August 2008
47 posts
Why does Safari stink? →
Shared by Chris
Maybe it’s because your code fucking stinks. Well-coded pages work just fine in Safari.
I could access it without problem…
The new IE user interface is awful →
The new IE user interface, introduced in IE 7 and being carried over into IE 8 is just awful. It’s as if they didn’t follow any rules of usability. There are so many places to click in that one small space. And that space isn’t so small, it takes up a good portion of the screen. Buttons, menu items, tabs, icons, and favorites. And while they’re at it, hide the main menu...
Adium update adds Facebook chat →
Adium has been updated adding Facebook chat and an overhaul to the Contact Inspector.
Gary Busey on Business →
This is some seriously funny shit.
Doctors: Dog protected abandoned baby →
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sad but amazing
A dog has been credited with sheltering a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said…
Belkin Universal Media Reader handles 1, 2, 3,... →
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This looks pretty useful.
U.S. official: Draft for Iraq pullout reached →
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This is one of those things where you’ll believe it when you see it. Still, I can’t help but hope…
Safari vs. Firefox error messaging
Which of these error messages are more user friendly? Maybe Apple needs to stop making fun of Windows’ “cryptic errors” until they find a way to communicate to average citizens what the hell is going on.
Safari can’t open the page. Too many redirects occurred trying to open “http://www.somesite.com/ This might occur if you open a page that is redirected to open another page...
Ed Baig Confirms iPhone OS 2.0.2 Addresses 3G... →
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Too bad it doesn’t. I had a dropped call last night. Turned off 3G and got 5 bars and had a fine phone call.
Fresh New Hip Hop →
I am liking this album. Danger Doom-esque.
Web Ink Now: Advertising agency websites: Digital... →
People still look at the web as some form of “living” advertising, just an extension of their print campaigns. So few actually see it as it’s own medium with it’s own rules and potential.
Blockbuster CEO ‘Confused by This Fascination That... →
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What an idiot. No wonder I hate Blockbuster (never could put my finger on it).
Is Linking to Yourself the Future of the Web? →
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This is why I stopped clicking links on Engadget. When you link to Nokia 6682, I want to see the Nokia 6682, not Engadget search results.
Readers learn, remember, and resent when…
Researchers create solar tie that charges, carries... →
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I think you have to look like this guy just to wear one.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wearables
There’s certainly no shortage of folks working to incorporate solar…
New AC/DC album to be sold only in Wal-Mart →
I guess that means no one will be buying it.
Burger King Tray Liners In Germany Feature Cartoon... →
Maybe Burger King in Germany isn’t the same sort of “kid centric” destination that it is over here? Idea Sandbox has made some um, interesting observations about their “Veg City” tray liners.…
Hot Wire Your Car [How To] →
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I’ve always wanted to know how to do this
Rage Against the Machine to stage free concert at... →
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Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
All of a sudden Tent State University’s vow to bring 50,000 protesters to Denver seems within reach. Rage…
Using The LifeCast App
I’m trying out the LifeCast app for iPhone. Now you’ll be annoyed by me everywhere I go. Technology rocks. Geolocate this post Posted with LifeCast
Hank Williams: UI Guru Jakob Nielsen’s Site Is... →
Shared by Chris
The bigger problem is that Jakob Nielson doesn’t practice tried and true typography techniques for legibility.
Top 10 Usability Highs Of Mac OS →
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Often when you ask a person why they like the Mac OS more than Windows, they have trouble articulating it. This is why.
Typical Twitter Life Cycle
Join Twitter
Make mundane tweets like “Just woke up,” “leaving for work,” and “tired.”
No one follows
Leave Twitter
Verizon gets official with Visual Voicemail... →
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Apple, a company not even in the cell-phone business, had to show the world how to do it. Crazy.
Oil Prices Drop, Sadly [Gas Prices] →
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Put premium in my car at Costco yesterday for $3.95 a gallon. Can’t believe I think that’s a deal.
MobileMe Mail Addressing
One of MobilMe’s touted features for their webmail interface is the ability to auto-populate the “To” field with addresses as you type. You know, like everyone else on the planet does it. But this feature doesn’t work except for the first time you log in. So the way to use it is to log out, log in and click new message. Then the Address Book is no longer grayed out and the...
DISH Network might attempt DirecTV merger again? →
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At this point in time this is all I can hope for. Not thrilled with Dish but loathe cable. DirecTV good for NFL Sunday Ticket.
Using OpenDNS for Phishing Protection →
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I think I’m going to give this a try. Seems like a good idea.
The other thing about OpenDNS is that it is fast, fast, fast.
Man accused of driving 80 mph while drunk and... →
A 25-year-old driver in Cass County offered a lesson in what not to do while driving.
The Future of Blogging Revealed →
The simplicity of a lifestream is ideal for our information overloaded age. Lifestreams are short and sweet.
Myth, Myth, Myth, Myth, Myth, Myth, Myth, Myth,... →
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Not as difficult as your face!
Ryan Faas (say it with me: Faaaaas) at informIT penned a piece that lists and debunks ten “assumptions, myths, and misconceptions”…
Five Mushrooms | Recipe Search Engine →
This is cool. If only Whole Foods could do something like this and add a shopping service. I’d be set.
MobileMe drops subscribed calendar syncing →
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This is a major issue for me. I subscribe to my wife’s calendar.
you can’t sync read-only iCal subscription calendars to your iPhone, as confirmed in Apple knowledgebase article…
Al-Qaida: Explosives expert wanted by US killed →
Since when is the AP taking statements fro Al-Qaida? What the hell?
Netshare iPhone tethering app reappears in the App... →
Shared by Chris I got mine. And it works.
Update: oh, it’s down again.
FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy →
Count me among those that took the time and energy to join the fight for Net Neutrality. Oh, and fuck you Comcast.
“Hemingway insisted on reading the novel of anyone who’d read his. He...”
– Merlin Mann
World's Worst Person Decides To Go Into Marketing →
