Archive for July, 2009



Google Latitude Rejection

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Corey Gilmore: So Google was working "closely" with Apple, built a native iPhone application for Latitude, and then Apple essentially rejected it and told them to build a web application. For Google to think that they were somehow above the rules and could release an app that competes directly the with maps application ...

Chrome OS

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Fake Steve on Chrome OS: Trying to make an OS out of Chrome is like saying you're going to turn a Pontiac Aztek into a stretch limousine. I suppose it could be done, but why? Apple isn't in the netbook market, so there's no reason to even consider Chrome OS a competitor. ...

• I Hate Guitar Center

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

I went in to buy strings.  Just strings.  I paid in cash.  The cashier told me that he needed my name.  Why?  For the receipt.  According to him, I can't return my strings without my name on the receipt.  I declined anyway. On the way out, I was stopped so that ...