iPhone Day!
Can you stand it? Oh my god, it's iPhone HYSTERIA day. I flipped around cable this morning before heading into the office and it was being fondled by numerous television news outlets. You just can't buy hype like this. Or maybe you can. Anyway, for those who can't unshackle themselves from their jobs or wait in line at a local...Continue
June 20, 2007OS X Software: 1Passwd
Every now and then you download an application that makes an immediate contribution to your daily workflow. For me that was just the case when I decided to give 1Passwd a try about a month ago. What is it you ask? It's a password manager that makes the process of filling out web forms painless, automatic, and much more secure....Continue
September 30, 2006Apple hardware for sale
It's that time once again, where I sell off some Apple hardware I no longer need. Both of these items are in perfect working condition, and the only reason why I'm letting them go is because I recently upgraded my workstation. If interested, drop me an email to mail@whatdoiknow.org. To see a photo of the two items, click here. For...Continue
April 08, 2006Boot Camp
On my way home from work yesterday I picked up a copy of Windows XP Professional, a couple of games I've been wanting to play (Half Life 2, Far Cry), and got to work installing them all on my MacBook Pro using Apple's new Boot Camp, which everyone has heard about by now. The installation process couldn't have been simpler....Continue
January 12, 2006iWeb's HTML markup. Not so good.
Wondering what the HTML source of Apple's new iWeb looks like? Check this out, and view source. Granted, this is just one template, and I'm assuming the author didn't modify anything, but all I can say is...WTF? 1) iWeb inserts it's own Generator tag. Should feel right at home for anyone using FrontPage. 2) The style sheet is a redundant...Continue
October 19, 2005RapidWeaver Slide Show
A few eagle-eye Mac users have sent emails my way asking if I've seen the photo slide show functionality built into RapidWeaver 3.2, for parts of the interface appear similar to SlideShowPro. And the answer is, that's because it is SlideShowPro, albeit a heavily modified "lite" version without a lot of the bells and whistles the component has. You can...Continue
October 14, 2005Television 2.0
Yesterday was quite a day in Apple land. A video iPod, iTunes 6, FrontRow, a remote control, new iMac with built-in iSight, and the big kahuna of them all -- downloadable television shows for $1.99 each. The medium of television, for all intents and purposes, hasn't changed in decades. It's the passive, one-way, frankly dumb ol' box it's always been....Continue
September 29, 2005Mail.app, IMAP, and Trash woes
I have three different IMAP email accounts setup in Mail.app for Tiger. My inbox, smart folders, and custom email directories all sync perfectly between my PowerBook and my G5, but deleted email and sent items do not. I've checked my Account settings and "Store sent messages on the server", "Store deleted messages on the server" and "Move deleted messages to...Continue
September 25, 2005Look here Spotlight
Here's an open question -- is it possible to force Spotlight (in OS X 10.4) to index a particular file type or directory location? I ask because I have a whole bunch of *.csv files, which are essentially just text files, but for whatever reason Spotlight totally ignores them. All queries for a value inside a .csv return nothing. Anyone...Continue
August 11, 2005PGA Champ podcast
Update (7/17/05): The podcast is now available in the iTMS. Not only that, but it was selected as a featured item at the top of the Podcast page under "New and Notable." Sweet. Few things are as much fun for web nerds than trying out new technology. Case in point -- the 2005 PGA Championship is now podcasting. Copy this...Continue
June 07, 2005Apple and Intel, The Day After
There are two theories floating around concerning the whole Apple / Intel marriage announced yesterday by Steve Jobs at the WWDC. One, Apple was forced into bed with Intel by IBM. Two, Apple sought out Intel as part of a long range roadmap IBM simply wasn't interested in. If I were a betting man, I'd let it all ride on...Continue
June 06, 2005June Roundup
It's been a little while since I published anything here, which has everything to do with work, the weather, and various projects circling around. So with that, here's a rundown of what's happening on my side of the fence. PGA — Tournament season is back in (ahem) full swing once again, and I'm currently working on a big update to...Continue
February 01, 2005The Shuffle Has Landed
