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Is it hard to polish software?
I've been using Parallels for a few weeks now running Windows XP and am amazed at how well it works. In the latest release candidate, they've cleaned up a bunch of things, but stil seem to be missing some very obvious user interface issues, most likely caused by the cross platform libraries they're using or something like that. If you look at the screenshot below you can see that the popup button definitely doesn't look right.
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Parallels is becoming very solid
In a previous entry, I commented about that lack of polish in Parallels. I'm pleased to report that in the latest release candidate, they have fixed the 2 items I pointed out. The release also appears to run much faster. My only outstanding issue is that it has an issue with my Garmin ForeRunner 305 over USB. I'd like to be able to use Parallels to update the 305 when firmware updates are released as well as use it for the Garmin Training Center (to backup my data) until Garmin releases the Mac version. Hopefully this issue will get fixed; the Parallels team has done an amazing job at fixing issues and I applaud them for an excellent product.
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All politicians are corrupt
I know people will say that not all politicians are corrupt, but based on what has been in the news lately, it is hard to believe. Let's start with William Jefferson. Those that bribed him have admitted (or plead guilty, I can't recall) to bribing him, but Jefferson says he wasn't bribed despite the $90,000 in cash found in his freezer. Then you have other congressmen upset that the FBI searched his office. Are politicians above the law? The shouldn't be, but sure act as they are. Why should congressmen have places that can't be searched by the FBI with a search warrant? They shouldn't.
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I just don't understand traffic
Yesterday my wife and I went up to Anaheim and I usually dread the trip to Orange County as it is completely unpredictable as to how long it will take. The traffic can be just awful or we can breeze right through. The trip yesterday was an easy 90 minutes each way; going up, we saw several backups and several accidents which, if we were caught in that, would have easily added 30-45 minutes to the trip. All my worries about the drive will be eliminated when I get my personal flying machine.