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Links 08/16/08
August 16, 2008 Filed in: Links
The Next Right: Jerome Cosi
By now, I'm sure many of you have heard of Jerome Corsi's new book The Obama Nation. (I made that pun up months ago, dagnabit!) You've probably heard the likes of O'Reilly, Limbaugh, or Hannity praise it to high heaven, but there's a problem. It's filled with wild inaccuracies. Here are some summaries:
MarketWatch: How Adobe can stop Microsoft
Columnist John C. Dvorak opines over Adobe's tumultuous relationship with Microsoft. To give some context, Adobe is probably the biggest non-OS software vendor on the market. Their products are as ubiquitous as Microsoft Office, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, or iTunes. Occasionally, however, Adobe's products run into traction when a company like Apple or Microsoft creates a similar product to Adobe's. In the case of this article, Mr. Dvorak looks at the Flash-Silverlight rivalry that is beginning to brew over Internet media delivery.
The author recommends Adobe adopt a Linux strategy, making their products more universal due to being available on all three major computing platforms. He encourages the software developer to face Microsoft head on rather than continue to outrun them. Unfortunately, Mr. Dvorak fails to address a couple of problems.
Now I could be wrong about these issues as my current experience with Linux is shaky at best. Furthermore, Adobe could possibly pull some amazing strategy to appeal to Linux users that I couldn't imagine, but I don't see it happening easily or soon.
By now, I'm sure many of you have heard of Jerome Corsi's new book The Obama Nation. (I made that pun up months ago, dagnabit!) You've probably heard the likes of O'Reilly, Limbaugh, or Hannity praise it to high heaven, but there's a problem. It's filled with wild inaccuracies. Here are some summaries:
- Politico: Obama Pushes Back Hard on Corsi Book
- NY Times: Book Attacking Obama Hopes to Repeat ’04 Anti-Kerry Feat
- Washington Post: Par for Mr. Corsi
I mean, c'mon. Have some standards. This guy does not deserve the platform, he does not deserve the publicity, and he does not deserve to be treated as member-in-good-standing on the Right.
The Right seems to engage today in social promotion of hatchet men, bullies and political hit men. Those people poison the Right, and - whatever their temporary electoral effects - they serve to discredit us all.
MarketWatch: How Adobe can stop Microsoft
Columnist John C. Dvorak opines over Adobe's tumultuous relationship with Microsoft. To give some context, Adobe is probably the biggest non-OS software vendor on the market. Their products are as ubiquitous as Microsoft Office, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, or iTunes. Occasionally, however, Adobe's products run into traction when a company like Apple or Microsoft creates a similar product to Adobe's. In the case of this article, Mr. Dvorak looks at the Flash-Silverlight rivalry that is beginning to brew over Internet media delivery.
The author recommends Adobe adopt a Linux strategy, making their products more universal due to being available on all three major computing platforms. He encourages the software developer to face Microsoft head on rather than continue to outrun them. Unfortunately, Mr. Dvorak fails to address a couple of problems.
- Licensing. Adobe builds
closed-source applications with no sharing among
competitors (with a couple notable technologies
such as PDF and FLEX). In contrast, any Linux
application I can think of is licensed through some
sort of open standard such as GPL. I doubt it is
required, but open-source is certainly expected on
the Linux platform. How would Adobe adapt to this?
Would they at all? How would the Linux community
react to the applications retaining their
proprietary status? Reaction is important because
of the second major problem.
- Profit. Again, how many Linux applications can you think of that cost money? Of those, how many cost several hundred dollars? If Adobe doesn't consider revising their prices, the Linux could very well balk at the investment required to purchase Adobe products. On the other hand, if they offer their products on Linux at reduced prices (if not free as is standard practice), they risk angering and alienating their core customers on Windows and Macintosh systems. Let's not forget to mention that Adobe also has to worry about shareholders.
Now I could be wrong about these issues as my current experience with Linux is shaky at best. Furthermore, Adobe could possibly pull some amazing strategy to appeal to Linux users that I couldn't imagine, but I don't see it happening easily or soon.
Links 04/03/08 (Oh No! Edition)
April 03, 2008 Filed in: Links
Hmm, tags are broken in the new maintenance release
of RapidWeaver. I hope they get that fixed soon.
John Nack on Adobe: Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe's 64-bit roadmap
Short story: Adobe Photoshop CS4 for the Mac will not be 64-bit. It will be 64-bit for Windows (but you will have to own a 64-bit edition of Windows to take advantage of it).
For more technical commentary on the events leading up to this discrepancy and the potential impact, see posts by John Siracusa at Ars Technica and John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
Ars Technica: Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
I think the title says it all.
