January 2009
123 posts
Hear Your Cell Better by Covering the Mouthpiece... →
Wired’s How-To Wiki gets advice from a neuroscientist on how to hear your cellphone better in a loud crowd, whether indoors or outside. By covering the mouthpiece, you’ll eliminate hearing…
Print Documents in Batches with Automator [Mac... →
Reader Greg’s biggest timesaver of 2008 reduces his trips to the office printer with a simple Automator workflow on his Mac. Greg writes:
I work in a research lab with a shared printer that…
December 2008
72 posts
USB Wireless Keypad is perfect for... →
Brando’s new USB Wireless Keypad is probably just what you’re looking for, if you’re looking for a wireless keypad, of course. It’s got the standard keypad keys, 13 hotkeys, and a…
Print Documents in Batches with Automator [Mac... →
Reader Greg’s biggest timesaver of 2008 reduces his trips to the office printer with a simple Automator workflow on his Mac. Greg writes:
I work in a research lab with a shared printer that…
Mac 101: Enter directory paths when in open/save... →
Filed under: Mac 101
Last week I told you about easily switching directories (folders) while in an open/save dialog. This was great when you knew where a folder was located in a…
Hear Your Cell Better by Covering the Mouthpiece... →
Wired’s How-To Wiki gets advice from a neuroscientist on how to hear your cellphone better in a loud crowd, whether indoors or outside. By covering the mouthpiece, you’ll eliminate hearing…
Download Free Computer-Generated Christmas MP3s... →
Load up your iTunes playlist with some holiday cheer but save a few bucks in the process with almost 20 classic holiday recordings that are available as a free download from the Garritan…
Mac 101: Quickly change directory in save/open... →
Filed under: Mac 101
More Mac 101, our series of tips for new Mac OS X users. Have you ever tried to open or save a file, and you want to quickly change from the directory (folder)…
Use Secrets to greatly simplify 'defaults write'... →
If you’re not aware of it, Secrets is a preference pane that makes it easy to implement the many different defaults write modifications that exist for both Apple and third-party applications. I…
Download Free Computer-Generated Christmas MP3s... →
Load up your iTunes playlist with some holiday cheer but save a few bucks in the process with almost 20 classic holiday recordings that are available as a free download from the Garritan…
FeedFlix Gets Your Money's Worth from Netflix... →
Netflix’s subscription rental service makes it easy to get nearly any DVD delivered to your doorstep, but have you ever wondered how much you’re actually paying per movie or whether you’re…
Set half-star ratings directly in iTunes →
iTunes has long supported half-star ratings, but I recently discovered (I thought) that iTunes 8 added support for setting these half-star values directly within the iTunes interface. After…
A Minimalist’s Guide to Using Twitter Simply,... →
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter.
This morning after our hill run my sister asked me about Twitter: “What’s Twitter all about? I don’t get it?”
Neither did I at first — I…
Beta Beat: DEVONnote/DEVONthink 2.0 →
Filed under: Software, Productivity, Beta Beat
It’s certainly no secret that I’m a sucker for file and data organization programs, and have collected more than I use. Long ago, I…
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush Makes Packing a Snap... →
Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush makes the packing list you scribbled on the back of an envelope look down right anemic. Take advantage of the useful features and arrive without anything,…
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush Makes Packing a Snap... →
Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush makes the packing list you scribbled on the back of an envelope look down right anemic. Take advantage of the useful features and arrive without anything,…
10 rules for making good design →
I picked up a book recently called Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual by Timothy Samara* that is quite good. Samara starts off his book — after a short discussion on what is meant…
Review: SimCity for the iPhone →
Filed under: Gaming, iPhone, iPod touch
Welcome to my fledgling city of Saillune.
SimCity 3000 was the first computer game I ever bought for myself. Up until that point, I…
The Hit List takes aim at OmniFocus and Things →
Filed under: Software, Productivity
The Hit List, from the Potion Factory, is a new task management application set to go head-to-head with Things and OmniFocus. We haven’t seen a…
Targus High-Speed Cable a Solution for... →
Apple’s decision to not equip the new unibody MacBook with a FireWire port has been as popular as the proverbial skunk at a garden party, at least with seasoned Mac users. Aside from the MacBook…
How Much Does the Stock Market Actually Return? →
This post is graphics-intensive. To see the entire thing, you may have to click the “more inside” link.
