Designer Creates Retro 'iOS '86' iPhone Interface - DesignTAXI.com
12 weeks ago by epersonae
Something terribly appealing about that....
mac
history
design
mobileweb
12 weeks ago by epersonae
The Day Apple Became Nathan Myhrvold « Mike Cane's xBlog
february 2011 by epersonae
"for this continued vandalism they expect a 30% — in Myhrvold’s delightful turn of phrase — vig?"
mac
business
writing
misctech
february 2011 by epersonae
Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware | Electronic Frontier Foundation
august 2010 by epersonae
"Apple's patent provides for a device to investigate a user's identity, ostensibly to determine if and when that user is "unauthorized," or, in other words, stolen" using biometric info. CREEPY.
privacy
mac
august 2010 by epersonae
Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4
july 2010 by epersonae
"Our findings call into question the recent claim by Apple that the iPhone 4's signal-strength issues were largely an optical illusion caused by faulty software" -- also, apparently likely to be a more significant issue for lefties.
mac
mobileweb
misctech
july 2010 by epersonae
MacBook - Technical Specifications
april 2010 by epersonae
specs for ye olde macbook. (which still runs fine, altho could prob'ly use new batter.)
mac
reference
april 2010 by epersonae
Coals [2] Newcastle: One More Page
march 2010 by epersonae
someone who loves Scrivener recommends Page Four. (for windows)
writing
mac
windows
misctech
march 2010 by epersonae
A very personal Google Android vs. Apple iPhone war just got some more personality | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
march 2010 by epersonae
"Bray will bring something to Android that it doesn’t necessarily have today—a personality. And a little personality will matter because as the New York Times detailed on Sunday the Apple vs. Google thing has become intensely personal."
blogosphere
mac
google
mobileweb
android
march 2010 by epersonae
Literature and Latte: The iPad and Mac Development
february 2010 by epersonae
in short: no iPad version of Scrivener, mostly because it would require writing an entirely new version (different OS) -- but what I find interesting is his take on netbooks.
writing
mac
mobileweb
misctech
february 2010 by epersonae
Man Buried in Haiti Rubble Uses iPhone to Treat Wounds, Survive
january 2010 by epersonae
"After being crushed by a pile of rubble, Woolley [...] took refuge in an elevator shaft, where he followed instructions from an iPhone first-aid app to fashion a bandage and tourniquet for his leg and to stop the bleeding from his head wound[...]." a lucky fellow, to say the least.
weird
science
medicine
mobileweb
mac
january 2010 by epersonae
FORGET APPLE: Google Voice for iPhone to Reemerge as Web App
january 2010 by epersonae
I'm thinking there's a different word that starts with an "f" that might go here. (I'm also thinking that the smart thing for almost anybody to do is to write web apps. F*** the app store.)
mac
mobileweb
google
january 2010 by epersonae
PowerBook 140-190 Manuals
january 2010 by epersonae
gonna finally tackle the PB150.
powerbook
mac
misctech
january 2010 by epersonae
Seashore - About
november 2009 by epersonae
"Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS X's Cocoa framework." a simplified GIMP, apparently
mac
opensource
photoshoppery
november 2009 by epersonae
Acorn, the image editor for humans.
october 2009 by epersonae
alternative to pixelmator?
mac
design
photoshoppery
october 2009 by epersonae
Laptop battery myths
october 2009 by epersonae
"here’s how lithium-ion batteries behave" - memory, plugging in, capacity diminishing, etc. Some notes specifically on Apple laptops.
mac
misctech
october 2009 by epersonae
Cool Feet Laptop Stands available at Delight.com
june 2009 by epersonae
"Cool Feet were designed as compact and removable supports that temporarily fix to the bottom of your laptop with suction cups." totally want these.
mac
june 2009 by epersonae
Alkaline - Litmus
april 2009 by epersonae
"Alkaline tests your website designs across 17 different Windows browsers right from your Mac desktop in seconds." trippy.
mac
browsers
css
april 2009 by epersonae
RetroFloppy - Transfer your old Apple or Commodore floppies or hard disks to disk image files or back again!
january 2009 by epersonae
I have Kat's old (ancient!) apple laptop, onto which I'd transferred all of the files from college: papers, letters (I assume), stories, poetry, etc. Would love to have that stuff, and to get rid of ye olde brick.
