Sketch (OSX only) is actually a really nice vector software. It's far more sensible to use than Illustrator yet offers many of the same options. Sure, Illustrator's got some special tools but it's basic vector drawing tools are just plain horrible and even more so after using Sketch.…

IE9 still lacks support for many technologies that have been standard in Firefox and Chrome for many versions. Things like the file API etc.

No, the "legacy shit" I was talking about was how Win XP/95 era UI keeps creeping up from some tools and how some things (like Computer Management or the advanced Windows Firewall controls) are truly awful user interfaces that don't fit the overall UI in any way. Likewise really old icons are still here and there.

Exactly, it will be Win 8.5. Similar to how Mac OSX 10.8 is really just a refined 10.7. MS can sell it for cheap and provide incremental updates that will make the OS better to use without taking 3 years for all that to happen.

I'm guessing it's mostly because 3G/4G have better call quality and they've deemed the battery life hit isn't that huge.

Agreed. I really like the 27" iMac I have at work but for home I really would like a much better graphics card. Of course they tend to put out a lot of heat so it might not be feasible even in the old iMac enclosure. That said, they could at least use one of the mid range desktop GPUs as those still trounce mobile…

I guess they wanted some sort of single password - multiple email accounts setup. However, I don't think that should require passwords being saved on a remote server. Not to mention it isn't really an e-mail app's job to keep your account passwords in line.

They look like they would be somewhat uncomfortable, sitting on top of your ears instead of surrounding them.

Lots of features already supported in Chrome, Safari and Firefox are not yet even official standards. While IE may implement the standards better than the competition, it will still lag behind in the features that, while not official standards yet, are implemented in other browsers well enough to be considered fully…

Interesting that the common thing with many of these seems to be that the trackpad and/or keyboard is a bit crap. What is it with PC manufacturers and subpar trackpads? Apple has made excellent trackpads for several years now yet other companies somehow cannot match them or pay Apple for the appropriate licenses to…

Is there any good reason to choose IE over Chrome or Firefox? IE has a slow development cycle and while IE10 finally seems to support most of the things we take for granted in other browsers, it's user interface is still going to be dumbed down yet at the same time slightly unintuitive.

Does this simply change the OSX settings or does it have its own implementation? My experience from years of using Steermouse to get a sensible mouse movement is that a custom implementation is needed to get the mouse moving comfortably.

The controller is one of my concerns as well. Having a bigass keyboard plus a mouse on the sofa isn't comfortable unless you have a table or tray near you. What I would like to see is more SplitFish FragFX style mouse/half-a-pad controllers that combine the best of both: analog stick for precise movement and mouse for…

The real issue with notification center is that clearing a notification doesn't actually clear it in the app. You still see the badge icon until you actually go to the app itself. This makes it annoying to get rid of some unnecessary notifications.

Meanwhile, these same countries do nothing about all the scammers, spammers and pirates (whether online or physical) operating in their countries, despite there being laws in place to help with that right now. Oh but of course censoring any political opposition etc is more important.

I think this is the wrong mindset. People are willing to spend lots of money on the computer itself but when it comes to the one thing they'll be looking at all the time they use it, they just get the cheapest crap available. Crap that doesn't do accurate colors, can buzz when brightness is below the…

It probably doesn't take into account what people consider acceptable frame rates. For some it must be 60 or more while others are completely fine with better visuals at 30 fps.

I would prefer seeing the simplified version in the first few paragraphs if possible, then followed by the more complex, expert version that adds the necessary depth to the simplified explanation.

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Since I work as a web developer, I mostly hand code with Coda 2 and Sublime Text 2. At work we use the CodeIgniter framework as it's lightweight and simple. Unfortunately it also has a number of things missing (some coming in CI 3.0) so I've had to do quite a bit of alterations to it to bend it to my will.