Year: 2012
Omni Sync Server out of Beta →
Howdy, friend-os! Today, I get to do something we’ve been looking forward to for a while now: announce that the Omni Sync Server is coming out of beta.
We’ve had the server up for almost two years now – it launched way back in April of 2010. In that time, the server has been scaled up from a Mac mini here in our offices to a collection of machines in our colocation facility, all working together to help you move your Omni apps’ data back and forth between your OS X and iOS devices, as well as to store backup copies of that data just in case things go totally diggstown and you need them.
I’ve been using the service for OmniFocus as long as I can remember, and very rarely have had issues. The fact that its free is just a perk of using Omni software.
More on “No Compromise”
There is no such thing as “no compromise”.
In short, Microsoft doesn’t seem willing to compromise on its vision for Windows 8. Metro is hard to use with a mouse, and Windows is hard to use on a tablet. Microsoft is compromising where it matters the most — the user experience.
Apple is willing to compromise with what features it offers on what platform, for the good of its users.
To Microsoft, the product comes first. Apple puts the customer first.
Using Windows 8 feels like using two different machines, and on a desktop or laptop, one of them doesn’t work very well. That, added to the fact that the “Desktop” environment looks and acts like Windows 7, makes the whole thing even more disappointing. I think most users will just click through to Desktop, ignoring Metro, viewing it as just something in the way. That isn’t good for Microsoft, or its users.
As more of these “Windows 8 is confusing and jarring” comments come in, the more ridiculous the “no compromises” thing will seem.
iPad Usage
I use my iPad like an iPad. When I pick up my iPad I don’t think that I’m missing out because I’m not using my Mac. I chose the iPad because it fit the task I’m doing at the time.
I agree with Jim, and think about my iPad in a similar way. Here are some common uses for my iPad:
- Light email work
- Reading RSS feeds
- Checking Twitter
- Writing short posts for 512 Pixels
- Gaming
- Watching TV
I can do all of these things on my MacBook Pro, or even my Mac mini at home. The iPad, however, makes these tasks not only easier, but more enjoyable … especially on the couch, with a beer.
Rene Ritchie, on Rumors and Linkbait
I had the pleasure of having dinner with Rene at Macworld, and have to say, his views on covering Apple news are pretty damn good.
The 10.7.3 Supplemental Update
This update resolves an issue when restoring a Mac from a Time Machine backup.
The company recommends it for any user “running 10.7.3 with Time Machine backups.”
It weighs in at 24.55 MB if downloaded at the link above or in Software Update. On my fully-updated MacBook Pro, the update is a measly 38 KB.
Secret Senate Washrooms
“We Simply Don’t Know.”
Craig Grannell speaks truth in to a world filled with iPad 3 rumors.
A Video Review of Frames
This app is the most fun $2.99 can buy on the App Store.
The IIc G4
Someone should help me do this to my IIc.
Apple, on Job Creation
NASA Hacked 13 Times in 2011
NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Inspector General Paul Martin testified before Congress this week on the breaches, which appear to be among the more significant in a string of security problems for federal agencies.