Software - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/software/?source=rss&aim=software en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT Stop the Internet, I want to get off! By Rebecca Traister Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/01/freedom_traister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/01/freedom_traister/index.html?source=rss Constant e-mailing, Web surfing and online games were melting my brain. Then I found something that might actually save me from myself. Crackulous Defeats App Protection By Darrell Etherington Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/crackulous_defeats_app_protection/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/crackulous_defeats_app_protection/index.html?source=rss I'm an absent-minded engineer; my mind wanders and so does my wallet By Cary Tennis Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/24/absent_minded/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/24/absent_minded/index.html?source=rss I fear I lack common sense in life, and this affects my performance. Did a coding error contribute to the credit crunch? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/moodys_bug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/moodys_bug/index.html?source=rss The Financial Times reports that flawed code resulted in Moody's mistakenly giving high ratings to structured financial products Software is hard By Andrew Leonard Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/02/03/leonard/index.html?source=rss Salon's Scott Rosenberg explains why even small-scale programming projects can take years to complete, one programmer is often better than two, and the meaning of "Rosenberg's Law." Dear Technologizer: Apple Doesn’t Own Your Contacts By Tom Reestman Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/dear_technologizer_apple_doesnt_own_your_contacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/dear_technologizer_apple_doesnt_own_your_contacts/index.html?source=rss App Store Organization: One Problem, Four Current Solutions By Matthew Bookspan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/app_store_organization_one_problem_four_current_solutions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/app_store_organization_one_problem_four_current_solutions/index.html?source=rss Apple, Adobe Working Together On Flash for iPhone? Define “Together” By Darrell Etherington Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/apple_adobe_working_together_on_flash_for_iphone_define_together/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/02/02/apple_adobe_working_together_on_flash_for_iphone_define_together/index.html?source=rss Adobe Looking to Acquire; Who Should It Buy? By Liz Gannes Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/02/01/adobe_looking_to_acquire_who_should_it_buy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/02/01/adobe_looking_to_acquire_who_should_it_buy/index.html?source=rss Higher-priced Premium Game Section Coming to App Store? By Darrell Etherington Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/29/higher_priced_premium_game_section_coming_to_app_store/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/29/higher_priced_premium_game_section_coming_to_app_store/index.html?source=rss Guide to QuickBooks on the Mac By Weldon Dodd Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/27/guide_to_quickbooks_on_the_mac/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/27/guide_to_quickbooks_on_the_mac/index.html?source=rss Picturesque 2.1 Image Software Updated By David Appleyard Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/26/picturesque_21_image_software_updated/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/26/picturesque_21_image_software_updated/index.html?source=rss An Avalanche of Snow: 10 iPhone Snow Reporting Apps Compared By Nick Santilli Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/26/an_avalanche_of_snow_10_iphone_snow_reporting_apps_compared/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/26/an_avalanche_of_snow_10_iphone_snow_reporting_apps_compared/index.html?source=rss White-Label Video Shops, Compared By Liz Gannes Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/23/white_label_video_shops_compared/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/23/white_label_video_shops_compared/index.html?source=rss Boxee Tells Mac Users to Get LOST By Weldon Dodd Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/boxee_tells_mac_users_to_get_lost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/boxee_tells_mac_users_to_get_lost/index.html?source=rss Startup Shortcuts: An App for Misbehaving Macs By Clayton Lai Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/iphone_app_sale_startup_shortcuts_12/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/iphone_app_sale_startup_shortcuts_12/index.html?source=rss The Pleasure of Productivity By Liam Cassidy Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/22/the_pleasure_of_productivity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/22/the_pleasure_of_productivity/index.html?source=rss Tips and Tricks for Running QuickBooks for Windows In a VM By Weldon Dodd Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/22/tips_and_tricks_for_running_quickbooks_for_windows_in_a_vm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/22/tips_and_tricks_for_running_quickbooks_for_windows_in_a_vm/index.html?source=rss Collanos Workplace: Free Team Collaboration Software By Darrell Etherington Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/22/collanos_workplace_free_team_collaboration_software/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/22/collanos_workplace_free_team_collaboration_software/index.html?source=rss Reasons to Stick With QuickBooks for Windows By Weldon Dodd Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/20/reasons_to_stick_with_quickbooks_for_windows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/20/reasons_to_stick_with_quickbooks_for_windows/index.html?source=rss A Touch of Daylite By Matthew Bookspan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/05/a_touch_of_daylite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/05/a_touch_of_daylite/index.html?source=rss Indian programmer woes By Andrew Leonard Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/14/cobol/index.html?source=rss Stuck inside of Bangalore with the COBOL blues again. The Shlemiel way of software By Scott Rosenberg Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/09/spolsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/09/spolsky/index.html?source=rss Author Joel Spolsky talks about what Microsoft has in common with his grandparents and what Isaac Bashevis Singer has to do with code-generating schemes. When machines breed By Sam Williams Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/12/evolvable_hardware/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/12/evolvable_hardware/index.html?source=rss Evolvable hardware -- gadgets that design themselves -- can get the job done, even if humans have no idea how they do it. "We don't support that" By Kyle Killen Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/23/no_support/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/02/23/no_support/index.html?source=rss We're not here to help fix your computer. We just want to get you off the phone. A tech-support slave tells his hellish tale.