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Tag Archives: Mac OS X
Checking out Typinator
I know MacHeist was a lot of months ago, and I therefore could have tried it out months ago, but oh well. I’m trying it out now, and the first thing I did was search the Character Viewer for characters … Continue reading
Snow Leopard
So, [Erwin][] posted his _first impressions_ list, which reminded me that I’ve done one of my own from time to time, so here goes. I didn’t do a regular upgrade, and even then I don’t really remember how long it … Continue reading
One Less Leopard Annoyance
One of my problems with Leopard has been that the way I use Finder stopped working. I set it to “Always open folders in a new window” and hold down option when I want to close the window I start … Continue reading
Still Clueless
I still don’t get it. Okay, now that I think of it, there are two things I don’t get. First, I was so sure the “Translucent Menu Bar” checkbox would be under “Appearance” that I thought something was wrong when … Continue reading
ThisSpace
One of the first things that happened to me in Spaces that irked me was its auto-switching to another space when I didn’t want it to. Sure, that’s probably what I’d want it to do a lot of the time, … Continue reading
iTerm/TextMate Here
Yes, again. Inspired by [other][other1] [solutions][other2] to the same problems, here are updated versions of these scripts. The primary difference is that they’re based on Apple’s droplet sample, so you can either click on them (for the current directory) or … Continue reading
More Little Things
- The Dock is way too fucking dark. The glass shelf doesn’t thrill me either, but at least it’s a subtle eyesore. – Holy crap Spotlight is faster. I used to use Google Desktop based solely on its speed — now … Continue reading
The Little Things
Having played around with [Leopard][leopard] for about a day now, here are some of the little details I’ve noticed: – Arrows no longer wrap the selected app in the app switcher; if you wanted to switch to the last app … Continue reading
Leopard Open Source
I hadn’t seen any mention of this yet when I started my Leopard upgrade, but [Apple][apple] has added the [source code][leopard] for the open-source parts of [Leopard][macosx] on the [Darwin source][darwin] site. And yes, Virginia, that includes [the kernel][xnu]. [apple]: … Continue reading