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Re: One teachers Edmodo experience with a student

macgasm — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:59:15 -0000

Nice, sounds like some well deserved props. Congrats.

Re: Apple to developers – piss off and don’t bother us

macgasm — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:13:16 -0000

They need to get their heads out of their collective asses and address these issues.

Re: Donning the Rant Pants

movieguyjon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:21:36 -0000

If the Wii doesn't start pulling in good developers within the next year or so, that may be the end of it. A console is only as good as it's third-party developers, IMO.

Re: Donning the Rant Pants

macgasm — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:37:37 -0000

I agree one hundred percent. My first "next gen" system was a Wii. It didn't take me long to also pickup an Xbox 360. Luckily I had the funds to do that, but a majority of people I know don't have that option. I think nintendo needs to get its act together and start enticing more people to develop new content. It's a great platform, but it won't last long if it doesn't start getting some decent games..

Re: IChat Alternatives.

neckpain — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:37:01 -0000

That's awesome. Thanks for telling me that. I'm gonna get that now. Cheers. ;-)

Re: IChat Alternatives.

macgasm — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:26:50 -0000

the latest beta of 1.4 has QQ integration. You can get it here: http://beta.adium.im/

Re: IChat Alternatives.

macgasm — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:26:29 -0000

the latest beta of 1.4 has QQ integration. You can get it here: http://beta.adium.im/

Re: Just Got Laid Off! Should I Finally Work For Myself Full-Time?

macgasm — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:27:13 -0000

I work for myself and love it, but it has it's own set of challenges. I'd recommend giving it a go though.

Re: Whither my apps?

macgasm — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:55:14 -0000

Carly, you still looking for that type of info? I can put together a "must have" apps post for you if you'd like. :)

Re: Whither my apps?

macgasm — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:04 -0000

Given the financial success a lot of these developers are seeing in the AppStore, despite giving away 30% off the top, I think you'd see a lot more people consider the possibility these days. If anything the developers would be more concerned about the approval process and the terms of use.

Re: Whither my apps?

macgasm — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:56:47 -0000

I love the "we're so happy we've got something decent that we don't ask for more argument". I wonder if it's causing us to stagnate a little though. Stifling innovation is a bad thing. Is it the users like us, or the developers that give us the tools, that are causing the stagnation? I'm more inclined to believe it's the users. We all track down crappy, half developed "beta" software, and we've become content using broken crap. I say we demand more from developers on a whole.

Re: Whither my apps?

4fthawaiian — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:14 -0000

Would they then charge the stiff fees they charge now to become an iPhone developer? Or, enforce the same ludicrous standards re: "decency", etc? I don't know if the App Store is really my favorite model.

Maybe Nabil just needs a good feed-reader to stay in touch with this stuff? I don't keep up either, admittedly, but it doesn't seem to bug me. I spend most of my time working with the same three tools (browser, email, text editor) so I suppose I'm not that into checking out new apps. I have to say, though, this sentence: "What’s to stop me from actually purchasing a Netbook instead of a new Macbook the next time I need to make a change?", really resonated for me. I was *this* close to getting a Netbook to go with my iPhone 3G, but in the end was only prevented from doing so by the awful thought of having to use Windows (I wound up getting a new MacBook, which I LOVE). So, what am I saying? Well, I suppose for me OSX is enough. I can get my work done (mostly!) and I don't have the issues that Windows users have (constant viruses, spyware, ugly-ass OS). Maybe that's why Apple isn't working harder to give us access to new software: We're all just so happy to have a machine that works that we don't demand much more.

Re: Whither my apps?

macgasm — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:59:41 -0000

An "open" universal App store for the desktop would change everything. Once place to get updates, and one place to download from would make the whole updating process such a breeze. Man, if only it was a reality!

Re: Grab your Screen with Little Snapper!

macgasm — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:39:09 -0000

I love this app. It's taken over skitch for me, which is saying a lot because I love skitch too.

Re: Chromium goes native.

macgasm — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:36:15 -0000

they had to start somewhere, right?

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:08:08 -0000

Combo install borked my machine. I'm stuck on reboot. It's sitting here doing nothing... DO NOT install IMO

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:41:01 -0000

Apple bugs know no borders! ;)

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:40:19 -0000

hold your horses. I'm in the process of installing the combo now!

Re: Does the iPhone keyboard really suck?

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:39:43 -0000

I think landscape mode across the phone is going to change a lot of people's opinions about the keyboard. It's a lot easier to type on.

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:49:05 -0000

Yikes. I think I'm still going to wait for a couple day. I can't really afford to be without either of my machines. Thanks for passing along the info, you saved me from myself! ;)

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

Crissa — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:06:44 -0000

Well, it broke down mid install; I was able to reboot, am reported as running 10.5.7, but I no longer have bluetooth... Have no idea how to fix that.

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:30:16 -0000

I'm in the process of downloading the combo from the site. Hopefully it works better. It is currently downloading 5 times faster than it did with the software update.

Re: 10.5.7 is live, and I got a really scary error.

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:29:19 -0000

I'm not sure what's going on. Hopefully they get the kinks worked out.

Re: Steve Jobs in Typography

macgasm — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:25:06 -0000

I loved that font too... :(

Re: Give me a break. Microsoft isn’t cheaper than Apple. Dell might be, but Microsoft isn’t!

macgasm — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:51:57 -0000

I say take the gloves off. We need a good fight.