The Apple Logo
A short paragraph about the invention of the Apple logo: I Invented … the Apple Logo
View ArticleApple’s iTV
This whole iTV thingy sounds pretty darn cool. I’m interested. Photos of the iTV Livingroom Streaming Box Apple iTV: Wirelessly Stream Content To Your TV Via Gizmodo.
View ArticleThe PC World and Design
Jeff Atwood’s recent post on Coding Horror speaks about how in the PC World, there is no consideration for the design of a product. In the rare cases that there is, it is usually and afterthought....
View ArticleSecrets In Websites
Here is an interesting list of nice little nuggets imbedded in the code of some major websites. My favorite is the Apple one. Secrets In Websites More importantly, don’t forget to check out Accettura’s...
View ArticleInternally, Microsoft Does Get It
More emails from Windows chief Jim Allchin were made public recently as a result of and antitrust trial in Iowa. This latest email seemed particularly relevant to my last post on The PC World and...
View ArticleExcited About Vista?
The other night my mother was asking me if I was excited about Vista coming out. She wanted to know if I planned on upgrading soon. When she asked what I thought about it, the first thought that came...
View ArticleJobs Thoughts on DRM
This is kind of amazing to hear from the CEO of Apple considering how successful they have been at selling DRM protected music. It’s nice to see such a clear message from a company that they are...
View ArticleReading Between the Lines
John Gruber has posted a very insightful article analyzing Steve Jobs’s “Thoughts on Music” essay. I think Gruber is spot-on in suggesting that the point of the article is to get on record as having...
View ArticleMac Browsers and Non-Native UI
Jeff Atwood’s most recent post from Coding Horror has really hit the nail on the head in my mind. Non-Native UI Sucks Atwood’s article starts by pointing out that many Mac users prefer Safari to...
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FontExplorer X and Quark 6.5
In my last post on FontExplorer, Transitioning to FontExplorer X, I alluded to some problems I was having with it and Quark 6.5. I’d like to expound upon that a little bit. In order to get on the same...
View ArticleBirth of An Apple Store
They’ve started work on the new Apple Store that’s going in on Newbury Street in Boston, MA. Somebody put up a webcam and is recording all of the exciting action in it’s full glory. Well, okay,...
View ArticleNovell’s spoof on Apple’s MAC/PC adverts
Second spoof ad on Apple’s “Get a Mac Campaign”. I like. Via Broken Kode.
View ArticleTranslation from PR-Speak of ‘A Greener Apple’
Waffle has kindly translated Steve Job’s “A Greener Apple” from PR-Speak to English. Translation from PR-Speak to English of Selected Portions of Steve Jobs’ “A Greener Apple†Article Selected...
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Zombies Invade San Francisco
I’m not exactly sure how I would react if I saw this at my local Apple store: zombie flash mob 2007 I can’t decide if I would be hurriedly walking in the other direction or on the floor laughing....
View ArticleSmaller iPhone or Bigger Hand
Have you noticed that the iPhone looks smaller in the latest advertisements from Apple? Apparently Apple thought it looked too clunky in the pictures when they first announced it. Now they’ve got a new...
View ArticleSafari for Windows
My first reaction when hearing that Safari was going to be available on Windows was one of pure excitement…and shock. Seriously, who guessed that one? As far as I’m concerned this is a very good thing...
View ArticleOpen in Firefox
I currently use Safari as my primary browser on OS X systems. Oftentimes I find that I either want to dissect a web page in Firebug or even just see what it looks like in Firefox. This is kind of a...
View ArticleApple doesn’t get the Web
Jeremy Keith is “just sayin’…”: Apple doesn’t get the Web Agreed. 408K of JavaScript? Come on people. How am I supposed to load that into my iPhone1 on the EDGE network? This would be nearly...
View ArticleWhat is Interference Robustness?
There is a really helpful article over on Macinstruct about the weird feature in Airport called “interference robustness.” I’ve always wondered what that did, and more importantly, if it does something...
View ArticleOffice 2008 Will Follow Some Mac Standards
Honestly, this is probably one of the first really good things that I’ve heard about Office 2008 for Macs. The MacBU team has just announced on Mac Mojo that the Office update will now come in a...
View ArticlePhotoshop for iPhone
This video is actually pretty good: Photoshop for iPhone I particularly like the URL in the video: adobe.com/itsnotreal Via Daring Fireball.
View ArticleUsing FontExplorer X With Networked Home Directories
FontExplorer X has some really funky behavior when it comes to users with networked home directories. Normally, the application files for FontExplorer are stored in ~/Library/Application...
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Web Design Survey Results Released
The results of the web design survey conducted by A List Apart in April have finally been released. A staggering 33,000 people responded to the survey and the final report tops out at 81 pages. Overall...
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Spotlight Rejiggered in Leopard
I’ve heard a lot of rumors about Spotlight now actually ‘working’ in Leopard. That’s good news, because it was a total bust in Tiger. I liked the idea of it, but it was just too damn slow to actually...
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Outrageously Expensive RAM
A couple of weeks ago, I was helping to spec out some new iMacs for our computer labs. This is usually pretty straightforward; the only sticky part is actually deciding how much RAM to get. We run a...
View ArticleMulti Safari
Apple has just released the 10.4.11 update for Mac OS X Tiger, which has two interesting tidbits. First of all, it lists “Improves compatibility when using OpenType fonts in QuarkExpress.” I would be...
View ArticleMac OS X Security
Preface and Disclaimer This paper presents an overview of the security situation of Mac OS X. The purpose of this paper is to present security in a very easy-to-understand fashion. I firmly believe...
View ArticleQuote of the Week
Mike Davidson has written an excellent article regarding the whole Apple vs. Adobe stuff. Read the article for sure, but what I’m more interested in is the Quote of the Week honors: And the HTML/CSS...
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Backup and Convert iPhone SMS Conversations to an HTML File
I love my iPhone 3G and can’t wait until the end of my contract when I can upgrade to the latest and greatest version. However, one of my biggest gripes with the iPhone is that there is no standard way...
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