From the monthly archives:

August 2006

When I made my switch from Windows to Mac OS X I didn’t know anyone who was using OS X. I did have some previous experience with earlier Mac OS’s ( 8 & 9). I first made the switch by purchasing an Apple laptop and within a year I like it enough to [...]

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Thoughts on Apple and Google

by Earl on August 31, 2006

in Observations

First let me make the appropriate disclaimers up front.

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Have you been looking for an easier and more intuitive way to change the default applications used to open various file types in Mac OS X. Then RCDefaultApp preference pane may be the answer and it’s free!
RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the [...]

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When’s a job not a job?

by Earl on August 29, 2006

in Observations

Have you ever had one of those jobs or assignments that you know couldn’t really be classified as a “job?” You know what I mean…it’s too much fun and you enjoy it too much for it to really be a job. It almost makes you feel you should be looking over your shoulder because [...]

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This beta realease of NeoOffice has been made available in both PowerPC and Intel versions and provides a more natural Mac OS X native interface. I’m going to have to download this and take a look at it but it sounds promising, it even supports the ISO ODF standard.
Planamesa released NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta 3, [...]

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GTD: Midnight Inbox Beta

by Earl on August 29, 2006

in Apple Mac, GTD, Software

Another GTD manager for Mac OS X. This application is due for official release in Septerber but is available as a beta now.
Midnight Inbox 1.0 Beta 1 is a list, note, file and to-do manager optimized for David Allen’s Getting Things Done techniques. It offers automatic collection of incoming items such as new email, documents [...]

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I’ve been following the situation with Dell and Apple Laptops and the Sony battery issue since the beginning.

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Free Mac OS X Font Management

by Earl on August 27, 2006

in Apple Mac, Software

Do you have a lot of Fonts for your Mac OS X computer and would like a easy way to manage them?…¬† Then you should check out the Linotype Font Explorer for OS X.Neurofuzzy says:Linotype Font Explorer X is a godsend for those of us with too many fonts, and too little time….¬† It has a lot of great features that allow you to create groups, and ‚Äúsmart sets‚Äù (see iTunes smart playlists) that group fonts you tag with certain keywords.

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Akismet Operational?

by Earl on August 27, 2006

in Observations

Sorry for all the SPAM comments being posted on this site last night.¬† I use Akismet to block spam and it seems it must of took some kind of hit yesterday and last night.¬† Hopefully it’s back now.

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Five for Fun

by Earl on August 27, 2006

in Five4Fun

Five for fun and general interest.When cloning goes wrongWhat do you get when you cross……

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Apple’s have always been popular with some people but it seems that more people are now consider Apple Mac’s for their primary PC’s then ever before.¬† Chris Seibold in Apple Matters says it’s about a change of attitude along with some compatible hardware which makes the Mac more about getting along..
…it seems that the years [...]

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