published on Thursday 20 December, 2007 at 11:31 pm. {31 Comments}
When I argue with my Linux-loving friends about OS X vs. Ubuntu, they’ve only really got a couple points for which I have no retorts. But they’re big ones. Let’s think about how to fix them.
Why can’t I watch this video?
On Ubuntu, if you open an .avi for which you don’t have the codec, it will fetch it and install it.
On Mac OS X, if you open an .avi for which you don’t have the codec, QuickTime will give you an entirely useless error message. It won’t even tell you what codec you’re missing, so you can’t Google it.
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published on Wednesday 05 December, 2007 at 12:02 pm. {Share Your Thoughts}
It’s really cool being part of the indie Mac developer community. Back when I was on Windows (shhh!), I never got to know any other coders—sharing wasn’t really part of the community.
For Mac development, there’s lots of places to go. #macsb is an old standby, but I’ve just recently discovered the magic of Twitter. I know, I know, I’m way behind. But if you head over to Twitter and sign up, you can see what a lot of awesome programmers are up to and connect with them in a really easy fashion. It’s like a big family, full of joy and swearing at Xcode!
