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Think Secret seems to believe that both Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Mac OS X 10.5 will ship in March. Me, I'm not so sure, and I think a lot of people will be incredibly disappointed if Mac OS X 10.5 doesn't have some massive UI overhaul. A March release would be a first, after all […]

I've had a problem with the way Adium manages its log files for a long time, and I'm hoping that perhaps there's a solution. Essentially, despite the "aliases" offered by Adium, it still logs many of my conversations under the username. For example, I have a buddy named "Ron" with both an AIM and a […]

Two entries in my crontab look a little funny to some people: 0 7 * * * /Users/iacas/.script-morning.app 0 23 * * * /Users/iacas/.script-night.app .script-night.app tell application "System Events" if exists (process "ScreenSaverEngine") then tell application "System Events" to set volume with output muted end if end tell .script-morning.app tell application "System Events" to set […]

It's kind of obnoxious when half of .Mac (as far as I'm concerned - and syncing is the other half) doesn't work properly. This has been going on for a few days now.

For weeks, I've been bothered by the fact that QuickTime's full-screen controls don't appear when viewing content from the Radiant Vista's Daily Critique. The iPod Video versions of their files do, but not the QuickTime versions. Turns out the reason behind this is the inclusion of a Flash track. Disabling the Flash track ("Show Movie […]

I've done some testing AppleScripting Safari image downloads from a "members" site (a photography club). Images are always of the form http://server.com/[prefix]xx[suffix].png, with "xx" being a number like 01 or 43. Currently I have a script capable of loading all of the images: I log in to the site and navigate to the images I […]

Some random thoughts on Jobs' open letter on DRM: I don't think Apple is trying to become its own record label, despite what may or may not have recently happened with the Beatles. The iPod is still the best player, and I think the iTunes Music store is a loss leader, so going DRM-free probably […]

I often maintain a few Safari windows. One will have "general browsing" stuff - things I'll open for reading later. I call this my "miscellaneous" window. I'll also have a few project-specific windows open, each with a few tabs. I keep these minimized, as I only work in them from time to time. I've found […]

You know what I'd like? AirTunes on my hip. I want a little player - iPod shuffle-sized ((The old "pack of gum" size, not the new tiny size.)) if possible, but capable of showing up in iTunes as a destination to which music can be streamed. I'd pay a little bit extra to be able […]

Why don't any news articles mention the Mac Pro when they're talking about the 802.11n capabilities for which Apple's going to charge $1.99? Example: Apple on Thursday confirmed reports that it plans to charge customers a fee to download software that will enable the 802.11n capability in the Wi-Fi chips found in some MacBook and […]

Here is a list of apps I'd like to see on an iPhone: Terminal (like, duh!). Being able to SSH into my server would be awesome. Heck, I'd settel for a shell-looking SSH client. Something to post to my blog (and not via the blog's Web interface - I know I could use Safari. I […]

1 + 2 = 6! Yes, in the RDF, even math is different.

I don't care about the Apple TV. I don't care about the iPhone because I can't get Cingular service in my area (and, from what I have heard, they suck lately anyway). And how does "approval takes two months" mean June anyway? But mainly I'm deeply disapopinted that the iPhone is available only for Cingular. […]

This one is a simple poll, folks. {democracy:4} No doubt as I have time to absorb it myself, I'll post more.

A bug in VLC isn't an Apple bug, meaning the "Month of Apple Bugs" lasted all of one freakin' day. VLC is not an Apple product, it doesn't rely heavily on Apple frameworks, and it isn't even an app that runs only on Apple's OS. I have no idea how the "MoAB" folks could justify […]