Category: Rants

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Camino 1.6.1, Cyberduck 3.0.1 and then some.

May 20th, 2008

Camino 1.6.1 is released.

Camino 1.6.1 contains the following improvements over version 1.6:

  • Camino will no longer crash when attempting to add a search engine that uses POST.
  • Camino displays more useful error messages when it is unable to add a search engine.
  • Camino supports a wider variety of search engine definition files.
  • Restored compatibility with Adobe Dreamweaver and other applications that use a deprecated AppleEvent to open documents in Camino.
  • Improved robustness of code used to access the Keychain.
  • Command-period will now close the Find toolbar on Mac OS X 10.5.

Download Camino here:
http://caminobrowser.org/download/releases/1.6.1/

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Cyberduck 3.0.1

Cyberduck is an open source data transfer program for Mac OS X. It supports myriads of protocols such as FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, etc. Version 3.0.1 has just been released and the release notes can be found here.

Get the latest version of Cyberduck and please donate to the developer if you like this apps.

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…and then some

I visited the office of the people who sold the “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” script to Disney. I told them how my jaw dropped in disbelief the first time I saw the trailer on YouTube through Reddit. They admitted that the trailer Disney put out is somewhat misleading.

Anyhow, I did mention Tom Rinks, Taco Bell, and Carlos Alazraqui to them. In a funny coincidence, these people are Seth McFarlane’s management company. As many of us know that Seth McFarlane is the creator of Family Guy. I did mentioned to them that Carlos Alazraqui was the voice of Taco Bell Chihuahua and Family Guy’s own Mr. Weed. Small world.

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Why I am not reading your blog.

I wouldn’t be reading your blog or articles anytime soon because:

  • You are posting something with title started with “Why I am not buying (something specific).”
    Why should anyone cares that you’re not going to be buying something that is actually newsworthy. Personally I’m more interested in reading about the actual product you’re gonna be buying. For example: “Why I am not buying Nikon DSLR.” Blah blah blah blah Canon DSLR.
    In the name of whatever you believe in, stop whoring Nikon DSLR (in this example) just to say that you like Canon DSLR (once again, this is only an example). This means you’re just flame-baiting.
  • You’re presenting rumors as facts, then bitch about it. They are rumors!
  • You’re Robert Scoble, Molly Wood, and Paul Thurrott.

End of this rant.

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Dear Disney, What The ASDF Are You Thinking?

Pixar won’t save Disney this time because it has nothing to do with Pixar. Enter “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”, an abomination of a movie.

Apparently Disney has the idea that talking Chihuahua is the next big thing. Wait a minute, Tom Rinks wants his idea back. Is this 1995 all over again? Taco Bell Chihuahua, remember him?

The next time I talk to Carlos Alazraqui, I’d for sure bring this up.

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Where’s the “OOPS” button on Flickr?

I admit that I am such a fool for deleting the most popular picture I had on Flickr. I still have the original picture, but all the comments are now gone.

Ah well, there’s no reason to beat myself about it.

Now I am waiting if the photos I took would be used for something exciting.

Yeah, this post is a little bit cryptic, but only time will reveal what it means.

http://flickr.com/37prime/

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Rants: Windows Home Server

A few weeks ago, I received the Windows Home Server HP MediaSmart Server EX475 and had the time to use it. It is now actually running in an office as a backup server.

My first impression of Windows Home Server was positive, until I actually get into the system a little bit more. Three things immediately came to mind:

  • How in the world can I rename the Windows Home Server? I can’t find it anywhere.
  • How in the asdf can I assign the workgroup for the home server? There’s no option for this either.
  • Most importantly, there’s no way to configure the RAID. This worries me because it seems to be set at RAID 0. YIKES! Then comes the article from AnandTech about possible data corruptions (http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=413).

Of course, there has been some murmur in Microsoft camp. According to Knowledge Base #946676, data corruption may occur, and Microsoft is taking their sweet time. They expect to release the bug-fix sometimes in June 2008.

