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Zaphu recently posted an article on the number of third-party programs and utilities that OS X Leopard has—in one way or another—effectively put out of business. Or as he put it, "mauled" to death.
Among them are VirtueDesktops, a multipe desktop manager supplanted by Spaces, and OverFlow, which does to Docks what Stacks does to Docks, only better.
This lead me to wonder what else has been eliminated from my Applications and Utilities folders.
Amazon is now (finally) shipping Western Digital's 320GB 2.5" Scorpio notebook hard drive.
I have a 200GB drive in my 17" MacBook Pro, and you'd think that would be enough space. But between projects for my clients, my photography, audiobooks, and my iTunes music and movies and TV shows, it's bursting at the seams with just 8GB free.
And there's only that much room available because I'm continually managing the space, deleting files and swapping things back and forth to an external drive.
Ah, the Mac audience. Sing hosannas and they adore you. Express a little criticism, however, and the bugs scurry out of the woodwork.
On email I received said I was totally off-base (actually, his phrasing was a little more colorful).
Another reader, instead of refuting the article, resorted to the shotgun approach. "When was the last time you came out with a world class operating system? Developing an OS is closer to art than science. How many software project[s] hit their deadline[s]?"
This was echoed by another reader who said I was making much ado about nothing, as according to my article Leopard was "only" 119 days late.
In a way, the iPhone was a godsend for Apple.
Not just because its revolutionary multi-touch technology boosted Apple's already stratospheric cool factor. Because it did.
And not because it gave Apple an important step into yet another major market. Because it did that too.
But because back in April 2007, the iPhone's upcoming June 29th release date gave Apple a much-needed excuse for delaying OS X Leopard.
Kent Sutherland's Warp gives you new ways to navigate Spaces using your mouse.
Know the trick where you can drag a window across Spaces by moving it to an edge? Well, Warp let's you do the same thing, only without the window in tow.
So you walk into your local Starbucks and stand in line. Reaching the counter, you ask the cashier for your usual half double decaffeinated half-caf with a twist of lemon, and hand over your credit card. And then wait for your order to be filled.
Typical beginning of a typical day.
But if Apple has its way, someday soon you won't need to speak to the cashier. Nor will you need to hand over your credit card. Nor even stand in line.
Just walk in, pick up your hot cup of java, and go on your way.
Let's face it. If you're like me, system utilities rarely have the power to invoke your "buy it now" creditcard reflex.
Especially when the category is as pedestrian-sounding as a "clipboard-manager".
So let's set the record straight up front: if you write about practically anything at all, you need this product.
Russell Brown has created three new video tutorials on printing from Photoshop to several popular "semi-pro" printers from Canon, Epson, and HP.
Each video is roughly eight minutes long, and focuses on properly setting up color management and obtaining and using the right paper profiles.
Apple Insider posts that Apple has released OS X Leopard 10.5.2 to external developers for testing.
The update, which weighs in at a mere 345MB, focuses on the Dock, Finder, Mail, iCal, iChat, Quick Look, Rosetta, Safari, Time Machine, Printing, and WiFi/AirPort compatibility.
Hmmm. Perhaps "focuses" is the wrong word here. At any rate, release of the update could be as late as MacWorld Expo in January, so you still have plenty of time to enjoy your Mac as is.
[via Apple Insider]
We've all done it. You've just unpacked that new high-definition television and, in hooking things up, realize that you're missing a cable.
So you grab your credit cards, checkbook, and (just in case) a mortgage refinancing agreement. Then everyone piles into the car and you all head out to your nearby big-box retailer.
But check your local Apple store first. Seriously.
Because Apple carries 6-foot XtremeMac HDMI, component, and those really expensive Toslink fiber-optical audio cables, all for just $19.95 each.
So unless you like paying $40 or $50 or more for a few strands of wire or glass, try Apple. And then sit back and enjoy that new TV.
