Linux news has an article about the future of Darwin, OS X and Apple's partnership with the open source community. The comments from Ernie Prabhakar, Darwin's open source product manager are extremely interesting.
The third web browser, Opera, has just reached version 5.0 and it's now available in a free version for windows. The free version is a sponsored one, like the recent versions of Eudora, which means you get a small banner somewhere in the interface in exchange for no registration fee. I hope this gives Opera more market share, they really deserve it. It's a great and compliant browser with loads of features unavailable in the other two bloated monsters. And the alpha version for Macintosh is coming along quite nicely too!
You may want to avoid getting your mac repaired at Cami in Brussels. It’s not the first time I hear stories like that.
Ceci n’est pas un Mac.
Interesting comparison of macs’ power consumption in different modes. A dual G5 still pulls 3.2 W when powered down! This comforts me in my use of powerstrips to switch everything off at night or when not in use.
A dashboard widget for Lost fans. You too can be a Dharma initiative test subject.
How electronics companies fare on their environmental policies. Clean your act up Apple!
If you’re using a laptop, chances are you’ve got a big pile of toxins sitting on your knees.
I love my Mac. I just wish it came in green.
Greenpeace get kicked out of Apple Mac Expo in London with the “green my apple” campaign.
The EPA says Greenpeace’s assessment of Apple’s green credentials is flawed. They’re not that bad (but could still do way better).
Warning, nerd humour ahead: Gates vs. Jobs
Great idea: the notMac challenge. I’d gladly get rid of .mac but I’m stuck with it for easy syncing between my macs.
You’ve seen the iPhone TV advert, now identify the movies.
Interesting insight into how top spots get bartered on the iTunes music store.
Steve Jobs responds to the Greenpeace campaign against Apple.
Translation of the PR-speak in Steve Jobs’ latest “a greener Apple” article.
My feelings exactly after the Apple announcements yesterday. And Safari 3 beta was uninstalled within 5 minutes after failing to open a single web page.
I’m not one for screensavers, but polar clock has got me mesmerised.
From the look of things, Mobistar may be the operator that brings the iPhone to the Belgian market. Locking phones to operators is illegal here though so I’m curious to see how that one will play out.
sniff_jazzbox for the iphone captures the wifi networks in your immediate vicinity as you walk round the city and converts them into music.
I was struggling to get quicklook previews of markdown documents in macOS Catalina to work due to the new enhanced security checking. The various open source and self-install solutions out there all failed, even after following all kinds of convoluted procedures.
The solution was PreviewMarkdown which installs via the app store and satisfies all of Apple's new security requirements. It costs $1 which is worth the no-hassle install.
If Americans would extend the life of their cellphones by one year, for instance, it would be the climate-saving equivalent of taking 636,000 cars off the road, or about the amount of passenger vehicles registered in the state of New Mexico.
Nice to see things moving in the right direction. I just replaced the battery on my iPhone 6s for the third time. A repair centre will charge about €50 to do it for you and if you do it yourself, like I did, it will cost you €20. The constant need to upgrade is a disease.
I held out as long as I could but I finally upgraded my iPhone 6s to a 13 mini. To be honest, the camera and battery life are better but, for my use anyway, it's not that much of a change. There's definitely work to be done on hardware obsolescence, be it deliberate or not.
In the tech world, innovation has mostly been replaced by innovation-speak. And a constant need for growth has led to products and technologies becoming the focus, rather than human benefit.
Adam Stoddard argues this eloquently, using Apple's Vision Pro as a symbol of this broader issue.
Apple isn’t alone here. This tail-wags-dog approach underpins the AI space at large, like it did with “web 3” and blockchain before it. If anything, it’s the defining characteristic of modern big tech. These are the richest companies on the planet, but they want more, and they’re desperate to find or force the next big thing in order to make it happen.
