I don't feel safe with Wordpress, hackers broke in and took things
A few weeks ago some hackers broke into my blog here (this was before 2.8.4 was released). At first I thought they just left some porn sites in a couple of blog entries. So we upgraded Wordpress (I ...
Today's Google “Unexplained Phenomenon” Flying Saucer Logo
Aliens in a flying saucer have abducted one of the Os out of the Google logo today. Normally when there are special Google logos like this, the holiday or special occasion is pretty clear. But this ...
Icon Porn: Feast Your Eyes On Snow Leopard's Beautiful Icons
All the icons for folders and apps in Snow Leopard are now drawn in glorious 512 x 512 pixels. It's a step toward making the operating system resolution independent, and perhaps also to make Snow Leo...
C64 Emulator Approved by Apple and Now Available
Manomio's Commodore 64 emulator [$4.99] has finally been approved by Apple. We first reported on the project back in June, after Manomio had received their first rejection from Apple. The rejection ...
The Anatomy of Determination
Like all investors, we spend a lot of time trying to learn how to predict which startups will succeed. We probably spend more time thinking about it than most, because we invest the earliest. Predic...
Kaifu Lee to launch Innovation Works incubator
Google China President Kaifu Lee resigned from Google on Saturday and rumors immediately began circulating about the reasons why and his next steps. In Kaifu Lee's latest blog post entitled “Goodbye,...
Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile
We're very happy to announce the availability of Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile. There are lots of great features and fixes included in this release. You can find the release notes here and a cab...
Inside Mac OS X Snow Leopard: GPU Optimization
As jingle-pundits desperately try to denigrate Snow Leopard as a “Service Pack,” Apple's new operating system reference release actually expands the reach of the Mac platform in several important and ...
China Web Sites Seeking Users' Names
BEIJING — News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in policy that the country's Inter...
Google bigotry
Google has an image problem - not a PR problem (that is, not with the public) but a press problem (with whining old media people). Google is trying hard - too hard, perhaps - not to argue with the gu...
Maps Wars: How Google, Microsoft And Yahoo Deal With Bridge Closure
Residents of San Francisco are a bit put off by the temporary closure of the Bay Bridge this holiday weekend. For the next 2+ days, the short bridge commute between the city and the East bay is close...