Tag Archives: Mac OS X

A brief review of blog traffic for the past year

I don’t pay as much attention to blog traffic for FML as I probably should. I know there are a lot of things I could improve if I paid more attention to the various details. Instead, I tend to look … Continue reading

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Editor indecisiveness

I have yet to standardize on one, single way to post to this blog. I never seem to find the perfect fit — if there is such a thing. And maybe it is ok to use multiple ways to post. … Continue reading

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Google Desktop

At the risk of sounding like a mindless Google-ogue (because I like Google Reader and Gmail), let me write some good things about Google Desktop. One good thing is that it provides me with a quick way to find files … Continue reading

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Is desktop search secure?

Is desktop search secure? I love Google Desktop Search. I use it every day. I particularly like the fact that it now supports indexing of Thunderbird. I wouldn’t use it if I was in a purely OS X environment, because … Continue reading

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MacWorld keynote

MacCentral: Apple posts MWSF keynote webcast – a post from MacCentral, highlights the availability of Steve Job’s keynote speech as MacWorld SF. I watched most of it late last night while lying in bed, unable to get to sleep. It … Continue reading

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“Rock solid” Mac OS X

I couldn’t agree more with David Pogue’s description in his New York Times column of the “stealth benefit” of the new iMac G5, OS X, as “rock solid.” Mentioned in MacMinute. It really amazes me that more people aren’t clued … Continue reading

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Grokker, a new type of web search engine

Some time ago, I read about Grokker, a new type of web search engine that presents results visually in cluster maps (think something like Venn diagrams), rather than in a long series of search results to page through one by … Continue reading

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Apple just keeps getting better

I was reading about Apple’s newest OS X release, nicknamed Tiger, this a.m. There are so many goodies that it is hard to know where to start when describing the things I am excited about. How about a new version … Continue reading

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