Thoughts
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Built In Dictionary
Press Command-Control-D when your mouse is over a word in a cocoa app like Safari and you’ll get an instant dictionary lookup that’s built-in to OS X. NICE!
October 18, 2005 -
I Shouldn’t Be Surprised
After yesterday’s iPod Video announcement, I checked out the Apple website to get the scoop. One item I was naturally drawn to as I am a resident of the metro Detroit area,…
October 13, 2005 -
It’s All About the Blue Pill
While reading MacSurfer’s Headline News website, I came across this article. Let’s face it. Buying a Mac is all about swallowing the blue pill. The blue pill is the enjoyable part of…
October 10, 2005 -
Someone’s Bitter
“Screw the nano,” said Motorola CEO Ed Zander. “What the hell does the nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs? People are going to want devices that do more than just play…
September 26, 2005 -
Touch Table Interface
Applied Minds, a highly cool company in California headed by a former Disney creative leader, has released a video demonstrating their Touch Table interface. Basically, the table, which is shareable over the…
September 6, 2005 -
Rollable Displays
A while back, Philips made the claim that they could develop a display technology that was flexible like paper. Looks like they’ve already come up with a cool prototype. This could really…
September 6, 2005 -
iPhone Details
According to The New York Post, they have scoured some documents that were posted to a FCC website regarding the specs and features of the upcoming iPhone from Apple and Motorola. The…
August 26, 2005 -
WindowDragon
The general rule of thumb is that you can only move OS X windows by dragging their titlebar or a bottom bar like in Safari. Other applications like GarageBand allow for window…
August 19, 2005 -
Weird Error Message
I just tried going to the CBC website and was greeted with this odd message: CBC is currently experiencing a labour disruption, which means some of the information we normally offer you…
August 18, 2005 -
Harming Our Business?
“To date, Apple has not agreed to design its popular iPod line of portable digital audio players to function with our music services and users of our music services must rely on…
August 12, 2005