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Apple Pushing Safari Through iTunes Update Applet
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Here’s a surprise. My Apple update applet popped up today. I assumed this was, as is usually the case, an upgrade for iTunes. I almost clicked the Install button before realizing the applet would install Safari, Apple’s Web browser.
I hate this type of thing.
These types of practices are more than annoyances. They erode the trust [...]
Browsing the Vertical Web Through Horizontal Eyes
Monday, December 31st, 2007Middle-aged eyesight led me to a computer store in search of a monitor that provides crisper, easier-to-read text. What I found there were shelves stacked with relatively inexpensive, high-resolution, wide-screen monitors ranging in size from 19 to 30 inches. Given our consumer lust for electronics, the affordability of these screens, and our aging population, many [...]
