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Tons of software on sale thanks to One Finger Discount {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Nov 6th 2009 7:22PM Just because you don't find anything useful doesn't mean it's all horrible. Stop being a d!ck.
Here are just a few that are useful to many people, and definitely not "horrible.":
* Code Collector Pro (M Cubed Software)
* HoudahSpot and HoudahGeo (Houdah software)
* Mail Act-On, MailTags, and MiniMail (indev software)
* CleanMyMac (MacPaw software)
* MacGourmet (Advenio software)
* Acorn 2, VoodooPad 4, FlySketch (Flying Meat software)
* TextExpander, PDFpen, etc. (SmileOnMyMac software)
And I'm sure the others are useful to someone. Most of the rest I already have other titles that do essentially the same thing, or have no need. However, I use many listed above and find them to be excellent.
USB-IF to Palm: "Oh really? You've got some explaining to do." {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 23rd 2009 1:23PM Apparently it's the same keyboard that lacks punctuation..
USB-IF to Palm: "Oh really? You've got some explaining to do." {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 23rd 2009 1:19PM I thought maybe he had one of those "special" keyboards that automatically capitalize every word...
New 'Pub Finder' app helps you find a Guinness {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 16th 2009 2:42PM Any self-respecting Guinness drinker already KNOWS where every pub that serves Guinness is within 150 mile radius, and can easily FIND a pub that serves Guinness in any strange town they happen to be in.
Shopping cart gone in iTunes 9 {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 9th 2009 6:29PM Buy Now actually means Buy Now? Go figure...
Apple hardware changes alter Microsoft "Hunter" ads {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 24th 2009 5:55PM @Jordan - what you linked to was a story using outdated preliminary 2nd quarter results. In *actual* 3rd quarter results, Apple posted a 4% growth in Mac sales over the year ago quarter. They sold 2.6 million Macs during the last quarter. And for the record, Apple sold 2.2 million Macs in the 2nd quarter, which is almost double the 1.2 million the "preliminary" (read: wild-ass-guess) the market research firm had guessed in the article. So, no, Apple is not seeing hardware sales declines.
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition out on iPhone {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jul 23rd 2009 9:16PM I would love to see BallBlazer and Rescue From Fractilus on the iPhone...both with accelerometer control.
TUAW First Look: Nike+iPod on your iPhone 3GS {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 24th 2009 6:04PM I've been using the Nike+ with my Nano for a while, and I have the Nike+ watch, which I LOVE.
Seriously, the watch makes all the difference. I can keep the Nano tucked away, and when I want to change the volume, skip tracks, start, pause, orstop the workout...I can do it almost without looking using the big buttons on the watch. Very nice...
WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant, on schedule to return to work in June {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 23rd 2009 12:59PM "Apparently you've never read a newspaper, because a journalist doesn't reveal his sources"
Obviously you're the one who doesn't read newspapers much. Most stories cite their sources, and if a source is anonymous they at least mention they have a source.
Here's an example from today's NY Times:
"CAIRO — Iran’s most powerful oversight council has ruled out overturning the results of the contested presidential election, Iranian state television said Tuesday, as new details emerged about the scale of the government’s crackdown against its opponents."
See what they did there? They cited a source (Iranian state television.)
Here's another one:
"WASHINGTON — A day after the worst Metro subway train accident in the history of the city’s system, emergency officials continued to comb through the wreckage, searching for additional victims and indications as to what could have caused the crash, officials said."
See that? "...officials said." It's anonymous, but cited.
"It appears to have been true. What a shock! "
According to who? There's been no official announcement (nor does there need to be.) Just because others keep repeating the original story doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Doesn't mean it's not, either, but my original point stands: it's shoddy journalism not to at least mention that you have a source.
WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant, on schedule to return to work in June {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 20th 2009 11:06AM Ok...finally read the article. Not a single source cited. At all. Perhaps they do have a credible source...but they didn't even so much as hint at one. Not even "sources say..." or "according to an inside source..." Nothing.
And I don't hold the WSJ up higher than anyone else if they're not going to cite their sources. Ever heard of the New York Times? It's a fairly large newspaper. And they've had reported who have fabricated stories or failed to properly vet their sources in the past. Just because it's the WSJ doesn't mean it must be true.
