Interesting commentary from the developer of Scrivener, one of my all-time favorite apps. What does the iPad mean for small indie developers? The resulting implication is this: either you build an iPhone/iPad version of your application, or you miss out on all the users that wanted a netbook and so bought the iPad—because the iPad [...]
If you’re on Snow Leopard and use Dropbox to ferry files around using the public folder, don’t miss this time-saving Services add-on. Once installed, right-click on any file on your Mac, select the ‘Services’ menu, then choose either ‘Move’ or ‘Copy to Dropbox.’ That’s it. Your file is moved (or copied), and the public link [...]
If you attempted the temporary fix to get your wireless working correctly on your MacBook after the recent Mac OS 10.5.8 update, check out this MacFixIt post before you try to install the patch issued by Apple earlier today. I reinstalled the 10.5.8 Combo Update, then applied the Airport patch, and all is now working [...]
If you are one of the many people experiencing AirPort connectivity problems after upgrading to 10.5.8, here’s a solution that worked for me, found on the Apple Discussions forums from user SpacePirate. This solution allows you to revert to the 10.5.7 AirPort kernel extension (kext file) without reverting the entire OS back to 10.5.7. It [...]
Just came across an interesting article on MacWorld. Here’s an excerpt: Two well-known Mac hackers are updating a widely used hacking toolkit, making it easier to take control of a Macintosh computer…Although there are still many more exploits available for Windows software than for Macs, the new payload code means there is now “more or [...]
1. Dvorak-Qwerty redux I decided to test out Tweetdeck, a new Twitter application in Beta developed on the Adobe Air platform. I like it. But when I attempted to hide the app with the shortcut ?-H … it didn’t work. Then it hit me. It’s an Adobe app. Of course it doesn’t work. That’s because [...]