My new 1GB iPod Shuffle arrived late last week, and it's every bit as fantastic as I assumed it would be. The first thing you notice about the iPod Shuffle is the size of the box it ships in -- approximately the same width and height as a CD jewel case, but about an inch thick to hold the instruction...Continue
October 12, 2004OS X tip: spelling suggestions
Thanks to a thread at Ars Technica, here's a fantastic tip for anyone on OS X. If you're using a Cocoa app (Mail, Safari, TextEdit, etc) and aren't quite sure how to spell a word, type the first few characters and press F5 (or Option-Esc). An inline drop-down form will appear with suggested words for you to choose from. A...Continue
September 29, 2004.Mac user tip
Earlier today I linked (under 'Enjoying') to the news that Apple has (freely) increased user storage space from 100mb to 250mb. That's great news and all, but by default nearly all of that extra space was automatically allocated to email storage, with a measly extra 25mb going to iDisk storage. So for a user like myself, who subscribes to .Mac...Continue
August 21, 2004Airport Express Review
This week I installed Airport Express -- that magical all-in-one gadget from Apple that bridges the gap (wirelessly) between your computer and stereo, shares a USB printer, and extends the range of your wireless network. I successfully set the unit up, and am now able to stream music from my G5 in the office to speakers in my bedroom on...Continue
July 01, 2004Dashboard: Apple's ActiveX?
Ever since Dashboard was unveiled at the WWDC this past week, I've been following the slow leaks of technical information about the widgets (er, gadgets), with most of the good stuff coming from Dave Hyatt. Then this morning working examples of the gadgets appeared online. Between viewing the source code of the gadgets, cross-referencing Hyatt's posts, and attempting to use...Continue
June 07, 2004All Aboard the Airport Express
Most of the time I'm very cautious before plunking down hard earned cash on technology. I read reviews, check out user forums, and ask around. But when Apple unveiled Airport Express with AirTunes earlier today, I didn't think twice. Hell, I didn't think at all. I quickly perused the descriptive text, and headed straight for the register. I have waited...Continue
April 18, 2004Apple Motion
Out of the blue, look what's new. Apple today (on Sunday no less) introduced Motion, a brand new motion graphics application slated for release this summer. For a very affordable $299 ($400 less than Adobe's After Effects), Motion comes with a slew of tantalizing features, and is low enough in price to make it accessible to just about anyone. Scripted...Continue
March 03, 2004SXSW and iTunes
Today Wired is running a story about the upcoming SXSW (South by Southwest) music festival, and their creative use of what I consider to be one of the best, yet most-often overlooked features of iTunes -- the ability to share playlists across a network. SXSW will be offering full songs from about half of the participants in this year's SXSW...Continue
January 10, 2004The HP / Apple Dance
There are so many angles concerning the recently announced HP / Apple collaboration you could fill pages upon pages of conjecture. Everyone on the web seems to be scurrying about, trying to figure out what in the world Apple is doing moving outside the Mac-related stratosphere and "getting a room" with HP -- a peecee company of all things. Hasn't...Continue
January 06, 2004iPod mini
Just when in looked like Apple might hit the ball out of the park and take over the portable mp3 player market, today they unveiled the iPod mini -- a smaller, less expensive version of the regular iPod. Smaller? Less expensive? Sounds great, right? Yes, unless you have more than an elementary school proficiency in basic arithmetic. The iPod mini...Continue
November 21, 2003Free Audio Tracks from .Mac
If you're a .Mac subscriber, be sure to open your iDisk this morning. Inside "/Software/Members Only" are two free sets of audio sound effects and soundtracks from Skywalker Sound and Freeplay music, which you can then use in iMovie, iDVD, or Soundtrack (which is really worth checking out by anyone involved in multimedia production -- I'm having a blast tinkering...Continue
October 24, 2003Clear the Runway - The G5 is Landing
This January my dual 533mhz PowerMac G4 will turn three years old. Over the years, my G4 has seen five operating systems (OS 9, OS X Public Beta, OS X 10.0-10.3), processed mountains of client-related work, built both my portfolio site and this weblog, and was, for a while, the fastest Mac you could buy. What a difference three years...Continue
October 09, 2003iTunes for Windows Launching 10/16