BBC News: 'No Sun link' to climate change
I'm not sure that headline is even close to being grammatically correct, but that's beside the point. The lesson here is that, yes, we should still be working on cutting those carbon emissions. We can't blame the sun for everything.
John Nack on Adobe: Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe's 64-bit roadmap
Short story: Adobe Photoshop CS4 for the Mac will not be 64-bit. It will be 64-bit for Windows (but you will have to own a 64-bit edition of Windows to take advantage of it).
For more technical commentary on the events leading up to this discrepancy and the potential impact, see posts by John Siracusa at Ars Technica and John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
Ars Technica: Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
I think the title says it all.
BBC News: 'No Sun link' to climate change
I'm not sure that headline is even close to being grammatically correct, but that's beside the point. The lesson here is that, yes, we should still be working on cutting those carbon emissions. We can't blame the sun for everything.
Links 02/06/08 (Awesome Stuff Edition)
February 05, 2008 Filed in: Links
I was going to post some news on the RIAA, but I felt
it would hurt my Karma. Here's some awesome stuff
instead!
What Kind of World Do You Want?
Here's a video sharing community by Five for Fighting dedicated to giving contributions to charities you select every time a video you upload is viewed. It's a neat concept, and some people have created some very moving videos.
Adobe Labs: Buzzword
This is an amazing online word processor. It's responsive, recognizes some common keyboard commands, and just plain looks nice.
via Daring Fireball
Fluid
Speaking of web applications, this neat little utility lets you create separate desktop links to all the web apps you use. Each web application opens in its own site-specific browser, giving them their own workspaces separate from your traditional web browsing. It looks really great, but I don't have Leopard yet. However, if you do, it looks worth checking out!
also via Daring Fireball
What Kind of World Do You Want?
Here's a video sharing community by Five for Fighting dedicated to giving contributions to charities you select every time a video you upload is viewed. It's a neat concept, and some people have created some very moving videos.
Adobe Labs: Buzzword
This is an amazing online word processor. It's responsive, recognizes some common keyboard commands, and just plain looks nice.
via Daring Fireball
Fluid
Speaking of web applications, this neat little utility lets you create separate desktop links to all the web apps you use. Each web application opens in its own site-specific browser, giving them their own workspaces separate from your traditional web browsing. It looks really great, but I don't have Leopard yet. However, if you do, it looks worth checking out!
also via Daring Fireball
Links 08/08/07
August 08, 2007 Filed in: Links
Presentation Zen: Steve Jobs and the
art of the swordsman
This is a good post by Garr Reynolds about the Art of Steve when it comes to presentations. Good stuff.
Ars Technica: Adobe, Microsoft accused of infringing on browser-related patents
Here we go again. All I want to know is why this company was awarded this patent years after this specific interface paradigm was already in use.
Apple – QuickTIme – Apple Special Event – August 2007
If you want to watch Steve Jobs' presentation from yesterday, it's right here. A fast connection is recommended.
Apple – iWork – Trial
If you have a Mac, you should download the trial version of iWork '08. It's only a 469 MB download!
Wired: Aug. 7, 1991: Ladies and Gentlemen, the World Wide Web
The "tubes" went public, and the world began to change.
Engadget: Apple calls multitouch Mac a "research project"
Sounds like Apple is still considering adding multitouch support to Macs. Chances are, this will show up in notebooks before desktops. I was not suprised that yesterdays announcements did not include a multitouch Mac.
This is a good post by Garr Reynolds about the Art of Steve when it comes to presentations. Good stuff.
Ars Technica: Adobe, Microsoft accused of infringing on browser-related patents
Here we go again. All I want to know is why this company was awarded this patent years after this specific interface paradigm was already in use.
Apple – QuickTIme – Apple Special Event – August 2007
If you want to watch Steve Jobs' presentation from yesterday, it's right here. A fast connection is recommended.
Apple – iWork – Trial
If you have a Mac, you should download the trial version of iWork '08. It's only a 469 MB download!
Wired: Aug. 7, 1991: Ladies and Gentlemen, the World Wide Web
The "tubes" went public, and the world began to change.
Engadget: Apple calls multitouch Mac a "research project"
Sounds like Apple is still considering adding multitouch support to Macs. Chances are, this will show up in notebooks before desktops. I was not suprised that yesterdays announcements did not include a multitouch Mac.
Links 03/27/07
March 27, 2007 Filed in: Links
Adobe Creative Suite 3
Suite flavors from $1599 to $2499. I only wish I could afford this stuff!
