Simian Update Released

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4 November 2011

Computerworld releases long version of 1995 Steve Jobs interview

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Computerworld has a piece of Apple history that Apple fans should watch. In 1995, a then 40-year-old Steve Jobs sat down with Computerworld's Daniel Morrow for a 75-minute interview. The one-on-one talk was recorded as part of an oral history project…

3 November 2011

Daily Mac App: iClip

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

I missed out on iClip during its initial heyday a few years ago, so I was pleased to see it make a comeback. The OS X utility keeps a copy of almost anything that can be sent to the clipboard. It'll also organize those into scrapbooks or however you want.…

2 November 2011

Are Power Users Too Cool For Ubuntu Unity?

Slashdot

darthcamaro writes "There are a lot of us that really don't like Unity. Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth defended Unity today, arguing that even 'cool' power users should like usability and ease of use. Then again he admitted that some of us are just too…

1 November 2011

Which OSS Clustered Filesystem Should I Use?

Slashdot

Dishwasha writes "For over a decade I have had arrays of 10-20 disks providing larger than normal storage at home. I have suffered twice through complete loss of data once due to accidentally not re-enabling the notification on my hardware RAID and…

1 November 2011

iClip makes a comeback, now on the Mac App Store

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

It's always fantastic to see a good app make a comeback, and iClip is one of those apps. Developer Steven Audette of Irridated Software acquired iClip from its original developers and has released version 5.0 nearly five years after the software had its…

1 November 2011

Profiling Python Code

Planet GNU

While working on the Woodchuck support ingPodder, I decided to profile the code. Reading thePython manual, I thought it would be as easy as: import cProfile cProfile.run('foo()') On both Debian and Maemo, this results in an import error: …

1 November 2011

Mona Simpson's moving eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The New York Times has published Mona Simpson's eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs. Simpson delivered her eulogy during his memorial service on October 16 at the Memorial Church of Stanford University. In her remarks, she recalls her experience of his…

31 October 2011

Review: MacBook Pro update boosts performance, value

Macworld

Last week's low-key MacBook Pro updates won't cause any buyer's remorse for anyone who bought the laptops introduced earlier this year. But if you've got an older model, these latest MacBook Pros introduce processor and graphics improvements that make…

31 October 2011

Please nitpick

Planet Mozilla

When working with Open Source, some of the best learnings come from code reviews. When I first started coding on projects with strict code reviews Launchpad), I was uncomfortable getting nitpicked. I (wrongly) thought the goal was to have a code review…

30 October 2011