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Comment on Google Voice for iPhone is Here by Tweets that mention Google Voice for iPhone is Here -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Google Voice for iPhone is Here -- Topsy.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:07:49 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan, TechJolt. TechJolt said: Google Voice for iPhone is finally here! No joke – it's an HTML5 app, and it's very nice. http://bit.ly/ddUDdo [...]

Comment on Google Wave by Ryan Fry

Ryan Fry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:10 +0000

I’ve had performance issues on Wave, though I’m very sure it’s my internet connection. At home, editing any sort of wave is a big problem because everything has a several second delay on it. At school however, our PC’s and Mac’s, though much weaker then my computer, can easily skim through a 100+ blip Wave in a few seconds. Hopefully they get this kind of stuff fixed, or begin adding speed changes, like being able to turn off high-bandwidth things that kill my wifi.
On the topic of interesting things to do with Wave, try getting a few people together and play some Monopoly. Me and 2 of my friends have a pretty heated Monopoly game going, and we also use Wave to manage fundraising for our Robotics team. It’s an awesome tool.

Comment on VMware Fusion 2 and Snow Leopard – Better? by Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:16:27 +0000

Go for it. I love Parallels over VMWare and haven’t switched back. Looking to see how it runs on Snow Leopard.

Comment on SUSE Studio Review by Novell News Summary – Part II: SUSE Studio, IDC, and Inland Revenue (NZ) | Boycott Novell

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:52:14 +0000

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Comment on Fedora 10 Set to be Released Today by Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:01:18 +0000

Unfortunately Apple won’t create a Linux version of iTunes, so it can’t run on it natively. The only thing I know of is to install Windows inside a VM using either VMware or Virtualbox and run iTunes there.

Comment on Fedora 10 Set to be Released Today by snake

snake — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:10:26 +0000

I have a question I have Fedora 10 on my hp laptop can you install itunes on it

Comment on 10 Things Linux Does Better Than OS X by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:42:12 +0000

Ok, I finally read it all. The argument about the menus is that it is easier to ‘throw’ the mouse at the top left of your screen rather than target a small area at the top of the app window. On a display with a low enough resolution (1280×1024 max) that may be practical. That is what I have at work. At home, however, I have a widescreen that does 1680×1050. Not much more vertical space, but a lot more horizontal. If I have an app at the lower right area of my display, it’s a long way to the top left corner to use that app’s menu. I’d rather keep my mouse near the app itself as I tend to ‘look’ with my mouse, especially when I’m reading.

Again, this is all my preference. I still wouldn’t mind having a Mac and being forced to go all the way to the top of the screen.

One thing I found humorous was this statement:
If it took an interface nerd like me two weeks to notice this (speaking of Outlook using Word as it’s mail writer) imagine how blurry the distinction is to normal people.

All jokes aside, I’m not normal.. But the first time I ever used MS Office and Outlook, I noticed this the very first time I ever composed an email and looked for a way to turn it off. So while what this guy says may apply to most ‘normal’ computer users, that statement alone nullifies anything he says for my own personal use.

Give me something I can customize to my own taste and usefulness. Even Linux isn’t ‘everything’ to me in that regard, but it’s the closest.

Comment on 10 Things Linux Does Better Than OS X by Brad

Brad — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:58:53 +0000

It’s so long because he thoroughly explains “the basic premise”.

Comment on 10 Things Linux Does Better Than OS X by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:48:03 +0000

Yes, that’s long. I’ve actually (tried to) read it before. I think I understand the basic premise though (though I’m not sure). It may just be that I don’t fall in line with Apple’s overall ‘philosophy’ or whatever you want to call it.

As far as apps having their own menu, to me it’s a matter of practicality. I normally have several windows/apps open at once, scattered all over the screen. If my app’s title bar isn’t near the top of the screen, I hate having to move my mouse all the way to the top of the screen to access the menu.

Comment on 10 Things Linux Does Better Than OS X by Brad

Brad — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:27:58 +0000

I know it's a bit long, but read this and tell me what you think about each app having it's own menu.