Posts catagorized 'Commentary'

Safari 4 Shows Inquisitor Gasping for Life

In the vid below you can see Inquisitor trying to reassert itself from the web history search box. It’s like a ghost haunting the beta install that killed it.

An Imaginary Review of an Apple Netbook

Macworld’s Jason Snell just wrote up an apparently damning critique of OS X netbook hacks. Here are a few annotated excerpts from his post.

Hacked Macs More Popular than Linux, iPhone?

A dubious claim that ‘Hackintoshes,’ or non-Apple made computers that have been hacked to run OS X, have become more popular than machines running Linux and the iPhone. This is not the case.

Convert, Manage and Set Icons in OS X with Img2icns

Img2icns, the simple image utility which lets you create icons for use in OS X, has recently been updated to version 1.0. With this major update from Shiny Frog Img2icns now boasts a refined user interface and a wealth of new features that finally make the focused application a serious contender for best customization tool for your Mac.

Tweak Checklist For a Clean Install of OS X

It might sound strange, but I thoroughly enjoy reinstalling OS X. The process may be time consuming, but my fetish for status bars, the awesome first launch movie and most importantly the prospect of a fresh Mac running to Apple’s specs makes it a pleasurable process. As far as system defaults are concerned, I’m happy with 99 percent of Apple’s choices. Here’s my checklist for dealing with that other 1 percent.

Genius for OS X Helps You Learn Anything

Genius is the best virtual flash card application for the Mac. Read about Genius here and then get learning!

The Little Things – Quick Look’s Excel Support

I use Excel almost daily in my work and personal computing life. However, I was still surprised to see support for multiple paged Excel docs natively supported by Apple’s Quick Look.

In the Background: Some Thoughts on Desktop Simplicity

Make your desktop mirror the elegant simplicity of your Mac.

Easily Navigate Podcasts Using Chapters

An easy way to navigate podcasts plus a few of my favorite Mac podcast pics.

Apple’s MacBook Pro Priced Through the Roof in Korea

Apple is in a sad state in Korea, and its new pricing structure won’t help matters much. On the other hand, Apple may be able to grab more revenue share of the market if not market share.