According to News.com, Apple will launch iTunes for Windows one week from today, October 16, at a special media event in San Francisco. While a lot of people have focused on the iTunes Music Store, the ever-increasingly-crowded digital music marketplace, and Apple's revenue from the new venture, what most Windows people I know will immediately care about is feeling (at...Continue
June 24, 2003Interesting Idea for iChat AV
Derek is onto something. If you can connect a video camera to your Mac for video-conferencing in iChat AV, what's stopping you from broadcasting video? In other words, instead of burning a DVD or VHS tape and mailing it to a friend, you could connect via iChat, plug a camcorder (or anything with video out) into your Mac, and stream...Continue
Thoughts on PowerMac G5, OS X 10.3
Yesterday was quite a day to be a Mac user. After years of waiting, guessing, and rumor-mongering, Apple finally did what millions of PowerMac owners hoped they would do - kick Motorola and their increasingly languid G4 processor to the curb, start over with a new manufacturer, and release an overhauled PowerMac that can actually compete - performance wise -...Continue
June 23, 2003Safari 1.0 To Be Released Today
Just a quick note to spread the word that the final, 1.0 build of Safari will be released later this afternoon. Apple is doing the right thing by releasing 1.0 as a free browser; unlike other companies that are on the verge of removing their browsers from public download....Continue
June 20, 2003PowerMac G5 Specs Released - By Apple
Try as they may, Apple rarely makes it to a keynote without new product news slipping under the Cupertino iron curtain. Normally it is the Mac-related rumor sites that leak the dirt. Or in the case of the LCD iMac, the Canadian imprint of Time Magazine. But this time Apple has nobody to blame but itself, when last night it...Continue
June 03, 2003Finally, A Reason to Buy .Mac
Last month I wrote about my burning - yes, burning - desire to sync up my address book across my four Macs without having to subscribe to .Mac. At the time, .Mac didn't offer enough compelling reasons to shell out $100 a year for someone (like me) already hooked up with email, web space, virus scanners, and backup software. Address...Continue
May 17, 2003OS X Tip: Lock That Screen
Before I started working day-to-day in a collaborative office environment, I never thought about security. Whenever I left my office, I would simply get up and go; allowing my PowerMac to naturally fall asleep to save energy. But when you're developing web content, and have all kinds of keychains unlocked and auto-fill form data in your web browsers, leaving your...Continue
May 14, 2003The Daily Show on the iTunes Store
Fumbling and stumbling around Comedy Central's website, I ran across this choice quote from the Daily Show's music news page: Unlike similar previous services, Apple's has more user-friendly options. There is no subscription necessary, customers can keep the songs indefinitely, they can burn unlimited copies of the songs onto CD's, and, as with any Apple product, get to feel as...Continue
May 01, 2003Wanted! Address Book Sync
I work on a total of four different Mac OS X machines - two PowerMac towers, an iBook, and a new 12" PowerBook. Each machine has a semi-complete Address Book. All four, when combined, form a complete collection of both personal and professional contacts. Right now the only way I could keep a current, duplicate copy of the Address Book...Continue
April 30, 2003How to Share Tracks in iTunes 4
With all the attention going to the iTunes Music Store, most users have overlooked one of iTunes 4's best features - the sharing of playlists over a LAN with Rendezvous. If more than one Mac is on your network, each with their own collection of mp3s, iTunes can "auto-discover" the other machines and automatically add their libraries as a unique...Continue
How to Link to Items in the iTunes Store
If you've been wondering how to create hyperlinks to items within the iTunes Store, and haven't found an answer in any of the iTunes help documents, you're in luck. Thanks to Fuse, we have an answer. The basic structure of the hyperlink is:itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearchResultsFrom there, there are four possible variables that can be passed in the query - songTerm, artistTerm, albumTerm,...Continue
April 28, 2003iTunes Music Store
In case you were living under a rock this afternoon, Apple has publicly released the long-rumored iTunes Music Store - a fully integrated digital music shopping service built directly into the iTunes application. With over 200,000 digital songs available from all 5 of the big record labels, music lovers can purchase songs one by one for 99 cents, or an...Continue
April 15, 2003Enigmo!
