This audio recording application uses the interface metaphor of a portable cassette recorder from the 1980s. I wonder how relevant that is to users under thirty.

I'm sure I should already know how to do this.

This is so geeky I'm a little scared.

Here's an installer for Apache, MySQL, and PHP for OS X.

I'm not sure the world needs a standalone Twitter client, but here it is.

Tagging or adding keywords to files would really help me manage my documents, if OS X offered the ability to tag when I save. I'll have to look into Default Folder X.

Shareware package for hacking content-management systems like WordPress.

This is interesting, but it's more of a band-aid than an act of goodwill. Adobe is allowing users to download a beta of the next-generation version while they bring the Intel-native OS X version to market.

Cross-platform ,Mozilla-based media player that seemingly supports every media file out there. This looks promising, but it's only up to version 0.2.

Tangerine is an OS X application that analyzes mp3 for beats-per-minute and other factors to create workout soundtracks.

I'm often surprised to see most of the College of Communication staff and faculty still using Eudora. It looks like the newest version will be the last for OS X.

Oh, how I wish someone had told me about this utility before. It uncripples the GPU on consumer-grade Apple hardware, allowing you span the screen across multiple displays and crank up the resolution beyond 1024x768.

Via Plasticbag,org, an excellent parody of those annoying hipster Apple ads that make me embarrassed to love my Mac.

This must be the Unix geek equivalent to spelling words on an upside-down calculator screen.

yay!

How to change your icons in Mail.app.

An Ars Technica story on an analyst report confirms what I've suspected for years. Apple hardware (particularly laptops) is only marginally more expensive than equivalent Windows hardware. A ten-percent premium - if that - is worth it for OS X.

Don pointed me to this little utility that allows you to scroll with old-school Mac track pads.

"Classic" is a little unclear in this case. He's referring to the ability of pre-Tiger versions of OS X to launch into "Classic Mode" or OS 9. BootCamp, Apple's new bootloader that allows Windows to run on Apple machines, puts Windows in the same position

NIce little paean celebrating the fifth aniversary of OS X.

Improve your Mac's performance by disabling the often-irritating Dashboard.

Ars Technica reviews the Intel-based MacBook with mixed results. I'd buy a G4 PowerBook if I were in the market for a notebook today, but the new Intel-based Mac Minis look sweet.