Category: OS X

  • Personal information nerdvana

    Got a Mac? OK, here’s three applications you need to install if you haven’t already, based on your faith in me alone. I’m asking 15 minutes of your time max. First, install QuickSilver. Don’t ask what it is or what it does because I’m not going to bother explaining it. Once it’s installed (or if…

  • I’ve got one word for you: presence

    Happy Festivus all. I’m sure you’ve got your metal pole nearby, and I was going to have an airing of grievances but that’s the sort of thing that can bite you in the ass a few years down the line. So instead I’ll celebrate the complete lack of sunshine by attempting to predict the future.…

  • More iChat Problems

    I continue to be operating under the impression that this is the correct forum to ask about iChat problems. This time it’s general flakeness over the past week or two. Examples: I came back from lunch last week and found that iChat was spinning. Jenny left me a bunch of notes, none of which showed…

  • Wiki test

    I got kind of sick of people posting comments on I got 101 problems but Apple ain’t one about whether Konfabulator and Watson were rip-offs or ripped-off (when the real question is whether Apple’s actions affect 3rd party developers decision to make Mac apps) so I closed comments on the entry. But. I installed Instiki…

  • I got 101 problems but Apple ain’t one

    Wherein I steal Matt’s idea and look at what’s been and what could have been in Cupertino.

  • AirTunes

    So Apple just announced the AirPort Express, an 802.11g access point that’s roughly the size and shape of my PowerBook’s AC adapter. It can be used as a regular base stationThe most unique feature is AirTunes, wherein you can stream music from iTunes to the audio out jack on this $130 gadget. The concept is…

  • Firefox, Flash and OS X

    [Update: It looks like a lot of people are finding this page when searching for “firefox flash.” If you’re looking for instructions on how to get Flash working on Firefox, try downloading Flash player or just go to Mozilla Plugins for easy-to-install plugins. You might want to get Java while you’re at it.] If you’re…

  • New Résumé

    Not that I’m looking for work, but I’m working on my new résumé. It’s not done yet, but I’m not sure what else I need in there.

  • Google Local

    Saw this on CNN this morning, Google has taken Search By Location out of the lab and into Beta under the name Google Local. A search for George Hotelling in Ann Arbor, MI didn’t do as well as a search for pizza, which is strange since it’s obvious exactly where I am.

  • cLife

    One of Apple’s big selling points of OS X is its applications. These applications are targeted at filling the need of people to manage their content in as easy a way as possible. Here’s a list of applications found either in the default dock because I will be coming back to these apps in a…