Hate to type? Read on. With TextExpander, you can assign a short abbreviation to a collection of text. As an example, whenever I type “psig” (stands for personal sig), TextExpander will automatically insert my custom email signature (see the pic above). For those regularly type in the same set of characters, TextExpander will increase your [...]
Starting up your Mac notebook in a quiet location like a library or lecture hall can be something that annoys others in your immediate vicinity. Imagine trying to get some reading done when suddenly, you’re greeted by a loud “Goooong!”
Underneath the beautiful GUI of Mac OS X lies a Unix core. Why would you want to tackle all of this command line jargon when you can use the finder and simply and click and drag files? The answer lies in the power Unix gives you.
Getting Things Done offers a way of organizing your life through the use of projects and contexts. Think of it as an improved version of the to-do list.
Now that Apple has smoothed out some of the issues with its firewall, I’d like to mention a good companion application. Your average firewall is good at controlling what enters into your network. But a lot of them do very little when it comes to managing the outgoing traffic. This is where Little Snitch comes [...]
Looking at my Feedburner stats, I notice a good number of you use NetNewsWire. This is currently my favorite RSS news reader. For those unfamiliar with RSS, it’s a way of funneling articles from all of your favorite websites into a single application. So instead of using a web browser and hoping from one site [...]
iWoz tells the story of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak from childhood to present day. We learn about his early aptitude for science, his work with HP, the founding of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs, and his eventual departure.
