Quicksilver β61 →

Quicksilver is one of those pieces of software you can’t do without once you’ve used it. It’s also one of the reasons you’ll get more done on a Mac than you ever would on Windows.

(Source: onethingwell, via minimalmac)

Transmit and S3

Panic Software’s Transmit is a great Mac OS X FTP/SFTP client for sure, but I usually use the terminal for such things.

And then I noticed that they support Amazon S3 and sshfs-style filesystem mounting of every supported service. That’s pretty great. Still wish there was a good OS X GUI for duplicity though. That’s some good software.

Stevey's Google Platforms Rant →

One of the most interesting things you may read all year about engineering, software, and services, written by an insider at Google who also worked at Amazon, and has a lot of first-hand knowledge from the cubicles of both.

Contempt for customers

We’ll start with an area that many reading this can relate to. Commercial media’s contempt for its audience. These are some examples which touched me and they may ring bells for you.

— The case for piracy – Blog – ABC Technology and Games (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

I made it to the bus stop on time, but that was when I noticed my pants are shorter than the last time I wore them. They barely hit my ankles and I’m wearing Dansko clogs today.

This means I will hide at my desk as long as possible to avoid Shameful Interactions with People.

Logitech - Comfort Lapdesk N500 →

This is the best bedside laptop desk you can get, as far as I’m concerned.

lightweight, nice elevation. I’m a big fan.

An awful experience at Symantec | This user’s experience →

Symantec is starting to realize they’re not able to be effective in the Mac space. I think it’s time they stopped the pretense and divested themselves of it so that PGP and their anti-virus software for Mac OS X can actually do something other than enrage their users.

PGP for Mac OS X is terrible

And if you’re using Whole Disk Encryption, may G-d have mercy on you.

You need to move to GNU Privacy Guard (gpg) post-haste, and then switch on FileVault 2. Symantec doesn’t know anything about Mac OS X and doesn’t take your business seriously.

To Curb Abortions, Opponents Focus On The 'Supply-Side' : Shots - Health Blog : NPR →

If anti-choice conservatives believed in free markets, wouldn’t they reduce demand for abortions by promoting sexual education, health, and individual freedom? The only way to be rid of abortions is to make them unnecessary. That is, if you’re a capitalist.

iOS 5 data protection updates - Sogeti ESEC Lab →

Some pretty interesting news and information on the security features of iOS 5 and changes to Keychain and the storage system.

at&t #fail

I just realized that I’ve been paying for unlimited data from AT&T Wireless for two lines and that since we’re only able to get 0.17mbps on the so-called 3G service it is mathematically impossible to exceed the 2GB data plan, since the most I could possibly transfer is 918MB each month.

Assholes.

So far I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance of the quad-core i7 mini server.

Too bad about the video though, it would be a rockstar with a proper GPU.