Category: General

A few iMac Photos

6 Mar, 2006

My iMac still in the box. Amazing packaging as always. My new iMac starting up next to my (now my wife’s) Powerbook 667. Click on the image for more details at Flickr.

Imagine my suprise when my wife’s suggestions to her PC issues was to get me a new computer and she’d take my old one. The end result was a purchase of a new iMac. It’s running the intel chip and has so many new and cool programs and features!! So far it’s wonderful and I […]

iPox 0.5 – Scrollbars

3 Mar, 2006

If you haven’t seen it already. iPox has been updated to 0.5. Lots of fixes in this version including the annoying drop down issues on XP. For features, I have added scrollbars!! Head over to Mozilla to get the latest release. Full list of what’s new in v.5 – Fixed Auto Fill (drop down) bug […]

PayPal Scams – So Real

3 Mar, 2006

I can’t believe how good these PayPal scams are getting. So good that I fell for it!! But, I caught myself before I did anything stupid. I got an email saying that my PayPal account has been accessed by a foreign IP and I was to click the login link and verify my account. So […]

iPox Hacks – Bookmarks Bar

2 Mar, 2006

New Hacks Documentation -> Two complaints I hear again and again are that people don’t like the blue of the bookmarks bar or they don’t want the icons in the bookmarks bar. Well good news. We can fix that for you. Update: Get Stylish and you don’t have to worry about finding or editing the […]

Fix: Flash vs CSS Drop Down Menus

2 Mar, 2006

If you’ve ever used CSS drop down menus and Flash on the same web page, you may have found out that Flash is always on top of the CSS. Well almost always, there is a fix! Macromedia has a good tutorial on how to make a Flash movie with a transparent background. It’s quite easy […]

Portable Applications

1 Mar, 2006

Myself, I haven’t tired this, but it looks cool! Portable applications are just applications that store all your preferences and related files together. It could be on a USB drive, Zip disk or iPod. Perfect for taking your bookmarks, mail and setting with you when you go. Sounds like a great idea to me. Use […]

iPod Hi-Fi Unveiled!

28 Feb, 2006

At Apple’s special even today they updated the Mac Mini and unveiled the iPod Hi-Fi. The iPod Hi-Fi is not a new iPod but rather a home stereo system. Basically it’s a big set of speakers. 😉 No radio or CD player (that’s so 2000) just great sound (surround sound) in a simplistic design with […]

Thunderbird Saves Everything – Compact It

27 Feb, 2006

I’ve been using Thunderbird for a while now and it wasn’t until recently that I learned something quite valuable. Thunderbird doesn’t permanently delete anything! 😮 I turned on a setting the other day that caused me to loose a lot of email. I paniced, did some researching and found my mail. It was still there, […]

Proteus IM is now Free.

27 Feb, 2006

Proteus instant messenger has has gone from a paid application to a free application. Proteus can connect to almost any IM service such as Yahoo, Google and MSN. It’s a great idea and this was a cool program a few years ago. That was until I found Adium. Adium does the same thing only it’s […]