Recent Comments

RE: Arcade Game MicroWar 2 Pits Mac Versus PCs
The link is in the first paragraph.

RE: Browser-Based MMORPG Heroes of Gaia Enters Open Beta Testing
True. I was thinking more along the lines of a plug-in that would need to be downloaded from the game web site and installed, but I've changed the article accordingly. Thanks for the note.

RE: New iPhone Games: Faceoff, Mezopuzzle
Thanks, BP.

RE: New iPhone Games: Faceoff, Mezopuzzle
Except it's not a review, it's a news piece. Where do you see the word "review"? Maybe you should have realized that before posting such an unprofessional diatribe.

RE: Commodore 64 Comes to the iPhone
Ah, BASIC. I remember creating my own choose-your-adventure game in BASIC on the TI-994/A. I also spent many hours typing in BASIC games from Dave Ahl's book, BASIC Computer Games. It was always fun to spend forever typing one in and then have it not run properly.

RE: Scrabble Plus Offers New Tricks For Old Words
Duly noted. We shall change every headline on the web site. Thanks.

RE: Should Apple Employees Read the Mac Websites?
When I wrote for Macworld, Steve Jobs sent me an email once (correcting me on an item), so, yes, he must read the Mac news sites.

RE: Pwn2Own Winner: 'Mac OS X is Less Secure Than Windows'
[quote author="Prawn" date="1239361602"]Why did they go for the OSX machine (and get in in 2 minutes) if the Windows machine is so much easier to crack?[/quote] To be fair, "get in in 2 minutes" is misleading. Yes, he executed the exploit in 2 minutes. But he spent a lot of time (how much? I don't think he's said) before the event digging…

RE: Pwn2Own Winner: 'Mac OS X is Less Secure Than Windows'
Well, Charlie's point is that OS X is more secure because of security through obscurity. So it's like that locksmith saying, go ahead, use Brand X, like I do, because we both live in really remote areas that criminals don't pay attention to. He's telling people they can play the odds.

RE: Pwn2Own Winner: 'Mac OS X is Less Secure Than Windows'
Yes, ctopher, I was going for the "man bites dog" angle, in light of the fact that this is a Mac-centric readership. And, yes, it's always amusing when people accuse online journalists of "just wanting clicks" when in fact, yes, it's pretty clear we need clicks the same way TV news needs viewers and radio news needs listeners.

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