Khoji On Tech (and more)

Internet Explorer: Just say No.

Khoji — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:11:05 +0000

I think the time has come for web developers everywhere to rebel against the tyranny of Internet Explorer, particularly the older versions (6 and before). We’re all donating hours of valuable working time making modern websites backward-compatible with IE6 for freeloaders who are feeding off of our work. The time has come to just say [...]

Convert TextExpander snippets for Windows

Khoji — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:19:54 +0000

If you use both Mac and Windows you may have wished you could use your Mac TextExpander snippet files on your Windows computers or virtual machines. TextExpander radically speeds up your work if you often need to use the same text blocks, and having the same texts with the same hotstrings available on Windows makes [...]

“Equitable Artists” media business model

Khoji — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:14:53 +0000

What is the value of mass-distributed media when its distribution effectively costs little or nothing (if distributed virally via BitTorrent)? And how does this value correspond to the value of the work that went into producing it? In fact, does it correspond at all any more? If ten million people want to buy a song [...]

MediaLink: Make the PS3 a Mac media center

Khoji — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:01:47 +0000

For a long time I was frustrated that I couldn’t access the media files on my Mac with my PlayStation 3, which has everything needed to be a great multimedia center, in addition to being one of the best BluRay players around (and incidentally allowing you to play some pretty good video games as well). [...]

Zen and the art of not getting an iPhone

Khoji — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:19:19 +0000

Geeks and tech users tend to be junkies. Literally. I’ve noticed that in myself recently in connection with the issue of whether or not to get an iPhone. There is no good reason for me to get one, but my inner geek has developed what is quite literally a physical craving for one. Dealing with [...]

Operating systems are irrelevant

Khoji — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:20:51 +0000

The operating system debate is so dated that it’s getting to the point where it’s embarrassing when people get heated up about them. Nowadays being passionate about a particular OS makes you look about as cool as those people who used to build their own bomb shelters during the Cold War. Get over it, it’s [...]

Fring resets Skype privacy settings

Khoji — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:41:17 +0000

If you use Fring, the Skype client for the iPhone, iPod Touch and numerous other mobile phones, have a look at your Skype privacy settings on your computer after running Fring. You will probably find that all your incoming settings have been reset to “Anyone” can contact you for both chats and calls, no matter [...]

Makeup bags for adapters

Khoji — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:47:05 +0000

Brilliant little idea suggested by SeanFX, use makeup bags transparent on one side for adapters, small cables etc:

Windows 7: Microsoft gets it right

Khoji — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:21:50 +0000

I’ve been playing around with Windows 7 for ever a week now and I have to say that this time Microsoft really got it right. It’s everything that Vista should have been and it’s probably the best operating system that Microsoft has ever produced. The only downside is Internet Explorer 8, which is worse than [...]

First few days with Office 2008

Khoji — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:41:09 +0000

I’ve now been using Office 2008 for about five days and I’m already ready to remove it from my Mac. It is painfully, embarrassingly, frustratingly bad. Either the Microsoft Mac team screwed up completely and lost all track of what they were trying to do or Microsoft is consciously trying to force users away from [...]