Yearly Archives: 2008

Signs you need to clean your desk more often

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Josh

1. You find an envelope on your desk claiming “2008 is almost here” 2. It’s currently May. Of 2008.[^1] 3. The envelope contains the 2008 edition of your current desk calendar. 4. The older model is displaying its cover page, … Continue reading →

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Site Notes

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Josh

More random tinkering with my website: – Upgraded to the latest point release of WordPress. – I switched to a more orthodox site layout, instead of the bizarre, half-assed crap that I had going on before. Consequences (intended and otherwise) … Continue reading →

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One Less Leopard Annoyance

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Josh

One of my problems with Leopard has been that the way I use Finder stopped working. I set it to “Always open folders in a new window” and hold down option when I want to close the window I start … Continue reading →

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Marketing Genius

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Josh

Whoever sold this ad is a marketing genius. I mean honestly — if you were selling cookbooks, would you have realized you need to get on [SourceForge][]? No, you wouldn’t have. You know why? I’ll tell you — you’re an idiot. … Continue reading →

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Normal?

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Josh

Here’s what passes for normal conversation around here: {: .itemized } Me : Would you expect my components to get horked if I tried to export them both from the same `FLA`? Marc : Uh, no. Why? Me : Darn. … Continue reading →

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Hit & Miss

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Josh

Since I posted [predictions][predictions], I feel like I have to post a post-game summary as well: {: .itemized } Code Signing : Mostly correct. Your code must be signed to be distributed through iTunes, and Apple does intend to prevent … Continue reading →

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From Electronista: This system will change substantially for paid apps, however. In addition to a previously rumored review process and the necessity of sales through iTunes, Apple will reportedly take a portion of the cost of each app. In other … Continue reading →

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Josh | Comments Off

Sixteen

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Josh

I’ve mentioned the furry contingent of our household in my writing here; their names are Miesha, Sasha, and Chi-Chi, oldest to youngest. Miesha and Sasha have been together forever, and Sasha tolerates Chi-Chi like an annoying kid brother who’s always … Continue reading →

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The easiest way to find posts on my site with screwed up charsets turned out to be asking Google.

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Josh | Comments Off

Dartboard

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Josh

Instead of trying to convince people next Wednesday that I was expecting whatever Apple’s announced the day before, I figured I’d blab my theories this Wednesday. Sure, it was, in fact, very early Thursday when I finally started typing this, … Continue reading →

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