http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog A blog on Web Technology and the Software Industry Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:52:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just today, it was brought to my attention that the "Clear Recent Searches" option was removed from Safari in version 4.0.3. This seemed crazy to me so I started to poke around the net. To my surprise, there were many users complaining about the removed functionality. Some users brushed it ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/09/why-safaris-clear-recent-searches-is-gone/ I might be going out on a limb here, but I'm going to make a bold prediction about Apple's plans for its pending North Carolina computing facility. With the growing popularity of the iPhone and the 3.0 OS offering push capabilities, developers have plenty of reason to write apps. The ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/07/appleville-north-carolina-a-better-place-for-iphone-push-apps-to-be/ There have been a few posts on the net talking with an air of shock-and-awe about Apple selling out of the white iPhone 3G [s] long before the black ones. As of this morning, the $199 white iPhones have all but vanished from stores and from the Web, a sign that ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/07/white-is-not-the-new-black-for-apple/ So I was searching for green bean casserole when Google decided to tell me that about.com might harm my computer. After a quick search to see if my own site would come up with the warning, I began to realize that every site in the search results had the "This site may harm ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/01/really-google-why-might-all-sites-including-your-own-harm-my-computer/ This post at theappleblog makes me think I missed something a few months ago... I just noticed Bank of America upped it's Anti Phishing security in recent weeks by getting an Extended Validation Cert from VeriSign. Do I feel more secure? I guess... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/01/safari-gets-anti-phishing-tech-and-i-didnt-even-notice/ Bank of America recently updated their website for iPhone users. Adding beautiful menus and sliding transitions make the site feel more like a client-side application. They truly did an excellent job. Before this update, the slick-looking menus and options were limited to their public-facing portion of their mobile site. With this ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2009/01/bank-of-america-site-finally-iphone-ified/ At work, we use Community Server to blog. Check out my work blog at Jake Opines. Recently, I downloaded Windows Live Writer and it works great. Because of that, I've been writing more and more. Adding pictures is a breeze and there are tons of plugins for it that it is ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2008/12/using-ecto-blogging-software-for-mac-with-community-server/ So, I've been on a quest for a super simple checklist application for the iPhone and I think I've found it. There is an endless number of checklist/todo applications on the App Store and many of them do a great job at what they advertise. I've been using the default notepad ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2008/12/checklist-iphone-app/ I caught a glimpse of those new Microsoft "I'm a PC" ads today on MacDailyNews (here, here, and here) and felt so sorry for those poor souls. I put together this video to hopefully help them find their way in this cruel world. PC Rescue (Watch it Now) Heh, all in good ... http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2008/09/pc-rescue/ I don't intend for this blog to become a political forum for me to tell people what I think about the world, but this this is something that really points out my fears of a McCain/Palin ticket. Watch It Now http://www.jacoblauzier.com/blog/2008/09/matt-damon-on-mccainpalin/