Fatherly Rants

Apple has released the necessary Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0 for both Leopard and Snow Leopard to enable compatibility with its new multi-touch Magic Mouse. However, the devices still aren't available to buy at retail. The only way to get one is to buy a new iMac, which start at $1199. If you're looking to use one of Apple's new multi-touch Magic Mouse with your current Mac, especially to experience the glory of multi-touch gestures on a desktop, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the update for Snow Leopard, which requires 10.6.1, and Leopard, which requires 10.5.8, is avail... full article »

HAIL TO THE CH- CH- CH- CHIEF As they say, a pitcure is worth a thousand words... Better hurry and get yours today... Chia Obama... full article »

Buying software is not like buying a vase or a comb or a lawnmower where you pay, you take it home, and the transaction is complete. No, buying software is more like joining a club with annual dues. Every year, there’s a new version, and if you don’t upgrade, you feel like a behind-the-curve loser. There’s a time bomb ticking in that business model, however. To keep you upgrading, the software company has to pile on more features each time. Sooner or later, you wind up with a huge, sloshing, incoherent mess of a program; a pile of spaghetti code that doesn’t run well and makes nobody happy. You’re i... full article »

The Sacramento woman who sued the tiny Squeeze Inn hamburger restaurant over its lack of wheelchair access has dropped her lawsuit. Kimberly Block, 41, filed a civil rights complaint July 6 against the Squeeze Inn under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In the lawsuit, Block claimed she suffered “embarrassment and humiliation” when she tried to eat there last November. A lawsuit filed by a disabled woman against theSqueeze Inn, the tiny Sacramento eatery with big burgers and a bigger following, has been dropped — but that won’t stop the burger joint’s owner from moving. “We have to move to ... full article »

Tonight the Dallas Cowboys started a new chapter in their franchise.  The opening of Cowboys Stadium.  The fact that they christened the new stadium with a 30 to 10 victory over the Titans was icing on the cake.... full article »