G5 Optimized Firefox
First, if you aren’t using Firefox as your primary browser, why not? It works better than Internet Explorer, it’s free, and it’s an easy download. It works on just about any computer, including … Read more
MacStuff
Mac Migration
The G5 Powermac was introduced a couple of months before I bought my first ever Apple computer, a G4 Powerbook. I knew at the time that the G5 offered much greater performance, but … Read more
Using the V600 with a Mac
Though not supported by Apple or Motorola, it is possible to use the Motorola V600 mobile phone with an Apple computer, in this instance a 15″ Al PowerBook. This article describes setting up … Read more
Leap Year Fractals
Fracture is a fractal screensaver for Mac OS X that creates some of the most fantastic, richly detailed fractal images I have ever seen. I don’t normally configure a screensaver; preferring instead to … Read more
Thunderbird Fix Posted
I had another tip published at the MacOSXhints site. After CarbonCopyCloning my internal harddisk to an external firewire drive I noticed problems with my mail client, Firebird. It would sort of start, but … Read more
Gaston Maurice Julia
Yesterday, in honor of his birthday, Google paid homage to Gaston Julia with the following banner image: Julia was a French mathematician who studied the iteration of polynomials and rational functions in the … Read more
Another Tip Published
I have another tip published at macosxhints. The tip discusses iPhoto and iView usage scenarios. What’s kind of exciting is that the tip generated a few comments and they caused me to rethink … Read more
Things Windows Does Better Than the Mac
Update: read the comments for a useful tip that makes my rant moot; thanks to Robert for sharing! First in an occasional series examining the few areas where Windows XP is arguably better … Read more
iPhoto 4 and Iview Media Pro
At first I was very disappointed that the new version of iPhoto still imports all the photos it is to manage. To iTunes, import means copy all the images to be managed to … Read more
Mac OS X Hints
I got another tip published at macosxhints! The site is an excellent resource for Mac owners, providing a wide variety of useful tips covering all manner of Mac topics. The tips are almost … Read more