Tag: apple

Shortcuts for Bookmarks

Did you know you can assign a keyboard shortcut that invokes any browser bookmark you’ve created? For example, I have...

Input Managers and Leopard

Lets talk about a variety of Mac OS X software called Input Managers. In brief, an Input Manager is software...

Are you sure?

The new empty trash confirmation dialog in Leopard. But… I’m using Time Machine. There is an undo! This seems contradictory....

Mac OS X Leopard menu bar loses its rounded corners

Just wondering how long it will take for someone to restore the rounded edges that have always been on the...

Exposé key assignment choices

The Exposé preferences dialog has some odd choices for key assignments. Namely… Why are ‘fn’, ‘Right/Left Shift/Control/Option/Command’ choices for these...

100+ iPhone Features I Want

As wonderful as Apple’s iPhone is, it has a lot of room for improvement. I’m hopeful that many of the...

On the iPhone SDK (or lack thereof)

There is a lot of controversy in the Mac development community over Apple’s newest computer— the iPhone. That wasn’t a...

More iPhone stuff

So here’s a hodge-podge of additional thoughts after using an iPhone for a day or two. About the Speakers I...

iPhone'd

Well, I did buy an iPhone after all. My Verizon contract was up, it’s a few days from my birthday—...

The one about the iPhone

The iPhone. It looks like a fantastic smart phone. It’s certainly interesting to me, but I’ve never wanted a smart...

Why You Shouldn't Buy iTunes Shows or Movies

Following my exhaustive post on why you should buy iTunes Shows and Movies, I will now give you some very...

Why You Should Buy iTunes Shows and Movies

I thought I would share some of my thoughts about the iTunes Music Store. The store now sells movies— something...

On Apple's Showtime Event

I have mixed feelings about Apple’s announcements today. In general, it was a lot of good, but in the end,...

The world's most expensive remote keyboard

Here’s a habit I’ve gotten into every time I visit Best Buy or CompUSA: looking over the various keyboards they...

My ideal handheld device

I’ve been thinking lately of what would make the most ideal portable computing device for me. I’ve been unhappy with...

A closer look at the Mac mini

Well, that didn’t take very long. Okay, I said that I wouldn’t pay $599 for a Mac mini. I...

Thoughts on the new Mac mini

I knew it was coming. Apple didn’t surprise me one bit by announcing the new Intel-powered Mac mini today. It...

iPod Shuffle Review

Here’s a shuffle-sized review of the iPod shuffle. I love it. I previously used a 3rd-gen iPod weighing in at...

Apple's Mighty Mouse

So I'm browsing around the source for Apple's Mighty Mouse page because I want to know how they rig their...

OS X software inventory

It's been a few months since I began my Macintosh journey. Here's a list of all the new files I've...

Red, Yellow, Green

I've been using Mac OS X for several months now, and it just dawned on me. You know the red,...

An Apple IIc

Lord help me, I bought an Apple IIc.

Happy new year and so forth

First post of the new year.

Missing something

Microsoft security == oxymoron.

Happy Panther Day

I was pretty surprised to find that although Apple was not publicly offering a free OS X 10.3 upgrade to...

Warm Fuzzies

Mark Morford's Lick Me, I'm a Macintosh is a great account of the Apple out-of-box experience. It saves me the...

New Safari beta is out

Safari beta 2 is out. Go get.