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8 Microlog entries tagged with ‘apple’
Jonathan Zittrain: The personal computer is dead
More to the point, the ‘personal’ in personal computer is dying as closed-shop devices and environments become so streamlined as to take the user and their unique requirements out of the equation. I hadn’t been much worried about it before as I always thought there was a place for both: the tinkerer that wants control over every aspect of their set up, and the average joe who just wants something that works. But now I’m not so sure… Technobabble ·
John Gruber comments on accusations that Steve Jobs built freedom-sapping digital ‘prisons’
Jesus, Gruber drives me mental sometimes. Maybe calling Apple products and services ‘tyrannical’ or ‘freedom-sapping digital prisons’ is overstating the point, but it’s pretty clear those words are being used for rhetorical emphasis, not absolute literalism, so that smug bullshit doesn’t play. As for the main point: if you invest so much in a closed system (like I have), it’s never as easy as just choosing to leave. Could I switch platforms tomorrow and go back to a Windows-based set-up? Not without an outlay of thousands of euro and a few solid days of software installation. ‘Prison’ might be too strong, but ‘debtor’s prison’ is an apt simile in this case. Technobabble ·
Putting Steve Jobs’ passing into perspective
The Princess Di-ness of the whole thing left me a bit disgusted, to tell the truth. See also: What Everyone Is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs. Arts & Culture ·
Unedited Thoughts About Technology Better Left Unposted
Co-signed. There’s no reason why Apple has to be the only company making stuff that everyone wants. Why isn’t the Android platform on a level pegging with iPhone apps? Just get it done already so the rest of us can buy cheap tablets and join in the future party. Technobabble ·
How to add contact information to your Mac’s login screen
Handy tip, this. Somewhat related: Create an ‘AppleCare’ account (to protect your machine when it goes in for repairs). Interesting ·
JBL says ‘buy Apple’
Man, how could I ignore this one! (By the way, he’s the WWE US champion, not the US WWE champ as the article states. Just to be clear.) Interesting ·
Camino v1.0.1 Release Notes
Camino was my browser of choice before I upgraded to Panther and got hooked on Safari. I’m very tempted to switch back. Interesting ·
Macintosh Web Browsers, Past and Present
So many! Who woulda thunk it? Interesting ·
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