OS X working overtime with FootTrack
I’ve been busy this week-end rebuilding my home movie index with FootTrack. This software is like iTunes for your camcorder!…
Moving to Open Source where possible
Given the usual press, you may think all IBM employees ever use on their work computers is Lotus Notes, but…
Tricked into using the Embedded Security Subsystem on my Thinkpad
Well, some of you may recall the trouble I went through the last time I go the fantastic idea (NOT)…
Why change a good thing (RSS reader and blogging client)
Every few months, I go through the same routine of searching the internet for the latest and greatest RSS reader…
Pushing the envelope on Online Photo Processing
We are (ok my wife is) creating a scrapbook for our son and needs a bunch of pictures (and some…
More new gear: Airport Extreme & Mighty Mouse
Well, it’s been one of those weeks where lots of new gear seems to show (or I was procrastinating their…
Moving away from paper… completely
With a 1-2 punch of freeware and business application, I’ve been able to move completely away from paper for note-taking,…
Lotus Notes & Zen Minimalist
I’ve started using Lotus Notes ever since I joined IBM in 1996. Back then, we were still running a package…
Wireless is fun, after all
Funny how running untethered to a CAT5 cable can really opens up possibilities. After only a few hours yesterday of…
My Bank’s Reply on Safari/Mac Support
I figured it was only fair I shared the result of my rant to my bank, since they are fairly…
WiFi, Mosaics and Cell Phones
Cell Phones After careful review, I’ve decided to re-activate my cell phone. Actually, I switched provider. I use to be…
Online Banking and Using a Mac <> Compatible
Here is an email thread with my bank, showing how they just don’t get Apple Macs and browsers… I am…
Another validation of OS X’s lack of virus…
From: ClamXav.com Back in the days before OS X, the number of viruses which attacked Macintosh users totalled somewhere between…
Mainframes and their staying power
A fellow IBMer whom I just discovered his blog entry through Technorati is having pretty much the same opinion as…
Software sizings: both art and science
I’ve started performing Software Sizings for our clients recently. This is where given a set of metrics and business objectives,…