Monthly Archives: August 2008

Yes, there is an iPhone kill switch (and why “I Am Rich” got pulled)

There’s an interesting story in the Wall Street Journal that both confirms that Apple has a “kill switch” for third-party iPhone software, and that it pulled “I Am Rich” rather than it being withdrawn by the developer: “Some developers, however, … Continue reading

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The two form factors for phones

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Daring Fireball: Is the iPhone NDA About Patents?

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Daring Fireball: Is the iPhone NDA About Patents?

Daring Fireball: Is the iPhone NDA About Patents?: “At my company, our lawyers advised us to keep what we considered more-or-less public software under NDA for a very long time because demoing software to someone under NDA, no matter how … Continue reading

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What’s the point of copyright law?

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What’s the point of copyright law?

One of the things that is making me happy at that moment is that Danny is blogging again. Of course, with Danny being Danny and me being me, we don’t always agree – and there’s a great example in that … Continue reading

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How to get the full version of Office 2008 for Mac cheap

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How to get the full version of Office 2008 for Mac cheap

Microsoft produces a very nice, handy student/teacher edition of Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac at a bargain price. There’s only one thing: it doesn’t include the full version of Entourage. Instead, the version which it ships in the Home/Student … Continue reading

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Cloud computing makes me nervous

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