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The Secrets Are Out Thanks To BlackTree

Written on July 07, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 2 people have commented

(Let me preface this post with a warning that tweaking unpublished settings can break your system and applications.)
While I am a fan of the Terminal, sometimes remembering (or Googling for) the proper “defaults write …” undocumented setting to tweak a feature on a new build or a friend’s machine gets a bit annoying (mostly due [...]

Which Way Is Up!?

Written on October 04, 2007 by Nick Santilli and 14 people have commented

Based on my time spent playing with the iPhone interface, I present to you my new term which represents a very serious condition facing geeks today.

Scroligo | skro-li-go |
noun
The vertigo-like sensation induced by switching back and forth between the inverted scrolling orientation on iPhone and the traditional on a MacBook trackpad.

Believe it or not, [...]

Tending to the Open With Context Menu

Written on June 18, 2007 by Nick Santilli and 6 people have commented

A huge thanks goes to Dan Moren at MacUser for posting this tip. I was literally looking for this method over the weekend when I right clicked on an image file and Finder took FOOOREEEVER to show my [crapton of] ‘Open With…’ options.
Most commonly, as you add and delete applications from your Mac, [...]

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