Posts tagged: rant

My DSL is not that slow

By Darian Shimy, March 29, 2010 10:24 am

I went to download a file and saw the following estimated download times:

Although, DSL and Cable providers have been adding higher speeds to their offerings, isn’t it time to lump them together into ‘broadband.’

Can we ditch the Fax Machine yet?

By Darian Shimy, March 29, 2010 10:19 am

I recently needed to fax a document to Apple regarding the iPhone.  Here is the comment I added to the fax cover page:

You requested information to be sent via an obsolete technology.  Although a fax machine may look nice next to your mom’s 8-track collection, you really should consider using technologies that were developed after the mid-1970’s.  Just a thought.

QuickTime X is not QuickTime Pro

By Darian Shimy, September 4, 2009 11:44 am

Quicktime LogoDespite the numerous rumors (here, here, here, and here) about Snow Leopard shipping with a version of QuickTime that included the Pro features, I can sadly say, it does not. Not even close.  The power of the Pro features was the ability export video with fine-grained control.

Luckily, the Optional Installs contains QuickTime 7.  You still need the Pro key to enable the Pro features.

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