July 20, 2009
MobileMe, Opinion, Rant, Software Review
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I hate stupid software!
I have a MobileMe account and I use Aperture to manage my photos. So, today, I was publishing an album to share with the family; a large album of about 200 photos. I use MobileMe because it allows sharing of full resolution pictures for the family to download and print if they wish.
So I publish the album and I wait for it to finish publishing which takes a couple of hours to upload. After it’s up on the MobileMe gallery page, I realize that a photo is missing and a photo is not good to post. So I go back to Aperture, add the missing photo and remove the other photo and click the synchronize icon.
Aperture starts re-uploading the whole album. THE WHOLE FRICKING ALBUM. Two hours of wasted time and bandwidth.
For whoever designed the synching algorithm: What the hell were you thinking?
July 4, 2009
Apple, Opinion
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In his article Should Apple Even Care About the Enterprise? Don Reisinger fascinates us with another idiotic, FUD filled, and misinforming article about Apple and Mac’s suitability for the enterprise.
It’s hard to decide where to start.
Emphasis is mine:
First off, there’s little support for business applications. For the most part, software developers create software for Windows. Historically, it has been the best operating system for business users and because of its domination of the business market, it only made sense for developers to focus their time developing for Windows, rather than any other operating system. At the same time, Apple hasn’t played nice with developers, deciding instead to keep its operating system closed down to control the Mac OS X ecosystem. It helps keep the operating system secure, but it damages the company’s ability to attract developers.
How did Apple keep the OS closed down? Apple ships complete, FREE developer tools with each copy of it’s operating system. Anybody can write complete, commercial applications for the system without Apple’s approval and without paying Apple a cent.
Another nugget:
That issue of security is another problem that Snow Leopard faces. Without a doubt, Apple’s latest operating system will be its most tested yet. Since the release of Mac OS X Tiger, more security outbreaks have targeted Mac OS X users.
Really? What outbreaks? The two lame Trojan horses that require the user to enter an admin password in order for them to work? The same two that failed to spread at all? Yes, that’s very similar to a windows system where the computer can be infected simply by visiting a web page.
I can go on, as there are many such gems of misinformation and outright lies. But that would really be a waste of my own time. Needless to say, the guy is a prime candidate for ‘Jackass of the Week’.
April 9, 2009
Leopard, Mac, how-to
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Finally, Microsoft follows the industry standards and has a reasonable mail service. It is now possible to use the POP protocol to send and receive email from hotmail.
Instructions for Apple’s Mail application on Leopard:
In Mail go to Preferences, and click on Accounts
Click the plus button (lower left) to add a new account
In the Add Account panel, enter your Name and your hotmail (or live) email address and your password and click ‘Continue…’
In the ‘Incoming Mail Server’ panel select ‘POP’ from the Account Type menu, and give the account a description
You must fill in the following information correctly:
Incoming Mail Server: pop3.live.com
Username: Your Hotmail address (with @hotmail.com, @live.com extension included)
Password: Your Hotmail password
Click on Continue
Set the Outgoing Server to smtp.live.com, then click Continue, and click ‘Create’.
On the other hand, I use PowerMail instead of Mail, which makes things a little more interesting.
In PowerMail do this:
From the Setup menu select ‘Mail Accounts…’
In the ‘Mail Accounts’ panel, click the ‘New’ button on the top left.
Give the account a description.
Under the ‘Identity’ tab, enter your hotmail email address and your name.
Under the Receiving tab:
Protocol: POP3
User account ID: your complete hotmail/live address
Incoming mail server: pop3.live.com
check the save password box and enter your password.
Under Advanced, check the ‘Use secure connection (SSL/TLS) box and make sure the ‘On a dedicated secure port’ radio button is selected.
Under the Sending tab:
Outgoing SMTP server: smtp.live.com
check the Authenticate as user box and enter your full email
password: your hotmail password.
Under ‘Advanced’ check the ‘Use secure connection (SSL/TLS) box and make sure the ‘Using the STARTTLS command’ radio button is checked.
April 8, 2009
Apple
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Various online sites are reporting that Apple isn’t the only one with variable pricing on its iTunes music store.
While other sites are going for inflammatory and sensationalized headlines like iWay robbery by Apple.
Does anybody believe that it’s Apple’s choice to hike the prices?
The labels have been pressuring Apple to hike prices since the iTunes store proved successful in 2004. It’s a miracle that Apple has been able to resist this long.
By the way, I scanned the new prices and found plenty of tracks going for $1.29, and I managed to find only 2 tracks going for $.69. Is anybody surprised with my find?
