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iPhone 2.0: Unknown Error Occurred (-9838)
The mad rush is on. I’ve been clicking on the Check for Update button in iTunes since yesterday in anticipation of the official release of the iPhone 2.0 software. This morning, shortly before 8:00 a.m. PST, iTunes finally changed it tune and stopped telling me that I had the latest version installed. Of course, I…
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iPhone 3G is Everything That I Wanted…
Last year. If I didn’t already have an iPhone, I would be heading to the Apple store this Friday to grab an iPhone 3G. However, since I already have one, the excitement level isn’t quite there. Of course, that’s what I said last year until I caved in and bought the greatest cell phone ever.…
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Negative File Size
I’ve encountered this problem for the first time today. While using Transmit to upload some files, Transmit reported a read error. Transmit then lists the file that I attempted to upload as having a size of -7,686,868,318,640,340,840, if that is possible. The only recent change I made was upgrading to 10.5.4.
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Office 2008 and Office 2007 Compatibility Headache
I don’t know what to think about Microsoft. The Europeans believe that Microsoft is a bad actor that cannot be trusted. When a third-party application encounters compatibility problems with Microsoft software, the Europeans automatically attribute some nefarious monopolist motive to the Redmond behemoth. But, what if Microsoft was just incompetent and not ill-mannered? How else…
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Fujitsu ScanSnap S510M Rocks
The ScanSnap S510M Scanner is awesome. In one night of use, I managed to clear most of the documents off my desk that had accumulated over the months and, shamefully, even years! The scanner comes bundled with Fujitsu ScanSnap Manager, Cardiris 3, ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap and Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional. It also comes with…
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Buried Alive
I already have an Epson Perfection 2450. The scanner works admirably when scanning an isolated document here and there. However, I’m finding stacks of receipts, statements and invoices cluttering my desk. To avoid getting boxed in or even buried alive in paperwork, I need a scanner with an automatic document feeder. I’ve been reading reviews…
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Microsoft Hearts Yahoo
Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo last Friday. This move should prove beneficial for Yahoo if it can escape from the clutches of the Redmond behemoth. Yahoo has been wandering for a few years now, and it really needs to focus and execute again. Hopefully, this will accelerate their turn-around plans. Yahoo used to be…
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FireFox Drop-Down Menus Broken After Leopard Upgrade
I upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard last week and have been struggling with various “issues” that have come up. The latest involves Firefox. I’ve already come across two web sites that use drop-down menus; however, the menus don’t drop. Who wants to browse through a menu by hitting the up arrow / down arrow…
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iPhone Phone Book
So I just received my first wireless phone bill book from AT&T. Talk about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks. Despite all the time AT&T spent working with Apple, none of Apple’s minimalist design philosophy rubbed off. I mean a 35 page bill? I’m waiting for Greenpeace to ding Apple again…
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Wal-Mart Offers Online Reviews
Yahoo! News / Reuters: Walmart.com to Let Customers Review Merchandise. Shoppers will be able to review and rate the merchandise sold on Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s Web site beginning on Thursday, as the retailer works to expand its online capabilities. Finally. My two main sources of online reviews are Consumer Reports and Amazon.com. Consumer Reports offers…