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October 22, 2008
No, you’re not seeing things … that’s a small sliver of 4D’s WebStar 4.4 running under OS 9 (9.1 to be exact, not Classic). This post could be simple documentation of my attempt to unify the administration of the servers residing in my basement. That would be absolutely true. But in all honesty, I’m just … Read the rest of this item
December 29, 2006
MacNN reports that Big Blue has finally released an OS X-savvy version of its venerable Lotus Notes collaboration suite. The press release states: “ … with IBM Lotus Notes 7.0.2 for OS X, Mac users have the collaboration power they’ve been waiting for … ” Mac users? As in multiple? Shouldn’t that read “ … … Read the rest of this item
November 21, 2006
Early adoption is for masochists. Cohesive workflow and performance comes from being stubborn, sticking with what you know, and not drifting away from your comfort zone. Those who blindly accept and implement change are weak and tend to bend to peer pressure. Yeah, ok. Whatever. Six months ago I was done rationalizing. Enough dragging of … Read the rest of this item
October 3, 2006
Well, adjust my tracking and call me Caslon. Adobe finally freshens up their languishing type products page, renaming it the Adobe Type Showroom. However, once again they’ve neglected to add any new typefaces in the process. The pimped-out, pop-up type browser interface is kinda nice, as is the Flash®-based OpenType tour, but where’s the stuff … Read the rest of this item
May 9, 2005
In a surprising bit of news, Fontlab Ltd. announced that as of today the veritable type design tool Fontographer has a new place to call home. Not only do the makers of the coincidentally named Fontlab software intend to support existing Fontographer users, they also plan on continuing development — at least to the point … Read the rest of this item
October 20, 2004
Taking a few random kicks at uniplatform, hegemonic muck is a worthwhile cause anytime of the year, but helping promote the launch of an browsing alternative designed to knock Internet Explorer’s teeth out to the curb… well, that’s even better. If you’d like to add a bit of your own grease to the wheel, head … Read the rest of this item
November 14, 2003
There’s plenty to be said for being succinct when it comes to providing technical information for a software product. Some people get overwhelmed when confronted with too much detail and jargon. Personally, I prefer the verbose release notes from folks like Bare Bones to the ultraminimalist documentation of other (nameless) software companies. For example, examine … Read the rest of this item
January 31, 2003
Steve Comrie, of pseudodictionary fame, kindly emailed me a hint regarding yesterday’s CPAN installation issue. Based on the error message I posted, he suggested that I install the File::Spec module, seeing that it’s a prerequisite module to have in place prior to CPAN attempting to update itself. It was apparent, at least to Steve, that … Read the rest of this item
January 16, 2003
The indubitable Eckhart Koppen, developer of impossible software wonders, has started a new weblog dedicated to hacking the Newton. Mottek means “hammer” in a certain German dialect and loosely refers to the Hammer debugger used in developing for the ARM processor found in Newton devices. So what’s Eckhart got up his sleeve? I don’t know, … Read the rest of this item
November 19, 2002
Before I commit to making the jump over to OS X, I’ve been on this sporadic quest to locate those little software nuggets that will afford me the same level of utility and convenience as I’m used to under OS 9. One of those nuggets is FinderPop. As contextual menu enhancements go, it’s usefulness teeters … Read the rest of this item