ISSN 1496-3221
June 25, 2001
Some of you are probably wondering what the heck I do to fill up my day. I mean, besides the cool Dad stuff like sitting in my daughter’s classroom listening to her read self-authored stories. Well, friends and neighbors, here’s a fine example of the value I add to society. I cranked out a new … More
May 31, 2001
If you’re as persnickety about the accuracy of the terminology used while describing dead computing platforms as I am, then you’ll appreciate the effort that I put into this. Presenting the almost definitive guide to Newton-related terms and definitions: The Newton Glossary A heaping helping of praise and thanks to Victor and Paul for lending … More
March 6, 2001
Building fonts for dead computing platforms. That’s what I think I should dedicate more of my waking hours to. And to start it off this evening, I installed Apple’s Newton Toolkit (NTK). Along with a plethora of standard programming environment goodliness, NTK allows you to take existing Mac OS bitmap typefaces and turn them into … More
February 27, 2001
Today marks the third anniversary of Apple’s decision to focus their “efforts in one direction”. Well Steve, I’m still using my Newton and I’m still waiting for Apple to “ensure a smooth transition”, replacing it with something even marginally close in size, power, and functionality.