By Mark Knowles on Wednesday, November 14, 2007Filed Under: Apple, News, Software
Winner of our recent “What’s your fa.vo.rit poll gave us the new mac finder as reader’s favorite new application in Leopard. With good reason. The new finder is faster, more intuitive and 100% more useful than the previous version.
Cover flow allows you to flip through the contents of your computer with a screen not unlike […]
By Mark Knowles on Tuesday, November 13, 2007Filed Under: Gadgets, Hardware
I nearly bought a new mouse this week. I almost fell in love with the new Logitech VX Nano Mouse. Almost but not quite.
Let me say , first of all that this is the best mouse I have ever laid my fat fingers on. And therein lies the problem – the fat fingers are accompanied […]
By Mark Knowles on Wednesday, November 7, 2007Filed Under: Apple
Apple’s new operating system, 10.5 or “Leopard,” continues to surprise me. None of the new features is particularly well advertised or explained, but my current favorite has got to be “Spaces.”
I like to keep a lot of windows open and active at the same time. Even with two monitors, it’s a challenge to keep them […]
By Mark Knowles on Monday, November 5, 2007Filed Under: Apple, Software
Apple has jumped the gun with the release of their new Operating system, Leopard. My sources at Apple (who will remain nameless) tell me there are two reasons for this. One, the software engineers responsible had been “stolen” to complete the iPhone firmware updates in Apple’s ongoing battle with the hackers, and Two, the […]
By Mark Knowles on Friday, November 2, 2007Filed Under: Apple
Apple’s new OS, 10.5 or Leopard has some interesting new features. Time Machine stores an up-to-date copy of all your Mac’s files on an external hard drive, personal file sharing volume, or Mac OS X Server. That includes system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents.
That would be everything, right down to the […]