personal
history
mac
writing
january 2009 by epersonae
Featured Mac Download: Picasa for Mac Beta Released, First Look
january 2009 by epersonae
huzzah! (THE thing I miss when I'm using the macbook. iPhoto doesn't especially agree with me.)
google
mac
photography
january 2009 by epersonae
scribus.net | Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing
november 2008 by epersonae
oh hey, now avail for Windows & Mac. (last time I looked, it was Linux only.) yay!
opensource
design
mac
linux
gaming
ena
november 2008 by epersonae
Unclutterer » Archive » Seeking advice for cleaning laptops and keyboards
october 2008 by epersonae
ours is gnarly (the yellowing thing, too, that may actually be a manufacturing defect), might try these tips b4 using applecare.
mac
reference
october 2008 by epersonae
Operating Systems: The Ultimate Windows Desktop/Mac Notebook Alliance
october 2008 by epersonae
C got back an old windows computer that he'd given away, so this is now our home situation
to-do
mac
windows
misctech
october 2008 by epersonae
Cool Tool: Tide Widgets
september 2008 by epersonae
could be nice for beach jaunts....
local
science
reference
mac
september 2008 by epersonae
Ninisworld , Making a screenshot in OS X
september 2008 by epersonae
a nice simple explanation. (needed this for work today!)
mac
reference
september 2008 by epersonae
Hello darkness my old friend [dive into mark]
august 2008 by epersonae
I just wanted to quote this: "Selling people on freedoms they can’t exercise themselves is, to put it mildly, an uphill battle." (in the comments) I think this is probably, unfortunately, a generalization that can be applied to many arenas.
politics
mac
opensource
linux
philosophizing
august 2008 by epersonae
“Gorilla” Usability Testing | GarrettDimon.com
july 2008 by epersonae
"I believe it can bring usability testing the masses and will be the go-to application for basic usability testing." assuming that the masses have macs. grumble grumble. it does look REALLY useful, tho.
usability
mac
july 2008 by epersonae
Laptop Stand - a photoset on Flickr
march 2008 by epersonae
I think I still have a couple of these wire panels around here somewhere....
to-do
mac
march 2008 by epersonae
Charlie Rose Face Plants To Save His MacBook Air
march 2008 by epersonae
I see only one scenario that would have made this story even more Apple-riffic: if Rose had sustained his injuries in a rumble with tech troll extraordinaire, John Dvorak." altho one of the other commenters said he heard it was a bar fight. :P
funny
mac
march 2008 by epersonae
Bb's RealTech | Macports, Unix, and Graphics
january 2008 by epersonae
I will almost certainly need this later.
mac
january 2008 by epersonae
Internet Explorer lays anchor in 1999, sets sail for the future - glyphobet • глыфобет • γλιφοβετ
january 2008 by epersonae
"Each new version of Windows introduces new APIs while attempting to maintain compatibility with old APIs, even to the point of mimicking buggy behavior." - connects the IE8 thing to OS issues.
browsers
standards
x-ua-bs
mac
linux
history
january 2008 by epersonae
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review: Page 1
october 2007 by epersonae
dunno if I want to upgrade yet.
mac
to-read
october 2007 by epersonae
Rocking the iPhone on T-Mobile // ShaunInman.com
september 2007 by epersonae
ORLY? hmmmmmmmm.
mda
mac
weird
misctech
september 2007 by epersonae
Steven Poole – Goodbye, cruel Word
september 2007 by epersonae
Scrivener looks really interesting to maybe get my writing together. And I miss whatever version of Word was out on the Mac in the period 1992-1996.
mac
writing
history
misctech
september 2007 by epersonae
Best. Widget. Ever. - Ctrl+Option+Apple
september 2007 by epersonae
for both of us...the option glyph is the one that I never ever ever remember.
mac
funny
reference
september 2007 by epersonae
Virtualize AND dual-boot the same Windows on your Mac
august 2007 by epersonae
You got your peanut butter in my chocolate! (Running Parallels and Boot Camp on the same Mac.)
mac
august 2007 by epersonae
Burningbird » Mac Users: Embrace the Unix Force
august 2007 by epersonae
some potentially useful resources here.
mac
linux
to-read
august 2007 by epersonae
Lorem Ipsum: iPhone, Mac OS X 10.4.10, and kernel panics
june 2007 by epersonae
"Kernel panic"?! Will need to look into it this weekend.
