Tag Archives: industry

Bose Support: best in town

After 1 year of heavy usage my Tripod Earplugs finally died, just as my MacBook. The difference is that I just went to the Bose retail store today, showed my damaged ones, and without a further question they just gave me a new box. Rocks.

Microsoft to finally create amazing software again

Of course, this is just fake. Unfortunately. The question in doubt is really when Microsoft is leaving its path leading to nowhere and starts over producing quality software again? Let’s summarize Microsofts products to have something to talk about.

Still no Java 6 for Intel 32 bit and PowerPC based Macs

Running Mac OS X, i forgot to mention that in the headline. Why? Apple is most likely busy updating it’s own stuff, promoting it’s platform, and since the iPhone came up, many people started learning Cocoa, so the developer base there has grown, too. Additionally, the general user base is also growing, making it a [...]

The top 25 programming errors: Watch and avoid

Security is always a big issue, whether you are writing for a big company or just for fun. But many people, especially beginners, tend to underestimate the importance of securing their applications dramaticially. While stuff like a well-designed interface and the proper function of the application is directly visible, security works the other way round: [...]

Microsoft to receive the annual award for the funniest bug

Keep looking for that headline! The reason is simple, and you will agree ( hopefully ) that this is indeed a freaking funny bug description. The bug itself is funny, too. And I just don’t understand why, but let the details rest aside, and let’s enjoy it:
A Web site cannot set a cookie if the [...]

Still include IE6 support when creating a Web Application?

I really don’t know if i shall. And this time I’m really asking for your opinion on that, just leave a comment. A Pro is that many users in corporate environments are still forced to use our favourite old-school browsing grandpa. And excluding a mentionable amount of users just for the sake of less work? 
On [...]

Microsoft Songsmith on a MacBook Pro

I guess you’ve already witnessed Microsoft dropping it’s zero-drug policy, and the first obvious result. The Microsoft Songsmith Spot was certainly created by some kind of PR-genius. They are using a MacBook Pro to actually demo the software in the clip, a good choice, but don’t you think that it’s a bit too obvious how [...]

Windows 7 Superbar vs. Mac OS’ Dock

In case you haven’t heard about, since today, Microsoft’s Windows 7, the successor of Vista is available as a free download. Of course, it’s just a beta, and maybe they do it to distract a bit from not-so-well performing Vista, but anyway, if I had a PC, I’d certainly give it a try. But because [...]

Follow your rights: statement as tweed.

This is an experiment. And I want to clearify that I’m neither a communist nor someone who never buys music, both isn’t true. But an industry not getting tired of trying to control very important aspects of our lives just to guarantee some profit is indeed driving me nuts. So here’s my plan.
Maybe you’ve heard [...]

Finally ( after years ) DRM-free music in iTunes

Actually it’s nothing that’s pulling me off my chair, just because it’s not that hard to get digital music without copy protection. But I’m a bit impressed that Apple is actually the first legal music provider to sell music without any DRM system. 
Already bought songs can be updated for something around 30 cents, which certainly [...]