software Archives

03/14/2021

Just Say No to Kernel Extensions

I’m generally a fan of Google products. Recent developments in Google Drive have me worried. I’m hoping that Google can fix these issues. Specifically I have talking about the musical chairs game that Google is playing with their cloud storage app.… Read the rest

11/06/201009/22/2013

Java and the Mac Platform – an Ironic History

If you haven’t heard already the latest Macs being sold by Apple no longer are shipping with Java pre installed. This is a good thing and a bad thing. There’s also a lot of irony in this move when you think about the history of Java on the Mac.… Read the rest

11/06/201003/08/2025

Looking Forward to Apple’s Mac App Store

The recently announced app store for Mac is the biggest news for the Mac OS X platform in the last couple of years. It is going to revolutionize the software buying experience and be come the standard way that people get and update software for their computer.… Read the rest

01/27/200909/22/2013

Initial Impression of iPhoto 8.0

My installation of iLife ’09 went without a hitch. I backed up my library a couple of times and began. I have 30,000 pictures in my library. iPhoto quickly identified 69 locations from my iPhone pictures and is currently scanning my library for people’s faces.… Read the rest

09/09/200509/22/2013

Stellarium is Cool Software

I’ve always enjoyed astronomy, of the backyard variety at least. I was born after the first Apollo moon landing. I’ve watched as many of the Space Shuttle launches as possible even after moving to Texas. My first time to see the Milky Way was in 1986 while crossing over the mountains north of Málaga.… Read the rest