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April 2005 Notes Archive

Permanent link PC dealer sues Apple over Tiger. Apple has made the same type of big crybaby moves in the past, but never at such a pivital time. Shame on Tiger Direct for such a pathetic move.

Permanent link After signing up for Google Search History, I was skeptical that I would ever use it. (Why would I want to know what I search for last week?) The light just came on, and I realized it’s not for knowing what you searched for; it’s for knowing what you found.

Permanent link Google Maps UK. Finally a usable alternative to Streetmap and Multimap.

Permanent link My friend Kevin Chang gave me a free Flickr Pro account yesterday, which I intend to use around here very soon. In the meantime, I’m busy trying to figure out who I should add as contacts in Fickr. I’ve quickly learned that just because I enjoy someone’s blog does not mean I’ll enjoy their photos.

Permanent link Peter Merholz shows us how to empower search through genres. I would love to see this on mainstream seach engines.

Permanent link Upgrading to Mac OS 10.3.9 caused my Safari to crash on launch. The problem seemed to be caused by Safari’s ability to handle SIMBL plugins. MacFixIt describes the bug and fix.

Permanent link Why I think Mac task switching is superior to Windows task switching and other interesting reader comments.

Permanent link The Finder deletes the old folder when you replace one folder with another? As a switcher, I’m not sure if consciously knew this, but I may have unconsciously understood it because I don’t recall losing files for this reason. However, all I can think about is how many files I’ve lost without knowing.

Permanent link Qute is a very elegant theme for Firefox that I’ve been enjoying.

Permanent link I recently started using Miranda as my multi-protocol messenger. It has great features but its usability is generally poor. I made a provocative post in the Miranda forums, trying to make a case for usability. A few negative developer replies later and the post was closed, which was quite frustrating. It’s a shame that after all this time and energy, folks are still outright rejecting just the idea of usability.

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