Mac OS X’s Save As dialog boxes: Inconsistent and counterproductive behaviour when clicking on file names
Monday, February 27th, 2006 • 3:10 pmA perfect example of Apple’s slipping quality standards in Mac OS X.
Articles posted in February, 2006
Copying text from text clippings: Can you or can you not?
Sunday, February 26th, 2006 • 12:32 pmThe text clipping interface is utterly baffling.
Losing Internet connection on G5 Quad: System log unhelpful
Friday, February 24th, 2006 • 9:26 amUpdate on G5 Quad losing Internet connection: no trace of it in the system log. Next troubleshooting step, then.
Bell ExpressVu 9200: Can’t stop playback without stopping recording
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 • 3:46 pmThe greater flexibility provided by PVR units is not matched by the user interface for it.
Acrobat Pro 7.0: Another pathetic software update experience courtesy of Adobe
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 • 3:30 pmMore software updating nightmares with Adobe product.
Champions’ League: Real Madrid 0 – Arsenal 1
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 • 10:07 pmA truly memorable night at the Bernabéu.
New problem with G5: Losing Internet connection
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 • 3:57 pmA new problem with my Internet connection. Could the 10.4.5 update be the culprit?
Apple keyboard (white): Delete key causing double keystroke
Monday, February 20th, 2006 • 4:25 pmHardware defect or different sensitivity?
Pages 2.0: New visual glitches
Monday, February 20th, 2006 • 4:08 pmWhite lines across text in Pages 2.0.
iCal: Basic flaws in user interface
Thursday, February 16th, 2006 • 12:16 pmA close look at iCal’s multiple user interface flaws.
Pages: option-Tab causes error signal outside table cells
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 • 3:39 pmOption-Tab fails to insert a tab outside table cells, which can be quite irritating when typing lists of stuff.
Pages 2: ‘Keep with following paragraph’ option causes pagination madness
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006 • 5:23 pmSome crazy behaviour in Pages with automatic pagination.
New York Times article on broken iPods
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006 • 3:14 pmApparently, there are millions of disgruntled iPod users out there.
In a world gone mad…
Monday, February 13th, 2006 • 6:32 pm… people get arrested for asking for quiet in a cinema!
Mac OS X on dial-up: Calculator’s ‘Convert’ menu unusable
Monday, February 13th, 2006 • 4:35 pmAnother example of UI madness for dial-up users.