I woke up this morning and connected my iPad to iTunes. iTunes saw my iPad differently and turned it into an iPhone. Complete with ringtones. Unfortunately it no longer allowed it to run iPad apps and removed them all. So it was time to dig into the iPad backups and fine an older one where it was still an iPad. I managed to find one and get my iPad's personality restored. Read the rest »
News & Links For April 29, 2010
Security software related links and John Stewart's take on the Gizmodo/Apple kerfuffle. Read the rest »
WordPress: List Posts For A Category
As part of my site redesign I wanted to be able to list the latest articles for a specific category. Since I finished my category moves quicker than expected it was time to get on this task. Read the rest »
News & Links for April 27, 2010
iTunes 9.1.1 is out, the best Mac FTP client just got a version better, and the next Windows Home Server has been released as a beta preview. Read the rest »
WordPress: Bulk Category Move
I needed to change the category for several hundred of my posts. Rather than use a plugin I found that the built-in admin tools in WordPress worked just fine. Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #49: It’s Gonna Get Messy Edition
The latest issue of The OS Quest Trail Log brings new of a website redesign in progress, some home networking changes, a new printer and the beginning of the evaluation of some new backup software. Read the rest »
Bento Has Its Place, Finally
I bought Bento awhile ago but it never seemed to find a place in my computer life. Bento is a “personal database” from Filemaker, an Apple subsidiary. It’s a Mac-only product, unlike Filemaker’s flagship database product. The Mac version is $49. There’s also versions for the iPhone and iPad for $5 each. I don’t like having my data tied to a specific platform and converting formats back and forth is usually more trouble than it’s worth. So cross-platform apps are the norm with me. Bento isn’t cross platform but when [...] Read the rest »
Yet Another iPad Post
Ok, one more iPad article. I have to admit, the iPad has me intrigued in many ways. I don’t subscribe to Apple’s slogan that it’s a “A magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price”. Especially that “unbelievable price” part since it implies “unbelievably low”. Still, the hype that surrounds it, the apps being written for it, and the competitors trying to market competing products will make for an interesting year. The good news is that I’ve started another site – Pad Chronicles – to follow along the iPad trail. [...] Read the rest »
The iPad Arrives – First Impressions
I’ve had the iPad for just under a day and a half now, here are my impressions so far. Firs off, I never bought into Apple’s “a magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price” hype. That hasn’t changed, which isn’t a bad thing. I also think the surveys that ask “why did you, or will you, get an iPad” and list a bunch of line items miss the point, at least in my opinion. There’s probably a better choice, or will soon be a better choice, for each of [...] Read the rest »