Run, don't walk, over to Pangea Software to download the Enigmo demo for OS X. I saw screenshots of the game about a month ago, and knew if the game lived up to the concept, Pangea would have a blockbuster on their hands. After spending a few minutes with the demo, and effectively hooking the attention of everyone else at...Continue
iCommune is Back
Remember iCommune? That innocuous little iTunes plug-in that made Apple freak out and Wired, Slashdot, and News.com to salivate over a hot story? A few months after the beta plug-in was removed from the web, iCommune is back. A completely new application, the 2.0 build of iCommune has the same functionality as the first version (sharing of iTunes libraries over...Continue
April 14, 2003Safari Beta 2
After weeks of pirated developer builds circulating the net - of which I unabashedly admit to have partaken in - Apple has finally released Public Beta 2 of Safari for OS X. The browser is a massive update from the first public beta, with the addition of tabbed browsing, auto-fill forms (something I have long missed from Internet Explorer), and...Continue
February 22, 2003Dotted Borders in Safari
According to Dave Hyatt, he's been doing a lot more CSS tinkering with Safari - including an updated CSS parser and - hold on to your hats - real dotted borders instead of dashes! Well, I'm excited....Continue
February 19, 2003Microsoft Buys VirtualPC
According to news.com, Microsoft has purchased Connectix, the software company behind the popular VirtualPC software package which allows Mac users to run Windows applications, as well as multiple builds of Windows (and Linux too, for that matter) on their Macs in an emulated, window-based environment. I personally use VirtualPC just about every day in my workflow. Not to run Windows-only...Continue
February 13, 2003Safari Beta 60
In case you missed it yesterday, Apple has released a new beta build of Safari. While you won't notice anything at all different with the interface, the back-end has seen numerous improvements in JavaScript, security certificates, support for XML, and a noteworthy boost to Flash player performance. Flash content now plays nearly as fast as Internet Explorer for OS X,...Continue
February 02, 2003My 12" PowerBook Has Arrived
Ten days ahead of Apple's initial shipping estimate, my 12" PowerBook G4 has arrived. After kicking the tires and putting it through a number of tests, the following are a few thoughts about the laptop itself, and how it stacks up to my nearly two-year-old 500mhz iBook (Snow), as well as my dual processor 533mhz PowerMac G4. The first thing...Continue
January 31, 2003Apple! Please Hire Me!
So how does one enterprising, young, talented industrial designer with mad 3D talent get the attention of Apple? Why, if you're Gary Haus, you design your own fictitious Apple tablet named "iNexus" and create an original commercial video using Maya and Final Cut Pro to promote it. Definitely worth downloading....Continue
January 22, 2003My 12" PowerBook: Update
I've received a number of emails (why, I can't really say) from readers of this site asking how I like my new 12" PowerBook, and if I would recommend the purchase of one. In case there are other curious minds out there, I haven't received it yet. Last time I checked the unit was slated to ship "on or before...Continue
January 17, 2003iCommune
This is how the story goes - a developer releases a beta application. The app is hardly noticed by anyone on the shareware software listing sites. A few days pass, the app moves up to beta 2. A couple more days pass. Then all of a sudden Apple screams in with a flurry of legal documents and "politely asks" the...Continue
January 10, 2003Favicon
Ever since Safari was released a handful of days ago, Mac related newsgroups, mailing lists and forums have lit up with messages penned by dogged IE users suddenly confronted for the first time by that little 16x16px graphic in the location bar known as a web site's favicon. "What is it?" "How do I configure Apache to show them?" "How...Continue
January 08, 2003More MacWorld, Safari Thoughts
After having almost a full twenty-four hours since watching the live MacWorld feed in MPEG-4 yesterday (which was one of the best streaming experiences I've ever watched - hardly a blip), a few more thoughts and web sightings before the book is once again closed. Mark Pilgrim jumped on Safari like a frog on a hot sidewalk - check out...Continue
January 07, 2003Safari, New PowerBooks
Christmas came a couple of weeks late for Mac users this year with today's anything but dull MacWorld SanFran keynote with Steve Jobs. No tablets, video-enabled s, or any other type of digital lifestyle device. What did we get? Two brand new PowerBooks, including a mammoth 17" model (which would be perfect for those who use laptops as their primary...Continue
