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Snow Leopard Reports Hard Drive Capacity “Correctly” (in Base 10)

Posted By: Christineon: August 30, 2009In: Hardware, Mac OS X

ZDNet reports that Snow Leopard has changed the way it calculates disk capacity from earlier versions of OS X: now it matches the advertised size of the drive you purchased it’s actual... Read more

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TWiG Tip: Click To: to Launch Gmail’s Contact Chooser

Posted By: Christineon: August 29, 2009In: Webapps

On each new episode of This Week in Google (details) I’ll highlight a tip for using cloud/Google apps smarter, faster, and better. I’ll document those tips here. This week Gmail engineer... Read more

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Fine, I’ll Say It: Snow Leopard Is Ultimately a Service Pack

Posted By: Christineon: August 28, 2009In: Mac OS X

Merlin Mann’s tweet about Snow Leopard hits the nail on the head. Even though David Pogue says this is an “uninformed wisecrack,” I’m still calling Snow Leopard a ser... Read more

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Snow Leopard Reviews: Speed Boosts and Subtle Improvements (for Cheap)

Posted By: Christineon: August 27, 2009In: Mac OS X

Major tech pubs put out their Snow Leopard reviews last night, and they’re all predictably positive. Snow Leopard offers lots of small and subtle improvements to your Mac plus gets spe... Read more

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Confirmed: $29 Snow Leopard Installs Whether or Not You’ve Got Leopard

Posted By: Christineon: August 27, 2009In: Mac OS X

Even though Apple suggests Mac users without Leopard buy the $169 Mac box set to get Snow Leopard, anyone can purchase the $29 Snow Leopard disc and install it. This means the Snow Leopard D... Read more

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My Complete 20×200 Guest Curator Collection

Posted By: Christineon: August 26, 2009In: About Smarterware

You like looking at beautiful things? You’re in the right place. The full collection of pieces from my guest curator stint at online art gallery 20×200 is now available. Check out... Read more

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Prepare Your Mac for Snow Leopard

Posted By: Christineon: August 26, 2009In: Mac OS X, Software

An operating system update like this Friday’s release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a perfect time to clean up your computer and start fresh. Let’s prepare your Mac for this weeken... Read more

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Get Favicon Alerts on Your Google Voice Tab

Posted By: Christineon: August 25, 2009In: Webapps

In the hallowed tradition of unread item counts on your Gmail and Google Reader favicons in Firefox, user script developer Peter Wooley offers the same for Google Voice users. If you’v... Read more

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Save Cash with Web-Based Money Managers

Posted By: Christineon: August 25, 2009In: Webapps

My latest story for Macworld tackles one of the more interesting types of new web applications: it’s called Save money with Web-based money managers. Online banking is one thing, but t... Read more

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Check If Your Must-Have Applications Are Snow Leopard-Compatible

Posted By: Christineon: August 25, 2009In: Mac OS X

Apple’s latest $29 update to OS X Snow Leopard ships this Friday–but will all of your essential applications run when you install it? This application compatibility list is a goo... Read more

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Import Facebook Phone Numbers into Your Google Contacts

Posted By: Christineon: August 23, 2009In: Android, Cloud Computing, iPhone

Android users with Facebook friends who list their phone number in their profiles will love this: Brad Fitzpatrick offers a Greasemonkey script that exports those phone numbers to AddressBoo... Read more

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TWiG Tip: Icon-only, Perma-Tabs for Gmail and Google Reader

Posted By: Christineon: August 22, 2009In: Webapps

On each new episode of This Week in Google (details) I’ll highlight a tip for using cloud/Google apps smarter, faster, and better. I’ll document those tips here. You use Firefox, you kee... Read more

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Twitalytic Alpha Preview: Archiving, Curating, and Threading Tweets

Posted By: Christineon: August 20, 2009In: Webapps

Update, July 2010: Twitalytic has been renamed ThinkUp. Been hacking away at a personal programming project, tentatively named Twitalytic, a web application that archives your tweets and men... Read more

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One Way Android Can Become Viable

Posted By: Christineon: August 19, 2009In: Android, iPhone

Apple guy John Gruber knocks it out of the park with this thoughtful piece on what he calls “the Android opportunity”: his take on what Android can to do in order to become a via... Read more

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The Definitive Guide to Finding Free Wi-Fi

Posted By: Christineon: August 19, 2009In: Mobile, Software, Webapps

You’re out and about with your laptop and you’re in need of some fast internet connectivity. Here are some tried and true ways to find and get free Wi-Fi. Photo by °Florian. The... Read more

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