InterfaceThis is pleased to announce the release of Zoodo, a free companion to Apple’s iCal. Zoodo makes entering To Do items much, much faster.

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Mac users are often criticized for their smug, superior attitudes, and for their zealotry. I’m no fan of zealotry myself, but am nonetheless guilty of these attitudes from time to time. I’d like to explain why, in as humble and balanced a manner as I can.
Suppose you own a car. Any car will do…let’s say a Honda Civic. Like any car, it’s not perfect. From time to time, it needs maintenance or repair. The vast majority of the time, it works: You can get into it and drive places at reasonable speed. You expect as much from your car.
Now, you look around and realize other people’s cars are different. (more…)

Having contentedly lived the first 23 years of my life in States adjacent to Massachusetts, I grew up hearing about Massachusetts drivers. During my childhood in Connecticut, every vacation seemed to feature a daring and dangerous trip up I-91, I-95 or I-93 that provided me with a first-hand look at these infamous creatures and the opportunity to hear my father complain about their careless and aggressive driving habits. I learned that Boston was a place that one should avoid at all costs, an automotive jungle where barbarians and savages reign.

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Open source software is big news right now.

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File manager usability is a hot topic these days, particularly in the open source community. (more…)

Here it is: What may very well be the first and only duet between an accordion and a belltower, recorded on April 3, 2005 at the Cornell Chimes Tower. The chimesmaster is my father. The accordionmaster is Mat Balcetis.

Download the mp3 and have a listen!

It’s leaner, it’s meaner, but most importantly it’s back! Reinvigorated by popular demand, iWebCal 2 is a major upgrade, including:

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"If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it." It’s a common attitude toward computers. Why update your software and risk introducing trouble when it already works?

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C’mon, No One Else is Doing It

It surprises me that people don’t back up their computers. Hackers, email scams, and identity theft may be big news, and you may someday fall victim to them. But you will lose data at some point. (more…)

A joint study of home computer users, conducted by AOL and the NCSA, found that "1 in 5 [computers] are infected with [a] virus", and "80% of home computers [are] infected with spyware/adware". It also found most people aren’t aware of the problem and many don’t know what spyware, adware, viruses, firewalls, and antivirus software are to begin with (Weinstein).

So in today’s DSecure, I’ll provide some definitions and easy fixes. (more…)