Link: Prototype dissected
Prototype dissected and made into a yummy info-graphic. Thanks, Jonathan!
Geek & Mild by Sean Sperte
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Link: Make Firefox look more Mac-like
Make Firefox look more Mac-like … yes, like Camino.
§ February 18, 2006
Link: Gruber on beer
From the man who can take a sentance and make it a paragraph. Gruber on beer.
§ February 17, 2006
Link: Animated live search tutorial
Animated live search tutorial from Steve Smith. Sweetness except for it adds a lot of bulk to the page.
§ February 16, 2006
Un-minimize hot-key?
We all know that if you want to minimize a window in OS X, all you need to do is hit cmd+m, right? But what if you want to un-minimize a window? Is there no hot-key, hack, or software tool that enables this?
§ February 16, 2006
Link: Camino 1.0
Camino 1.0 gets released. Check out my favorite Safari alternate, and the only other browser I use. (Site currently getting hammered.)
§ February 14, 2006
Intel shmintel
I stopped by my local Mac Store today – no, not the Apple Store, the Mac Store. I almost wish I wouldn’t have.
While browsing the myriad of iPod accessories they had displayed I overheard a gentleman ask one of the employees if they had any MacBook’s in stock. The female employee, who I could tell was fond of herself talking, replied by giving a long, innacurate summary of the MacBook Pro and what it is; finally answering that they did indeed have one in stock, in the back. This is where my interest was piqued and I stopped pretending not to hear – I turned and looked at the employee dead-on.
“We’re not allowed to put it out until Apple does,” she said, I guess implying that they have to wait for the Apple Store to put it out first … ? I rolled my eyes and went back to browsing. I could tell her knowledge went about as deep as the Finder help menu.
“So can I see it now?” the customer asked.
“It looks just like the previous PowerBook,” another (male) employee joined the conversation. “But they just have the 15-inch version right now.”
“Oh, okay.”
“… otherwise, it’s the exact same,” he continued. “It feels the same, looks the same …”
“Well, besides the iSight!” laughed the female employee.
I guess you had to be there, but at this point I realized these employees were, in fact, idiots. I felt really sorry for the guy who asked the question. They obviously didn’t have a MacBook and just wanted to “sell” the guy on one.
Anyway, they went on to tell the gentleman that they did, in fact, have a 17” Intel-iMac on the show-floor that he could look at. They pointed it out, and after a few minutes of playing around on it, the guy went about his way. I hoped on and double-checked to make sure it was an Intel machine. It was!
All I have to say is, Intel shmintel. The “noticable” speed difference wasn’t there. I don’t know what Leo and Amber were testing at MacWorld when they reported such amazing performance – it certainly wasn’t the same model I was on. Then again, having recently upgraded to a dual-core G5 machine I’ve probably become a little spoiled.
Okay, I admit, I’ve definitely become a little spoiled.
Still, I was expecting more – you know, because of all the “4x faster” hype Apple has been pushing. I guess I’ll just have to wait for the “real world” benchmarks, and the MacBook Pro’s release, to see if this Intel business is what it’s cracked up to be.
§ February 11, 2006
Link: Touchscreen video
All this hoopla over potential touchscreen iPods or tablets; I was bored until I watched this video! Holy … ! Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the ground.
§ February 11, 2006
Link: Hicks’ lost idea(s)
D’oh! Don’t you just hate it when you don’t remember that great idea you had while trying to fall asleep?
§ February 10, 2006
Link: C|Net hates Apple
C|Net hates Apple. An example of how headlines can communicate bias. (Thanks, Jeff. Nice spot.)
§ February 9, 2006
Link: Doppelganger
Mike D. hints at some (more) enhancements to Newsvine coming soon. (Sheesh, I’m becoming as much a Newsvine rumor-junkie as I am an Apple one!)
§ February 8, 2006
Seattle being bitter and bias?
In addition to the ESPN SportCenter guys unanimously saying the officiating determined the outcome of the Super Bowl, several other sport columnists feel the same:
- Seahawks won everything but the game - FoxSports.com
- Steeling one: Hawks get robbed - Skip Bayless (Seahawk hater, blabbermouth), ESPN.com
- Throw a flag on these Super Bowl referees - MiamaHerald.com’s Jason Whitlock
- TV unveils zebras at their worst - The[Toronto]Star.com
- Give The Super Bowl MVP To The Officials - says PatsFans.com
- Iffy officiating - Suntimes.com
- Game’s third team upstaged Steelers, Hawks - more from ESPN.com
- How the referees handed Pittsburgh the Super Bowl - Slate.com
There’s also emails circulating with (digitally manipulated) photos of Steelers Coach Bill Cowher handing head referee Bill Leavy money during the pregame warmups, as well as one with Leavy and caption “Steelers’ 12th man”.
Still think Seattle’s just bitter and bias?
§ February 7, 2006
For your desktop: Hawks
Generously provided by my friend Matt, here’s a ‘Hawks desktop picture for your enjoyment. Click the thumbnail to download. (Only one size available, sorry.)
