12 month ago
Simon Willison : Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual - Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual. “[I] was struck by how it had to explain a total paradigm shift in interacting with computers”.
Ethan Marcotte : Pictures of the original Macintosh User Manual - "[I] was struck by how it had to explain a total paradigm shift in interacting with computers." #.
Rod Begbie : peterme.com :: Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual - How to explain a paradigm shift... [via] #
Khoi Vinh : Peter Merholz: Looking at the Original Macintosh User Manual
Cameron Moll : 1984 Macintosh User Manual - Pics of an original 1984 Macintosh User Manual.
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14 month ago
43folders : apple_evolution.jpg 3435×2280 pixels - Very cool graphic that charts the 31-year history of Apple hardware products, from the Apple I to the iPhone. Would make for a fun poster.
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14 month ago
43folders : A way to keep track and in touch - Dashboard widget to keep track of friends you haven't emailed in a while.
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43folders : instructables : Macpack - "I have racked up more geek points by creating a backpack from an old macintosh SE computer c. 1988" [via:Makezine]
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17 month ago
43folders : iScroll2: Two-Finger-Scrolling for pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks - "Supported models include most aluminum PowerBooks introduced from 2003 to 2004 as well as most G4 iBooks."
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20 month ago
43folders : Apple - Pro - Tips - Move All Your Stuff to a New Mac — Quick - Migration Assistant is such a gem and has uses far beyond getting a new box; e.g. I use it to pull my "demo" account to the studio Mac when I do MacBreak.
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20 month ago
43folders : Cocoa Dev Central: Learn Cocoa - "This tutorial shows you how to create your first Cocoa app. It assumes no previous experience with programming or Xcode." Pretty, too.
Rod Begbie : Cocoa Dev Central: Learn Cocoa - Mega-wicked-simple "getting started with Cocoa" tutorial. [via] #
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20 month ago
43folders : Is there a utility that will let me save my screen layout? | Ask MetaFilter - "Every morning...I have to spend a little bit re-arranging all my active application windows where I want them."
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43folders : My backup paranoia | David Roessli's Empty Set - Thoughtful, detailed rundown on handling backup for your Mac world.
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20 month ago
43folders : Circle Six on OS X Utilities - "These range from maintenance to productivity, simple and useful to downright powerful." Good selections.
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20 month ago
43folders : Reality Distortion Field, RIP at Like It Matters - "I was talking with my 5 year-old about this. 'Wow, that’s bullshit,' she said."
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20 month ago
43folders : iPhone Will Not Allow User Installable Applications - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - This is definitely the story I'll be following today. AFAIC, the ability to develop and deply OS X apps that can run on iPhone is the cup of secret sauce.
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43folders : Where can I gamble on Macworld announcements? | Ask MetaFilter - It would be fun if pundits always had to put markers down.
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20 month ago
43folders : Amazon.com: Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard: Software - "Scheduled to ship in spring 2007..." I guess this (and/or iLife '07) isn't Steve's big reveal. via John Foster.
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43folders : Hack Attack: A guide for switching to a Mac - Lifehacker - "What follows is a round-up of everything that stuck out to me when I made the move to my first Mac." Very nice work, Adam. Super-useful.
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21 month ago
43folders : Ideas For Dozens: Why "I'm A PC" Works - "That's why the twinge of hate towards The Mac guy that these commercials inspire is their final touch of genius."
Rod Begbie : Ideas For Dozens: Why "I'm A PC" Works - That feeling you get from the "I'm a Mac" adverts that you like the PC more than the Mac? That's what Apple want you to feel. [via] #
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22 month ago
43folders : Extend GarageBand's recording limit to 3 hours [Archive] - PCA Forum - To psych Garageband into recording a podcast longer than a half hour, "set the tempo to 40 (the lowest you can set it to) and the time to 7/4." Great hack.
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43folders : I don't understand my Mac. | Ask MetaFilter - "What should be exciting me about this machine?"
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plasticbag : How to write in polytonic (ancient) Greek in OSX - This is sort of a niche thing to care about, but care about it I do. I keep wondering if I should put up any of my old abandoned doctoral work onto the web. Seems weird to have spent that much time on something and not be able to open up some of the resul
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22 month ago
43folders : » Living with a MacBook - first thoughts | Office Evolution | ZDNet.com - Mostly smooth, but, "there are some transitional issues I'm still wrestling with though."
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43folders : Open Finder window folder in TextMate [VOX/Jay Allen] - To view folder contents as a TM project "...drag the Finder window's proxy icon...onto the TextMate icon...." I had NO idea you could do this. Awesome.
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23 month ago
43folders : Montage Screenwriting Software - From Work In Progress to Final Draft - Mariner's new screenwriting app looks purty. Unlike the (free) Celtx, this one's ground-up for the Mac.
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23 month ago
43folders : The Macalope » Blog Archive » iPhone not what we’re thinking? - "It’s a technology--like VOIP--and that what Apple is going to do is put this into all Macs so each Mac ships as a computer and a phone." Just drunktalk?
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24 month ago
43folders : Sci-Fi Hi-Fi » Blog Archive » del.icio.us API URL Switch - Huzzah! A Cocoalicious fix -- manually change the API's URL in Keychain.app, restart, re-enter password, and you're golden. Awesome.
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24 month ago
43folders : MacDevCenter.com -- Burn Your New iTunes Movies to DVD (and Protect Your Other iTunes Purchases) - "There's something deeply intangible about the items we buy at the iTunes store."
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