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Orb has landed for Intel Macs {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 9th 2009 11:13PM Was glad to see a Mac version, FINALLY.
Unfortunately it's useless. Same issues as many others - 3 or 4 seconds of video then it freezes or skips to the next video, and now the server app just crashes repeatedly.
There's no way in hell I'm going to spend $10 for the full iPhone app only to discover it's no better.
SuperDuper! 2.6.2 now even more so! {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 14th 2009 6:05PM Doh, sorry for the double post, didn't think the first one went through.
SuperDuper! 2.6.2 now even more so! {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 14th 2009 6:05PM I'd like it if SD! could do offsite FTP based backups - I have a large amount of offsite disk space available and the extra security involved in having your backups off site is huge.
Yes, I know it can't be a bootable "clone" this way, but it could be offered as an alternative option that would add value to SD!
I was planning to use a program called Twin (mentioned by TUAW some time ago - http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/15/first-look-twin-1-0-for-mac-os-x/) but I was disappointed to see that it went from being a $39 app (when originally reviewed) that I would have bought in a heartbeat to a $70+ app, a price point where another external hard drive as a second backup makes more sense instead.
Rogers Wireless begins 21Mbps HSPA+ rollout, a first in North America {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 29th 2009 1:28PM Funny that they're rolling out this ultra fast network but they can't even get their base 3G network to provide decent speeds half the time.
At times I'm lucky to get 1/10'th of what 3G is supposed to provide. Dear Rogers, how about improving your "actual" speeds versus your "theoretical" speeds.
BeeJive IM offers up sale, tells of Facebook chat feature {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Mar 2nd 2009 2:46PM Justin nailed it on the head - this is not just an IM application, but an IM application with a back-end service that handles connections and such even when the app isn't open. Yes, Apple should have done this themselves with an iPhone iChat offshoot right from the launch, but since they're asleep at the switch BeeJive has filled the gap.
I've had BeeJive for some time and it works decent, but the 24-hour connection timeout still stinks and all too often I get alerts telling me that random IM accounts have disconnected for apparently no reason. If I miss the alert an important IM account could be offline until I load the app and notice such.
What's On asks 'WTF?' {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Dec 7th 2008 1:54PM Some good applications there, but craplications like Touchscan and the silly lighter applications really shouldn't be there.
Sure they might have sold enough to make it onto the lists, but the whole idea of several of those applications is dubious at best. To put them in a prime location where potential new iPhone users could install them thinking they're "premiere" quality software does the whole platform an injustice IMHO.
Drowning in a sea of spam? Spamsweep can help {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Dec 6th 2008 8:45AM Another suggestion for Gmail, either directly, or as a filter.
Spam is a complete non issue for me anymore, and has been off my radar for the last 2 years I've been a Gmail user.
Russian President Medvedev pictured with MacBook Pro {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 3rd 2008 2:29PM Grey market, not black!
There's absolutely nothing black market about owning an unlocked and unofficial iPhone. Black market insinuated it's illegal somehow - grey means it was obtained through unofficial methods.
Rogers holds hands with RBC / Visa for mobile phone payment pilot {Engadget Mobile}
Oct 31st 2008 7:34AM If they could do this so it debited the amount directly out of my bank account (as Canadians Interac-debit cards currrently work, except requiring a swipe and a PIN) it would take off. I'd love to be able to pay for small purchases with only the swipe of my cellphone, no PIN entry or signature required.
But, making all purchases default to a Visa credit card (instead of actually out of my POSITIVE balance bank account) is just another ploy to get people to run up their credit cards. $5 here and $5 there several times through the day all adds up by the end of the month. I use my debit card for probably anywhere from $10 to $100 worth of purchases a day (higher days = gas purchases), but I would NEVER use my Visa card the same way - I'd run up $500 or $1000 in a month easily before I ever saw my statement and actually realized how much I had spent.
Many will probably pay the minimum and expand their credit card balances as a result.
I'm sure that's their plan.
Many Canadians won't bite on that, and this is another plan doomed to fail like several others before it.
WowWee's Rovio gets reviewed: it's one awesome robotic sentry {Engadget}
Oct 5th 2008 7:25PM It needs frickin' laser beams on it's head!
