This afternoon I installed Mac OS X 10.6, otherwise known as Snow Leopard. So far it is going very well. A few minor conflicts (Logitech’s Control Center, Nambu [twitter client]) but Exchange on Mail/iCal/Address Book is very nice. But it is the little things that are nice, such as my MacBook Pro being able to [...]
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Mac OS 10.5.3 and Spaces
When Leopard came out I was very excited about Spaces, but realized fairly soon that it was more trouble than it was worth. I turned it off. The recent Mac OS update brings some improvements and John Gruber of Daring Fireball has reported a key advance in Spaces. I haven’t had time to turn it [...]
Update to Nisus Writer Pro
I have mentioned before that I have used Nisus Writer for years (my doctoral thesis and book were written in it). Although I still use Word for collaborative projects, to make sure comments can be read, etc. I love NWP, use it, and support it whenever I can. (It has support for right to left [...]
Turn your MacBook into an Earthquake Sensor
From The Wired Campus
If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register when it gets the shakes. The [...]
Update for Mac Office 2008
Mac Office 2008 SP1
It’s finally here! The MacBU has just released Service Pack 1 for Mac Office 2008. You can download the update directly from the Mactopia website (it’s large — about 180 MB), or launch your favorite Office app and select Help/Check for Updates. There are well over 1000 fixes and improvements [...]
