By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 20, 2008 at 22:14:14Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch is proving interesting in large part because it has suddenly mainstreamed the idea of downloading third party applications for a mobile phone. With the prominent storefront, developers seem anxious to get their fifteen minutes of fame. TouchTerm’s developers, however, are now trying for a second fifteen minutes — can they get it?
By Ed Hurst | Aug 5, 2008 at 16:37:45Few things in Unix match the importance of the terminal emulator.
Having a nice GUI is fine, but nothing beats the command line, which
some have said is the “front line” of computing. As an official member
of the Brotherhood of the Commandline, I have always kept at least one
terminal window open at all times, and often three or more.
By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 21, 2008 at 23:4:47Media bias is a topic almost everyone seems to have an opinion on, particularly when high profile examples occur, such as the New York Times’s refusal to run John McCain’s editorial this week. Many people will get quite upset about big media’s “bias,” yet depending on a person’s political orientation, the alleged bias will typically land on the opposite side of the spectrum. For those on the same side of the spectrum, the typical response is a thorough scratching of the head and a response of, “Bias? What bias?”
By Ed Hurst | Jul 11, 2008 at 22:37:58Take a deep breath and repeat after me: A computer is just a
tool. It is only so good as it serves to make life better for
users. A “better” life is obviously not the same thing for
everyone. For me, it means making my Mac more like Linux, as I began to discuss
in my last article.
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