January 04, 2003viPod
Contrary to past years when rumor mill noise surrounding Macworld elevated to a cacophony, next week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco is stunningly quiet - and with good reason. Besides the launch of the LCD iMac, which just about everyone predicted would eventually arrive, Apple hasn't released anything all that new or completely out of the technological left field since,...Continue
December 19, 2002Start Menu in the Dock
Rest assured, you are not hallucinating. There it is, in all its Windows XP glory - a blasted Start menu in the OS X dock thanks to the latest upgrade to Virtual PC. In what has to be one of the most mind-bending cross-platform integration ideas ever seen, the new Virtual PC 6.0 allows users to launch Windows applications (and...Continue
December 11, 2002The Brand Is All Apple Has
After reading this Wired article last week, which is yet another (and probably the worst ever) attempt at nailing down why Mac users are, well, Mac users, comes this gem of a response from John Gruber at Daring Fireball. Written in the sprit of his weblog's title, Gruber nails what's wrong with the piece. It's not just the ridiculous premise...Continue
December 04, 2002Overheard at the Apple Store
Last night I stopped by my neighborhood Lenox Square Apple store, and overheard the following conversation between a twenty-something girl shopping for a Palm and an Apple sales rep. Shopper: I'm thinking about buying a Palm - will it work with my Mac? Rep: What kind of Mac do you have? Shopper: Um...I'm not sure. Rep: iMac maybe? Shopper: Could...Continue
October 25, 2002Pissed Switcher
There are plenty of mock switch videos floating about these days, but none have featured legacy Mac users who are being forced into the other kind of switch - from OS 9 to OS X. That is, except for this guy. I know a few people who can easily relate to this....Continue
October 23, 2002For the Love of Chimera
In case you haven't noticed, there is a battle - of sorts - for the best OS X browser. Most OS X (and Windows for that matter) users I know stick to Internet Explorer, for it remains the de facto web browser of choice for, oh, 99.9% of the web surfing populous. But others - like myself - are doggedly...Continue
October 21, 2002Serve Your Own Weblog w/ OS X
The latest issues of both MacAddict and Macworld (November, 2002) contain wonderful feature articles for newbies looking to serve their own web site using OS X's built-in Apache web server, PHP and MySQL. MacAddict specifically focuses on weblogs, and illustrates how set up your own dynamic site easily using pMachine as the CMS. Macworld takes a more generalized approach with...Continue
October 03, 2002New Apple Switch Ads
Apple has debuted five new switch ads featuring two enormous sports celebrities - skateboarder Tony Hawk (who seems a little bored) and professional surfer Kelly Slater (who also seems bored...or maybe a little stoned), the sorta-known musician DJ Qbert (he may not be a household name, but he's quite a charmer), an umbrella manufacturer who switched his whole business to...Continue
September 12, 2002Time to Fly Little Birdy
Like a mother bird nosing her offspring out of the nest and into the blue, Apple has put all Mac users on notice. If you intend to buy a new Mac and boot into OS 9 or earlier, you better buy one before the end of the year. Come January 2003, all new Macs will boot OS X - period....Continue
September 06, 2002Watson Updates with Amazon / Google Tools
Karelia Software has released an update to their venerable desktop services application Watson which includes optimization for OS X 10.2 and two new tools for searching / browsing Amazon.com and Google. The Amazon.com tool, which beautifully ties in to the company's recently launched web services program, is one of the most powerful examples of a web service application done right....Continue
August 28, 2002iTunes 3 Tip: Never Play the Same MP3 Twice
Apple's latest release of iTunes, now at version 3.0, has a new feature called "Smart Playlists" that allows users to automatically construct custom playlists according to a customized group of search criteria - artist name, track length, genre, decade, etc. With just a few mouse clicks users can automatically build playlists with all songs in their library, for example, by...Continue
August 24, 2002The Jaguar is Loose
Last night was a watershed moment for Mac nerds everywhere as Apple released the enormous update to OSX known as Jaguar. Well, it's not really called Jaguar, but 10.2 - Apple adopted the feline code name (which they've done with all X releases, from Cheetah to Puma to Jaguar and a rumored Panther 10.3) and used it as a marketing...Continue
