Monthly Archives: January 2009

“The krona is dead”

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Iceland joining the EU: "The krona is dead. We need a new currency. The only serious option is the euro," said a senior Icelandic official. I wonder how long it will be before the government admits the same is true … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Irish ISP will disconnect Internet users after three unsubstantiated copyright claims – Boing Boing. “You don’t hear the record labels offering to have their Internet connections cut off if they send out three false copyright accusations.”

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I was right about Vista

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Looking through some old work, I found this post – an article I wrote in 2005 for the Irish Times on Windows Vista, and why it was doomed to fail. I identified three key problems: Lack of effective (at the … Continue reading →

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TFL sure knows how to explain a route

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Ian Betteridge
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Steve Jobs’ health: How much should Apple reveal?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

There is, unsurprisingly, a lot of talk about Steve Jobs’ illness. It’s understandable: Jobs is a person who thousands of Mac fans around the world think of more as a friend than just the CEO of the company whose computers … Continue reading →

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If your Add/Remove applications has no applications in it, here’s what to do

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

It looks like there's an interesting bug in the current version of Adobe Air for Linux which, if you install it, can affect the Ubuntu Add/Remove Applications programme. So, if you find that after installing Air, you have no applications … Continue reading →

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Why Apple will have a Mac App Store

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Given that Giles found it interesting enough to want to write a post about, it's probably worth delving a little deeper into why I believe that Apple will end up producing an online store for the Mac similar to the … Continue reading →

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If your Add/Remove applications has no applications in it, here’s what to do

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

It looks like there’s an interesting bug in the current version of Adobe Air for Linux which, if you install it, can affect the Ubuntu Add/Remove Applications programme. So, if you find that after installing Air, you have no applications … Continue reading →

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How much will the Palm Pre be?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Image via CrunchBase Palm Pre Sprint’s pricing update and sales volumes » Unwired View “The earlier quoted $399 price for Palm Pre was actually for a handset without contract on Sprint. And it is only one of the possible price … Continue reading →

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Sniggering at John Dvorak is harsh, but fun

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Jan. 1984: How critics reviewed the Mac – Apple 2.0: San Francisco Examiner, John C. Dvorak, 19 Feb. 1984: "The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or anyone else for that matter). … Continue reading →

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