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Jan.31, 2004 in
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1.0 release of ecto is here and I am testing it out.
Entries for January, 2004
iSkin ProTouch PB in the Flesh: First Impressions
Jan.30, 2004 in
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I just received my iSkin ProTouch PB in the mail today (Thanks, Andrew!), and so far so good. If you’ll notice the picture to the right, you’ll see my fat right hand holding up one of the corners of the iSkin Protouch PB. It is nicely form-fitted to each of the keys, with [...]
Apple Quality Control: An Editorial Rant
Jan.30, 2004 in
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The discovery yesterday that the G5 I received at work had a malfunctioning logic board, had to be declared DOA, and is boxed up awaiting FedEx to come pick it up drove a very important point home for me: Apple’s quality control sucks.
4 out of the last 6 Apple machines I have either bought [...]
Nudge
Jan.30, 2004 in
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Check this out:
Nudge
Rainer Brockerhoff’s new contextual menu for the Finder, Nudge. [Daring Fireball]
Direct link to Nudge is here. Here’s info from its site:
This Contextual Menu “nudges” the Finder to update the information it displays about a file or folder. Use it on any item (or groups of items) if you suspect the Finder hasn’t updated [...]
Note to Other Bloggers: I Don’t Do Link-Exchanges
Jan.30, 2004 in
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Hello, all. I’ve been receiving a slew of emails recently requesting link exchanges between this blog and other blogs, and I just wanted to state publicly for the record that I do not do link exchanges. If you’ll notice, the links that I have on this site are categorized and consist mainly of [...]
NeoOffice/J Locked and Loaded on the 12-inch…
Jan.29, 2004 in
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I finally managed to get NeoOffice/J downloaded via the command line. Installed it without a hitch and although it was slow to load on initial launch, it looks to be a quite capable java-based port of Ooo and without the need for X11. I think I found my next free Word-substitute. HOOT!
G5 Too Noisy… UPDATED…
Jan.29, 2004 in
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So, on Apple’s site it states:
Designed for whisper-quiet operation
The Power Mac G5’s enclosure houses four discrete thermal zones to compartmentalize the primary heat-producing components. Fans in the zones spin at very low speeds resulting in a system three times quieter than the Power Mac G4.
Something must be wrong with this G5 I have at work, [...]
BugMeNot
Jan.29, 2004 in
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This site rules: BugMeNot. Saw it on BoingBoing and thought it important enough to mention here. Pass it on.
NeoOffice/J
Jan.29, 2004 in
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I am currently downloading NeoOffice/J to give it a whirl. What is that, you ask? Well:
NeoOffice/J is one of the open source development projects that are a part of NeoOffice.org. NeoOffice/J’s primary goal is eliminating OpenOffice.org’s dependency on X11 using Java technologies.
I’ll let you know how it works…
UPDATE: Well, for some reason the .dmg [...]
FREE orientation tutorials for Panther
Jan.29, 2004 in
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Atomic Learning is offering free Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) training videos, focusing on all the new features of the latest OS from Apple.
GarageBand Tutorial pdfs
Jan.28, 2004 in
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This KB article has GarageBand Tutorial pdfs in English and Japanese for the mobile music-makers among you.
Unison
Jan.28, 2004 in
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Unison is a new usenet reader (and by the looks of it service as well) for Mac OS X. Pretty cool. I’m checking it out now.
Darwine…
Jan.28, 2004 in
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Darwine looks to be a pretty cool project that I hope goes far. All you advanced 12-inch coders out there should contribute to it, if you have the time. What does it do? Well it’s slogan is: Windows Apps on Mac Without Windows.
If I could throw Virtual PC out the window [...]
What computers need to do…
Jan.28, 2004 in
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I need a program for my 12-inch, or better yet, my 3650, that will turn the display into a snow melting laser. If anybody would like to develop this app, I would pay the same amount I paid for my 3 snow shovels and throw in what wages I should have received for the [...]
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