Macs and OSX Archives
Soulseek for Mac OSX
May 10, 2004
I spent quite a bit of time mucking around with terminal, Fink, X11 and the OSX developer tools this weekend trying to get Nicotine, the OSX version of Soulseek, to work. I couldn’t do it, even using the moron instructions….Continue reading this entry...
Why Apple?
January 06, 2004
I’m not as much of a geek as I may appear on this site. I’m one of those folks that really wants technology to work for me, not the other way around. I don’t obsess over gadgets, I don’t hack…Continue reading this entry...
Junk Mail
November 02, 2003
This week I installed Panther and it’s great. I’ve had a few minor issues. For example the fonts occasionally go blurry, they look really bad in Safari, and my help browser is all broken. These issues aren’t a big deal,…Continue reading this entry...
Apple's Great Customer Service
September 22, 2003
I was reading this week’s New Thinking article by Gerry McGovern in which he talks about Web sites and customer service, and how to choose the correct wording for your site. He relates an experience he had with Dell’s “customer…Continue reading this entry...
iTunes 4 and the Apple Music Store
April 28, 2003
Wow. As I’m sure many of you are aware, Apple released it’s latest version of iTunes which includes access to the new Apple music store. Well, I’ve been playing with it for an hour or so, and I have to…Continue reading this entry...
Tabbed Browsing in Safari.
February 24, 2003
So the people wanted tabbed browsing in Safari and that is what the people are going to get. How do I know? Because I’ve seen it! I got an e-mail today with the particulars, you want to read it? Here…Continue reading this entry...
Why Safari will change the Web.
January 08, 2003
Brian Fling tells us why he thinks Safari will make a huge impact on the Web. Can’t say I disagree with him….Continue reading this entry...
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More on Safari and other Apple related treats.
January 07, 2003
I’m making this post from Safari and already the biggest thing I notice from my normal browsing experience is the lack of tabs that I have with Chimera. A big downer if you ask me. Tabbed browsing, as I’m sure…Continue reading this entry...
Apple's Safari.
January 07, 2003
You heard it hear first folks…Well, maybe not. Looks like the big news expected from Apple today was the announcement of their new browser, Safari. Sounds like it’s built to be 100% standards compliant with lots of great features. Jobs…Continue reading this entry...
OSX Switcher's guide.
December 23, 2002
Zeldman has started a guide for users of OS9 switching to OSX. Seems he’s had some problems. Can’t say I feel for him, OSX has been like a dream so far, but then again I never had the pleasure of…Continue reading this entry...
iPhoto
November 04, 2002
Wow, that was easy. This weekend I was lucky enough to DJ a really great Halloween party. Nevermind the fact that I wasn’t feeling to hot and probably made it worse by swigging down one too many beers. Maybe that…Continue reading this entry...
What Todd Knows.
October 15, 2002
Been spending time over at Todd Dominey’s site. I really like all the tips and tricks he’s got over there for OSX. Today’s tidbit is OSX’s Character Palette - a great little tool. What does he know? Lots….Continue reading this entry...
Powerbook and OSX update.
October 14, 2002
So I was able to get in there and start using the Powerbook a bit more this weekend. I bought a reference book on OSX and got to work. I’m actually quite amazed at how quickly I was weened off…Continue reading this entry...
Software and a stuck pixel.
October 07, 2002
I’ve not had too much time to get the PowerBook all up and running. Tonight I was able to get a bit of my software all going - I had a run in with a table and chairs (I’m still…Continue reading this entry...
From the PowerBook!
October 04, 2002
This is my first post from my new PowerBook - I had to because I can’t really believe how easy this thing was to set up. I turned it on about 10 minutes ago and already I’m up on the…Continue reading this entry...
A shipment.
October 04, 2002
Well today my Powerbook arrived. I have yet to turn it on, but it looks real purty. I have a busy weekend, and almost no time today, but hopefully I’ll have some time to work with it soon. I’ll document…