Posted by Jonathan Tarud
on October 30, 2008
John Gruber:
Everyone out there with a stiffy for the “rewritten in Cocoa” Snow Leopard Finder needs to get a grip. Cocoa is just an API. It is not some sort of magic technology where you just sprinkle a ton of square brackets in your source code and you instantly get a better UI.
From a user’s perspective, the Snow Leopard Finder is going to be pretty much the exact same turd we’ve had in Mac OS X all along.
Brent Simmons three years ago:
But Cocoa can’t, on its own, fix problems with a flawed design.
The problem with the Finder is really a people problem: it will get fixed if and when somebody with the authority, resources, and will to fix it appears.
Cocoa is no magic bullet—there aren’t any magic bullets.
A Cocoa Finder is a nice idea, but what we really need is something like Pathfinder to be the default Finder. Supporting Tabs, would be my most desired feature for a new Finder.
Posted by Jonathan Tarud
on October 30, 2008
Interesting numbers from Motorola handset business. Another example of what happens when you stop innovation. Apple has had 10 years of steady innovation. That is not easy to maintain, and why Apple is so great.
(Via GigaOM.)
Posted by Jonathan Tarud
on October 15, 2008
One of my favorite Mac apps(a video converter) has gone from dead to Open Source in the blink of an eye. Taking a new name and a much needed interface lift VisulHub(TechSpansion closed two weeks ago) will now be called FilmRedux. I’ve downloaded, compiled and tested the new app and couldn’t get it to add a video, but the interface is really good. It is far from being ready to the public, but I assure you that it will, thanks to the apps fanatic community.
(Via ArsTechnica .)
Posted by Jonathan Tarud
on October 14, 2008
As a guest writer in the ZDNet blogs:
Don’t quit[your dream]. You may have to delay things for a while, but keep reminding yourself why you started your company in the first place.
Startups must go back to basic old school business. Build a product, get money from you customers, start process again. No more getting huge wads of cash, while “growing a user base” type startups. Leaner and more revenue efficient companies will come as a result of the depression. No more partying likes it’s 1999.
(Via ZDNet Blogs.)
Posted by Jonathan Tarud
on October 14, 2008
Rumors have been flying around for the past two weeks surrounding the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. John Gruber spills it all, a couple of hours before the keynote. Hopefully there is still “One more thing…” he doesn’t know about.
BTW, prepare to see Apple stock stumble during/after the keynote to last week’s low nineties as a result of the missing $800 laptop. Better put in his words:
Also notable is that the 2.1 GHz white MacBook remains in the new lineup, at a new price of $999 — technically breaking the $1000 barrier, but nowhere near the $800 price point some financial analysts have been whacking off to.
What analysts need to understand, is that Apple is no Dell or HP. The don’t sell the cheap, low margin stuff, only higher end PCs.
(Via Daring Fireball.)
