Is Apple missing out on a desktop for tinkerers?
A few weeks ago I was chatting it up with Whitey over what could be a missed opportunity for Apple. You see, Whitey is one of those power desktop prosumers when it comes to computers. He’s like me… he’s never been particularly interested in purchasing a branded computer. We’ve always built our computers and compared them as though they are penises:
“d00d I just got an Nvidia 666 with 666 mb of RAM.”
Margaret Heffernan: Why Does Microsoft Hate Its Customers? – Business on The Huffington Post
While this is a really small example of how Microsoft has been ganking up its software, the basic premise applies to a much larger scope. I echo this sentiment for Exchange, Office 2007 and Mac Office 2004 (soon to be 2008).
I can only hope people continue to wake up to how badly Microsoft’s software is sucking.
Don’t wait for Vista SP1, pleads Microsoft | APC Magazine
OMG, the picture in this article is absolutely, positively one of the funniest things ever. I’ve been giggling like a little schoolgirl ever since.
Something has dawned on me tonight that I wish had dawned on me before.
I have a nightmarish situation developing that I will have to face soon.
On my Macbook Pro, I have a fairly gigantic iPhoto library consisting of many, many pictures… most of them are duplicated on my home PC, but not all.
My home PC is in the same state – some pictures there, but not on the Macbook. They’re cataloged on Picasa and sorted in a specific folder structure on the disk.
Microsoft sues Immersion for contract breach – News at GameSpot
Is it just me, or is Microsoft starting to just play dirty pool? More and more, they seem to be acting out of desperation. I find it interesting that they would sue over pennies in their pocket – but it appears to be over IP and licensing much more than anything else. The assertiveness is interesting… and quite alarming.
I suppose I have to set up this video.
We had been waiting a little over 3 hours to get to this point… this… oh glorious point at which we climb the holy escalator to the third floor of Moscone Center West for a chance at getting into the main keynote presentation without falling victim to the overflow room. In the final stages of the line, we had been broken up into two feeds to tackle both escalators. I was on a feed that was moving at a nice clip. As I turned on the camera to record the video, I noticed that the other line was not moving.
Greetings again from WWDC 2007.
Those of you who know me know that I’ve made my living thus far as a Windows admin. I’ve always had a particular bent toward messaging technologies and I do have certifications in the Microsoft space to prove that I can architect these solutions.
The project I am working on now has made me take a second and more objective look at Exchange server. For a long time, I’ve heard Microsoft trainers and other folks complain bitterly about Microsoft Exchange. Most of the complaints started around Exchange 2000, when Exchange merged in with Active Directory. The complaints get worse as the enterprise grows. Exchange 2003 has some real issues with clustering and large deployments. I’m hoping many of these issues are resolved in Exchange 2007, but as I’ve not had the chance to dive into that just yet I cannot speak for any improvements.
I spoke with a developer here at WWDC who is deploying Exchange 2007. He said that the Linux/UNIX folks on Evolution are finding it impossible to use due to some kind of webdav issues introduced with Exchange 2007.
I’ve not yet had a chance to test/play with this to look into it deeper. I will get a chance to do so next month. However, as I said before, Exchange 2007 introduced web services for working with your mail and that’s where Evolution needs to go. Webdav is officially deprecated in 2007 and will be completely absent from the next Exchange server. Evolution needs to uhh… evolve.
Last night I attended the MacBU WWDC 2007 reception. It was quite the party. I met the new GM of MacBU, Craig Eisler. He’s a very energetic fellow. One fo the MacBU devs described him as “kinetic.” That’s probably accurate.
We spoke a little bit about issues with Entourage that plague our mail system, but I turned the conversation to something a little more positive. He was one of the first DirectX developers back in the Windows 95 days. That made him a hero for me. It was great to meet him.
I’ve heard/read many people project the death of the Mac Mini.
After spending half a week here at WWDC, I’d like to inform you that I don’t believe this to be the case.
Mac Minis have proven to be quite the useful little box here at WWDC. They are set up as cheapo terminals for users, practice stations, whatever you can think of. However, the most prominent use of them (and one that will definitely keep them alive) is using them with Leopard and Podcast Producer.
