⇒ 50 worst gadgets of the decade

50 worst gadgets of the decade. Good read and I agree with all the (highly justified) Sony bashing. They had the arrogance to cram proprietary formats down consumers' throats for years so they got spanked by the iPod.

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⇒ Apple howto

how to share your Mac's wifi:


making chiptunes in garageband
getting started with geektool

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⇒ Apple's iPad

user interface | overview |
definitive guide | things to come | iphone devs thoughts
I'm very underwhelmed by this first iteration, but I think with future versions this could be a very good product. Not necessary, but still very good.

That bezel is hugemungous! (sp?)

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⇒ things that have (or will) drop:

Canon's EOS 7D:


Apple's Snow Leopard


Opera 10


relatedly:
make firefox faster

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⇒ Inside Steve Jobs' pad (not really)

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⇒ apple catchup:

Mac OS X: How to troubleshoot a software issue
Using MSCONFIG to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows XP
Duplicate mount point in /Volumes after unexpected restart
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7
Mac Pro (Early 2009): Graphics distortion in Adobe Photoshop CS4 with certain window configurations
Apple Remote Desktop: Configuring remotely via command line (kickstart)
Mac Pro: Audio may not switch when new devices are connected
Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5: Relaunching an application after it unexpectedly quits
Applications don't work after reinstalling Mac OS X

new iPhone out (3GS). Iz more funk-shunal.
new MacBook Pro, 13". Iz smaller than 15".
Safari 4.0 released. Iz better than beta.

moar tipz:
Intel-based Macs: Using VT-x virtualization technology
Mac OS X: Reading system memory usage in Activity Monitor
How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image in Mac OS X 10.3 or later
About the "Ignoring trackpad when mouse is present" option on computers with a Multi-Touch trackpad
About the security content of Safari 4.0
Aperture: How to create large softcover books
Mac OS X v10.5: How to back up and restore your files
When to reset NVRAM or PRAM

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⇒ web things

Apple's just released the Safari 4 beta. Apparently it's fast, stable, and clean; 3 things I'm looking for in a browser. Now if they'd just work in keyboard shortcuts for quick tab-switching!

Learn about Safari 4 here | Download | Performance comparison | Safari for Web developers

More useful web stuff:

canonical link element

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⇒ just a few more things

Apple logo

⌥ + ⇧ + K = 

mac setups




weird computer mice

Apple-inspired wordpress themes
more mac keyboard shortcuts and shortcuts for finder
Apple products now and then


Dock icon pillows

Guilty Gear shoryuken wiki

Texas Instruments announced plans to cut 12 percent of its workforce
Panasonic's announced some modest cuts of roughly 600 workers, in addition to closing some of its plants in Asia as it posted a net loss for the first time in six years
Hewlett-Packard's laying off nearly 25,000 people in a "restructuring" scheme
IBM cutting thousands of jobs across the globe

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⇒ safari shortcuts

Web page shortcuts

Up/down arrow keys	Scroll page vertically by a small amount
Left/right arrow keys	Scroll page horizontally by a small amount
Option-arrow keys	Scroll page by a screenfull, minus a small overlap
Cmd-up/down arrow key	Scroll to top-left or bottom-left corner of web page
Spacebar	Scroll page down by a screenfull, minus a small overlap
Delete key	Go back
Shift-Delete key	Go forward
Page Up key/Page Down key	Scroll page by a screenfull, minus a small overlap
Home key	Scroll to top-left corner of web page
Cmd-Home key	Go to the Home page
End key	Scroll to bottom-left corner of web page
Esc key	If location field selected, restore viewed URL
Cmd-click or Cmd-Shift-click a link	Open link in new window or tab
Option-click a link	Download file
Shift-click the Add Bookmark button	Add bookmark directly to menu
Cmd-return or Cmd-Shift-return in address field	Open page in new window or tab
Cmd-return or Cmd-Shift-return in search field	Show search results in new window or tab
Press and hold Back or Forward button	Pop up a menu showing up to 10 back/forward entries by page title
Option-press and hold Back or Forward button	Pop up a menu showing up to 10 back/forward entries by page URL

source

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⇒ drivers

Opera build 9.6.2 for Mac OS X (Universal binary) here

Canon drivers here

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⇒ apple useful

VMware Fusion 2.0 demo
SimplyDisk 2.0 shareware
Batch File Rename 1.0 shareware
CDFinder 5.1.1 shareware
iStatPro widget

