April 2009
27 posts
Why I Use OmniWeb
One of the great things about being a Mac user is having access to Mac software. Sure, we have cross-platform apps like Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC, and Filezilla. That’s not why you bought a Mac, though. A wise man once said:
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and...
Five Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories →
Rich Mogull with a great article not just on Mac security but computer security in general:
I’m generally unimpressed by any story that involves tricking a user into manually installing malicious software. On occasion we see a particularly creative deception, and I might be concerned if the malicious software was hiding in a mainstream application, but getting someone to install...
If That's Failure…
Excerpted from Steve Jobs’ deposition to the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2008, regarding the history of his role at Apple, Inc.:
Steve Jobs: [In 1997] I took the title of interim CEO and agreed to come back for ninety days to help recruit a full-time CEO.
Interviewer: How did that recruitment effort go?
Steve Jobs: I failed.
“It is tersely spoken: “Love thy neighbour as thyself.” But what more...”
– Martin Luther, 1535
“Design consists of creating things for clients who may not know what they want,...”
– Brian Sooy, 2006
Coding Curious Automatic →
As a background RSS downloader, TVShows used to be king. It hasn’t been updated in ages, so I had resorted to just using a regular RSS client and manual downloading.
I forgot how much that sucks as soon as I recently came across Automatic from Coding Curious.
The “Quick Start Guide & Tips” document it comes with is easy to follow. I give it the goods from tvRSS and plug...
Nine Inch Nails iPhone App →
Trent Reznor is to music as Steve Jobs is to technology, though there is often some overlap.
Tweetie for Mac →
Coming Monday, April 20, 2009.
UPDATE: It’s here. Read some reviews from The Apple Blog, Macworld, and Louis Gray.
Donald Miller and Steve Taylor on Blue Like Jazz... →
“What God does,” explains Don, “is he uses poetic grunts — poetic utterances — to say, ‘I am like a sheep to a shepherd. I am like a king to a subject. I am like a bride to a bridegroom.’
“Is he a bride to a bridegroom? No. Is he like a bride to a bridegroom? Yes. … And so I literally think of love, sex, sunsets, physics as little things that we...
“By its very nature the law can deal with only one situation. For every fresh...”
– William Barclay, “Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians”
Khad on Twitter →
Many of you are finding your way here via my Twitter account (@khad), so you are already aware that it exists.
For those of you who don’t know, I am on Twitter.
Now you know.
Enjoy.
On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ →
Reprinted from The Journal of the American Medical Association, March 21, 1986, Volume 256:
The eminence of Jesus as a historical figure and the suffering and controversy associated with his death have stimulated us to investigate, in an interdisciplinary manner, the circumstances surrounding his crucifixion. Accordingly, it is our intent to present not a theological treatise but rather a...
Moon →
This excites me.
Not only does the movie look great and have very good reviews already, but the score was done by Clint Mansell. Some may remember him from Pop Will Eat Itself, others have already enjoyed his collaborations with Darren Aronofsky in Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and The Wrestler.
It’s not just the music I look forward to, but if I ever saw a movie based merely on...
“We are here to love and serve God by loving and serving those he has placed...”
– Pastor Mac
Digg Dialogg: Trent Reznor →
Lest you think I’m a hater, here is this great interview Digg’s Kevin Rose did with Trent Reznor.
Okay, so this has almost nothing to do with Digg and everything to do with Trent Reznor, but — holy crap! — that guy gets it. What an excellent producer, musician, businessman, and flat-out innovator.
How and Why to Block the DiggBar →
All sorts of sites tried this sort of trickery back in the mid-’90s when Netscape Navigator 2.0 added support for the <frameset> tag. It did not take long for a broad consensus to develop that framing someone else’s site was wrong. URLs are the building block of the Web. They tell the user where they are. They give you something to bookmark to go back or to share with others.
Why in...
WatchDonald Miller on the art of story.
Redefining Marriage
Two consenting adults is a much easier proposition to assent, and I
think that’s what most people focus on. But is there perhaps a
diminishing of the sexual roles both men and women possess when we
redefine marriage? Specifically, how might this affect children?
I’m not sure what’s prompting me to write about this, other than the
National Organization for Marriage ad that was...
To Comment or Not to Comment
Not everyone wants to spend time running their blog like a night club. Some people just want to, you know, write.
Neven Mrgan on the comments vs. no comments debate that seems to be coming up more often lately.
It depends on the site, but for a site where the main purpose is posting articles or essays, comments don’t seem to make much sense to me. Imagine you are reading a book of...
Dear God, Please Pay My Rent! →
Quick interview with Jay Bakker on beer, a lousy economy, environmentalism, and more.
Skype finally does VoIP right on the iPhone →
Skype for iPhone has been released. Ars Technica reviews version one.
Mix Tape for Dead Girl →
It sort of reminds me of a cross between The News from Lake Wobegon, High Fidelity, American Beauty, Six Feet Under, and Wristcutters: A Love Story.
Just what I needed to read today.
Will Pray for Work →
Jeff Anderson, a vice president at Crown Financial Ministries, a nonprofit organization that develops financial-planning programs worldwide, says the group’s money-and-Jesus materials reached 141 percent more people in the past fiscal year than in the previous one. Four million people a week listen to the financial-advice show hosted by Christian radio personality Dave Ramsey, who also...