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Sync Mac 10.5 iCal and Google Calendar

Dave — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:09:05 +0000

In the past this was a difficult task on Leopard. It required *gasp* the purchase of software. Typically I am against that, but if the software is good, or performs a task that there is no free alternative for, I’ll buy it.

This was the case with Spanning Sync. I want [...]

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Something to Live For

Nabil — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:57:30 +0000

If you’re looking for something to live for, go check this out. They did the Mars scene! Look at that Rorschach! That’s what I’m talking about!

Delicious Library 2, Now Shipping

Nabil — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:38:14 +0000

Just as a quick update to some previous entries, Delicious Library 2 by Delicious Monster is now shipping. Definitely worth checking out if you haven’t yet, with some really nice new features over the original (and yes, there’s an upgrade path). Enjoy!

Snow Leopard Page Now Live

Nabil — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:55:05 +0000

The information regarding Snow Leopard (aka, OS X 10.6) is still pretty sparse, and has received little media attention compared to the 3G iPhone. That said, Apple’s Snow Leopard page is now live, and highlights some pretty neat tech. It should be pretty exciting to see what’s being done with Grand Central and OpenCL, though I suspect it’ll be a while before we see anything live. From reading about what’s planned, it sounds like 10.6 will primarily be focused around the “fit and finish” of the operating system, adding polish, speed, and reliability to the new technologies they’ve been piling into OS X with each new update. The last time we had a “polish” release was 10.1, so I’d say it’s due.

(For the server-geeks out there, the 10.6 Server page is here.)

G3 iPhone news and Apple sweeps design awards

Dave — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:06:46 +0000

To begin with someone close to the 3G iPhone project has mentioned that it should be released sometime next month. 3G should finally bring full fledged high speed internet to the phone, which some people have been waiting for. Also there may be a different color of the iPhone on the horizon, don’t get to [...]

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2nd Generation iPhone

Dave — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:05 +0000

Engadget posted some new iPhone rumors over here….

The first thing people will notice: the 2nd gen iPhone will be about the same size and shape as the first gen.
It will, of course, have 3G. And proper GPS!
The most noticeable physical difference is back of the phone is no longer metal — the whole thing is glossy black, from top to bottom. The volume buttons are now chrome.
Because it’s got a little less metal to deal with, it doesn’t have quite as many angular edges. The battery is (still) not removable.
The phone itself will be slightly thicker than the first gen device.
The headphone jack will no longer be recessed, and will finally be flush with the body.
The device itself uses roughly the same size and resolution screen as the first generation product.
No solid word on battery life or storage capacity.

Two slick apps worth checking out…

Dave — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:45:23 +0000

I’ve been looking for some better ways to do things recently. I found two pretty cool apps that make computer life a little simpler.

If I’m anything like you, I’m sure you have one too many email addresses. I recently started looking for a way to consolidate several of them to my gmail address. I’m sure like you too you’ve got that old hotmail address sitting around that you still check every so often. Now if you’ve searched for a solution to forward hotmail easily, there isn’t one. Microsoft does allow you to forward your address to other Microsoft owned sites, but what good is that.

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How to get the most out of your Mac laptop battery.

Dave — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:23:18 +0000

Everywhere I go on campus I see people on their laptops. Their usually hunched over, sitting on the floor, next to an outlet. In fact it is almost a strange sight to see people not charging their laptops.

I don’t normally bring my charger with me, I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I get about 3.5 hours of usage on battery.

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Getting things done with RTM and Jott

Dave — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:00:49 +0000

Note: While this post isn’t very Apple related, Hawk has asked me to post it anyways.

I’ve always wanted a personal secretary. Then again who hasn’t? I am constantly forgetting things, unless I write it down. My system never worked all that well. I could never find a pen or a suitable piece of paper when I was scrambling to write a thought down.

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A month with Leopard

Dave — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:20:00 +0000

I finally got Leopard setup on my PowerBook. So far so good. I went out on a limb and decided not to do a fresh install. I would never have done that on windows. Oddly enough everything works. Everything but UNO, but I don’t really need to use it because Leopard has a unified theme.

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