May 2010
16 posts
New Steve Jobs Email: “I respect and admire Adobe” →
He’s replying to emails again, and this time it’s about Adobe.
MacStories reader Josh Cheney has sent Steve Jobs an email asking this:
“Do you hate Adobe and their products (Photoshop,…
TinyGrab for iPhone Is What We Were Missing →
It’s been a while since I last wrote about quick file sharing apps. I’m talking about excellent pieces of software like Cloud, Droplr, Fileshuttle and Tinygrab: apps that allow you to select an…
First Screenshots of AutoCAD for Mac →
Back in April we reported that AutoCAD was probably coming soon to the Mac, considering all the OS X references that were spotted in the SDK. Today we’ve managed to get the first screenshots of…
Joker iPad Decal →
We think that the image below speaks for itself.
Must have. [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets]
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Divvy Up Your Desktop with Divvy for Mac →
I have a problem with computer desktops in general, and it’s that I’m fidgety. I’m not so bad on Windows for whatever reason, but on the Mac I’m always shuffling desktop windows around, resizing…
Stunning Black Wallpapers For Your Desktop →
One of the most debated issues about color is whether black is truly a color or not. To an artist (or a child) black is a color and white is not. But for a scientist, white is a color, black is…
Here Is The Best Argument Yet For Jailbreaking... →
Sure you can use the “PixelDoubling” of an iPhone app to blow it up and use it on the iPad if a dedicated iPad or universal version of your favorite app is not yet out. It gives you the…
Install an SSD into the optical drive slot on a... →
I find myself never using the MacBook Pro’s optical drive, the only time I have used it was to boot Mac OS from a DVD to reformat and reinstall Mac OS X. Now that it’s so easy to install…
The Ultimate Start to Finish Guide to Your XBMC... →
XBMC is a fantastic and free cross-platform media center application we’re nuts for. If you’ve wanted to start using it or just wanted to customize the XBMC installation you’re…
Use an Extra Drive As a Scratch Disk for Increased... →
When you edit photos and video, files are constantly cached to your internal drive by default, which can slow you down quite a bit. You can make your system run faster by caching…
Successful quantum calculation uses single iodine... →
Filed under: Fun
Stop the press! Don’t click that ‘buy now’ button! Your Intel i7 980 is weak! Picoseconds — pah! Today, thanks to some crafty Japanese quantum scientists, we can…
Want Some Pleasing Ringtones for your Cell Phone?... →
If you aren’t too happy with the common ringtones that came with your cell phone and want a tone that sounds pleasing and is unique, here’s an idea – create (or rather generate) a composition on…
How to Triple-Boot Your Mac with Windows and... →
Apple has streamlined the process of dual booting Windows on your Mac, but when it comes to Linux, Boot Camp isn’t so friendly. Here’s how to triple-boot your Mac with OS X, Windows…
Rudix, a lightweight way to add new Unix utilities →
Filed under: UNIX / BSD
Rudix offers a collection of Unix utilities which do not come with OS X by default.
When setting up a new Mac I always install these Unix utilities: wget,
YOU LOOK SO MONEY — JOHNNY CASH | SLICKED BACK... →
via http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/you-look-so-money-johnny-cash-slicked-back-style-of-the-50s-60s/
MacPilot 4, A Seriously Powerful Mac Utility →
Koingo has been great to me as a software company. One of my favorite Mac utilities from them, AirRadar, is an essential tool I use when setting up wireless networks. ImageSmith, another often used…
