I had an article idea today of posting some cool setups for smart playlists in iTunes. After about 10 minutes of staring at the different possible rules options it hit me…I can’t think of any cool ideas.
I’m aware of the Do-It-Yourself Smart Radio Station and then there’s the obvious “most popular songs” or “least played [...]
Since it was announced, My Dream App has garned much attention. Between travelling and a hectic work schedule I’ve been keeping up to date as much as possible. Now it’s into an elimination round of voting. The voting for this round has actually been extended a day because of all the activity [...]
Following the review I posted about TextExpander, it seems there’s a consensus that the free version and the $30 version were still too close in feature-set to warrant the $30 license.
So I pose this question:
What improvements would you want to see in TextExpander that would make the $30 price tag worth it for [...]
From about a year and a half of using Tiger as well as changing some focus on the sort of things I work on (doing more development than I was back then), I’ve got all sorts of files spread all over the place and really want to get everything organized in some sort of logical [...]
Apple and Microsoft have always had quite a rivalry. And up until now it seemed to be in good taste. Steve would make small comments here and there during various keynotes poking fun at Microsoft and Bill…well Bill never really had anything to poke fun at.
But after seeing multiple banners at WWDC taking direct jabs [...]
Hey TAB readers, I need your help.
I need a PDA Cell Phone for my job, but I want to get one that will still work well with my [at-home] MacBook. I’m tied-in to Cingular, and have narrowed the field down to either the Treo 650, or the BlackBerry 7130. I’d like [...]
Months ago, I saw the “Evening at Adler” video that DrunkenBatman released, which consisted of Mac indie developers discussing important topics about our platform. Something that they discussed which rang strong with me was a topic known as “versioning”. Basically, when a developer works on a major project, no matter what environment or platform, it’s [...]
When Apple announced OS X and their open source initiatives, my first reaction (not owning a Mac at the time) was to seek out PC builds of this software. That search resulted in finding OpenDarwin, who hosted PPC and Intel builds of the Mac OS X kernel, drivers, and more. I spent a few days [...]
This is really just a curiosity post I’m afraid. I bring you no new insight on anything whatsoever.
Do you maximize the various windows you have open? Or do you prefer to keep windows at various smaller sizes?
I’ve got dual 20″ (widescreen) monitors and maximizing windows can be a bit overkill for some things. I’m finding [...]
A friend of mine recently asked me if I knew of any alternates to iTunes for playing/organizing music. I personally love iTunes but I’m aware that my friend isn’t the only person with a distaste for it.
So, got any suggestions for other apps that play/organize music well on OS X?
Edit: This is for iTunes Mac
A few years back when I came back into The Fold, I was immediately aware of the lack of usable ‘right click’ on Macs. Sure, CTRL + Click does the job and brings up the contextual menu when needed, but I’m spoiled and want an actual right click solution. I quickly found SideTrack [...]
The Apple Store online seems to point out the stray Mac - the PowerMac G5. The last of a dying breed of PowerPC based machines. The gasp of breath through those little holes in the front is strong. What will become of him, this Zeus of Macs, this fallen god of power?
Why upgrade him, of [...]
For ages I used Dreamweaver’s FTP utility. But in the last year or so I’ve changed my workflow and don’t use Dreamweaver anymore for any sort of coding (I use TextMate). Since TextMate doesn’t have built in FTP service I’ve been using Panic’s Transmit. Unfortunately I have had all sorts of issues with it and [...]
A buddy of mine, Mike Panoff, has been obsessively working on a pet project aimed at making del.icio.us slightly more usable: A dashboard widget he’s calling “cloud.lic.io.us“.
It essentially does one simple thing: Make all your del.icio.us tags available from your dashboard widget.
He’s looking to release a few more features over the next couple of weeks, [...]
It’s late, I’m moving files around from my G5 to my new Mini with the greatest of ease. Oh, and moving files for me isn’t a couple of Word documents and some pictu… I won’t go there. All in all, I’m transferring half a terabyte. There isn’t anything in my budget that could speed this [...]
So after a solid year of careless downloads, installs, file storage, and a plethora of other bad usage habits, I’m going to do a clean install of Tiger.
This time around I’d like to do it right. I need an environment that’s conducive to a fast working environment as well as one that’s code for not [...]
As I cruise around the Mac news web, I often see headlines that read “XYZ Corporation releases iPod killer” which is immediately followed with laughter from the Mac community about why the devices is inferior to the iPod.
I do think that it isn’t wise to immediately assume that all other music players will never be [...]
Well, I’ve finally gotten the next Quicksilver Screencast put together. I’ve changed gears a few times, and it’s prolonged the release. Sorry about that. But hopefully we’re on course to start this the right way, and build upon it.
Instead of doing a back to basics type of screencast, I’ve chosen to do [...]
Well, I’ve been quiet for a while here. There was a lot of good feedback concerning the Quicksilver Video Demos idea. It sounds like - while I hadn’t planned on it - everyone wants more of a tutorial style video. Fair enough.
So I wanted to announce that the next Quicksilver Video Tutorial [...]
macZOT! is running a clever deal where for each blog that links to their posting of AppZapper, they’ll drop the price by 5 cents. When it gets to be free, GO FOR IT! As of now, it’s $3.00.
From what I can tell, it’s a bargain at it’s normal price. $3 is great. [...]
