Wednesday, January 30, 2008

From your browser history to your bookmarks!

A New Mac Tip Every Day
"If there is a URL in your history that you would like to bookmark, instead of loading the website and going to 'Bookmark this site', you can simply find it in this History section and drag it right over to the Bookmarks. It is that simple and it will even work offline."

Monday, January 21, 2008

Macworld Keynote: Gone in 60 Seconds?

Barkings! The Small Dog Apple Blog
"Thanks to the geniuses over at CreativeTechs, there’s a 60-second version of Steve’s keynote."

Saturday, January 19, 2008

'Mac people' more open, liberal than PC users, study says

IDG News Service via computerworld.com
"According to Mindset Media, people who purchase Macs fall into what the branding company calls the 'Openness 5' personality category -- which means they are more liberal, less modest and more assured of their own superiority than the population at large."

Friday, January 18, 2008

Apple Fixes a Quartet of QuickTime Flaws

InternetNews.com
"With the QuickTime 7.4 release, Apple has now issued five QuickTime updates for security issues since October. It's a dark trend that may not necessarily mean that QuickTime is less secure than it once was.

Instead, it may just be a symptom of Apple's increasing popularity.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Apple introduces MacBook Air

Macworld
During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air Tuesday, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Apple Insider Leaks Ultra-Portable Details

Gadget Lab from Wired.com
An Apple insider told Wired today that the company's new ultraportable, expected to be seen in public for the first time tomorrow, has an extremely thin profile and is shaped like a teardrop when closed — thicker at the top behind the screen, tapering at the bottom behind the keyboard.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

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Apple hoists "There's something in the air" Macworld banners

AppleInsider
It's that time again -- the first round of non-descript Apple teaser banners have begun cropping up around San Francisco's Moscone Center, the site of next week's highly-anticipated Macworld Expo.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Preview: New Kootenay Mac User Website & Forums

Alan Danks has completely reformatted his Kootenay Mac User site and forums:
For a preview and a chance to register on the new forum, click HERE

Friday, January 04, 2008

Patents: Portable Computer Docking Station, Ever Changing Keyboard

World of Apple
A patent application submitted in 2006 has been published for the first time revealing that Apple could be working on a docking system for portable computers. The dock itself closely resembles the look of the current iMac.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Merging all windows in Safari!

A New Mac Tip Every Day
"It is possible to merge all windows into a single window with many tabs. To do that, you can simply use the feature Merge All Windows that is located in the Window menu."

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Tech legacy preserved in Computer History Museum

Bloomberg News article via Seattle Times
Mountain View, Calif., soon will offer technology enthusiasts something they can't see anywhere else: an original copy of Apple's first business plan.

There's also a prototype for an Apple computer code-named Cadillac that never made it to market, a 1982 Commodore 64, and wooden wagon wheels that once graced a bar popular among Silicon Valley engineers.