radio button. Remember the old guidelines?
iCloud Control Panel doesn’t auto-update on Windows.
Link. Version 3.0 is out. You need to uninstall 2 and reinstall.
Apple makes a Chrome/Windows extension for bookmark synchronization.
Link. Keychain credential sync with ChromeWin would be a daring move.
badBIOS: Schneier believes.
Link. I think it is a hoax or delusion. Or Aliens.