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Don Melton

Don Melton
Sorry, we’re closed For reasons that will soon become obvious, I’m shutting the doors on this website. Everything will...
a year ago
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a year ago
For reasons that will soon become obvious, I’m shutting the doors on this website. Everything will remain online for now, but I don’t plan on returning to write anything new here. Not that I’ve added any content in almost two years anyway. I still have a passion for making...
Don Melton
Sweet sixteen for Safari and WebKit On June 25, 2001, I arrived at Apple Computer to lead the effort in building a new Web browser. It...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
On June 25, 2001, I arrived at Apple Computer to lead the effort in building a new Web browser. It was also Ken Kocienda’s first day on the job, both at Apple and on that same project with me. For that reason, Ken and I have always considered our start date to be when Safari and...
Don Melton
Waiting four years to exhale Today is a good day. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has been inaugurated as our 46th president. And...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Today is a good day. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has been inaugurated as our 46th president. And Kamala Devi Harris as our 49th vice president. While they cannot immediately undo the American carnage inflicted upon us by the previous administration, at least the vindictive...
Don Melton
That bleeping kerfuffle After I posted that link to my latest podcast with Rene Ritchie, several folks alerted me via...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
After I posted that link to my latest podcast with Rene Ritchie, several folks alerted me via Twitter that all my colorful metaphors had been “bleeped” on the audio. I didn’t realize that because I hadn’t listened to the recording myself. And I don’t normally listen to my own...
Don Melton
Our long national nightmare is not over I have faith in Joe Biden. And Kamala Harris. They’re good people. They and the team they’ve...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have faith in Joe Biden. And Kamala Harris. They’re good people. They and the team they’ve selected know what they’re doing. It’s obvious just listening to them. So I can barely wait for them to take over the White House tomorrow. Because real governance will be back in...
Don Melton
How not to blog First off, be sure to wait at least three-and-a-half years between posts. It’s all about keeping...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
First off, be sure to wait at least three-and-a-half years between posts. It’s all about keeping your audience riveted in anticipation.
Don Melton
Cranking up the blogging machine again For whatever reason I started blogging again last week. Not knowing why isn’t due to a lack of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For whatever reason I started blogging again last week. Not knowing why isn’t due to a lack of introspection on my part. Maybe the nauseating weight of the Trump administration was suppressing my desire to write for the previous three-and-a-half years? Or maybe I’m just arbitrary...
Don Melton
Hot enough for you? For some strange reason I checked the temperature today in Brawley, California, one of the many...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
For some strange reason I checked the temperature today in Brawley, California, one of the many small towns in the Imperial Valley where I grew up. It’s over 110 degrees Fahrenheit there as I write this. With a forecast for 123 degrees later today. The folks in Brawley sure know...
Don Melton
Happy twentieth to Safari and WebKit Safari and WebKit aren’t teenagers anymore. I just want to make note of that. To quote a previous...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Safari and WebKit aren’t teenagers anymore. I just want to make note of that. To quote a previous post: On June 25, 2001, I arrived at Apple Computer to lead the effort in building a new Web browser. It was also Ken Kocienda’s first day on the job, both at Apple and on that same...
Don Melton
My traitorous move to Windows I still have my Mac. Three of them in fact. And, of course, my iPhone. Why would I ever get rid of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I still have my Mac. Three of them in fact. And, of course, my iPhone. Why would I ever get rid of it? That’s just crazy talk. But… uh… my primary desktop computer has changed. Just a bit. Most of you probably don’t know this but a little over five years ago I built my own gaming...
Don Melton
A metastasis in America America is sick. And I don’t just mean with COVID-19. The bad news is that removing the ugly, orange...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
America is sick. And I don’t just mean with COVID-19. The bad news is that removing the ugly, orange tumor in the White House next week will not be enough to affect a cure. The malignancy has spread. It didn’t even start with the presidency. We’ve been brewing and self-dosing a...