Archive for August, 2008

Which Is Precisely Why I Make Sure to Read 43 Folders

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

In an addendum to Merlin’s The Case for a ‘Pause’ Button: In fact, if you end up spending less time here because you’ve learned how to treat your attention as a free agent with incalculable value, then, in an unexpected way, you’ve paid both of us the highest compliment I can imagine; you’ve crossed [...]

Coda 1.5: It Has Subversion Support, So We Can All Switch Now.

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The title says it all, and this quote from the description page: Subversion. Work with a team using the most popular source control system there is, baked right into the sidebar. Check out code, update, commit changes — yep, Coda just saved you even more time. And it’s a free upgrade? [...]

“Only This Time, the Battle Is in Your Pants.”

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Mike Lee’s call to arms: Now we’re fighting again, only this time the battle is in your pants. Every one of these little trouser Macs represents a victory in the next big wave in personal computing. … There’s only one answer we can afford to accept, because to [...]

Why “I Am Rich” Was Pulled

Friday, August 15th, 2008

One of the intriguing products of the new iPhone economy was “I Am Rich,” a program that promised nothing but bragging rights and apparently delivered a conundrum for Apple. Many believe the only reason for pulling this product from the Applications Store was because someone might “accidentally buy it.” I love Steven Frank’s analysis of this [...]