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Fastest Mac Browser Test: Firefox 2, 3 and Safari

12 Apr, 2008

Have you checked out Dromaeo.com? It’s a Mozilla owned site that runs a set of JavaScripts and test out how fast your browser is. I tried it on my iMac, 1.83 Intel Core Duo with 1.5 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, and found Firefox 3 beta 5 to be the fastest browser. Oddly enough, Firefox […]

Are You Using That Magnet on the iMac?

11 Apr, 2008

So what do you use that magnet on the side of your iMac for? I know my remote isn’t hanging on it. Who knows where that is. However, Scott sent me a video of his iLEVL Copy Holder. It’s a simple metal paper holder that sticks to that magnet in your iMac. That got me […]

Top 5 Reasons Why I Dropped Entourage 2008

11 Mar, 2008

I gave Entourage 2008 a go for a few weeks, but have since switched back to Thunderbird. It was really a lot of little things that just kept adding up. Here are the top 5 reasons why I dropped Entourage 2008. No Hyperlink Support – You can’t link a few words in emails. This was […]

Entourage 2008 – Quite A Ride

22 Feb, 2008

We’ll I’ve been on Entourage 2008 for about three weeks now and the ride has had its ups and downs. I’m happy with Entourage for the most part, but it’s flaws are hard to ignore. Things I love: Projects – Projects are cool in the fact that I can group emails together, file them away, […]

Syncing Google Calendar with Entourage 2008

11 Feb, 2008

Since I’ve made the switch from Thunderbird to Entourage 2008, one of my missing features is the ability to sync with Google calendar. I tried using Plaxo, but they sync to your main Google calendar and not any others. This may work well if you only have one Google calendar to sync with, but that […]

Goodbye Thunderbird, Hello Entourage 2008

4 Feb, 2008

I’ve been a big fan of Thunderbird for a while now, but I’m moving on. Entourage 2008 is calling my name at work and I’m listening. I’m a bit sad to say goodbye to Thunderbird, but yet excited at the same time. So why the switch? There are a few reasons for my switch to […]

iPhone Facebook Sidebar for Firefox

31 Jan, 2008

In the past, I’ve talked about how to open Facebook in the sidebar of Firefox. Now, I’ve taken that idea one step farther and created a Firefox extension. The iPhone Facebook Sidebar extension opens Facebook’s iPhone page and allows you to keep tabs on your friends, update your status, message people and accept friend requests. […]

iPod Touch $20 Upgrade Rocks

16 Jan, 2008

I admit that paying $20 for a software update to my iPod Touch, less than a month after I got it, is kind of depressing, but I went for it and it’s like I have an all new iPod! New features include: Email client. Fully functional email that’s amazing. Weather app. I love the weather, […]

Create a simple, feature rich, Facebook Dashboard widget in 4 steps.

15 Jan, 2008

Are you constantly checking or updating your Facebook profile? Do you like to be up to date on all your friends? Are you having difficulty finding a nice Facebook Dashboard widget? Stop looking and create one now! It’s really simple. All you need is Safari 3 and a Mac. Here’s how to do it. Go […]

You know you need a new computer when…

13 Jan, 2008

… when they keys start falling off your calculator application! Now I know this is strange. I opened up Dashboard the other day and there was a missing key on the calculator widget. Where could it have gone? It can’t just pop off. Can it? Maybe Steve will announce Calculator 2 at MacWorld tomorrow. No […]