2005-10-16T22:56:24Z Mac News and Howtos tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2005, frank 2005-10-16T22:56:24Z 2005-08-02T16:53:31Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.89 2005-08-02T16:53:31Z

This day will go down in history alongside the most impressive technical achievements of the last century. Yes, Apple has released the Mighty Mouse -- a multi-button, 360-degree scrollable mouse. You can assign different buttons to different functions, such as showing the dashboard or using expose. It's such a brilliant idea, I can't imagine how nobody's thought of something...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News This day will go down in history alongside the most impressive technical achievements of the last century. Yes, Apple has released the Mighty Mouse -- a multi-button, 360-degree scrollable mouse. You can assign different buttons to different functions, such as showing the dashboard or using expose. It's such a brilliant idea, I can't imagine how nobody's thought of something... 2005-10-16T22:56:24Z 2005-08-01T04:04:50Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.88 2005-08-01T04:04:50Z

Here's a pretty amazing project at Caffeine Junkies by "Lilmuckers", who built a Mac Mini into the wall of his father's kitchen. There are photos for every step of the hacking and subsequent installation, including adding in a USB hub and extending the LED and power button wit a bit of ethernet cable so that everything's on the same...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Mac Hardware Here's a pretty amazing project at Caffeine Junkies by "Lilmuckers", who built a Mac Mini into the wall of his father's kitchen. There are photos for every step of the hacking and subsequent installation, including adding in a USB hub and extending the LED and power button wit a bit of ethernet cable so that everything's on the same... 2005-10-16T22:56:23Z 2005-07-28T15:50:16Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.86 2005-07-28T15:50:16Z

Finally, some credible evidence that the super-hyped iTunes phone is more than just vapor. TheStreet.com reports an announcement from Motorola CEO Ed Zander during an analyst presentation: "We're not going to launch the iTunes phone today. Steve Jobs is not going to jump out of a cake. And we're not going to launch it tomorrow," Zander said. "But on...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News Finally, some credible evidence that the super-hyped iTunes phone is more than just vapor. TheStreet.com reports an announcement from Motorola CEO Ed Zander during an analyst presentation: "We're not going to launch the iTunes phone today. Steve Jobs is not going to jump out of a cake. And we're not going to launch it tomorrow," Zander said. "But on... 2005-10-16T22:56:20Z 2005-07-26T14:58:24Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.85 2005-07-26T14:58:24Z

Apple announced new updates today to the iBook and the Mac Mini. Updates to the iBook include efficient scrolling and panning with the trackpad, Bluetooth now standard in addition to the already standard 802.11g Airport Extreme, and 512 MB RAM. There's also a new "sudden motion sensor" that will help protect your hard drive if you drop the iBook....

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News Apple announced new updates today to the iBook and the Mac Mini. Updates to the iBook include efficient scrolling and panning with the trackpad, Bluetooth now standard in addition to the already standard 802.11g Airport Extreme, and 512 MB RAM. There's also a new "sudden motion sensor" that will help protect your hard drive if you drop the iBook.... 2005-07-25T20:49:35Z 2005-07-23T17:32:05Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.83 2005-07-23T17:32:05Z

Here's a tutorial from wanderingFocus (via Command-Tab) that shows how to preserve gapless tracks when importing a CD into iTunes, for burning to another CD or for listening on an iPod. The key is to import them all into a single file and make chapters using ChapterTool (Apple's utility to add chapter markers to podcasts). This will allow you...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Other Software Here's a tutorial from wanderingFocus (via Command-Tab) that shows how to preserve gapless tracks when importing a CD into iTunes, for burning to another CD or for listening on an iPod. The key is to import them all into a single file and make chapters using ChapterTool (Apple's utility to add chapter markers to podcasts). This will allow you... 2005-07-25T20:51:52Z 2005-07-22T05:23:03Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.82 2005-07-22T05:23:03Z

In part one of this tutorial we installed Apache 2 using a pre-built installer package graciously provided by Server Logistics. But if you need the latest version, some more Apache modules, or a little more customization in your installation, you'll have to build and install from source. That always sounds scarier than it actually is, so if you're not...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Other Software In part one of this tutorial we installed Apache 2 using a pre-built installer package graciously provided by Server Logistics. But if you need the latest version, some more Apache modules, or a little more customization in your installation, you'll have to build and install from source. That always sounds scarier than it actually is, so if you're not... 2005-07-25T20:52:11Z 2005-07-21T17:33:30Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.81 2005-07-21T17:33:30Z

Another great article at MacDevCenter by Giles Turnbull delves into the wealth of lesser-known features of OS X's Preview application. Preview is generally known as Apple's PDF viewer that loads about a thousand times faster than Adobe's own version. But Preview can do a lot more that you probably didn't know: Technorati Tags: mac, osx, preview, tips...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Mac OS X Another great article at MacDevCenter by Giles Turnbull delves into the wealth of lesser-known features of OS X's Preview application. Preview is generally known as Apple's PDF viewer that loads about a thousand times faster than Adobe's own version. But Preview can do a lot more that you probably didn't know: Technorati Tags: mac, osx, preview, tips... 2005-07-25T20:52:36Z 2005-07-18T03:38:58Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.79 2005-07-18T03:38:58Z

