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  • Switching to a Mac - First Impressions and Adjustments

    Friday, March 21st, 2008

    My MacBook Pro Arrived on Monday and I’ve been spending the evenings this week setting up software, my network connections, and generally getting to know the system.  Having been a Windows user for 15+ years, there is definitely some adjusting to do.  The first night felt like a right-handed person eating left-handed. I knew the […]

    iPhone SDK Update: …Not So Fast There, Devs

    Friday, March 14th, 2008

    A week ago, when Apple announced their iPhone SDK and Developer Program that would allow anyone with appropriate coding skill and a good idea to legitimately market non-web-based iPhone applications, it seemed the door was wide open.  This morning, as politely worded e-mails began to go out en masse to a seemingly large portion of […]

    Where Do You Want Your Apps?

    Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

    A recent interview with Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, got me thinking about the differences between computing that’s local to the desktop, versus that which runs on the Internet. Internet-based applications are nothing new, but the successful implementation of things like Google Docs are taking the concept mainstream.  There are several advantages to […]

    Switching to a Mac - OS Juggling

    Friday, February 29th, 2008

    Tuesday morning the new MacBook Pros were made available on the Apple Store, and Tuesday evening I ordered one. The specs on the high end didn’t change that much from what they were previously (the biggest change probably being the addition of the same multi-touch trackpad as is in the MacBook Air).  The machine also […]