CrunchGear pointed to this the other day and I’ve been daydreaming about it since. The fact that it’s a tablet mock-up does not necessarily get me excited. The part I dig is the short description of how the design would function:
It [the keyboard] stays in place with a combination of magnets and notches
There [...]
I consider myself pretty savvy on the Mac. But as the saying goes, you learn something new every day, right?
Enter OS X Hacker. A Trackpad setting in the System Preferences that I never paid any attention to before. Hold down your control key and push two fingers upward on the [...]
With screencasts seeming to be all the rage - and having done a handful myself - I thought it might be useful to run down some of the high points of putting together a screencast that conveys a point in a clean and concise manner. It should be said that prior to any software [...]
TUAW posted a neat link about combining Quicksilver and YubNub for extremely customizable searches. I briefly played with this and found it to be pretty cool actually. Having not previously heard of YubNub, this was a learning experience for me. The highlight being that you can use a ‘mash’ command to search [...]
Sign me up for 2 of these…Just wish my MacBook could handle them. Maybe my wallet too.
So by stacking ram modules on top of one another, Samsung has developed faster, more reliable RAM chips. Really all I have to say - being a devoted OS X/Apple user who relies on tons of RAM [...]
Ars points out that if you’ve been rocking the CS3 beta of Photoshop, a simple Drag/Drop uninstall or copy of the Full version over top may not do the trick. Adobe offers a script that you should run before installing the official (not-free) version on your system.
It’s unclear whether using something more [...]
Short of being a network geek, you probably haven’t ever considered toying with the DNS settings in yout Network Preference Pane. But OpenDNS has given everyone a reason to take another look.
DNS stands for Domain Name System, and it’s employed all over our beloved Internets. As a quickie explanation for those who don’t [...]
I got there at little after 7:15am and was greeted by this line.
Then the Apple Laptops came out - great wireless signal from the store apparently.
Then the Apple Team came out Whooping and Cheering.
And then the party began.
This was my first Apple Store opening, and it was really cool. The people are fun, and [...]
So almost a year ago to the day (ok, off by a week), I posted an early screencast which showed the setup I use for Quicksilver. The intent then - as it is now - was to show all of you exactly which items are check-marked and how everything’s set, so in cast you [...]
It seems my screencasts garner much interest in the rest of my system’s bling, if you will. So a quick rundown to answer some of the questions left in the comments of the Pimp Your Quicksilver screencast from last week.
WALLPAPER
I find my Desktop wallpaper in a few different places.
I totally dig what [...]
In case your Software Update hasn’t notified you already, there’s a Security Update waiting for your attention. It addresses a pretty long list of security concerns within OS X.
If you’d like to go and install it now - not a bad idea - then go up to the Apple menu and select [...]
I’ve got a lot of friends who have recently purchased their first Macs. I’m always more than happy to help them get up and running and answer questions whenever they have them - I mean, I do that here for you people and I don’t even know most of you! But I’ve found [...]
I went ahead and closed the comments on the Joost Invites post. Thanks for all the responses - I really wish I had more than 3 to pass along at this time, as the choices were difficult. I got some good laughs out of your efforts as well, so thanks.
If you’re still on [...]
By now I’m sure most of you have heard about Joost. It’s Tv on your mac with nothing more than an internet connection. I’ve been playing with the closed beta for a couple of weeks now and it’s got a lot going for it. Maybe not an Apple TV competitor just yet, [...]
I’ve discussed in the past, the use of OverFlow for replacing my Login Items within OS X. Some people really don’t like to load up their Login Items, leaving OverFlow as a nice alternative for launching those essential apps whenever they’re needed. Several people voiced their thoughts on using Quicksilver, but in my [...]
If you’ve chosen Google Reader as your RSS ‘app’ then this little tidbit may be pretty interesting to you. Jon Hicks has been laboring over a sweet skin for Google Reader, making it look (and function) much more OS X-like. Read his post on it here, and see what your next steps should [...]
Is it just me, or is the latest ad from Apple - Stuffed - a little hypocritical? I mean, if I’m not mistaken my MacBook came with a demo of Office and 1 or 2 other things that I don’t remember now, since removing them the moment I got the machine home. Granted, [...]
This is a note aimed more toward the Colorado-based TAB readers. This Saturday the 21st of April marks the opening of an Apple store at Park Meadows Mall in Lone Tree, Colorado. Being that it’s just minutes from my home, I don’t think an Apple store opening will get any closer for me. [...]
1. Where did the Big Robot name come from?
Pete: Big Robot is actually my middle name.
Ryan: Yeah, we thought the company would have that personal feel to it if we used something close to us for the name, so we went with Pete’s middle name. His mother is very proud.
2. Who makes [...]
The color labels that OS X provides for users seem to be a veritable Swiss Army Knife. If you don’t currently use them you’re probably not going to believe me on that last statement. But the more I play with them, the more I realize they can do. The best part is [...]
