Install git on Mac OS X 10.6 in 3 minutes

Pretty self explanatory. If you are still using Subversion (or god help you – CVS), you should really check out what a distributed version control system like Git or Mercurial has to offer.

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Apple postpones international iPad launch

Citing “surprinsingly strong US demand” (over 500,000 units shipped in it’s first week), Apple has delayed the launch of the iPad to international markets by one month. The new launch date is now end of May.

No word is given about the release date of the 3G version in the US.

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Because software is hard

You know the dude is serious because he’s wearing a red scarf.

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Merry Christmas!

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you in 2010!

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Microsoft loses Office patent appeal

Microsoft lost a patent appeal that forces Word (and by inclusion, Office) to be removed from sale by January 11th. The suit involves parts of Word that deal with XML export that i4i charged were infringing upon their patents.

Now, before you get too excited about Microsoft Office being removed for sale, remember that Microsoft has deep pockets. There’s a very high likelyhood that Microsoft will just write a check and be done with it. However, Microsoft has said it’s working quickly to ship versions of Word/Office that remove the infringing code.

The only versions affected are Word/Office 2007 for Windows. The Mac version is exempt.

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Verizon Removes Search Choices For BlackBerrys

File this under WTF:

From the Register:

Yesterday, all of the search providers that used to be available through the browser disappeared and bing is the only option. I hate bing. I no longer am able to search using Google, Dictionary.com, or Wikipedia from the ‘Go to…’ page on my browser. This is a very poor decision…to take choice away from their users,” the first post says

I know AT&T has its problems, but Verizon has shown they are no better, and in many cases, worse than AT&T.

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Sequel Pro 0.97 Released

I had been a big user of CocoaMySQL years back, and was excited when I saw that project get new life as Sequel Pro. The team working on this app is nothing short of amazing. They have taken a useful tool and made it nearly indispensible.

New in this release:

• New application icon
• New server processes panel
• Query favourites editor
• Filter editor
• Improved tooltips including image previews
• Pagination interface for the content view
• Much faster (and more stable) import and export
• Early support for document-based connections
• Ability to stop custom query and content loads
• Introduction of threading for some tasks

I’ve been using the nightly builds of Sequel Pro for over a month now, and I amazed at how solid they are. Feature wise, Sequel Pro offers you just about everything you need to create, edit and maintain MySQL databases locally, or remotely via SSH.

Sequel Pro is (astonishgly) free, but if you use it, please consider donating to keep the project moving ahead.

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Camangi Webstation

Those who are pining for a 7 inch tablet at a low cost need not pine any longer. The Camangi Webstation is real, and nearly upon us. Weighing only 13.75 ounces and featuring a 7″ 800×400 touchscreen display, GPS and Android 1.5 (hopefully this is upgradeable), this looks like a nifty product.

I say nifty and not killer, because of a few nit picks:

• Wi-Fi is only 802.11b/g.
• System memory is only 128MB. This will seriously limit future Android upgrades.
• Looks like Camangi has eschewed the Android Marketplace for it’s own Camangi Marketplace. This brings in to question whether apps from the Android Marketplace will even run on the Webstation.

If you can live with those limitations, the Webstation costs $399, with pre-orders getting you a $10 reduction in price.

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The CrunchPad saga continues

Engadget has a good analysis of the Michael Arringtont/Fusion Garage conflict surrounding the CrunchPad device.

Money quote:

But for right now, we’re absolutely mystified as to how Michael Arrington — who, again, is an attorney — found himself in this position, and we’re still mildly convinced this is all some kind of stunt.

Indeed.

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Apple acquires Lala

Apple has acquired the streaming music service Lala, according to reports from the NY Times Brad Stone. Lala lets users stream music, operating on a business model that lets the user listen to anything once in its entirety for free, with subsequent plays costing fractions of what it would cost to purchase the track outright.

Of course, since this is Apple we are talking about, there is no indication of whether the purchase was about getting a head start in the streaming music business, or whether Apple just saw an inexpensive way to eliminate some competition. Perhaps Apple was only interested in the talent behind the organization, and not the product they actually produced.

Time will tell.

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