Archive For November, 2007

Flashback Moment: Erasure

By | November 30, 2007

Erasure was (and is) one of my favorite bands back in the 80′s. The band consisted of singer Andy Bell, and keyboardist Vince Clarke. As an added bit of trivia, Vince Clark was also a founding member of Depeche Mode and Yaz before teaming up with Andy Bell. YouTube Link

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For Sale: Apple 17″ Studio Display

By | November 28, 2007

Now that I’ve settled into my new Macbook Pro, I’ll be selling off some of my older equipment. First to go is this 17 inch Apple Studio Display. I’ll be listing it on Craig’s List or ebay, but I thought I would put it here first. I bought this display new from Apple about 4 [...]

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Free Passes to Macworld Expo 2008

By | November 28, 2007

If you’d like to go to the Macworld Expo in January, it’s not too late to get free (exhibit only) passes. Your Mac Life has you covered with a special code until December 14th. [ LINK ]

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Where’s the new Wallpapers in Leopard?

By | November 27, 2007

I have a quick question for anyone who has done a clean install of Leopard… are there any new desktop pictures (wallpapers) listed in the “Apple Images” section of the Desktop System Preference Pane on your Mac? With exception to a couple of new images in the “Nature” folder, I don’t see any new images. [...]

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Look inside zip archives with QuickLook

By | November 27, 2007

For me, QuickLook is one of the killer new features in Leopard. QuickLook allows you to select any file (or folder) in the finder, hit the space bar, and get a usable preview of that file without opening it. I think QuickLook is pretty awesome right out of the box, but today it got a [...]

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Freeware Pic: “Timeous” – Excellent Project Timer

By | November 27, 2007

I’m a full-time freelancer and keeping track of my billable hours is an important task. Under Mac OSX 10.4, Tiger, I used a nifty little widget called, The Daily Grind. I really liked it a lot, but I’ve had some problems with Dashboard since upgrading to Leopard. So, I had to find an alternative. I [...]

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I’m lovin’ my new Macbook Pro

By | November 27, 2007

I’ve been using my new Macbook Pro (and Leopard) for about a month now, and I’m totally lovin’ it. Although I haven’t had any serious video jobs since getting it, I think it will hold up nicely. I think I made the right choice going with a portable as my primary machine. As soon as [...]

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Spider Pig mp3

By | November 12, 2007

Spider Pig, Spider PigDoes whatever a Spider Pig DoesCan he swing, from a web, no he can’t, he’s a pigLook out, he is a Spider Pig! [LINK]

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