Bob Walder is Research Director for Gartner Inc., network security specialist, Mac/iPhone software developer, avid golfer, writer and gadget-loving technology freak living in the south of France This is his tumblelog, which merges feeds from his Twitter account with occasional blog entries, photo posts, link updates and other micro-blogging ephemera In effect, a one-stop-shop for everything you never wanted to know about BobTumblr (3.0; @bobwalder)http://blog.bobwalder.com/<p>Banks & financial institutions cause global meltdown and yet STILL want to dictate the rules. Half of them should be in jail, not boardroom</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1060010628http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1060010628Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:22:53 +0200<p>Why testing can be dangerous… <a href="http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-09-03/">http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-09-03/</a></p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1060010574http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1060010574Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:22:53 +0200<p>For what it’s worth, I’m on Ping… have at it… <a href="http://bit.ly/aS48os">http://bit.ly/aS48os</a></p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869603http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869603Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>BTW, did anyone else notice that Jobs said that HDR photos would be coming to the iPad in iOS 4.2? Camera on iPad by November? Nah… :)</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869594http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869594Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>iPad on its way back slowly. After initial “disk errors”, iTunes 10 wiped content. Restoring now - thanks a bunch iTunes!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869608http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869608Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>Twitter for iPad just jumped the shark. Eye candy for eye candy’s sake. Nothing in there makes my Tweeting life easier</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869599http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869599Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>Twitter for iPad (ex Tweetie)? Too little too late. Osfoora still has most intuitive UI. Echofon does Tweet sync. Twitter is just confusing</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869601http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869601Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>Anyone else hating that “early Macintosh” monochrome look to iTunes 10? Some things are “retro cool”, others just “dated”</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869624http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869624Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>I was REALLY hoping the new AppleTV would be iOS based, then I could run Plex and stream my own content. That’s what I need</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869619http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869619Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>Since iTunes changes T&Cs on a daily basis it seems, I would prefer if it made confirmation more seamless & didn’t make me retry purchase!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869617http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869617Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>RT @antallan: RT @pzmyers: Time to revoke Disney’s ownership … <a href="http://bit.ly/bCRddl">http://bit.ly/bCRddl</a> / What have our kids done to deserve this? «OMG!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869610http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869610Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>BTW - iTunes 10 just bricked my iPad - my advice is give it a miss for now!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869613http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1052869613Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:33 +0200<p>With that new Nano, I don’t see the need for the new Shuffle!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904600http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904600Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:23:44 +0200<p>Everyone says how useless AppleTV is compared with Netflix/Hulu, etc-but at least I can get content in Europe via the Apple TV! Wake up USA!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904681http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904681Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:23:44 +0200<p>All this talk about the new iTV and streaming video/99c rentals/etc: don’t forget it’s USELESS unless it works outside the US. Please?!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904685http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1048904685Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:23:44 +0200<p>RT @wgragido: If people start jumping on APT like PCI I may go postal « Too late…</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216758http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216758Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:38:55 +0200<p>Wow! Echofon text looks awesome on Retina display… #likingtheiphone4</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216759http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216759Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:38:55 +0200<p>RT @hypatiadotca: Via @debcha, “Bad Romance” on tiny Korgs: <a href="http://ping.fm/HuNFm">http://ping.fm/HuNFm</a></p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216761http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1025216761Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:38:55 +0200<p>RT @jack: #endmalaria = Back to School: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQUJfTOzBa8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQUJfTOzBa8</a></p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1021104718http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1021104718Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:38:49 +0200<p>RT @mattgemmell: Amusing email I received this morning: <a href="http://bit.ly/duopRj">http://bit.ly/duopRj</a> « This made me smile!</p>http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1017451354http://blog.bobwalder.com/post/1017451354Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:24:43 +0200