An interesting side-effect of the visual presentation of tabs in Safari is that I often find myself clicking down on a tab’s close button and dragging it to the desktop as if to create a URL webloc file for that particular tab. It is obviously a problem because I might accidentally close the tab, which […]
As usual, John provides an insightful comparison of the user interface between iTunes 4 and Safari, with several very valid points: “Interface Details: iTunes vs. Safari” by John Gruber, Daring Fireball We can only hope that someone at Apple is reading, and taking notes. The fact that iTunes 4 does include many such improvements is […]
My latest “Apple Peel” column is out at Applelust.com: “Power Mac G4 MDD – The Noise Issue and Apple’s Solution“ Having finally received and installed his replacement kit from Apple for his first-generation Power Mac G4 MDD, Pierre recapitulates his experience and shares some final thoughts on the whole G4 noise ordeal.
After heaps of glowing reviews in the mainstream media, the backlash against the launch of Apple’s iTunes Music Store is starting. This column on The Register rightfully points out that Apple has gone to great lengths to “censor” offensive language. Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew becomes B***ches Brew! It definitely goes too far. Even Amazon does […]
Murat a beau dire qu’il a « l’impression de n’avoir rien créé dans ce disque » et que, en fait de création, il ne fait que « réactiver de la mémoire collective » — il ne fait que jouer sur les mots. Comme le montre aussi cette chanson en particulier (« Vaison-La-Romaine »), il joue avec les mots, il joue dans […]
Every now and then, I feel a pinch of guilt because I read so few literary works by contemporary writers, and I make a conscious effort to purchase something by a well-known and acclaimed author, just to make sure I am not missing anything. In this case, I hadn’t read anything by Salman Rushdie. I […]
Un exemple parmi tant d’autres de la situation désolante du “bilinguisme” officiel au niveau de la fédération canadienne… Il s’agit en l’occurrence de Postes Canada et des emballages préimprimés bilingues qu’ils vendent pour leurs colis rapides. Hier, nous avons reçu un colis envoyé dans une de ces enveloppes plastifiées préimprimées de Postes Canada. Ces enveloppes […]
Things are definitely not right with the Mac OS X 10.2.5 update. Ever since I installed it, I have been experiencing an abnormally high number of system-wide crashes. They happen out of the blue, sometimes after the machine has been running fine for more than a day. The last one just happened half an hour […]