Here's a good and in-depth tutorial from Matthew Russell at MacDevCenter.com on creating Spotlight plugins. Matthew walks through creating a plugin for Spotlight from scratch that indexes the content database of the Stickies application. He starts with the somewhat arbitrary steps required to give the Stickies database an extension as required by Spotlight, but quickly moves on to the...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Mac OS X Here's a good and in-depth tutorial from Matthew Russell at MacDevCenter.com on creating Spotlight plugins. Matthew walks through creating a plugin for Spotlight from scratch that indexes the content database of the Stickies application. He starts with the somewhat arbitrary steps required to give the Stickies database an extension as required by Spotlight, but quickly moves on to the... 2005-07-25T20:54:30Z 2005-07-16T17:58:38Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.77 2005-07-16T17:58:38Z

Mac OS X's Darwin foundation means that many of the services longtime Unix users have come to know work just like we would expect, and the Apache web server is no exception. But OS X 10.4 comes installed with Apache 1.3.33, and Apache 2.0 has been out for quite a long time now. Fortunately, if you need to upgrade,...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Other Software Mac OS X's Darwin foundation means that many of the services longtime Unix users have come to know work just like we would expect, and the Apache web server is no exception. But OS X 10.4 comes installed with Apache 1.3.33, and Apache 2.0 has been out for quite a long time now. Fortunately, if you need to upgrade,... 2005-10-16T22:56:07Z 2005-07-15T02:32:09Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.76 2005-07-15T02:32:09Z

I'm slightly behind the times on this one, but Apple yesterday reported their third quarter results with record revenue and earnings, and they were some pretty good numbers. Apple shipped 1,182,000 Macintosh® units and 6,155,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 35 percent growth in Macs and 616 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter. "We are delighted to report...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News I'm slightly behind the times on this one, but Apple yesterday reported their third quarter results with record revenue and earnings, and they were some pretty good numbers. Apple shipped 1,182,000 Macintosh® units and 6,155,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 35 percent growth in Macs and 616 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter. "We are delighted to report... 2005-10-16T22:56:13Z 2005-07-15T02:22:29Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.75 2005-07-15T02:22:29Z

Wow, this is one excellent guide (from the Tao of Mac) for people who want to switch to the Mac. There's a good little flame-suppressing disclaimer about why OS religious wars are silly, and then a bevy of tips that include info on buying, setup, how to (and how not to) use your Mac, and some necessary applications. As...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com Howtos: Mac OS X Wow, this is one excellent guide (from the Tao of Mac) for people who want to switch to the Mac. There's a good little flame-suppressing disclaimer about why OS religious wars are silly, and then a bevy of tips that include info on buying, setup, how to (and how not to) use your Mac, and some necessary applications. As... 2005-10-16T22:56:06Z 2005-07-13T00:00:38Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.74 2005-07-13T00:00:38Z

Today must be the day for software updates! Firefox has just released version 1.0.5. Here's what's new in Firefox 1.0.5: Several security fixes. Improvements to stability. Doesn't look like there's much in the way of updates for OS X specifically, so I'll keep using Deer Park on my primary box for now. But I'll give the upgrade a shot on...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News Today must be the day for software updates! Firefox has just released version 1.0.5. Here's what's new in Firefox 1.0.5: Several security fixes. Improvements to stability. Doesn't look like there's much in the way of updates for OS X specifically, so I'll keep using Deer Park on my primary box for now. But I'll give the upgrade a shot on... 2005-10-16T22:56:05Z 2005-07-12T23:38:06Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.73 2005-07-12T23:38:06Z

Is it already that time again? Apple has just released the 10.4.2 update to Tiger: It includes fixes for: file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services single sign-on authentication and reliable access to Active Directory servers autologin for managed user accounts AirPort and wireless access Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, including updatedATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers Finder...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News Is it already that time again? Apple has just released the 10.4.2 update to Tiger: It includes fixes for: file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services single sign-on authentication and reliable access to Active Directory servers autologin for managed user accounts AirPort and wireless access Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, including updatedATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers Finder... 2005-07-12T04:01:52Z 2005-07-12T03:55:03Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.72 2005-07-12T03:55:03Z

Found this via one digital life: a quite funny parody commercial for the new "iPod Flea" by Scott Kelby, which holds a massive one mp3 that it can play over and over. If offers convenient accessories like an extended battery that looks suspiciously like a car battery, and the multiple "flea infestation kit" that looks suspiciously like a pack of...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News: Fun Found this via one digital life: a quite funny parody commercial for the new "iPod Flea" by Scott Kelby, which holds a massive one mp3 that it can play over and over. If offers convenient accessories like an extended battery that looks suspiciously like a car battery, and the multiple "flea infestation kit" that looks suspiciously like a pack of... 2005-07-12T03:25:58Z 2005-07-12T03:25:30Z tag:www.macpot.com,2005://4.71 2005-07-12T03:25:30Z

iSync 2.1 was updated today with support for more mobile devices, such as "such as the latest Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic and Sony Ericsson phones". In and of itself, it's not a real huge deal unless you happen to own one of the newly supported devices, but The Unofficial Apple Weblog speculates that this heavy update, which requires a restart, might...

frank http://www.frankpape.com frank@frankpape.com News iSync 2.1 was updated today with support for more mobile devices, such as "such as the latest Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic and Sony Ericsson phones". In and of itself, it's not a real huge deal unless you happen to own one of the newly supported devices, but The Unofficial Apple Weblog speculates that this heavy update, which requires a restart, might...