As technology and styles progress, things inevitably get left in the dust. Here’s a short list of things being left by the wayside that deserve to be saved. Are you doing your part?
1. Backpacks
An interesting article from the Wall Street Journal compares the market share and profit share of a few major handheld manufacturers. Surprise surprise- Apple and RIM both have extremely high profit/market share ratios, accounting for 35% of the industry’s profits from just 3% of industry market share.
I’m a big supporter of the school that says statistics can be molded to say whatever you want: It’s fairly obvious that cost does not scale linearly with increase in function- at some point the curve flattens out, mostly when you stop adding hardware features (that require more components) and start adding software features (App Store, anyone?). But I think this is pointing towards a larger trend.
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New on MakeTechEasier; Safe Guard Your Password with KeePassX.
This program is one of my latest open-source discoveries. It’s a free password manager with almost all of the features of commercial programs like 1Password. Well worth investigating if you are looking for such an application.
Technorati Tags: KeyPassX, password management, password, open source, Apple, encryption
As I posted a few days ago, my beloved 2006 Core Duo MBP was stolen off a train in Lausanne. I guess it couldn’t have happened at a better time, since Apple just released updated versions of the Macbook Pros (as well as a price drop) in early June.
After spending a little time with my new machine (15″, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 9400M), here are some general impressions. I also got the MiniDisplay Port to VGA adapter.
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A new reader inquiry!
Do you (or have you) play an instrument? For how long? When did you start? When did you stop? What do you like/dislike about playing (besides practicing)?
I was a section percussionist from about fourth grade until the end of my senior year in college. I miss playing, and hope to continue some day if I can find the right situation.
Answer in the comments!
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