Comments on: My Lame Powers of Prediction http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/ Like a chicken with a jewel in its beak. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:57:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Flowers http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3867 Jeff Flowers Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:53:01 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3867 Scot, Check out this article at Daring Fireball. It seems to me that a lot of what we liked about BFS is being adding to Mac OS X, including BeOS' e-mail search ability. <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2004/07/spotlight_on_spotlight" rel="nofollow">http://daringfireball.net/2004/07/spotlight_on_spotlight</a> Scot,

Check out this article at Daring Fireball. It seems to me that a lot of what we liked about BFS is being adding to Mac OS X, including BeOS’ e-mail search ability.

http://daringfireball.net/2004/07/spotlight_on_spotlight

]]> By: Vic http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Vic Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:05:56 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3866 This article at Daring Fireball should finally put the Konfabulator/Dashboard controversy to rest: <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_konfabulator" rel="nofollow">http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_konfabulator</a> This article at Daring Fireball should finally put the Konfabulator/Dashboard controversy to rest:

http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/dashboard_vs_konfabulator

]]> By: Sean M. Graham http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3865 Sean M. Graham Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:58:37 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3865 Did Apple ripoff Konfabulator or Desk Accessories? I think the Konfabulator people are getting a little holy... I bought Konfabulator, and enjoy using it, but I don't think it is that original of an idea. Did Apple ripoff Konfabulator or Desk Accessories? I think the Konfabulator people are getting a little holy… I bought Konfabulator, and enjoy using it, but I don’t think it is that original of an idea.

]]> By: Trevor http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 Trevor Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:13:17 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3864 I'll be very interested to see what API's are exposed for third party search tools. Because the live indexing and search functionality was a public BeOS API from the get-go, third-party developers made great use of it for things like adding meta-data to songs and using common email attributes. Will a third party developer be able to build things like media players which have live searches instead of library folders or mail transport agents which use attributes on mail files which are then picked up by mail apps using live searches? Searchlight is coming in pretty late in the game for OS X (Thanks, DBG and Pavel!), but I wonder if it will be as opaque and shifty as the contact database of Apple's AddressBook and the iTunes library. Both have been reverse engineered and used extensively, but Apple can change them with any new release. I’ll be very interested to see what API’s are exposed for third party search tools. Because the live indexing and search functionality was a public BeOS API from the get-go, third-party developers made great use of it for things like adding meta-data to songs and using common email attributes.

Will a third party developer be able to build things like media players which have live searches instead of library folders or mail transport agents which use attributes on mail files which are then picked up by mail apps using live searches?

Searchlight is coming in pretty late in the game for OS X (Thanks, DBG and Pavel!), but I wonder if it will be as opaque and shifty as the contact database of Apple’s AddressBook and the iTunes library. Both have been reverse engineered and used extensively, but Apple can change them with any new release.

]]> By: Sniper http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3863 Sniper Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:58:20 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3863 It's looking like Apple copied Desk Accessories, an idea which Konfabulator also copied. It’s looking like Apple copied Desk Accessories, an idea which Konfabulator also copied.

]]> By: Michael Bazeley http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Michael Bazeley Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:21:44 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3862 <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/29/apple_widgets_konfabulator/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/29/apple_widgets_konfabulator/</a> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/29/apple_widgets_konfabulator/

]]> By: mneptok http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3861 mneptok Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:39:19 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3861 <i>The key to making Spotlight as fast and flexible as BFS+Tracker was will be...</i> <b>In a thousand years, Gandahar will be destroyed. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved...</b> Gandahar was will be saved. The key to making Spotlight as fast and flexible as BFS+Tracker was will be…

In a thousand years, Gandahar will be destroyed. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved…

Gandahar was will be saved.

]]> By: mneptok http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 mneptok Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3860 Speaking of Watson, Sun Microsystems has purchased it from Karelia and is in the process of turning it into a cross-platform Java/Swing thingamuhjobber. <a href="http://www.karelia.com/watson/watsonFAQ.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.karelia.com/watson/watsonFAQ.html</a> As far as WWDC goes, I'll process the meal and regurgitate in my neck of the woods. But I'm with you, Scot. Do metadata right, or don't do it. Speaking of Watson, Sun Microsystems has purchased it from Karelia and is in the process of turning it into a cross-platform Java/Swing thingamuhjobber.

http://www.karelia.com/watson/watsonFAQ.html

As far as WWDC goes, I’ll process the meal and regurgitate in my neck of the woods. But I’m with you, Scot. Do metadata right, or don’t do it.

]]> By: WebSwim http://birdhouse.org/blog/2004/06/28/my-lame-powers-of-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 WebSwim Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:27:01 +0000 http://www.birdhouse.org/wordpress/?p=1257#comment-3859 Nope, they didn't purchase Konfabulator. They just did a Watson on it. Nope, they didn’t purchase Konfabulator. They just did a Watson on it.

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