Robert Palmer is literate. Smoetimes.

 

June  29

TUAW: From Firefox to Safari (and back again)
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I realize I may not be your average browser user. As a web developer, a browser to me is two parts daily use, two parts testing, and one part challenge. Since 2005, I’ve been using Firefox in some… Link
 

June  24

TUAW: Spell it out with your Dock
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For your early-afternoon entertainment, I have the story of Mike Giepert, who happened one day to spell something clever with the icons in his dock.

His website, in fact, has a whole raft of…

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June  23

TUAW: Apple: Paranoid
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Do you remember the teaser ads for the iPhone 3G? Two uniformed guards carried a locked metal crate through a labyrinth of secure tunnels, keycard points at every door, and monitored by… Link
 

June  21

TUAW: 3.0 is here, but where's the free security update for iPod touch 2.x?
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Jim is worried that security updates made available via the iPhone OS 3.0 updates last week will only be available to iPod touch users through the obligatory $10 upgrade. “Please use your power as… Link
 

June  19

TUAW: Dell cites Apple's 'green' claims in Better Business Bureau complaint
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In a display of environmental posturing on both sides, Dell lodged a complaint with the advertising industry’s self-governing oversight board: The National Advertising Division of the Council of… Link
 

June  18

TUAW: 3.0 update brings Street View, 'Find' functionality to iPod touch
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iPod touch users are finally getting a taste of what iPhone users have had since iPhone OS 2.2: Google Street View. iPhone 3.0 Software Update for iPod touch includes an update to the Maps… Link
 

June  15

TUAW: TextMate 2: He's working on it
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For fans of Macromates’ flagship text editor, TextMate, the current version may be all they need. For the last three years, TextMate has been stuck at version 1.5 (and change). In a blog post… Link
 

June  12

TUAW: Think you're good at Flight Control?
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Just a few hours ago, a user named TommyRoissy landed 14,439 aircraft before two of them collided. Ridonkulous. Our own Mike Rose speculates that some are playing the game inside the iPhone… Link
 

June  11

TUAW: Palm and Verizon looking to take shine off Apple and AT&T
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In a minefield of failed “iPhone killers” one is making some headway on fulfilling that murderous promise: the Palm Pre.

Perhaps it’s no surprise: the Palm Pre was conceived by a team that…

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TUAW: Trains for iPhone: For lovers of Flight Control, except with trains
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I have a particular affinity for trains. My father and grandfather both worked on the railroad, presumably all the live-long day. When a train rolls by, I’ll make a comment about the engine or… Link
 

June  10

TUAW: iPod touch: Always a bridesmaid ...
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With all the fanfare this week surrounding the iPhone, let’s not forget the famed handset’s red-headed stepchild: the iPod touch.

Hardware updates to the line weren’t exactly expected just now….

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June  8

TUAW: Numbers game: 75M Mac OS X users, 1M SDK downloads, 50,000 apps
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As with most keynote presentations, Apple released a lot of numbers about just how many people are adopting the Mac and iPhone platforms.

First, over the last three years, the active Mac OS X…

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June  7

Client Alert: Communication This Week
 
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I’m having new floors installed here in the home office this week, so I may be intermittently unavailable to either travel or take phone calls (the latter due to loud noises in the background). If you have anything urgent, email works best. Thanks for your understanding.

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June  6

TUAW: Photoshop Phun: 'iPhone 4G' rumor pic roundup
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Well! Our tips line has certainly been a beehive of activity with WWDC just around the corner. We’ve gotten several purported iPhone 4G images, which range in quality from meh to ludicrous…. Link
 

June  5

TUAW: Google Chrome developer preview (unofficially) released
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Digg’s Kevin Rose, perennial purveyor of information that just “fell off the back of the truck” shared a link early this morning to Google’s new, supercharged, Webkit-based browser — for Mac… Link
 
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