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Monday, July 24th, 2006
Lifehacker had a nice little tip today on showing how to show hidden files within finder. Showing hidden files is as easy (if not immediately guessable) as entering these two lines into a terminal window:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
(to hide files just change the TRUE to FALSE)
Knowing that ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
There was a flurry of OS X updates today, including updates for bluetooth. After the required restart OSX wanted to update the firmware on the bluetooth (click for a full-size photo). All it would do is cycle between searching for a bluetooth device, and then preparing to upgrade ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
Someone's got to make crazy Apple predictions, damnit! And if Mike's not gunna step up to the plate...
Dan's Super-Accurate Prediction Number One:
A bluetooth-enabled iPod and bluetooth ear buds. Yeah Yeah Yeah, Apple released two new iPods just a few months ago, but don't you think that video iPod ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Walt Mossberg, the big daddy of tech writers, wrote in a recent column that...
We've been testing this new iMac, and our verdict is that it's the gold standard of desktop PCs. To put it simply: No desktop offered by Dell or Hewlett-Packard or Sony or Gateway can match the new ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
As promised, after speeding a few days with my new computer, I am now ready to sling a little review your way. Lets just get right to it shall we?
How fast is it?
Coming from a G4 933 iBook, the G5 (1.9 Ghz) in this last revision of the iMac ...
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
I've got a few videos in iTunes that I don't want any longer. When I want to get rid of a podcast that I've listened to I can either drag it to the trash or right-click and select 'clear'. In the 'Videos' section of iTunes (for the mac) neither of ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
My new iMac G5 has arrived. Thats the good news. The bad news is that I can't play with it today (I'm at work), tonight (I have plans) or tomorrow (Work again). But tomorrow night! Thats when the magic happens. And since I have noticed ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
Now that I have just plunked down some currency and bought one of the new iMacs, what do you say we start a discussion and see how depressed I can make myself (with some help from you)? According to Chris Adamson, Apple computers purchased today have about a four ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
I've got a gripe with Apple. Yes, its true, I have found fault with his Steveness and his kingdom. My gripe is:
When you release a new product...actually release it.
I have been trying to get my hands on a new 17" iMac with the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. ...
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Monday, October 24th, 2005
As I semi-patiently wait for my local Apple stores to get in the new 17" iMac (with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse), I've been trying to find a good review of the new features and get any info from people that are lucky enough to already have one of them in ...
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