Google Reader Wish List

Here are some features I'd like to see added to Google Reader:

1. Ability to easily read one group: Actually this was recently added. The GUI was changed a bit -- a 'subscriptions' drop down was added from which you can easily select just one group (prior to that you had to navigate through the GUI a bit; and even then it wasn't quite clear what group you were reading).

2. A count of new messages in a group, since I last read the group: I'd like to have someway of easily seeing (in the 'subscriptions' drop down panel, perferrably) a count of new messages (since I last viewed the group).

3. (Similar to 2) A count of starred messages in a group: This, too, preferrably in the 'subscriptions' drop down panel.

A Graphical History of Computer Languages

I love a good graphic! Here's a graphical history of computer languages: http://www.levenez.com/lang/history.html.

Civilization IV for the Mac

Civilization IV was released for the Mac about a month ago. It's having much the same birthing pains it had on the PC. I bought the Special Edition of Civilization IV for the PC shortly after it came out. The forums were filled with wailing and moaning and knashing of teeth. A month or so later a patch was released and the game even ran on my under spec Sony Vaio PCG GRX670 (a bit choppy, mind you, but I was willing to put up with quite a bit just to be able to play). I'm planing on buying my first Mac in the next six months or so. I'm waiting for the Merome to hit the laptop line. I'm hoping to get a MacBook (plain, not the Pro). And I'm hoping to run Civilization IV for the Mac on whatever I get. Yes, once again, I'll be trying to run the game on an under spec system. From what I've read, however, people who've played it on a MacBook have had similar experiences to those I had playing it on my Sony Viao, so I think I know what I'm getting into.

Article: Groupware Bad

A quote from Groupware Bad: "If you want to do something that's going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers want to buy."

Great Links for the First Time Mac User

The Tao of Mac - How To Switch To The Mac - This is a must read for anyone turning on their first Mac for the first time. It tells you exactly what to expect and some gotchas you might want to be aware of. It also details many of the ways you can use the Unix layer of Mac OS X. What is Mac OS X? - This is a well written discussion of what to expect out of the Mac OS X operating system. Fink - Home - This site has Unix software packages for the Darwin "flavor" of Unix (the Unix that the Mac is built upon); the packages are built so that they will not interfere with the Mac portion of the OS.