Year: 2004
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Another thread on Mail.app crashes
Not sure I found an answer in this post and comments on Andy Budd’s blog, but I’m not alone. [via Google search, first result… didn’t dive any deeper, yet]
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BottomFeeder: cross-platform, open-source newsreader
I continue to watch the growth in the newsreader application space. BottomFeeder is a free cross-platform, open-source newsreader, written in SmallTalk. Hard to believe SmallTalk still has devotees, but as long as the application is well done, more power to them for choosing their tools. I’ll grab the MacOS X version and give it a…
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Visualization: making data mean something
Fast Company runs a short piece on Scott Wattenberg, who tries to turn data into meaningful images. Prior to IBM, he created the Market Map at SmartMoney.com. I’ve been learning to use a new reporting tool at work, and it’s reminding me that data is nothing if it’s not (a) easy to understand and (b)…
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Mail.app crashing regularly… any ideas?
Mail.app v1.3.2 on MacOS X 10.3.2 has been crashing regularly for a few days now on the desktop. I wonder if the seemingly effective tip I tried a few days ago has come to bite me in the a–. The app crashes every single time I try and mark any email as Junk, which is…
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Pixar’s short films are online!
Maybe you knew this before, but I didn’t. Pixar has its short films online. These are often a treat at any new Pixar full-length release, but I haven’t seen them all before, despite seeing all the Pixar features. All in QuickTime, of course… Steve Jobs doesn’t get nothing out of being CEO of two companies!
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Now that’s honesty
FWB Software admitted in a press release that previous announcements of an x86 emulator for MacOS X were vaporware. “I am sorry to have to admit that apparently the company has been a party to vaporware when it comes to the claims regarding RealPC.” [via Wired News seventh annual vaporware awards]
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Book: The Innovator’s Dilemma
This is one of those times where I feel waaaayyy behind. Clayton Christensen published the original edition of The Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997, right as the tech/internet boom was in full roar. Of course, his research pre-dated that rush, and his timing just turned out to be wonderful for capturing a lot of attention. There…
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Movie: My Big Fat Greek…
There are some movies I never want to watch. My Big Fat Greek Wedding, when it was in the theaters, is one of them. But it did get various good reviews and a reputation as a fun movie, if not a great movie. So we added it to the Netflix list, and last night, our…
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Academic essay on blogging at…
My FTP settings have been broken at work for nearly three months… and no one (including me) noticed for six weeks. Guess that says it all about the influence of my work blog! Anyway, here’s an academic essay on blogging at work.
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Aerial pictures from World War…
[Via Slashdot] Guardian (UK) story on imminent posting of World War II aerial photos online. From the article: “The entire archive of more than five million aerial reconnaissance photographs, shot by the RAF over Western Europe during the conflict, is going online from Monday.” That’s history: http://www.evidenceincamera.co.uk/ (URL isn’t working yet… we’ll see if that…