December 2007 - Posts

• What Software do I use on the Mac?

  I am still a border line noob on the Mac, but with so many friends/co-workers jumping in, I figured I put together a list of what software I am currently using most often on my Mac. TextMate - the text editor that can do everything, including blogging... Posted Dec 28 2007, 02:16 PM by Simpable Filed under: Software

• Competing with Wordpress

  Jason Burns wrote an interesting post, " What does Wordpress have in common with Microsoft Windows? Marketshare… " If you equate Wordpress to Windows, Users to Blogs and Themes to Software…you have exactly why Windows maintains it’s strangle... Posted Dec 27 2007, 04:54 PM by Simpable Filed under: Business

• Favorite Blogs of 2007

  While I did not set out to do it purposely, through out 2007 my blog reading habits have been changing quite a bit. I have been moving away from the geeky programming type blogs and more towards blogs about life, business, and productivity. Two of the... Posted Dec 27 2007, 08:24 AM by Simpable Filed under: Life

• MobileMate SD+

  The other day I noticed something missing from my new MacBook Pro . There is no built in SD card reader. This is something that was included out of the box on my last two Dells and I has become part of my normal photo workflow. I went over to Amazon to... Posted Dec 22 2007, 12:21 AM by Simpable Filed under: Technology

• Apple Convinced Me To Install Vista

  I saw the new Mac vs. PC guy ad misprint which stated the fastest Vista laptop tested this year was the MacBook Pro, so I had to give it a shot. The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year (through 10/25/07) is a Mac. Try that again... Posted Dec 18 2007, 10:34 AM by Simpable Filed under: Software

• Blogging on a Mac

  I am a still very happy Mac user and as I mentioned before, I have been very impressed at the Mac software choices . So far, the only real weak part for me has been blogging. There still is nothing like Windows Live Writer available for the Mac. The two... Posted Dec 18 2007, 10:00 AM by Simpable Filed under: Software

• Life on a Mac - the Grass is Greener

  A couple of weeks ago, I acquired a new MacBook Pro . The old saying goes, "The grass is always greener on the other side". However, I was unaware of just how green it could be. My primary motivation for getting the new Mac was hardware. There... Posted Dec 12 2007, 11:19 AM by Simpable Filed under: Technology

• Graffiti Links

  Graffiti Beta 1 was released last Wednesday . So far, the response has been awesome. There have been some minor bugs, but most have already been resolved. We are getting ready to add couple of additional features and looking to ship V1 very soon. The... Posted Dec 11 2007, 11:08 AM by Simpable Filed under: Software

• X-Copy Database Options

  Rob covered the reasons we chose Microsoft Access as one of our two supported databases for the first beta release of Graffiti . So far, despite a little bit of query quirkiness (top, lack of sub-queries, and no support for named parameters) Access has... Posted Dec 10 2007, 12:37 AM by Simpable Filed under: Software

• Am I a Thief?

  Besides savings on bulk items, one of the things both Costco and BJ's have in common is they treat every customer like a common criminal. Before you can leave either store, you have to present your receipt to an employee who compares what you paid... Posted Dec 09 2007, 09:51 PM by Simpable Filed under: Life