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Musings from Mars » Misreporting http://www.musingsfrommars.org I've been observing personal computing behavior for a long time, and now I have some things to say. Here are my two cents about computing, music, software, and related topics. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Apple v. Samsung: The True Story http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2012/09/apple-v-samsung-the-true-story.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2012/09/apple-v-samsung-the-true-story.html#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:47:59 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=2226 http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2012/09/apple-v-samsung-the-true-story.html/feed Phishing and Safari (Part 2): A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-2-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-2-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:45:37 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-2-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-2-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html/feed Phishing and Safari (Part 1): A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-1-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-1-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:32:47 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-1-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2008/08/phishing-and-safari-part-1-a-sheep-in-wolfs-clothing.html/feed Microsoft Junkies Spreading “Apple Messed Up The iPhone” FUD http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/07/microsoft-junkies-spreading-apple-messed-up-the-iphone-fud.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/07/microsoft-junkies-spreading-apple-messed-up-the-iphone-fud.html#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:37:01 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/07/microsoft-junkies-spreading-apple-messed-up-the-iphone-fud.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/07/microsoft-junkies-spreading-apple-messed-up-the-iphone-fud.html/feed Ars Technica Predicts Microsoft’s Silverlight Will Kill Flash http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/05/ars-technica-predicts-microsofts-silverlight-will-kill-flash.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/05/ars-technica-predicts-microsofts-silverlight-will-kill-flash.html#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 23:20:10 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/05/ars-technica-predicts-microsofts-silverlight-will-kill-flash.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/05/ars-technica-predicts-microsofts-silverlight-will-kill-flash.html/feed Spread The Word: Al Gore Used Keynote For “Inconvenient Truth”… NOT PP http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/spread-the-word-al-gore-used-keynote-for-inconvenient-truth-not-pp.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/spread-the-word-al-gore-used-keynote-for-inconvenient-truth-not-pp.html#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:25:25 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/spread-the-word-al-gore-used-keynote-for-inconvenient-truth-not-pp.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2007/03/spread-the-word-al-gore-used-keynote-for-inconvenient-truth-not-pp.html/feed Analyst Missing Secret Ingredient in iTunes/iPod Video Service: No DVD Involved http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/itunes-video-store-no-dvd-involved.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/itunes-video-store-no-dvd-involved.html#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:54:47 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/itunes-video-store-no-dvd-involved.html

Rob Pegoraro does a great job balancing coverage of the Mac with that of Windows in his Washington Post tech column. However, I think he missed a key selling point in the iTunes video store launch when he wrote in a recent column that Apple's new offering was "worth skipping." Pegoraro gave two main reasons why the iTunes video store is uncompelling at the moment:

  1. There aren't enough titles (though he concedes the titles that Apple's rounded up are top-notch), and
  2. You can't burn your purchased movies to DVD.

Pegoraro's right about the iTunes store's movie selection, although I had no trouble finding several I'd like to buy. But his second criticism about DVD's is way off the mark. That's because I believe the iPod will eventually make DVD's obsolete in the same way that it's making audio CD's obsolete today.

