Category Archives: Rant

For when things go seriously, or absurdly, wrong…

List iTunes Apps by Purchaser

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

I finally developed a way to list all your iTune applications by Purchaser, and even better, I can do it from the command line. Continue reading →

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Hidden Preference File

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Walt Stoneburner

Check your ~/Libarary/Preferences directory, do you have this hidden file? Continue reading →

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TheFlip: files in the root directory? Come on….

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

Were you aware that the Flip video camera you have is writing stuff to your root directory? Continue reading →

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Apple’s Discussion Boards

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Walt Stoneburner

An amusement – notice how many of the Apple discussion threads report “2 Helpful, 1 Solved” and not only is the issue unsolved, but often there aren’t even three messages in the thread. Something’s broken, and apparently Apple doesn’t care. Continue reading →

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Updates, please don’t do that…

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

Using a MySQL DOT-Net Conncetor and getting these error messages? Shared Memory Provider: No Process is on the other end of the pipe. Error 0. Unable to find the request .NET Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed. Or your login not working, but your password is right? Try this solution. Continue reading →

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Uninstalling Intego Software

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Walt Stoneburner

I’d rather eat an orange then brush my teeth with peppermint toothpaste than deal with cleaning up my system after using Intego’s software. If anything can bring the Windows reboot experience, coupled with the leaving of software cruft, to the Mac platform, this software does it in my opinion. Here’s how I finally got rid of it all. I hope. Continue reading →

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Policy Backfires

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Ever wonder how a well-intentioned policy turns into a horrible nightmare for the very people it was designed to serve? I found the perfect example at Apple’s WWDC where going to the restroom isn’t permitted for adults. Continue reading →

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Connecting Models and Photographers… why so hard?

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

There are numerous sites that proclaim to connect models and photographers, however based on the design and business models I’ve seen, I don’t think it can work in present form. Here’s why. Continue reading →

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Ugh, wimp.com has video ads

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Walt Stoneburner

Here’s a case where mini-ads just killed the experience for me, and as a result became a deterrent from visiting a once popular site for me. Continue reading →

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Beyond.com: don’t trust it.

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Walt Stoneburner

Would you trust a service that scrapes dated resumes, creates profiles without your permission, and make it difficult to get rid of them? Didn’t think so. Then in my personal opinion, you wouldn’t trust beyond.com — find out what unsolicited content was waiting in my inbox. Continue reading →

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