Apr

6

The iPad Experience: Best Buy Edition 0

Me: Hey, iPad! Mind if I install this cool KoboBooks app I’ve heard so much about? iPad: Sure thing! Just gimme your iTunes password. Me: I don’t have an iTunes account. iPad: No account, no software. Me: Ok…Let’s just fire up mail.google.com, so I can check my email. iPad: Nope. Me: No?! I can’t check [...]

Apr

6

Apple’s Garden is Walled, with Locked Gates 0

I’ve just been reminded why I left Mac for Linux. Me (to store rep): “Can I install and play with some apps on this demo iPad so I can decide if I want to buy one?” Rep: “Nope. Use just what’s installed.” …and that’s when I left. If I can’t be allowed into the Walled [...]

Oct

16

Fix for Mac OS 10.5.5 Slow Internet Problem 3

After installing the 10.5.5 update for my Macbook, I noticed both wireless and wired internet access seemed slower. My wife’s Macbook, running 10.4, didn’t have the same problems.