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Re: Hail to the King, Baby – The Ashman Cometh

bassguy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:33:16 -0000

You're awesome, Ash.

Re: Does the iPhone keyboard really suck?

bassguy — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:43:14 -0000

All mobile keyboards are awful when compared directly to full desktop keyboards. I will never be completely satisfied with any tiny keyboard. That said, I don't find the iPhone/Touch's keyboard to be much better or worse than the competition. If anything, I find it slightly less bothersome than the Blackberry keyboard.

Re: Tweetie for Mac is coming on Monday!

bassguy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:10:23 -0000

I'm stoked that there is more competition on the desktop. I've tried a lot of different Twitter apps, but I keep going back to Twitterrific. Icon Factory I guess just did it right, and it is hard for other apps to entice me away.

Re: Hotspot Shield - Gives you access to ‘American Only’ content for free

bassguy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:52:44 -0000

USA! USA! USA!

Re: Automatically Resize Images

bassguy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:05:41 -0000

You're very welcome.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Off Road Adventure. Good times.

bassguy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:20:35 -0000

Brevity... Soul of wit... Something something.

Also, I don't know if you guys noticed, but there is a narrative in the movie.

Re: Well, shit.

bassguy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:39:58 -0000

By the way, I am referencing this comic.

<3 Penny Arcade

Re: About Plagiarism

bassguy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:34:38 -0000

After looking into your comment about Helen Keller, I found that there is a name for what I'm talking about. It is apparently called Cryptomnesia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptomnesia

Re: Create a Smart Playlist for Unheard Podcasts

bassguy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:16:00 -0000

It truly warms my heart to know that I am helping people, even just a little bit.

Re: December Giveaway

bassguy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:05:53 -0000

I'm glad you find the Apple A Day tips useful.

Re: December Giveaway

bassguy — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:42:44 -0000

You're very welcome for the Apple A Day. I'm glad people are enjoying them.

Re: Mailplane 2.0 Released - still love/hate?

bassguy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:43:57 -0000

I am very much in the "Swear at it" camp.

Re: http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/29/question-would-you-put-android-on-your-iphone/

bassguy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:27:26 -0000

Unless Steve Jobs makes an about-face, the iPhone will continue to be locked down. So the only way one can load a new OS is through hackery.

As we know from the keynotes, businesses can distribute apps using ad-hoc without having to be approved by Apple. Needs can be met through app development. If your problem can't be solved by an app, is making a whole new OS for a cracked piece of hardware going to be your solution?

Can you think of anything specifically that couldn't just be handled through ad-hoc app distribution within a business?

Re: http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/29/question-would-you-put-android-on-your-iphone/

bassguy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:27:41 -0000

Under no circumstance would I ever put another operating system on the iPhone. I understand the "Doing it to see if it can be done" angle, but anything else seems crazy to me.

I feel the same way about OSX86. I understand that people want to see if they can do it, but it has little-to-no practical use.

Re: http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/27/a-very-apple-thanksgiving/

bassguy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:59:02 -0000

Pssh... We Americans eat apple pie every day for breakfast lunch and dinner. Also, hamburgers and hotdogs.

Pumpkin pie is for special occasions, yo.

Re: http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/22/snow-leopard-why-so-soon/

bassguy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:07:14 -0000

It isn't just developers that benefit, though. Your machine will run faster and smoother. When developers are delivered great new tools, that leads to great new apps.

I see where you're coming from, but I really do believe this is the right move for Apple at this stage of the game. The benefits aren't as apparent this time around, but I'll be happy as a clam if all of a sudden my encodes take 20% less time or all of my apps start launching in one or two bounces.

Re: http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/22/snow-leopard-why-so-soon/

bassguy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:44:30 -0000

I couldn't disagree more. Frankly, Apple is in a lose-lose situation here. If they skipped the release of 10.5, and waited until 2009 to release this theoretical MEGALEOPARD, there would be uproars from the community about what is taking so damn long with the new release. Not to mention that their major competitor in the OS space released a major upgrade last year, so having an operating system that came out in 2005 isn't the greatest thing.

Leopard is a complete operating system. There isn't any glaring omission, so I don't think it is possible to claim that Leopard users got screwed. In fact, it is very hard to go back to a machine running Tiger, and try to live without things like Coverflow in the Finder and QuickLook.

Forcing new releases of the OS to be packed with frills and whirlly-gigs to pacify Joe Consumer, I argue, hurts the overall product. In fact, some may argue that is exactly what happened with Vista. Instead of releasing just a feature packed stable release, they added a lot of fluff to make it seem new and exciting. That seems to have backfired a little bit.

OS X is mature now. I am glad that they are focusing on optimizing and strengthening everything under the hood. Now that they don't have to worry about wowing SillyBilly sitting at Macworld, they can focus on making your computer better than it ever has been.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Apple A Day: Inquisitor

bassguy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:13:59 -0000

A great addition.

Re: Apple A Day: Twitterrific

bassguy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:39:19 -0000

Is what it? What are you talking about?

Re: It's That Bassguy

bassguy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:07:29 -0000

This episode will mark symmetry in the number of episodes in both seasons. Hooray for 22 episodes.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Preview of The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season Two, Episode Nine -- "Complications"

bassguy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:04:14 -0000

We're gonna get a lot of Sarah now. I'm good with that.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Merry Christmas: My tree is now functional. I am...

bassguy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:54:52 -0000

have yourself a bitchin' holiday season.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Buy "Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today" on iTunes

bassguy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:18:11 -0000

I had to rewatch the climax. So strange.

Re: It's That Bassguy - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2,...

bassguy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:09:09 -0000

Great episode. The music choice was effing bold.

Re: It's That Bassguy - 52 Weeks: I baked a cake to celebrate the one year...

bassguy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:06:49 -0000

By the way, the cake was delicious.