Casey got her 12 inch PowerBook G4 shortly after it was announced back in January 2003 and up until a couple of months ago, it had been her reliable companion. Eventually, however, it simply wasn’t able to keep up with new programs and technologies. JavaScript intensive web applications slowed the browser to a crawl and streaming video […]
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I’m a big fan of good TV1, but I’m not a fan of being stuck watching it on the TV. Don’t get me wrong – I’m happy we have a TiVo to entertain our boys with their favorite episodes of Little Einsteins and Thomas the Tank Engine on-demand, but there’s something to be said about […]
After having some major problems with my Thinkpad last Thursday, I bit the bullet and did a complete format and restore of the hard drive to its factory condition. This not only fixed my issues, but also seemed to speed things up considerably. There’s really nothing quite like a fresh Windows install – at least […]
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Quicksilver
Today I downloaded and installed Quicksilver on my PowerMac at work after about a week of curiousity. I first read about it on 43 Folders (one of my favorite new sites), which offers a bunch of “life hacks” with the aim of becoming more productive in work and life. I have to admit that I […]
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Some People just LOVE to Complain…
Apple updated their Safari web browser to version 1.2 on Monday, pleasing many, while ticking off some. According to Apple’s rather sparse knowledge base article, v1.2 includes: improved support for web standards support for personal certificate authentication support for Java 1.4.2 full keyboard access resumable downloads through the download manager improved stability faster page rendering […]
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MacWorld Keynote: So-So
Steve Jobs gave his keynote address at the MacWorld San Francisco Expo earlier today, making several product annoucements, including: Final Cut Express 2.0 Xserve G5 iLife ’04 iPod mini Nothing earth shattering, really. I’ve never had the chance to use Final Cut Express (I’m still working with iMovie 3), so that doesn’t excite me much. […]