Category Archives: Macintosh

Ride the Bandwagon

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Russell

Bandwagon launches tomorrow; it purports to back up your entire iTunes library over the Internet to their servers (or alternatively to your Amazon S3 box) for a flat rate. Updates occur automatically in the background. Sounds like a good idea, … Continue reading →

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The O'Grady Factor

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Russell

Item on The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Apple Genius says: Moo’ing normal. Same item as quoted on Powerpage: Apple: It’s Normal for MacBooks to Moo. Now I’m not a professional journalist, but even I can tell the difference between one offhand … Continue reading →

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PyWikit

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Russell

In response to a challenge in the Mac forum at Ars Technica, I’ve banged out a quick service that adds “Search With Wikipedia” to your Services menu (right below “Search With Google”). It’s called PyWikit because (a) somebody suggested “Wikit” … Continue reading →

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Get a Mac

Posted on May 2, 2006 by Russell

Random thoughts on Apple’s new “Get a Mac” campaign.

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SubEthaEdit for $0 is a great deal

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Russell

SubEthaEdit from CodingMonkeys is an excellent collaborative editor that I’ve used to help create session notes at past PyCons. Many people also use it as a programming editor, although to date I’m still in the BBEdit camp. Now, as part … Continue reading →

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Apple does the right thing with DTKs

Posted on January 10, 2006 by Russell

Amidst all the hoopla over the new Intel-based Macs, I’ve seen little coverage of this item: Developers who spent $999 to “rent” a Developer Transition Kit (a G5 case with a Pentium 4 inside) will have the opportunity to exchange … Continue reading →

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Switch campaign updated

Posted on August 8, 2005 by Russell

Looks like Apple has updated their Switch campaign. It’s about time.

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