April 2011
13 posts
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Workers Leaving the Googleplex →
Andrew Norman Wilson describes an interesting experience while he was working for Google. What started as innocent curiosity turned out to be an almost kafkaesque situation which eventually led to his lay-off. The more I know about Google’s ways, the less I like that company. 
Apr 30th
My new vintage mobile office →
Since I acquired my first Newton in 2002 — an MP2000 with keyboard and various cards— and then an MP2100 in 2006, I’ve been looking for a proper case for it when I need to carry it around, take…
Apr 30th
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Apr 23rd
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Re:collection →
An online archive of Australian graphic design: 1960-1980. If you like the design aesthetics of that period as much as I do, you’ll definitely bookmark this site.
Apr 20th
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Seamless: your music, to go →
As I often say, simple ideas are the most effective.
Apr 20th
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Perian 1.2.2 is out
Lots of interesting enhancements and fixes, but what caught my attention the most was the final note: The next planned version will remove support for PowerPC and Mac OS X versions prior to 10.6. Maintenance updates may be provided if necessary. Alas, it is a trend that’s rapidly picking up speed as of late.
Apr 18th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 8th
7 notes
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Apr 6th
745 notes
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Edit the content of a Web page in Safari →
Very useful tip by Lex Friedman at Macworld.
Apr 5th
5 notes
Write-only memory →
On April Fool’s Day, I usually look for interesting jokes of the past. And I’ve found one that is related to vintage technology. From the Write-only memory Wikipedia page: Write-only memory…
Apr 1st
March 2011
14 posts
eWorld as usual →
Front cover of the 1995 eWorld brochure As usual, March 31 is the anniversary of the demise of eWorld, the short-lived Apple online service started in June 1994 and terminated March…
Mar 31st