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Blog au Roux

Great Creole cuisine comes from the blending of cultural influences — French, Spanish, Caribbean and African — to create a truly distinctive and memorable taste. Our varied backgrounds allow us to share our collective expertise. As for Creole cooking, we start with one core piece of advice, “First you make a roux…”

Previous entries about ‘Apple’

Revolutionizing AirPrint

Every computer I’ve ever owned has been an Apple. I have dabbled in PC use at certain jobs, but I’m a Mac girl. On the list of things I’ve loved about Mac laptops is their magical (to me) auto-discovery of wireless printers in my vicinity and ability to let me print to them. No disc installation necessary. Not all drivers are included in that bit of fabulous convenience, but enough that they’ve saved me in a pinch or two.

 

Developing for the iPad

The iPad has taken the world by storm, selling 300,000 copies its first day and as many as 750,000 in its first half week on the market.  Thousands of early adopters waited for hours outside Best Buys and Apple Stores across the country just to get their hands on an iPad as soon as possible.

While the new device’s launch has been peppered with connectivity problems, it’s definitely a game changer in the technology world.  Aside from making a nice salsa, the iPad represents the latest and greatest user-friendly tablet technology, making media more accessible than ever before.

Flash Implications

With the launch of the iPad, Steve Jobs fired a shot at Adobe’s widely used Flash platform, calling the company “lazy” for not committing to stronger Flash updates as the 14 year old system ages.

Over the weekend, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch finally responded, committing to improve performance, while Flash engineer Tinic Uro blogged about the improved performance of an upcoming version of Flash that addresses some of the myriad problems and drawbacks that inspired the “lazy” comment.

I think Jobs’s persistent trashing of Flash and refusal to allow it anywhere near Apple mobile products has finally hit home, but I don’t think there’s much Adobe can do about it.

Pepsi’s Superbowl Strategy

In the marketing world, Super Bowl commercials can make or break a product’s image.  From classic commercials like Mean Joe Green and Apple’s 1984 ad to lighter fare like Terry Tate Office Linebacker and E*Trade’s wazoo, companies big and small invest millions of dollars for airtime during the Super Bowl each year.