ISSN 1496-3221
February 22, 2001
The Scourge of ArialMark Simonson has put together an entertaining and historically punctuated article on just how this nefariously ugly cousin of a typeface came to be stuck in our collective font menu. “Arial’s ubiquity is not due to its beauty. It’s actually rather homely. Not that homeliness is necessarily a bad thing for a … More
February 21, 2001
Fresh off the truck from the Tokyo Expo, Apple announces revised iMacs in new Blue Dalmation and Flower Power flavours. At last, computer enclosure colours that go with any decor. I’m speechless. Actually, I’m not speechless. One word — MacTac.
February 21, 2001
That laboured breathing you hear is my credit card. Since Apple has been gracious enough to confirm that the graphite-enrobed, SuperDrive-equipped, 733 MHz G4 boxes are finally ready for public consumption, I gulped down an anxious lump in my throat and ordered one to replace my five year old 8500 series workhorse. I even sprung … More
February 21, 2001
Recently, my wife Teri has been pulling some of my discarded geek magazines out of the recycling pile and using them as bird cage liners. Last night I noticed a familiar face peering up through the seed husks and other sundry Budgerigar deposits. It’s just getting harder and harder for poor Bill to get any … More
February 20, 2001
Now that Apple is finally shipping its spiffy, acronym-encrusted, media-crunching SuperDrive, does that mean that the old-school, floppy disk version of the SuperDrive will revert back to being called by its previous name? I’m sorry, but the FDHD just doesn’t have the same ring to it as SuperDrive, even when it’s been included as part … More
February 20, 2001
Based on previous email conversations with customers across the pond, I’ve had this notion that most Europeans share an innate ability to get right to the point. No lollygagging, no messing about. To support my case, I received this particularly succinct request to be removed from one of the mailing lists we maintain. Date: 2/14/01 … More
February 19, 2001
Sorry, I’ve been out of town. Tune in tomorrow.
February 16, 2001
While everybody is still dealing with that distinct queasy feeling and frantic waving of arms that comes with inevitable change, specifically related to the Web Standards Project and their browser upgrade campaign, might I point out that Mozilla 0.8 has been released? I though you might be interested.
February 16, 2001
And my day just keeps getting more and more interesting…
February 16, 2001
Welcome to the party. Ed is finally taking the six-color plunge and will be sharing his Tales of a Mac Newbie in a new weblog. It’s always interesting see your platform of choice through a fresh set of eyes. This was certainly the case when we bought my Dad his indigo iMac back in October. … More