]]> http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/itunes-video-store-no-dvd-involved.html/feed John Gruber on Apple’s New AirPort Security Update http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/john-gruber-on-apples-new-airport-security-update.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/john-gruber-on-apples-new-airport-security-update.html#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:09:02 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/john-gruber-on-apples-new-airport-security-update.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/john-gruber-on-apples-new-airport-security-update.html/feed Laughing at Negative Prognostication About Apple http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/laughing-at-negative-prognostication-about-apple.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/laughing-at-negative-prognostication-about-apple.html#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:49:29 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/laughing-at-negative-prognostication-about-apple.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/laughing-at-negative-prognostication-about-apple.html/feed Is Apple Being Unfairly Targeted on Environmental Issues? http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/is-apple-being-unfairly-targeted-on-environmental-issues.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/is-apple-being-unfairly-targeted-on-environmental-issues.html#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:35:55 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/is-apple-being-unfairly-targeted-on-environmental-issues.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/09/is-apple-being-unfairly-targeted-on-environmental-issues.html/feed SecureWorks admits to falsifying MacBook wireless hack - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/secureworks-admits-to-falsifying-macbook-wireless-hack-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/secureworks-admits-to-falsifying-macbook-wireless-hack-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw.html#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:45:26 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/secureworks-admits-to-falsifying-macbook-wireless-hack-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/secureworks-admits-to-falsifying-macbook-wireless-hack-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw.html/feed Cracked MacBook: Gleeful PC Zealots Once Again Try To Put Mac OS X Down http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/cracked-macbook-gleeful-pc-zealots-once-again-try-to-put-mac-os-x-down.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/cracked-macbook-gleeful-pc-zealots-once-again-try-to-put-mac-os-x-down.html#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:53:08 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/cracked-macbook-gleeful-pc-zealots-once-again-try-to-put-mac-os-x-down.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/08/cracked-macbook-gleeful-pc-zealots-once-again-try-to-put-mac-os-x-down.html/feed Apple Market Share Myths Exposed! http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/apple-market-share-myths-exposed.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/apple-market-share-myths-exposed.html#comments Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:00:38 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/apple-market-share-myths-exposed.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/apple-market-share-myths-exposed.html/feed The Apple Market Share Myth http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/the-apple-market-share-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/the-apple-market-share-myth.html#comments Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:54:21 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/the-apple-market-share-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/07/the-apple-market-share-myth.html/feed MuseStorm Desktop A Flop in Safari http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/musestorm-desktop-a-flop-in-safari.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/musestorm-desktop-a-flop-in-safari.html#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:09:36 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/musestorm-desktop-a-flop-in-safari.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/musestorm-desktop-a-flop-in-safari.html/feed Apple & Open Source… Strange Buffaloes? http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/apple-open-source-strange-buffaloes.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/apple-open-source-strange-buffaloes.html#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:23:16 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/apple-open-source-strange-buffaloes.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/apple-open-source-strange-buffaloes.html/feed The ‘Mac OS X Closed by Pirates’ Myth http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/the-mac-os-x-closed-by-pirates-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/the-mac-os-x-closed-by-pirates-myth.html#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:56:24 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/the-mac-os-x-closed-by-pirates-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/the-mac-os-x-closed-by-pirates-myth.html/feed MacDailyNews Doesn’t Mourn Bill Gates (Neither Do I) http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/macdailynews-doesnt-mourn-bill-gates-neither-do-i.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/macdailynews-doesnt-mourn-bill-gates-neither-do-i.html#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:41:28 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/macdailynews-doesnt-mourn-bill-gates-neither-do-i.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/macdailynews-doesnt-mourn-bill-gates-neither-do-i.html/feed Video Shows John Dvorak Explaining How He Lies To Get Hits http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/video-shows-john-dvorak-explaining-how-he-lies-to-get-hits.