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⇒ new tutes

customise your Mac icons here
Iconfactory
quicksilver: getting started
photoshop: lens blur tute1 | tute2

Download the Diablo III fansite kit, multimedia and more here

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⇒ mac os apps

solid collection of useful apps:
http://hacker-vip.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html
flux
Transmit
Roxio toast updates

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⇒ new os, challenges met

after much blood, sweat and (mostly) tears, I rose to the hardware challenge:
1. open Apple laptop
2. remove internal hard drive
3. install new internal hard drive
4. reseal laptop
5. install new RAM
6. install new OS
7. restore all settings and preferences

It was a long night! Installing the OS, waiting, hoping...praying. In the end, everything went right from the get-go.
Vuze | Coda | Handbrake 0.9.2 | DivX | Xvid | Perian | El iPodo | MozoDojo | MacOSaiX | TextWrangler | VLC 0.8.6i | Diablo II patch

Today, ran pretty well. I'm beginning to figure out my running speed (optimal balance of air intake vs. expenditure). It's roughly 10.5km/h. Made 2.0km in 12' again! Before that, I did 1.6km in 9'33" which is better, but not great. Went on to run 2.9km in 20' and use about 200KCALs.

No gym girl + grandparents visiting + sushi at home = short gym sess. Did bench 50 x 16 just for the heck of it.

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⇒ how to backup and restore

important stuff to know, if I'm going to be tinkering with the guts of my machine:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553?viewlocale=en_US

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⇒ apple power-up

finally put plans in motion to upgrade my olde-faithful laptop. It's been 4 years without any problems, but I'm missing out on the new features...in fact when Apple start integrating eSATA in MacBook Pros, I'll think about upgrading hardware.

upgrade RAM here:
http://www.streetwise.com.au/memory_results.php?mem_id=26
http://www.upgradeable.com.au/parts/UA1222.html

non-rip-off HDMI cable here:
http://www.streetwise.com.au/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=hdmi+cable&x=0&y=0

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⇒ during the week of 17

crazy mobile phone escapades. Why was it so damn hard to transfer ownership and switch from post-paid to pre-paid?

China's '08 Olympics: my early analysis? Set to be the worst, most media-censored, government-dictatorship-run bestest games in history!

pop quiz, hotshot!
http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2008/07/ultimate-fan-quiz-jaws.php
http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2008/07/jaws-cinemania.php

Apple+Nike's 'Human Race' http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?locale=en_au

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/22/joystiq-holidaze-explaining-the-ps3-skus/

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⇒ apple iPhone apeshit

iPhone 3G launched recently and everyone has gone apesh!t for it. Seriously, wtf?!? It's a phone! Ppl are going all nutty for it and yet do they realize they're gettin jacked out of $1000 for rustic tech in a slick design? My 3 yr old phone does 90% of what the iPhone does (net, music, 2mp camera, apps) and even one-ups the iPhone's camera (can record video).

All these a$$holes wanting it right a away. I can't wait for you to get burned when the next iteration comes out. Moreover, stop going so nutty, I'm trying to get some paperwork done and can't get to the front of the queue with the rabid a$$holes rampant.

Same goes for WYD. If you're going to call it World Youth Day, let's keep it to a day then.

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⇒ Apple Pandemonium!

Apple's flagship Sydney store launched today. At 5pm the doors opened and rabid Apple-ites went crazy and made alot of noise. Alot of 'whooping', 'woo-hoo', 'yeah!', etc...I was there...lined up for almost an hour to get in but I got me a t-shirt indicating that I was amongst the first 2500 yups/marketed-to to enter the new store.
The line wrapped itself around pretty much the entire block on which the Apple store is situated. In length terms, I guess that's about 3.5 blocks, which is unheard of in Sydney.

It's amazing how nutty people got during the event. It's not like Apple actually gave anything substantial away. The t-shirts came in a slick white Apple box, which led some to falsely believe an iProduct was inside (sadly not).

On the upside, staff were friendly (and in a very 'high-five' kind of mood), some free nudies (health drinks) were passed along and courtesy umbrellas, for when the rain started (you don't get to keep them). Anyhoo, here are some camera phone pics. Can't be bothered to upload the rest...maybe later.


That Apple logo is enormous! It looks like it weighs as much as a small car. I guess it's supposed to be intimidating and make competitors feel small and vulnerable. Good job.

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⇒ Apple AU

wraps have come off the apple sydney store! view before and after pics:


opening this thurs 19th!

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