August 21, 2002PowerMate
When the Griffin PowerMate, a glowing, steel, knob...thing, hit the streets the past year, heads were scratching. What is it? What does it do? $45 for that? Designed by Japanese jewelry designer Takahiko Suzuki, the innocuous little do-hickey was marketed as a volume knob. Who would buy a stupid volume knob for that amount of money? And for that matter,...Continue
July 29, 2002OS X 10.2 for $79
Update: Amazon.com has removed the offer due to "overwhelming demand." They have stated however that all preorders submitted while the rebate was offered will be accepted. If you pre-ordered OS X 10.2, aka Jaguar, from the Apple Store, you may want to cancel it - pronto. Amazon.com is selling the mammoth update for only $79 ($130 MSRP) after mail-in rebate....Continue
July 26, 2002Censorship
For the record, Apple's web staff is actively removing any negative remarks posted in their discussion forums directed towards their new $100 a year .Mac subscription service, which will effectively wipe out at least a million email addresses (including one for me). Less than five minutes after posting a tasteful request for an "email only" service instead of buying the...Continue
July 22, 2002Apple Gets Nasty
I vowed to skip any Apple related news for a while, but this news tidbit is simply too much fun to pass up. As most people in the video industry know, Apple purchased the high-end video compositing and effects software package Shake a few months ago while on a massive buying spree of video software companies and their wares. Some...Continue
July 17, 2002Bye Bye .Mac
Yes, there is a new 17" LCD iMac. Yes, 10.2 (aka Jaguar) is coming August 24th. Yes, we have iTunes 3, and a couple of cool new iApps coming in September. Wonderful news. But for me at least, today's good vibes quickly turned sour when Apple pulled a fast one on their dedicated users. Hell, let's be honest - they...Continue
More MacWorld Thoughts
Before the sun sets on MacWorld 2002, a few more things to chew on. One, it looks like everyone will be shelling about $130 plus tax come August 24th for OS X 10.2. Historically, Apple has waited a week or two to calculate prices for upgrades, but according to this article at news.com, there will be no special discounts. This,...Continue
July 16, 2002Ellen, Put Down the Bong
Ellen Feiss talks about her new Mac. Or something....Continue
July 08, 2002Bye iTools. Hello .Mac
In a branding effort that smacks of Microsoft's .Net strategy, Apple will soon be changing the name of their web services to .Mac....Continue
July 07, 2002Bye Bye Happy Mac
According to this photo, taken by some Mac user who got their hands on the very latest developer build of OS X 10.2, the "happy Mac" that normally appears when booting a Macintosh has just received a major, minimalist makeover. Real? Fake? Who knows. But I like it....Continue
July 01, 2002Apple buys Emagic, makers of Logic
Looks like my original prediction of Apple buying a high end audio application company has come true. Wasn't Pro Tools per se, but close enough....Continue
June 30, 2002Improved Antialising in OS X 10.2
According to outside Apple developers (the leaky ones) running the latest builds of OS X 10.2, a.k.a. Jaguar, the system will offer four unique levels of antialiasing specially designed for your particular type of display. Lots of screenshots are available for you to get a leg up on what's coming sometime within the next couple of months (hopefully)....Continue
June 10, 2002New Apple Campaign
Apple has launched its new "Real People" ad campaign, including eight television commercials and prominent section of their web site. The push? Showcase real people, real Windows users, venting frustration about their (old) beige clunky boxes and how much they love their new Macs. The first time in years Apple has taken the gloves off and targeted Windows directly. Update:...Continue
May 21, 2002Paperless Office with OS X / PDF
This is a very obvious tip for those who have been using Mac OS X, but for some readers this may be a big, and very welcome surprise. I used to print hard copies of anything I found on the web that was of educational or inspirational interest. After years of mashing the print button, I have folders full of...Continue
May 10, 200210.2 - Oh So Sweet
Today I finally had a chance to get behind the driver's seat of an early developer build of Mac OS X 10.2, a.k.a. "Jaguar." Despite the fact that I talk about OS X quite a lot on this site, I have yet to start using it as my default OS. OS 9 may not be as pretty, stable, or powerful...Continue
May 09, 2002Apple Wants You
You are the client. Apple is the designer. Apple has posted four design composites for the upcoming redesign of their support page, and wants you, yes, you to vote for your favorite....Continue
