I recently decided to try Firefox again after this failure from a couple years back at just measly little v16. I’m now on v41 and have largely found many of the same issues, such as the fact that the ugly UI elements are still there. The tab bar is still way too tall… why do…
Read MoreI’ve often used this blog as a place to list applications and companies that have angered, annoyed or frustrated me. I would like to think that the (albeit minimal) exposure that my blog has could one day help to drive the changes I, and my commenters, have called for in the apps and companies that…
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I’ve been plagued by this issue for months now wherein the SystemUIServer daemon on Mac OS X 10.8.x has been consuming massive amounts of CPU. The visible results of this process acting up were: Laggy performance in applications — Spotlight in particular The clock not updating the time (switched to the iStat Menus clock to…
Read MoreWith the removal of Google apps from iOS, Apple had to find alternate data sources for their mapping application. Although they have data from over 10 different sources, their data has been found to be inferior to that of Google. Let’s look at why. Data Inaccuracies While TomTom and Yelp (the two biggest data sources…
Read MoreThere once was a time in my pre-Mac days when Firefox was the only browser I would use. IE blew chunks (it mostly still does) and Google Chrome wasn’t even a browser yet, so anything to avoid the toolbar-palooza that was Internet Explorer was right by me. Then came Chrome, promising per-tab processes to avoid…
Read MoreAbout a year ago I remember reading an article about Telus unlocking all phones by request within 90 days of contract (essentially beyond the return policy – makes sense!) At the time, all phones were supported except for iPhones. I’m guessing this is due to the time required to build a tie-in with Apple’s unlocking…
Read MoreThere happens to be a lot of websites and postings of funny or strange website CAPTCHA codes. Most of the time, they’re because of amusing or odd combinations of words that were provided for user input, but today I got one that was quite unexpected! Check it out: I mean, I guess it’s going for…
Read MoreBack in my dark ages of computing, when I only had a PC and I pirated just about every game and application I used, Steam was launched, promising to revolutionize the gaming industry. It did not, at least not at the time. When all you wanted to do was use a CD-Key and no-CD Crack…
Read MoreIf you recently completed the great move of 2011, from MobileMe to iCloud and your Apple ID uses a different email address than your MobileMe email, then you’ve likely now discovered the odd duality that is your new iCloud account. Following the transition, I was left with two iCloud accounts: The primary iCloud account appropriately…
Read MoreHere we go again. Another Rogers ‘experience’ in the bag and another decision to avoid using Rogers. I mentioned in my last rant about Rogers (iPhone Unlocking Policy) that I would very likely be buying my next phone outright simply to avoid being forced to keep Rogers as my carrier. Well that time is here…
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