Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Purported photos of new iMac keyboard stir debate

AppleInsider
"Photos of an ultra-thin Apple keyboard have surfaced on the web, stirring considerable debate, as they appear (to) match AppleInsider's earlier description of a next-generation iMac keyboard."

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Apple delivers new Leopard seed (images)

Think Secret
Apple seeded developers this week with the first new builds of Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X Server 10.5 since its Worldwide Developers Conference in early June.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Wozniak on Apple, AI, and future inventions

IDG Now article via Macworld
Steve Wozniak isn’t perhaps as well known as his Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, but “Woz” invented the Apple I in 1976 and the Apple II in 1977, which was one of the best-selling PCs of that time. In this interview, Wozniak, who turns 57 on Aug. 11, talks about how he met Jobs, his most cherished inventions, and why he believes thinking robots and artificial intelligence will never happen.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Own a Piece of Apple History

article: The Mac Observer
Mac Resource in Huntsville, Alabama is moving. So they're selling the 5.5 foot (1.7 m.), neon-lit, colored Apple that has been hanging outside the old store. It's for sale on eBay.

Friday, July 20, 2007

A New Mac Tip Every Day

Hiding while loading an app!
... you can use the same tip when loading an application from the Dock: hold down either 'Option' or 'Command-Option' while clicking on the icon in the Dock.

A New Mac Tip Every Day 1.0 - MacUpdate: "A New Mac Tip Every Day widget gives you the feed from the 'A New Mac Tip Every Day' site right in your Dashboard.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Next-generation iMac tracking for August

read article: Think Secret
Apple's next iMac revision is currently tracking for release in August, sources say. The iMac, which will be based on similar internals as the recent MacBook Pro revision, will sport a brushed aluminum enclosure and will measure just two inches thick.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

DeskLickr

Apple - Downloads - Icons, Screensavers, etc.
DeskLickr grabs all its Desktop images from Flickr, while giving you all the options to grab photos from your profile, tag searches or even the DeskLickr group filled with hand selected Desktop goodness!

Friday, July 06, 2007

Folders to Add to Your Dock

Apple - Pro - Tips - From Scott Kelby’s “Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips"
Adding folders to the right side of your dock can be a real timesaver, and two of the most popular folders to add to the dock are your home folder and your Applications folder. Another thing you might consider, rather than putting your entire Applications folder on your dock, is to create a new folder and put in aliases of just the applications and system add-ons (such as the Calculator, etc.) that you really use. Then you can access these by Control-clicking on the folder in the dock...

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Backing Up Is So Hard to Do

By Matthew Bookspan, Apple Matters - Jul 03, 2007
"Lately, I have been on a mission to get folks to use backup software. It amazes me how so many folks who use PCs or Macs for their personal/professional systems don't back up their data to ensure their livelihood."