New Curiosity

So Apple had a keynote today. Unlike their last keynote, this one wasn't a direct response to competition. They took this opportunity to show the world how they are evolving their flagship OS to survive the rise of their mobile products. It was great to see and experience. I'm glad I watched it as I believe it will motivate the programming world and challenge them to built a newer, better programs with usability in mind.

Figs

Told the old man I was interested in trying figs and he found me some. They're actually pretty good. This just stands as a little reminder that "The best time for Figs is November through January". Because I know I'll forget.

eBooks

I've been open to giving them a shot for a while but now that I've dipped my toes into the Amazon Kindle market place I've realized how nice it is. Gone is the daunting page numbers; replaced with percentages. It's much nicer, more modern.

The one thing I do miss is the feeling of a chapter and being able to flip back and forth as I wish. That hasn't been easy to replicate in my experience with eBooks. Maybe I should start using bookmarks more often when I feel lost or confused.

WilbyQ

WilbyQ is going to take off soon. I'm going to begin advertising in the Northwest suburbs. Here goes nothing!

Google CL still lacks some features

Still, I think it's pretty cool. (via terminal)

Game Gripper

When I first saw Game Gripper, I knew I'd like it but I didn't think I'd love it! It arrived this morning and at first glance it wasn't what I thought it'd be. You see, it's made out of rubber. I had this expectation that it'd be an attachment that would click on; it'd be made of some kind of hard plastic. But rubber holds in place well so it works.

The design is pretty good too. When you place it over the phone, you'll notice that it's flush on the top and bottom. The sides stick out a bit and don't hug the Droid's body perfectly but it's a necessary evil: how else would you attach it?

The first game I tried out was my absolute favorite game on the Genesis: The original X-Men. In about 10 minutes, I was already in Mojo's level with Nightcrawler, of course. The controls are perfect although the pad did slip from time to time. Either way, it doesn't matter, it's still a great experience.

But as with everything in life, I did find one flaw and that's with the button scheme. I don't understand why he choose to add 4 buttons in the middle. At no point while playing X-Men did I feel the urge to go hunting for them. But what saddens me the most is that Street Fighter will not be playable with these controls. SNK games will be great if Neo-Geo Pocket is ever released but Capcom fans are in for a disappointment. I really wish the designer would have would have looked more into the traditional Sega button scheme. On the bright side, there are tons of other games you can play to relive those childhood memories so don't this oversight keep you from buying one.

Grade: A+

Note to Droid Users: This is a must have!

OSX - Substituted Fonts Issue

So a few days ago, some of my fonts were substituted for another font. I probably wouldn't have noticed the problem if it hadn't been for the fact that the font was hideous and properly called "ugly font". I should mention that researching the problem online didn't guide me to a reasonable solution. Maybe it was my inability to articulate the problem since I didn't know what was actually wrong but every guide I was finding tried to sell me or have me download some font app.

Anyway, I was able to figure out the font's name by looking through my fonts. I placed the font folder on the Dock and quickly scanned the fonts using the grid view. I've found this easy to find the font I'm looking for doing this rather than use the Font Book application. Equipped with the fonts name, I opened Font Book and searched for "Ugly Font". I quickly found the font along with a warning message. It prompted me to use the "Resolve Duplicates" tool to correct duplication issues my font system is facing. Using help, it directed me to the option; Edit > Resolve Duplicates. I quickly realized that "Select duplicated fonts" was only selecting one font at a time and resolving these fonts would take forever. So a quick solution I found was to choose "All Fonts" from Collection, then literally selected all fonts using Apple key + a, then again click edit and choose "Select duplicated fonts". This time around, it will narrow your selection to all the fonts that need to be resolved. Finally, click "Resolve Duplicates" and your system should now be fixed.

To see the fix, simply restart the application you're using or just restart the computer.