I guess I was sleeping on the 22nd because a new beta of Goombah was released and I missed it. According to my calendar, I went into the office that day so I was minimally awake at some point. The changelog notes only “Improved process for creating new users,” so download it at [...]
Monthly Archives January 2007
Dear Mom & Dad
Remember when we were talking the other day and I said if you ever reach a point in life where you think you can see the end of the road and you’re convinced you’ll soon be shuffling off this mortal coil that you should have a massive garage sale? Here’s a good example why. [...]
Pointless Advantages
John Gruber writes:
That Cocoa is at the heart of iPhone app development gives credence to Steve Jobs’s claim that the iPhone is “five years ahead” of anyone else. What other phone or PDA OS has developer tools and frameworks that compare to Cocoa?
Since third party developers have been locked out (because we can’t have one [...]
Goombah, Day 3
I received an email from Gary Robinson this morning. Yeah, that Gary Robinson. The CTO of Emergent Music LLC. Those guys who make Goombah. I’m going places, baby.
Gary seems like a really cool guy and he provided some insight into how Goombah works.
The fact is that a collaborative filtering system like [...]
That iPhone Thing
Now that the collective nerdgasm over the Macworld Keynote has subsided (however slightly), questions and criticisms concerning the upcoming, unreleased, and not yet available iPhone are beginning to circulate.
I’m in the market for a new phone. And a new carrier. I’ve been using Sprint for the past two years and, when I’m not [...]
TextMate Tutorial
Brett, over at Circle Six, has posted an awesome TextMate tutorial. If you’re new to TextMate or a little rough around the edges, this is the tutorial to start with. Excellent job.
Those T-Shirts
I figure absolutely no one care about this, but I’ve ragged on the guy often enough that I need to post it. Gruber finally responded to the first email I sent regarding those t-shirts I ordered. He was very polite and apologetic and admittedly very behind in filling orders. (It really doesn’t [...]
On Contracts and Business
Background: Garrett Murray entered a contract with Brian Ball where Garrett would sell xPad to Brian. The relevant information can be found here. The contract contained the following escape clause:
If the buyer fails to make a payment after 90 days, this contract shall be void and terminated at which point all rights and [...]
Goombah, Day 2
One thing about Goombah’s free music downloads recommendations: If you don’t download check them out, you don’t lose them. They stay in your queue. For someone who uses it often, this is a good thing. For those who procrastinate (aka, me), it can lead to a very long line of music waiting [...]