Disqus - Latest Comments for markda12

Re: Look Ma No wires…and I’m using an iPod

markda12 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:17:57 -0000

Wow, the iPhone/iPod is big enough, why would I want to add another inch or so to the bottom of the device? Aside from that the connection seems a little precarious at best.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Asus eeePC and OS X…How I did it

markda12 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:59:02 -0000

It would be great if you'd continue to post your thoughts on this product as time goes by. I'd love to hear how it is working for you and how you are actually using it in your daily life. I'm seriously thinking about doing something similar. Thanks

Re: Victor’s Mino Thoughts 7/21/2008

markda12 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:43:09 -0000

Victor, you may not read this but I don't agree that Apple should be given some slack for the problems they've had with MobileMe and frankly the new iPhone. Both my wife and I bought new iPhones last week and I can tell you the battery life is abysmal! Yeah, you could turn off 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi to extend the battery life, but why should I? I can remember Steve Jobs saying at one point that Apple would not release a 3G model iPhone until they could solve the power consumption issues. Im my opinion, they didn't solve the problem but released the unit anyway. Bad show Apple. If MobileMe was a free service (like Gmail) I would not be so upset that it doesn't work properly, now what two weeks later? I'm willing to give a few days slack to work out the bugs (and to add more server space!) But if it wasn't ready, don't release! Granted, MobileMe is a much more robust service than Gmail, but if you're going to ask someone to pay for it, it better be pretty close to perfect right out of the chute! I'm certainly not a fair weather Mac fanboy and I've been with them through thick and thin, but I think they are moving into the realm of huge conglomerate mentality and maybe losing touch with their customers. No, a thirty day extension of .me does not appease me, thank you very much. Ninety would be about right.

Re: Victor’s Mino Thoughts 06/26/2008

markda12 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:08:02 -0000

My application acquisitions are almost always done through the advice and counsel of the Mac podcasters and listeners on all of the podcasts that I listen to on a daily basis. I don't have as many as some of the posters here, but I use most of them regularly. If not I toss 'em!

Re: TMUP 135: Rapid Weaver 4, Terminal Part 8 and MacSparky too

markda12 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:09:56 -0000

Since I typed my comments on my iPhone while waiting for a haircut today, I'd like to take this opportunity to clarify my statement about Rapidweaver 4. I think that the developers didn't intend for it to be a complete Web development application. Additional shortcomings include a poorly written manual, and a non-intuitive interface. I kind of feel like a hypocrite saying these things because I did PAY for it and more than a few plug-ins, but I remember thinking that the the trial version was crippled somehow and paying the shareware fee would "unlock" ease of use. I was sadly mistaken.
Sorry for the additional rant, but I can't think of anything positive to say about RW4.

Re: TMUP 135: Rapid Weaver 4, Terminal Part 8 and MacSparky too

markda12 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:01:32 -0000

Although I've not yet listened to this episode Victor, i don't have many good things to say about RW4. RW4 is not a complete web development application standing on its own. I've been trying to put up a simple site for my father for a few weeks and have found that I need to download extra plugins to get the functionality I need. No direct HTML editing is a big problem for me. The plugins almost always cost extra. Although I paid for RW and several plugins I should have saved it for Dreamweaver. In my opinion the lack of control in RW is not offset by ease of use.