May 08, 2002OS X Interface Gripes
Contrary to the my many posts about Mac OS X, new application software, and the exciting future of the OS, there are still quite a few boneheaded problems with the interface that have held on since the first public beta. Peter Seebach, a.k.a. "The Cranky User," runs down many of the top problems with Aqua, the interface of OS X....Continue
May 06, 2002iChat
As announced this morning at the WWDC, the next major revision of OS X (10.2 - due late summer) will include a new instant messaging application named iChat – a collaboration between AOL and Apple. With iChat, OS X will have a native, Apple designed interface that is fully compatible with AOL's existing AIM network of users, all 150 million...Continue
WWDC Kicks Off - New Apple Mouse?
In Apple land, today kicks off the 2002 WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in San Jose, California. Many will be eyeing Steve Jobs' keynote this morning, for he will give audiences a sneak peak at the next major revision of OSX, code-named "Jaguar." Most expect OSX 10.2 to be publicly released at MWNY in July, but for now Mac users can...Continue
April 29, 2002eMac and MX
Talk about a double jolt of news to wash down with your morning cup of coffee. Apple comes out of nowhere with a brand new, redesigned version of the iMac for education, and Macromedia formally announces Dreamweaver MX and Fireworks MX. Apple's new iMac, now known as an eMac, answers many teacher's concerns about the recently launched iMac, namely that...Continue
April 06, 2002Apple Should Buy Pro Tools
In case you don't follow the always rowdy rumor pipelines and news pages surrounding Apple, you'd be unaware that Steve Jobs and company have been doing some serious shopping. What for? Anything related to high end video. For the past year, a year in recession it's worth pointing out, Apple has been spending some of that $4 billion in cash...Continue
March 21, 2002Good God, That's Huge
Yesterday at MacWorld Tokyo, Steve Jobs unveiled an astonishingly huge 23-inch LCD Apple Cinema HD Display that dwarfs just about everything else out there. I own a 17-inch Apple Studio Display, which is quite possibly the best hardware purchase I've ever made, so I'm not giving it up anytime soon. But that 23-inch screen...oh my. I can't wait to drop...Continue
March 17, 2002Pixelpalooza
Just a reminder that The Iconfactory is continuing to receive submissions for their annual icon contest Pixelpalooza, and that you can download any of the excellent entries received thus far. Lots of excellent, original icons to spice up that desktop. For the record, I changed all my hard drive icons to Christophe Bouchard's Vegie Icons set. Yum....Continue
March 14, 2002Mistress iMac
My my, who knew Apple's new iMac was into bondage....Continue
March 05, 2002Atlanta Apple Store Opening May 11
A sign has been posted outside Apple's soon-to-be Lenox Square retail store stating it will open May 11, 2002. There's no way in hell I'm lining up at 6am to be of the first geeks in the door, but I'll definitely drop in at some point to see that purty new iMac up close in person....Continue
February 04, 2002Web Writing Applescripts Updated
Dean Allen updated his awesome collection of Web Writing Applescripts for Tex-Edit on the Mac. Essential....Continue
January 24, 2002Stolen iMac Returns Home
A fantastic story about a stolen iMac recently appeared on MacScripter.net that's really worth checking out. The story goes like this -- a Mac user named "R.D. Bridges" wrote in to Google's UseNet Groups site that his sister's iMac had been stolen in a burglary. Long gone, right? Well, except for one little hitch -- his sister's iMac had the...Continue
January 21, 2002iPhoto Review
Good overview of iPhoto, Apple's latest digital app, as critiqued by professional photographer Derrick Story. He also includes a few handy tips and tricks for customizing the HTML markup produced by iPhoto in case you want your online photo albums (ahem, 'presentations') to look a little more professional. Unrelated, but also check out Extending the Web: XHTML Modularization for more...Continue
January 15, 2002myth (mith) n
1. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.4. A fictitious story, person, or thing. Apple gets smart and...Continue
January 07, 2002iMac 2.0
So it's finally here -- the new iMac. Once you see it however, it's awfully hard to call the "new iMac" an iMac, for it retains virtually no recognizable features of the original (which Apple announced today they've sold six million of since introduction three years ago). The internet-age iMac with its gumdrop shape, transparent shell and vibrant colors, which...Continue
January 05, 2002Old iMac Coming on Monday?
