Posted in For Nerds Only on July 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Will Microsoft ever realize that popping up a dialog while I’m working is a bad idea? I’m tying away when a dialog popus up, and the next key stroke has a random effect on it. The number of installations I’ve screwed up by accidentally responding to dialogs may be part of the reason my Windows […]
Posted in For Nerds Only on August 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
After abandoning Graffiti 1, I’ve been using TealScript exclusively, and I have to say that I’m very happy with it. I haven’t spent my $30 yet, I’m still using introductory trial, but I certainly will be. It recognizes my Graffiti 1 letter construction better than the Graffiti 1 libraries (and better than my earlier Palm […]
Posted in For Nerds Only on August 1st, 2007 1 Comment »
Though I now have Graffiti 1, I’ve now run into the problem mentioned in the thread I linked. When I exceed the size of a text box in the Blazer browser, the device resets.
Sigh.
I can’t go back to Graffiti 2. I’ve read several comments to the effect that “if you practice, you can make it […]
Posted in For Nerds Only on July 27th, 2007 3 Comments »
I’ve owned various versions of the Palm Pilot for many years. I think my first was a Palm III, which I upgraded at least once before buying a Palm IIIc (the color version). I still have notes from Pooks’s class that I took in 1999 or 2000 that has moved from one device to the […]
Posted in For Nerds Only on February 6th, 2007 No Comments »
I’m sure this is already all over the net, but each time I re-watch it, I aggravate my cough by laughing.
Apple ad targeting Vista.
Posted in For Nerds Only on November 6th, 2006 No Comments »
Open Source is the worst form of software except all the others that I’ve tried.
I’m still in pain from migrating my mail system from mireille (my server in Tool, TX) to kirika (my supposed replacement server in Plano, TX).
With one exception, every package has somewhat adequate documentation, but none do a very good job of […]