GM: Don’t Throw Out The Good with The Bad
It’s disappointing to see GM not take a word of my advice. Well, that’s what happens when government and unions gain control of a car company… the buyer’s interests get ignored. But, I’ll try, try yet again. With the recent demise of Pontiac, and selloff of Saturn, my new advice to GM is simple: Shut [...]
You Tell Me: Social Venues in Silicon Valley
It’s time for MechaWorks to have a social life. We’re going to be putting together some social events, and I thought it would be great to give readers of my own blog first crack at suggesting where they should be. So, sound off in the comments. What are some great tech-centric events that you’ve been [...]
Mac OS X 10.5.7: So New, We’re Requiring It Before Its Release
Looks like Apple made a rare goof-up and is requiring 10.5.7 (Juno)… before it even ships. Try to download and install the latest update to X11. You’ll get a weird surprise.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Let’s rewind a few days. Back when we started talking about HD on iPhone. The web site MacRumors posted coverage of our article, but the last paragraph pretty much sent the time into outrage. The last paragraph read: “PhoneNews.com has not been a regular source of Apple rumors and their last try wasn’t accurate.” Immediately [...]
Don’t Forget History: Original iPhone & TV Out
There has been a lot of buzz about HD and iPhone lately. I’m sure you’ve heard something about that by now. But, let’s take a look at history for a second first, just in case the crowds at Moscone West decide revolt if Apple doesn’t announce iPhone HD at WWDC. When the original iPhone came [...]
Yesterday’s Derailment Brought to You By: Apple SuperDrive
You may have noticed not as much got done today as I said would happen. After a bunch of crud in the morning, I decided to burn a disc in my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008). To my chagrin, yet another coaster had been produced. I was keeping a stack of the coasters that this [...]
Busy!
We’re really busy. We have a few job applicants in the pipeline, but we need more. So, here’s where I am… with a few updates. Mostly today, we’re going to be focusing on publishing. More pushes to bring on more writers… as well as rounding up a few loose ends. Over the weekend, the rest [...]
MobileEdition Was Down, Just a Glitch
The MobileEdition site did go down about 24 hours ago. No, it isn’t because of Apple, and no, MobileEdition is not vaporware. The problem happened because of two MobileEdition servers (one in prototype mode, and one in realtime mode) getting confused about who was in control of the web. And, the two sorta wiped each [...]
It’s Almost Over…
This four-day cold has been awful. This has to be the worst thing to hit me in over a year. Mixed blessing… but, this was really a bad one. Worse, it spread to some of the staff before I quarantined myself. But, it’s almost over. We’re still running the numbers on MobileEdition. I don’t want [...]
UPS, FedEx: Signature Required Means Signature Required
Twice this week I’ve had packages left at my doorstep (while I was at CTIA). Both required my explicit signature to be delivered anywhere. One was confidential software, from a company. Let’s call them Mapple. The other was expensive electronics, from a company. Let’s call them BRIM/BlueBerry. My point to this is not to brag [...]
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