With all the mystery and speculation over MacWorld, it's easy to forget that a radically new iMac is widely predicted to be unveiled. Today, CBS MarketWatch joined the Apple hype machine by claiming the redesigned iMac, if we do get one, could actually look 5 years old. 5 years? Here's the deal. Apple released a ridiculously expensive, to the tune...Continue
January 04, 2002"To Go Where No PC Has Gone Before"
I am fully aware that news surrounding Apple Computer and their products may not be the most exciting topic for some readers, but wrap your head around this much -- Apple, in a way, really isn't a computer company. They're more of a movie studio, with a kick-ass scene designer (product designer, Jonathan Ive) and director (Jobs). They don't just...Continue
January 03, 2002iWalk
The days leading up to MacWorld Expo always reward Apple's diehard fans with oceans of theories, rumors, and speculation. Most of it is just talk, but some really get carried away. Today, a German web site called "Spymac.com," a site that has posted photos of would-be, could-be hardware prototypes in the past, has sent the Mac community screaming to the...Continue
January 02, 2002MacWorld '02
With just five days to go before Apple's MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, Steve Jobs and company are getting rather bold. A few days ago, Apple's home page carried an ad for MacWorld, but with a juicy footer that read, "This one is big. Even by our standards." Yesterday, the line changed to "Count the days. Count the minutes. Count...Continue
December 03, 2001Star Wars in Your Terminal
Before there was Flash, there was ASCII art. If you have Mac OS X, open your Terminal and type in the following: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Believe it or not, someone recreated Star Wars (the original) in it's entirety using nothing but dashes, slashes, brackets, and other keyboard symbols. Very weird. Some people really have too much time on their hands....Continue
October 24, 2001Meet the iPod
In an update to a previous post about Apple's "breakthrough" digital device, Steve Jobs finally held his media-only show-and-tell / magic show in Cupertino, California yesterday. For almost a week, the rumor mill was swirling with all sorts of guesses about what "it" would be. A recordable DVD player? A home stereo unit to stream music from your computer? Ginger?!?...Continue
October 17, 2001"Hint...it's Not a Mac"
Oh boy...nothing like a little Apple Computer speculation and rumor mongering to brighten up an otherwise hysterical Anthrax news day. First reported by C|Net, then the rest of the tech news sites, everybody's favorite black mock-turtleneck wearing, fruit and water ingesting, John Pawson loving, bitch-slapping and digital camera tossing CEO Steve Jobs will unveil on October 25th a new digital...Continue
September 28, 2001OSX 10.1 Finally Here
Apple's new UNIX based operating system, OSX, has officially been out since March, but this weekend marks the release of what most people (myself included) feel is the real deal. Mac OS X 10.1 is far more than just a "dot-one" update. Apple has put so much work into it that the update alone is over 400MB -- impossible for...Continue
September 17, 2001Santa Steve
One of the most inspiring and intriguing events to spin out of recent tragedies are the number of corporations stepping out to assist. From Amazon.com to Microsoft to Cisco, many companies have donated millions of dollars to New York and the families who lost loved ones in the fallen towers. But of all the stories I've heard, Apple Computer has...Continue