The recent market turmoil has the naybirds out in force, and they’re decrying the long-term…
Record a multi-participant podcast with GarageBand →
Filed under: Multimedia, Podcasting
A few months ago, I started recording a podcast with some friends. At that time, our process was to gather everyone into one Skype call and record the…
30 years of Apple in three minutes →
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends, Apple
Megan’s great roundup of Apple history from the other day wasn’t enough nostalgia for you? It…
Targus High-Speed Cable a Solution for... →
Apple’s decision to not equip the new unibody MacBook with a FireWire port has been as popular as the proverbial skunk at a garden party, at least with seasoned Mac users. Aside from the MacBook…
Mac 101: Drag an entire application from one space... →
Filed under: Mac 101
Spaces is a very nice way to manage all of your Mac’s applications. You can have certain applications set to open in certain Spaces, and you can drag windows…
Aegisub: If programming languages were... →
iPhone & OS X DIY: Take Control Of Your... →
“Wouldn’t it be cool if you could control your Christmas lights from your iPhone?” That simple question, posed in passing eleven days ago by a good friend, set off a flurry of activity which…
iPhone & OS X DIY: Take Control Of Your... →
“Wouldn’t it be cool if you could control your Christmas lights from your iPhone?” That simple question, posed in passing eleven days ago by a good friend, set off a flurry of activity which…
Copy and Paste Coming to Your iPhone via the Web... →
With a little Javascript ingenuity, a new service called Pastebud aims to bring the long awaited copy-and-paste functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch. Pastebud’s copy and paste only work…
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Switched On: MiFi pushes 3G past the router limits →
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
In a commercial featuring 30 Rock actress and producer Tina Fey and director Martin…
Copy and Paste Coming to Your iPhone via the Web... →
With a little Javascript ingenuity, a new service called Pastebud aims to bring the long awaited copy-and-paste functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch. Pastebud’s copy and paste only work…
How to Make Your Heart and Your Mind Work Together →
Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead, follow him on twitter.
The same voice in your mind that told you to act, is the same voice that ridicules you later for making that choice.
Am…
Five Tips for Saving Time Over the Holidays [Time... →
Everyone’s talking about budgeting money in the face of a bleak economic outlook this holiday season, but if there’s one thing we never have enough of during the holidays, it’s time. Yesterday I…
No Excuses: Tracking Your Fitness On OS X →
It should be obvious that the blogging elves at The Apple Blog care about the fitness of our readers, especially at this dessert-laden time of year. If you managed to stuff yourself as much as I…
No Excuses: Tracking Your Fitness On OS X →
It should be obvious that the blogging elves at The Apple Blog care about the fitness of our readers, especially at this dessert-laden time of year. If you managed to stuff yourself as much as I…
How Much Food is 100 Calories? →
Have you ever wondered what 100 Calories of certain foods look like? You’re in luck because we’ve compiled a pictorial list of popular foods (and one drink) to give you a visual representation of…
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The High Cost of Pretending →
apophenia: Warning: Email Sabbatical is Imminent .. and other random thoughts [via trivium] danah boyd is finishing her dissertation, then going on vacation for a month. While, she’s…
Widemail makes Mail.app widescreen friendly →
Filed under: Software, Leopard
I find the Mail.app plugin Widemail extremely useful. At my day job I use Outlook and the widescreen view is very efficient for space management….
Terminal Tip: Change Time Machine backup interval →
Filed under: Terminal Tips
Sometimes you want your Mac to be backed up more frequently than usual. If you want to instantly back up using Time Machine, you could click on the menu bar…
Stainless Steel Shredding Scissors →
Use simple URLs for some iTunes Store item links →
I found out that you can use a simple (and more intuitive) URL format to link to various items on the iTunes Store, at least for some categories. For example: Artist or App Store developer: …
iRingPro offers "professional" ringtones →
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone
Like many of you, I love the convenience and fun of owning a mobile phone. However, I detest loud and obnoxious ring tones, not to mention the…
AIM Blast Creates Instant Message Groups for Mass... →
AOL has rolled out an online tool for sending messages to multiple AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) names at once. Even if you’re rocking your AIM account through Digsby, Pidgin, or another…
.TEL Contact Domain Available for Registrations... →
A new top-level-domain, .TEL, is due to be available for registration today that lets individuals and companies companies, and later individuals, create a web home for contact information….
Real Advice Hurts →
In the wonderful Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott talks about the incredible, ripping pain she felt after having her tonsils removed. All she wanted to do was chug pain killers and let the stupid…
MotionX Poker Quest Lite →
Category: Games Released: Dec 03, 2008 Price: Free Description: Rise Up! Horus challenges you to the greatest game of your life! The best just got better. From the creators of the…
Sleep Therapist →
Category: Healthcare & Fitness Released: Aug 16, 2008 Price: $9.99 Description: Sleep Therapist analyzes your sleep patterns: you will see when and for how long time you were in deep sleep…