January 2012
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Canceling my rdio account... with a tear in my eye
Far too often what I want to listen to is not available (or has been removed). I don’t blame rdio for the missing titles. I have no doubt they’ve done (and are doing) all they can to provide a comprehensive library.
rdio could be great. Their product has a beautiful UI and the user experience is very well thought out. There’s nothing better. They just happen to be in an industry...
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iBooks Author and iTunes U
I’m very excited for the future of education after reviewing Apple’s announcements today.
After experiencing the hell that is creating and fine-tuning ePubs and mobi files, it’s exciting to see some real tools coming to market that focus on creating this kind of content – rather than cramming features into an already bloated product that was built for something else (InDesign...
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Staying connected in 2012
The Old
What facebook is to me – Somewhat of a glorified address book. A place to toss everyone I know (or have known in the past) in the chance that I may need to connect with them at some point during my life – or they’ll need to connect with me. Of course, that assumes they’re on facebook.
What facebook is not, to me – A place to maintain a personal relationship with those closest...
July 2011
3 posts
Lake Superior at 8:30 pm
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OS X Lion Mail vs. Sparrow
I was really hoping I’d dig the revised Mail app in OS X Lion, but rather than feeling more “Apple-ish” it feels much more “Outlookish” — which is unfortunate. Until it has a “Sparrow” mode I’ll be sticking to Sparrow. That’s not to say Sparrow is perfect, but it’s much less intrusive and feels more intuitive.
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Installing Xcode in Lion with iTunes running
About 3/4 of the way through the install of Xcode under OS X Lion, it requires you close (quit) iTunes if you have it running. The problem is, an exit of iTunes is not enough. The modal window still hangs there asking you to stop iTunes even after the application has terminated. You actually need to also terminate the “iTunes Helper” application running in the background. To do so,...