Archive for February, 2008
Cali Lewis and BigTrip.tv
Cali Lewis of Geekbrief TV fame is currently planning a year long trip around 50 US states in a motor home during which time she will be broadcasting ( with the help of Neal ) regular shows on the go. They currently have a site setup called http://www.bigtrip.tv where they are documenting the plans and [...]
ShaneCrawford.org
Todays Entrecard ad is for an Apple blog from a guy called Shane Crawford who lives in Austin Texas. Shanecrawford.org is a nicely put together Wordpress blog which combines a mixture of Shanes photography with some nicely written tutorials on getting the most out of development in OS X and is well worth a visit.
More OS X Sleep Problems
It seems as though with every release of OS X a common and persistent problem experienced by Mac users is their machines to go to sleep automatically after a certain period of inactivity. From my current experience OS X 10.5.2 is no different in this respect to any previous release. As usual there are a [...]
OS X 10.5.2 Update Available Now
Apple have today released OS X 10.5.2 through Software Update or the Apple Download site if you prefer to download the Combo Update. The update includes over 300 updates for further details of the exact changes made go to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307109.
Macbook Air - Hard Disc Vs SSD Video
Appleinsider have posted a direct comparison of the new Apple Air configured with the standard Hard disc and the Solid State Disc ( SSD ) version. The differences are not entirely surprising, especially to anyone who has had any experience with the Asus Eee PC which also boasts an SSD.
Linux Desktop Imitating OS X
Lauri Taimila has an excellent article on modding Ubuntu Linux to make it look like OS X, and the results are quite amazing. The finished solution looks virtually identical to the Mac OS even mimicking the start up screens. Might be tempted to have a go at this on an old laptop myself.
Win A Set Of iMaingo iPod Speakers
Fiddyp.co.uk has just announced a competition in which you could win a set of iMaingo portable speakers for iPods and other mp3 players. All that is needed to enter the competition is to write a blog entry linking to Andys competition at http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/contest-win-a-set-of-ipod-portable-speakers-from-imaingo .
Photoshow : Your Name
Ok, so I saw this meme over at Fiddyp.co.uk and thought I would take up the challenge. The aim is to produce your name ( or in this case the name of this site ) as an image then upload to your site. Continue reading for full instructions.
MacStyles.com - Customise Your Mac
For some a MacBook is all they need to stand out from the crowd, but if you would like your beloved Apple to stand out that little bit more you should head over to MacStyles.com. Here you can buy custom vinyl stick on covers that make an ordinary MacBook look something special. There are 21 [...]
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