Aint that special

Not long ago I purchased TextExpander from Smile On My Mac. It’s a handy little program that inserts long snippets of text when you type an abbreviation. Like when you type “ddate” TextExpander can automatically insert the current date instead. This can be very handy for coding or writing HTML.

Sure, the software is nice, and the price was not ridiculous, but what really impressed me was the email I just received. Smile on My Mac sent me message full of tips for using the application. Keep in mind, I already paid for the software. I’m not using a demo so they are not just trying to lure me in. I think they just genuinely want their customers to get the most out of their product. That’s refreshing.

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I tried out the new Amazon music service. I have to say watch out Apple! It is just about as easy to use as iTunes, although finding music isn’t as straight forward. The albums are a couple of bucks cheaper (for select titles) and the download process couldn’t be any easier. Once you are logged in on their website and have installed the Amazon Downloader, you just purchase the album and away it goes. It loads straight into iTunes with high quality art work included. One minor benefit is that you don’t have to stop watching your video in iTunes just to download some music.

If Amazon is being truly honest about the “No DRM” claim for the music, then this will definitely give Apple some much needed competition. I am positive that this early pricing scheme will change after an introductory period. Kind of like free crack to get you hooked. I’m very skeptical of the major record labels. They have been throwing tantrums over Apple’s instance on $0.99 per track. I find it hard to believe they want to sell the music for less.

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This site can now be easily viewed on an iPhone. I’ve installed the excellent Wordpress plugin that can be found here. Now if only I could find the time to post more regularly.

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I was watching the Guy Kawasaki presentation from Gnomedex (you can find it on the Chris Perillo podcast at live.pirillo.com). He was railing against the misplaced focus on corporate mission statements. He highlights a hilarious website for generating mission statements which I never knew existed. It can be found at the Dilbert site.

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