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Entries from August 2007

I’m really, really not happy with Adobe today.

August 24th, 2007 No Comments

I’ve been using a case sensitive filesystem on my Macs for a few years now, and up until today I would have never, ever thought that this would cause a problem with a non-beta application. Especially a major application like Photoshop CS3 (that’s heavily used by web designers working on servers with case sensitive filesystems, [...]

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Hacking the iPhone

August 21st, 2007 No Comments

Good roundup at Ars Technica:
If you’re an iPhone owner (and perhaps even if you’re not), chances are you’ve at least kept an eye on iPhone hacks like the Turbo SIM unlock, as well as on application development progress. Perhaps you’ve gotten a few hacks working, or maybe you’d like to do more with your iPhone [...]

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Marware Sportsuit Relay Review

August 20th, 2007 No Comments

A few months ago I picked up Marware’s Sportsuit Relay iPod Nano case. I’ve actually been looking for something like this since the first time I took my iPod running; at the time I was using the Stopwatch to time my laps, and I soon realized that with the Apple armband it’s almost nearly impossible [...]

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Pan-Mass Challenge software charity auction

August 17th, 2007 No Comments

Seth Dillingham’s software charity auction is finally live. It includes tons of great OSX applications from all kinds of developers, including my own Runner’s Log. All applications in the bundle come with a fully registered license. If you’ve had your eye on any of these apps, this would be a great opportunity. Of course, all [...]

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PDA sales drop 40% this year

August 16th, 2007 No Comments

From Ars Technica:

There are two kinds of people in the world—those who believe in the power of the PDA and those who don’t—and the first group is shrinking faster than a cotton shirt in an industrial dryer. If you’re the sort of person who won’t part from a beloved Tungsten E until it is pried [...]

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Engadget reveals Nike Amp+

August 16th, 2007 No Comments

It’s been a rumor since last Christmas, but it looks like the Nike Amp+ iPod controller is finally nearing release. It looks like a neat device. These days I wear my iPod on my wrist where it’s not too hard to use while I’m running, but I remember back when I was still using the [...]

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