Rants Archives - Jordan Schelew

A quick update on Firefox: version 41

Jordan — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:47:27 +0000

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…

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Firefox: 16 versions later, still fails at the details

Jordan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:59:23 +0000

There 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…

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Steam for Mac: still a UI disaster

Jordan — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:30:22 +0000

Back 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…

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Rogers: I don’t hate you, I hate your policies.

Jordan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:11:50 +0000

Here 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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Why I stopped using Google+

Jordan — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:17:50 +0000

My feelings towards Google+ were best described by Alex Albrecht on an episode of Diggnation a few weeks back when he said “I’m hesitantly optimistic [about Google+].” In other words, I’m hesitant because Google Buzz didn’t do much for me along with a ton of other Google services that were overhyped and under-delivered. Wave, anyone?…

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How to one up the empty toilet paper roll

Jordan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:08:57 +0000

We’ve all seen this before, right? Although I tend to be pretty good at replacing the roll when necessary, I’ll admit, I may have left one like that a few times in the past. I mean, I get it – it’s a bit of a hassle to go under the sink, grab a new roll,…

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Bell Canada Customer Service Fail

Jordan — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:55:38 +0000

This is not an experience of my own, but rather one I witnessed as it went down just last week. My friend and colleague went on vacation in Florida with his Bell Canada locked iPhone. A few days in he discovered that he had been charged $0.75 for every text message in and out, and…

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The Rogers iPhone Unlock Fiasco [Updated]

Jordan — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:09:13 +0000

Unlocking the iPhone has always been a tedious task compared to other phones. While you can easily obtain BlackBerry unlock codes for less than a dollar to enter into your phone for carrier-free calling in a matter of minutes, the iPhone requires a considerably more in-depth procedure to accomplish the same thing. It starts with…

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French Canadian keyboards. Nobody likes them and nobody wants them (except Quebec).

Jordan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:29:06 +0000

All of the notebook computers at Future Shop (except Apple and Dell computers) have been shipping with French Canadian keyboards for about 2(+?) years now. They are annoying. They are restrictive. They cause typos ALL the time. Yet, nearly all of the big name manufacturers are still shipping them. Why are they doing this to…

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