Archive for June, 2006
Friday, June 16th, 2006
Sorry I haven't posted this earlier - I got another request for it in an e-mail today, so I feel prompted to do so now. Hopefully this will get added to the standard RubyCocoa install. I've been using the wrapper without issue for about five months, during the ...
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Friday, June 16th, 2006
I buy a lot of Mac hardware. A lot. I do make a lot of use out of my machines. They're in operation probably 18 hours a day. They're not left in conditions that would cause overheating (hard to imagine something overheating in Ireland anyway).
Okay, maybe not a lot compared ...
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Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Mac-Sys now have a blog. It's just getting started and not linked from the main page as they build up some content but it's certainly there.
Mac-Sys Ltd was started 3 years ago (this week) by yours truly and is currently the only Apple Authorised Service Provider in Northern Ireland. The ...
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
I think there need to be a serious change in the way PR and branding companies work.
Traditional PR speaks to me of Press Releases, champagne receptions, dead tree mailshots and funny little pointless desk accessories emblazoned with our brand and logo.
Seriously. They spoke to me of this.
I can't think of ...
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Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
When I was writing RPGs, it was my opinion that we should always have one book "in production", one about to "launch", one "in research" and one "winding down" in sales. This, I thought, would ensure that we always had plenty to work on while, at the same time, making ...
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Friday, June 9th, 2006
Aidan posted about making technology (and concepts) a bit more accessible to the rank and file of internet users. There is a followup which says that a big problem with accessibility of new technology is the language barrier. In Europe alone, most people seem to speak their own language and ...
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Friday, June 9th, 2006
If you consider yourself an entrepreneur, achieve something by reading this entry on the Creating Passionate Users blog.
We're traditionally taught that we have to under-promise and over-deliver if we want to create satisfied customers. We have to exceed a customers expectations by setting the expectations correctly.
Well, this post says BOLLOCKS ...
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Thursday, June 8th, 2006
MJ and I spend a lot of time talking about software development trends, the web (and the various buzzes around web 2.0). Robert Scoble blogged about the problem facing every tech company, and it got me to thinking. How much do people in the IT industry actually know about ...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
The comments feed wasn't working in our Typo install (as of build 1055 which is the latest at time of writing). This was also reported on the Typo Trac, so I've posted the solution there.
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
I sent a request to Google, asking if they'd be interested in partnering with us to allow people to sync iCal with Google Calendar (using SyncBridge). According to their terms of use, we can't release any code which is for commercial use. The relevant part is:
If you want ...
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