I am now backing up the content of the Windows Home Server to another “server” in that office.

Windows Home Server still needs a lot of work.

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CNET’s Buzz Out Loud Can Bite Bender’s Shiny Metal Ass

CNET’s “Buzz Out Loud” should change its name to “Bitch Out Loud” and join Fox News for their “Fair and Balanced” news reports. The least CNET can do is to smack some sense into Molly Wood, who apparently does not know anything about technology at all. Wood does not have the knowledge on programing, hardware design, nor logic. The best thing she can do is ranting on things that she personally doesn’t like. She is a menace to electronics, be it a mobile phone or a computer. She complained that she had been having problems with electronics in general, and yet she had the guts to blame some manufacturers instead of herself. Wood has been contradicting herself on Buzz Out Loud, unfortunately it is too painful to listen to back catalogue of the podcast to point out which episodes Wood has been doing so.

Buzz Out Loud is off my subscription list. There’s no need to listen to such biased news reporting.

Buzz Out Loud, you can BITE BENDER’S SHINY METAL ASS! That’s you, Molly Wood.

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Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Futurama: “Future Stock”

As I have previously stated before that the Microsoft bidding for Yahoo! reminds me of an episode of Futurama titled “Future Stock“. I am such a Futurama geek. The (evil) Momcorp was going to buy out Planet Express, Inc. and the stockholders of both companies must approve the take-over.

Are there any relevance between this Futurama episode and Microsoft’s bid to take-over Yahoo!? (That’s a bit tricky, the exclamation point in Yahoo! and the question mark at the end of the sentence which is a question.)

  • Futurama is great, just like Bender, who is great.
  • Shareholders from both Microsoft and Yahoo! must approve such take-over; similar to what shareholders of Momcorp and Planet Express, Inc. had to do.

Now, after a poor excuse for mentioning Futurama over and over again, let’s see what went on so far.

Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal

Microsoft’s cash on hand was estimated at 21 Billion Dollars, and they were offering Yahoo! 44.6 Billion Dollars in cash and stocks.

Yahoo! rejects Microsoft’s takeover bid

Yahoo! shares rose from $19.18 to $28.38 on February 1st after Microsoft announced their take-over bid. Meanwhile, Microsoft shares dropped from $32.60 to $30.45 on the same period.

Yahoo! Board of Directors Says Microsoft’s Proposal Substantially Undervalues Yahoo!

Yahoo! Board did not explicitly reject Microsoft’s proposal.

Now let’s see here. Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo! shares at $31 per share. It was a sweet deal when Yahoo! shares was still at $19.18 per share. On February 1st, Microsoft’s offer is only 8.45% higher than the value of Yahoo! shares. There has been some whispers that Yahoo! is holding out for $40 per share to approve Microsoft’s take-over bid.

Major Yahoo investor urges Microsoft to raise offer

Yep, a major Yahoo! shareholder wants to see payday, at $40 per share. Who doesn’t like making profit on the stock market?

Hypothetically, if Yahoo! shareholders wanted this take-over to happen (like this one), there would still be a lot of hurdles for Microsoft to make it happen. Microsoft would have a tougher time to convince their own shareholders to approve this take-over. Yahoo! take-over seemed to be a bad financial move for Microsoft. Can Microsoft actually afford Yahoo! without breaking their bank? What are Microsoft’s shareholders saying regarding this Yahoo! take-over. SmartMoney says that “Microsoft Shareholders to Pay High Price for Yahoo“.

I am not a financial analyst, but I am a huge Futurama fan. Based on what I learned from Futurama’s “Future Stock”, shareholders from both company must approve the take-over. If that held true, then maybe Microsoft shareholder might be the one who would stop Steve Ballmer and his pals from driving Microsoft over the cliff, metaphorically.

Let’s see how this play out.

Disclaimer: I do not own a single stock because I don’t have the cash or the guts to gamble, but I make stupid stock predictions for other people.

Known Fact: Bender is Great! So send email to Bender – bender@ilovebender.com

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