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Robert O'Callahan: Bolo
Bolo was a popular Mac multiplayer tank battle game back in the early 90s (predating the Web!). I played it a good deal in the computer science grad lab at Auckland University. It's probably the most...
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Postbox 3.0.4 is now available for Mac and Windows users. This is a free update for all Postbox 3 customers. Here’s what’s new in this release: Enhancements Updated versions of the Lightning Add-on for...
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Asa Dotzler: Bugzilla is like Sand in my Eyes
I don't hate Bugzilla because it's slow or because it's complicated. For others I sympathize and wish those things were better. I hate Bugzilla because looking at it offends that little scrap of...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Firefox OS
Yep, we're building a Firefox OS for mobile. Here's some of what the Web has to say about it. Top story on Hacker News All Things D -- Mozilla's HTML5 Phone Project, Now Christened Firefox OS, Signs...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Thunderbird Email
First, if you haven't, go read Mitchell's Thunderbird post. Then come back and read mine. I'll wait :-) I moved over exclusively to Mozilla Mail (the predecessor to Thunderbird) before even the core...
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Robert O'Callahan: Muriwai
A couple of weeks ago on a lovely winter's day our family drove out to Muriwai for a walk. I can't remember going there before although I might have visited in my childhood and forgotten. We'd been to...
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Robert O'Callahan: Tawharanui
This weekend my family visited Tawharanui Peninsula. It was a brilliant winter's day --- cool but not cold, perfectly sunny, with a light breeze and amazing visibility; we could see distant islands...
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Robert O'Callahan: North Head To Takapuna
Yesterday, after church we wanted to do something outdoors (again) since the weather was spectacular (again), so we did a bit of an urban adventure. We took the ferry to Devonport, walked up North Head...
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Postbox Team: An Awesome Alternative for Thunderbird Users
The Web is buzzing about the recent Thunderbird announcement: Mozilla calling it quits on Thunderbird - c|net Mozilla to halt further development of open-source email client Thunderbird - The Verge So,...
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Robert O'Callahan: In-Flight Movies
Picoreviews (including last month's trip to Beijing) Wrath Of The Titans: Blah. Puss In Boots: Surprisingly good. Better characters, plot and action than your average action movie. The Great Magician:...
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Postbox Team: First Thunderbird, Now Sparrow
What a month! The Sparrow Team just announced that they are moving to Google: Google snatches up Sparrow team to work on Gmail - c|net Google Acquires iOS/Mac Email Client Sparrow, Apps To Remain...
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Postbox Team: Postbox and the Mac App Store
With Sparrow exiting the market, we’ve been receiving lots of questions about Postbox in the Mac App Store. Earlier versions of Postbox 2 were available in the Mac App Store, but we discontinued sales...
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Asa Dotzler: simply amazing
This is a photograph of the Mars Science Laboratory, an automobile-sized rover, as it hurdles towards the surface of Mars at twice the speed of sound.Photo via NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona and...
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Asa Dotzler: Windows OEMs Start Threatening Microsoft
There's an article in the Financial Times (paywall) that quotes JT Wang, the CEO of Acer, admonishing Microsoft to "think twice" and warning that PC brands "may take a negative reaction" if Microsoft...
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Robert O'Callahan: Attention NZ TV Sports Interviewers
When interviewing athletes after an event, I want to know what they think, not what you think. So, why are you always making statements and inviting the subject to agree with you? Instead, ask...
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Robert O'Callahan: A Confession Of Sorts
Reading this LWN article about sexual harassment at conferences led me to another story that was even more compelling and instructive. Read it now or the rest of my post will be unintelligible. I...
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Robert O'Callahan: Granularity Of Import Directives In Programming Languages
Look at any C/C++ source code in a large project and you'll see a lot of #include directives at the start of each file. Even in more modern languages like Java, C# and Rust, each file starts with a...
View ArticlePostbox Team: Postbox Volume Discounts
Save a bundle on Postbox when you order multiple licenses for friends, family, or co-workers. Discounts kick in at just 2 or more licenses! Licenses $ / unit 1 license$9.95 An additional copy is only...
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Asa Dotzler: How Do You Use A Browser?
I've been looking over a lot of shoulders the last few months, trying to better understand how my co-workers, family, and even strangers use their browsers. The more I look, the more I find little...
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