mac
to-do
june 2007 by epersonae
Tzi Software: AutoRate
june 2007 by epersonae
for automatically rating songs in iTunes based on playing behavior. OSX only.
mac
mediahub
june 2007 by epersonae
Digital Web Magazine - Better Font Management
march 2007 by epersonae
decent list of free/pay font management programs
design
it@home
mac
march 2007 by epersonae
Sofa Control
february 2007 by epersonae
"Use your Remote Control to open documents, videos and more while resting in the sofa."
mac
february 2007 by epersonae
How to mount any filesystem in Mac OS X with MacFUSE - Lifehacker
january 2007 by epersonae
partially just to remind myself that I need to call Mac support.
mac
january 2007 by epersonae
ongoing · Apple App Attrition
december 2006 by epersonae
our mac went ultra-mega-crash this week. it's weird and painful and I have no idea what to do. so C is riding herd on tech support. (turns out buying apple care was a good thing.)
mac
personal
december 2006 by epersonae
BankerSpank.com: I Love You
december 2006 by epersonae
so help me god: credit union humor...in a mac ad parody.
creditunion
funny
mac
december 2006 by epersonae
Geek to Live: The best apps of 2006 - Lifehacker
december 2006 by epersonae
some things to look into
linux
mac
productivity
checkback
misctech
webdev
december 2006 by epersonae
Caveat Lector » Making slides
december 2006 by epersonae
good info about keynote. maybe I should get iwork.....
mac
misctech
december 2006 by epersonae
Bricksmith
november 2006 by epersonae
"virtual Lego modeling for your Macintosh"
lego
mac
opensource
weird
november 2006 by epersonae
A Beginner's Guide to Video for the IPod
november 2006 by epersonae
includes both mac & windows software, both pay & free.
ipod
mac
mediahub
november 2006 by epersonae
The Last iPod Video Guide You’ll Ever Need
november 2006 by epersonae
all the sw is mac-only, but I guess that's okay.
mediahub
ipod
mac
november 2006 by epersonae
Journey to a well-optimized Macbook - Lifehacker
november 2006 by epersonae
plus, as usual, the lifehacker crowds have lots to add
mac
to-read
november 2006 by epersonae
Articles (Mac Home Media Center)
november 2006 by epersonae
"Building a Mac Home Media Center, Part 1: How To Get iTV Capabilities Today, For Less"
mediahub
mac
november 2006 by epersonae
Vitamin Features » Our Office 2.0 Experiment
november 2006 by epersonae
some interesting mac software suggestions, including in the comments. since the last update, Cyberduck seems to be quite stable, btw.
mac
it@home
november 2006 by epersonae
10 things you should know about connecting Macintosh OS X systems to Windows networks
october 2006 by epersonae
still haven't gotten this working properly....
mac
it@home
october 2006 by epersonae
Malarkey Software - Software - dead.licious
october 2006 by epersonae
put this on the mac. (what a brilliant idea!)
mac
metablog
october 2006 by epersonae
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
october 2006 by epersonae
hail mary mother of jeebus that's a lot of shortcuts.
mac
reference
to-read
october 2006 by epersonae
Download of the Day: InsomniaX (Mac) - Lifehacker
october 2006 by epersonae
should we ever use the mac as an entertainment device.
mac
mediahub
october 2006 by epersonae
Midnight Inbox, public beta 1
september 2006 by epersonae
"A complete and elegant GTD® solution for OS X" looks nice, but I don't use the macbook (or any one computer) as my main machine.
mac
productivity
september 2006 by epersonae
Download of the Day: Transmission (Mac) - Lifehacker
september 2006 by epersonae
bittorrent for mac
mac
it@home
september 2006 by epersonae
How-To: Turn Your Mac mini into a DVD Jukebox
august 2006 by epersonae
I think those minis are just darling.
mac
it@home
to-read
august 2006 by epersonae
Smultron by Peter Borg
august 2006 by epersonae
for the macbook. I've been using Aptana, and I'm sort of 'meh' about it.
mac
to-install
webdev
august 2006 by epersonae
10 tips for new Mac users, switching from Windows…
august 2006 by epersonae
some good tips here. (the thing that boggled me, in a good way: pressing the power button brings up the shutdown menu!)
mac
to-read
august 2006 by epersonae
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