July 2006 Archives
Today is my last day as 'Executive Editor, Technology' at Gawker Media. Long and the short of it is that there was a disagreement about my role within the company and I have decided I would be happier elsewhere. No hard feelings. In fact I expect I'l' be working with Denton & Co. off and on for a long time.
I've several Exciting! New! Plans! in the works, most of which will crash and burn before they ever reach the public eye, but for now I'm back in the freelance saddle. I gave notice a couple weeks ago and started sending out feelers and have already had several interesting offers, a scenario with which most writers are not blessed and one that I continue to owe to my relationship and experiences with Nick Denton and Gawker Media.
If'n you'd like to get a hold of me, please feel free to use any of the contacts displayed sub-elephant. A tip: 'thatcrazygmail.com' is not an actual domain.
While I'm fucking people, I am very angry with you, Apple. I'm posting this from my PC, because my Macbook Pro won't open up Safari now without crashing ever since the 10.4.7 upgrade. It looks like I'm going to have to reinstall OSX—something I used to brag about never having to do with Apple's operating system.
Considering I was already supposed to bring this thing in for a logic board replacement, I might just try to back up my data and take it in to the Apple store and live without my laptop for the two weeks the estimate it will take for it to be fixed.
Not a happy user right now, Apple.
Update: The very nice, seemingly stoned Apple phone tech helped me discover it is not my entire Mac that is futzed, but instead just Safari. And only Safari on my account, which is the one with Saft.
I like Apple's Safari web browser. I don't love it—who can love a browser?—but I prefer a few of the integration options it offers over using, say, Firefox.
So a year ago I finally gave in and bought Saft, a third-party tool that extends or adds some of the 'missing features' to Safari.
Don't make the same mistake.
First of all, the demo, should you choose to install it, will throw up a pop-up every so often after just a couple of days, with no option to deactivate it.
It has no uninstaller. I'm still not quite sure what to do with it.
Its upgrade system requires you to put in your email address and paypal transaction code, although does seem to show up in Paypal's one year history. So much for the free upgrade. Why I can't just use my email address is a mystery.
Lastly, it doesn't even add all that much functionality. Until Hao Li decides to offer a proper installer/uninstaller and a decent upgrade interface, skip it.