Newlaunches.com: Top 10 Apple products which flopped
My favorite on this list is Cyberdog. It's like Microsoft BOB for the internet. That's not a compliment, by the way.
via TUAW
Opposable Thumbs: Game Review: Burnout Dominator (PS2)
Myself, I initially liked Dominator. It's single player mode is pretty compelling, but multiplayer is a buzz-kill. Aftertouch slowdown and crashbreakers are disabled in multiplayer. Bleh.
FreeSMUG: NeoOffice 2.1 is available as a free download
This is based on the OpenOffice 2.1 code-base, and it features support for Office 2007 documents and Excel macros. I'll post impressions sometime next week, but I've already noticed one big improvement: It launches in about a quarter of the time as 2.0.3.
Suite flavors from $1599 to $2499. I only wish I could afford this stuff!
Newlaunches.com: Top 10 Apple products which flopped
My favorite on this list is Cyberdog. It's like Microsoft BOB for the internet. That's not a compliment, by the way.
via TUAW
Opposable Thumbs: Game Review: Burnout Dominator (PS2)
This is an odd beast: a Burnout game that focuses on long stretches of road, careful use of your boost, and a return to the fundamentals of racing. Is that a good thing? It really depends on your tastes, but in Dominator it seems like you're giving up much of what made the series great in order for Criterion to explore some of the classical elements of the series in the current market.
Myself, I initially liked Dominator. It's single player mode is pretty compelling, but multiplayer is a buzz-kill. Aftertouch slowdown and crashbreakers are disabled in multiplayer. Bleh.
FreeSMUG: NeoOffice 2.1 is available as a free download
This is based on the OpenOffice 2.1 code-base, and it features support for Office 2007 documents and Excel macros. I'll post impressions sometime next week, but I've already noticed one big improvement: It launches in about a quarter of the time as 2.0.3.
Links 02/19/07
February 19, 2007 Filed in: Links
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is now available. The price is $199 for a limited time. It's regular price will be $299. I only wish Adobe would stop making people sign in to download a demo!
ZREO: Zelda Reorchestrated
This site has some nice high-quality mp-3s of music from various Zelda games. I think this epitomizes "labor of love." Also, they provide album art if you want to keep the music in iTunes.
via Digg
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is now available. The price is $199 for a limited time. It's regular price will be $299. I only wish Adobe would stop making people sign in to download a demo!
ZREO: Zelda Reorchestrated
This site has some nice high-quality mp-3s of music from various Zelda games. I think this epitomizes "labor of love." Also, they provide album art if you want to keep the music in iTunes.
via Digg
Links 01/29/07
January 29, 2007 Filed in: Links
Viidelectrix
Homestar themed Flash games optimized for the Wii browser and the Wii remote. (They also work in browsers. Secret Collect is my favorite!)
AppleMatters Interviews the Macalope
The Macalope has become one of my favorite bloggers recently, and this interview is just classic. The only problem is that the interviewer tries to be as funny...
Ars Technica: Adobe announces pricing, availability for Lightroom
Ars Technica posts details about the official pricing and availability of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It costs the same as Apple's Aperture, but the system requirements are not as steep. I wonder how it will actually perform on those lower-end supported machines.
Infinite Loop: OpenOffice.org (Aqua) needs you!
Ars blogs about the development of the Aqua version of OpenOffice. What I can't understand is why they don't put resources into helping the NeoOffice project rather than insisting on reinventing the wheel.
CPUs: Sensemaking 4: Summary of your comments
In this final post on making sense of complicated information, Dan Russell sorts through the numerous comments made about his posts and draws out some of the most helpful and interesting.
Homestar themed Flash games optimized for the Wii browser and the Wii remote. (They also work in browsers. Secret Collect is my favorite!)
AppleMatters Interviews the Macalope
The Macalope has become one of my favorite bloggers recently, and this interview is just classic. The only problem is that the interviewer tries to be as funny...
Ars Technica: Adobe announces pricing, availability for Lightroom
Ars Technica posts details about the official pricing and availability of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. It costs the same as Apple's Aperture, but the system requirements are not as steep. I wonder how it will actually perform on those lower-end supported machines.
Infinite Loop: OpenOffice.org (Aqua) needs you!
Ars blogs about the development of the Aqua version of OpenOffice. What I can't understand is why they don't put resources into helping the NeoOffice project rather than insisting on reinventing the wheel.
CPUs: Sensemaking 4: Summary of your comments
In this final post on making sense of complicated information, Dan Russell sorts through the numerous comments made about his posts and draws out some of the most helpful and interesting.