padawan.infoWeb n+1 since 1993Push Table- July 18, 2008 The Push Table is exactly what I need for my desk, I love the concept! Tags: design, furniturehttp://padawan.info/2008/07/push-table.html Velib feminine and charming- July 15, 2008 It's not obvious why the attachment of baskets to bicycles should be gender-related, but in fact one observes that 100% of the bicycles with baskets on the front handlebars are ridden by women. In fact I find the effect feminine and charming, but I suspect that's because of the riders. Oh Tim, obviously you're never seen a Velib', or a Vlo'v. Tags: bicyclehttp://padawan.info/2008/07/velib-feminine.html How to force the update from .Mac to MobileMe- July 14, 2008 If you're a .Mac subscriber and want to migrate to MobileMe but Apple Softare Update is not giving you any joy with the required update, follow these steps: Launch the System Preferences. Select .Mac and click on Sign Out... After a while (it's been instantly on my Macbook Pro, it took 15 sec on my old G4), a prompt should appear telling you there is an update to MobileMe (if not, launch Software Update manually). Confirm the update. Quit Mail if it is running (it will tell you to quit...http://padawan.info/2008/07/how-to-force-th.html Monoculture lameness- July 11, 2008 Software compatibility problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple's flagship store in London, where customers had difficulty activating their new phones. Apple has an exclusive deal with network operator O2 in the UK - but O2's web-based activation system requires the use of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to register a new phone: It won't work with the Safari browser bundled in Apple's Mac OS X. In its Regent Street store, Apple had installed VMware Fusion desktop...http://padawan.info/2008/07/monoculture-lameness.html Wikis the milky way- July 9, 2008 Milk can help you learn things about wikis. But wikis can teach you things about milk too ;-). Thanks to Martin for the link. Tags: wikihttp://padawan.info/2008/07/wikis-the-milky.html The Website Is Down: Sales Guy vs. Web Dude- July 9, 2008 For Eve la Fe, Olivier Meunier, Michelv, and everyone who loves their IT staff (and all IT staffers who love their lusers) ;-) Tags: humor, IThttp://padawan.info/2008/07/the-website-is.html Apple faulty on .Mac social engineering attack- July 8, 2008 Marko Karppinen: Apple just gave out my Apple ID password because someone asked. I tried to log in to Apple Developer Connection this morning to find out that my password had been changed and the email associated with my account was now a yahoo.com address that wasn't mine. Luckily, my "security question" was still the same, so I was able to reset the password and email address back. Based on the emails that have appeared in my .Mac mailbox, this was accomplished by sending this classy...http://padawan.info/2008/07/apple-dot-mac-social-engineering.html |