06. Oct 2007 
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While I’m busy working on iCalFix (Growl integration is in, working on auto-update), I certainly keep my eyes open for other extensions in the OS X calendar market.
Just recently, I stumbled upon an iCal replacement called Even-t. It’s way more powerful than iCal and offers a host of features. It is a tad bit pricey, [...]
04. Oct 2007 
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In many ways, iCal is a very nice calendaring application. In many other ways, it’s a major pain. One of these problems is sharing a calendar between two users.
My wife and I are both rather busy, and unfortunately in different jobs. That means we spend a lot of time syncing up our calendars, making sure [...]
01. Oct 2007 3 comments
No, you didn’t miss Valentine’s. Breathe easy. (Still, buy your significant other some flowers - always a good plan.)
Instead, it’s World Vegetarian Day - followed by “Vegetarian Awareness Month”.
The idea is to get you to at least try a vegetarian diet for a day, or maybe a week, or even a month.
There are plenty of [...]
20. Sep 2007 0 comments
That is, it seems, what our esteemed leaders in Washington want. Republicans are dead-set on making sure Habeas Corpus is dead. And in their Infinite Wisdom ™ the democratic party has decided to cave. Instead of letting Republicans filibuster and have them talk about why they think the Bill of Rights is a stupid idea, [...]
09. Sep 2007 0 comments
I’m always interested in exploring new ways to communicate. That means whatever the toy du jour is, I’m willing to give it a look, and stay if it’s proving worthwhile. Facebook, Twitter, Skype, IM - I’m using them all. And as a result, I’ve got a gazillion places that I can use for status updates.
If [...]
06. Sep 2007 3 comments
I don’t think anybody who knows me would accuse me of being an Apple detractor (i.e. people have called me a “fanboi” from time to time…) , but yesterdays announcements left a bad taste in my mouth. There are plenty of things that are not like the Apple I’ve been used to.
I can (sort-of, grudgingly) [...]
10. Aug 2007 1 comment
Since I’ve just been asked by Paul D. Waite what this ubiquitous “X and Y and Z, oh my!” reference on many (American) blogs is all about, here’s the solution to the riddle:
It’s from the Wizard of Oz:
Dorothy: Do you think there could be wild animals in here? Tin Woodsman: Perhaps. [...]
10. Aug 2007 2 comments
Recently, Universal announced a DRM-free test for their music. Interestingly enough, they decided to exclude Apple from the group of vendors they cooperate with. Why that choice?
There are plenty of reasons, but it looks like Universal is trying to break the market dominance of iTunes. There were indicators that this might be coming - back [...]
27. Jul 2007 2 comments
One of my colleagues brought up the best definition for “seniority” I’ve ever heard. It’s not age, or tenure, or experience. It’s “When I don’t have to worry about you”.
25. Jul 2007 1 comment
Yes, I’m one of the lucky ones - I got an iPhone. (For my birthday, no less - thanks to everybody in the family who contributed!). I gave it a couple of days before writing about it so I could have at least some idea if it’s all it’s supposed to be.
And yes, so far [...]