Posts with category: Tech
Potential conflict, what do you think?
So last week I was invited to attend and speak at a semi-exclusive pre-trade show press event; not at all unusual or noteworthy in and of itself, but there are some things about it that some might find gray. In the interest of transparency, I figured I’d see what you think. Among other things, our [...]
Sony rebounds on crapware removal fee
No doubt about it, the Fresh Start program Sony rolled out this week (which proposes that customers pay Sony money to remove the crapware Sony installs on new PCs) absolutely exemplifies everything wrong with the computer industry today. Now, to be fair, it’s easy to imagine the pudgy corporate bureaucracy that probably gave birth to [...]
Leopard 10.5.2: external USB drive crashes Finder, possible fix
Yeah, I’ve been contending with Leopard / 10.5.2 since certain external USB drives began crashing Finder endlessly (until they’re yanked and Finder springs back to life). Using the Console app, I traced the issue back to this core error message from com.apple.launchd: com.apple.finder Exited abnormally: Bus error. I happened upon a solution that seems to [...]
The real reason fanboys hate tech reporters
Farhad Manjoo had me at “On hot-button issues — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the Mac-PC divide — we’re quick to see bias in even the most objective news.” He’s penned a solid read about that pestering bit which really ought not be as prevalent as it actually is in the wonderful field of writing about [...]
Security geeks: should I be worried about software HP has reporters install?
I’ve been meaning to pose this question for a while, here’s the setup: HP, like most companies, pre-briefs members of the press on upcoming announcements. Naturally this is all under embargo / NDA / pinky-swear — so even discussing this stuff unlikely to win me any brownie points, but oh well — and the last [...]
Lacy got a raw deal on the Zuckerberg interview
I was at SXSW during the now-infamous Zuckerberg keynote, but missed seeing it go down live (I think I was out to lunch or something). I’ve only met Sarah once so I don’t know her very well, but having just watched their interview in its entirety I definitely think she some unduly harsh blowback. No [...]
Doogie Howser: kid, doctor, original blogger
We were at the “Bloggers who made it” panel at SXSW today, when a revelatory moment came up during Q&A. We all knew Doogie was a forerunner in the burgeoning field of children-doctors, but few remember that he was actually the first blogger way back in ’89. Seriously, way ahead of his time.
Finally, a (portable) power strip with USB
I was recently on the air talking about the one simple gadget I’ve been after, which, for whatever reason I’ve yet to see a company make: a power strip with USB plugs. Sure, you can buy USB chargers and you can buy power strips, but never really in the same device. USB isn’t exactly going [...]
Giant Bomb goes off this summer
Glad to see Gerstmann and some of his fellow Game Spotters got together to start up a new game property, called Giant Bomb. Not that there is any shortage of amazing sites in the space or anything, but it’s pretty clearly the statement of independence disenfranchised Game Spot readers have been looking for in the [...]
Questioning iPhone SIM unlocking on the App Store: is the obvious unimportant?
Funny thing, I’ve been getting some small bit of, um, commentary today for asking Steve Jobs a question we all well know the answer to: would Apple allow its developer community to disseminate SIM unlock software on the App Store? I guess the criticism is that it’s a wasted question and a lapse of journalistic [...]
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