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/video-shows-john-dvorak-explaining-how-he-lies-to-get-hits.html#comments Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:22:57 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/video-shows-john-dvorak-explaining-how-he-lies-to-get-hits.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/video-shows-john-dvorak-explaining-how-he-lies-to-get-hits.html/feed Trying To Debunk The “Mac Is More Expensive” Myth http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/trying-to-debunk-the-mac-is-more-expensive-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/trying-to-debunk-the-mac-is-more-expensive-myth.html#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:07:59 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/trying-to-debunk-the-mac-is-more-expensive-myth.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/06/trying-to-debunk-the-mac-is-more-expensive-myth.html/feed Thorough Analysis of Five Mac Myths Related to Security http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/thorough-analysis-of-five-mac-myths-related-to-security.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/thorough-analysis-of-five-mac-myths-related-to-security.html#comments Sat, 27 May 2006 02:20:29 +0000 admin http://test.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/thorough-analysis-of-five-mac-myths-related-to-security.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/thorough-analysis-of-five-mac-myths-related-to-security.html/feed More on Microsoft’s “Big Lies”: A Tale of Two Press Releases http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/more-on-microsofts-big-lies-a-tale-of-two-press-releases.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/more-on-microsofts-big-lies-a-tale-of-two-press-releases.html#comments Thu, 18 May 2006 02:06:30 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/more-on-microsofts-big-lies-a-tale-of-two-press-releases.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/more-on-microsofts-big-lies-a-tale-of-two-press-releases.html/feed Microsoft At It Again: On the Art (?) of Disinformation–Telling the Big Lie http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/microsoft-at-it-again-on-the-art-of-disinformation-telling-the-big-lie.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/microsoft-at-it-again-on-the-art-of-disinformation-telling-the-big-lie.html#comments Thu, 18 May 2006 01:59:35 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/microsoft-at-it-again-on-the-art-of-disinformation-telling-the-big-lie.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/microsoft-at-it-again-on-the-art-of-disinformation-telling-the-big-lie.html/feed Yahoo’s Ajax/DHTML User Interface Library Apparently Fails Its Own Test http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/yahoos-own-ajaxdhtml-library-fails-test.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/yahoos-own-ajaxdhtml-library-fails-test.html#comments Wed, 17 May 2006 07:08:54 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=827 I have been among the developers and observers who have praised Yahoo for the technical strength of their recently launched User Interface Library. In my tests for the Ajax/DHTML Scorecard project in March, Yahoo's library was a clear "A" in its cross-browser credentials, and I was very impressed with Yahoo's development team, which published clear and exacting browser standards for their library. According to Yahoo's own Graded Browser Support table, Safari is an A-graded browser, meaning it achieves the highest level of support possible with the Yahoo interface library. Clearly, the thought that went into this table is impressive, and the authors conclude the explanation that precedes the table itself with an appropriate quote from Tim Berners-Lee on the importance of cross-browser support:
“Anyone who slaps a ‘this page is best viewed with Browser X’ label on a Web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the Web, when you had very little chance of reading a document written on another computer, another word processor, or another network.”
It is therefore highly disappointing and disillusioning to discover tonight that Yahoo has released a preview of its new, Ajax-enabled home page with support only for Internet Explorer 6.0 and Firefox 1.5. The only logic one can use to justify such a move is based on a totally PC-centric viewpoint, which argues that only Windows users are worth troubling with, since they comprise the vast majority of potential viewers. But this is precisely the viewpoint that must cease if Web 2.0 is to become the fertile melting ground for truly cross-platform interdependence that it wants to be. It's simply not the viewpoint of any company that really cares about Berners-Lee's vision or about the millions of users on platforms other than the virus- and malware-riddled mess that is Microsoft Windows today.]]> http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/yahoos-own-ajaxdhtml-library-fails-test.html/feed Is It Possible This Reuters Writer Can’t Read? Nah! http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/this-reuters-writer-cant-read.html http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/this-reuters-writer-cant-read.html#comments Mon, 15 May 2006 03:49:27 +0000 admin http://www.musingsfrommars.org/?p=814 MacDailyNews this evening, I happened on a remarkable story entitled, "Another iPod+iTunes FUD article keeps the disinformation flowing." With a sigh, I took a look to see what idiot could possibly not understand the iPod and/or iTunes after so many years and so many articles. As it turned out, the depth of this writer's ignorance is absolutely shocking. There's no way he could honestly think this stuff is true. If he does, he has no business covering complicated technology topics like the iPod and iTunes, because clearly the product's available options are far too difficult for him to grasp. Concluding instead that he's probably a bright guy, I'm tempted to conclude, as MacDailyNews did, that his piece in Reuters is a deliberate attempt to mislead consumers and smear Apple's innovative and highly successful music service. The article appears as part of Yahoo's Finance site with the innocuous-sounding title "Do you own songs bought online? Well, sort of".]]> http://www.musingsfrommars.org/2006/05/this-reuters-writer-cant-read.html/feed