Apple's OS X Lion is a great product. I'm glad I upgraded. But it's got some annoyances. My first Mac was a version 1, back in 1985. After that, I used DEC operating systems for a few years, and then used Microsoft Windows exclusively throughout the 1990s and most of the 2000s. I switched back … Continue reading OS X Lion: My Top Nine Annoyances
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You’ll want ClickToFlash if you don’t have Flash
After I removed Flash from my MacBook Pro, I was annoyed by frequent “Safari can’t find the Internet plug-in” warnings. It turns out that ClickToFlash makes those warnings disappear. Meaning: Yes it does this when you have Flash installed, but it also does it if you don't have Flash installed. You'll see the "Flash" image where … Continue reading You’ll want ClickToFlash if you don’t have Flash
What Adobe can do instead of whining
Innerdaemon has a short, blunt list of suggestions for Adobe w.r.t. Apple. Money quote: Some suggestions on what [Adobe] can do to get back in the game instead of whining like a teenager who got dumped for the first time: Build your own damn tablet, optimized for Flash. Two kids in India built their own...Go … Continue reading What Adobe can do instead of whining
Disabling Safari’s Flash Plug-in Warning
Last night, I tried installing the latest Release Candidate of Adobe's Flash plug-in. It didn't install correctly. I uninstalled it, searched for leftover installation files, and then reinstalled. Still didn't work. I then uninstalled, tried something else, installed, uninstalled, rebooted, installed, uninstalled, tried one last thing, installed. Still didn't work. Then, I snapped. I decided … Continue reading Disabling Safari’s Flash Plug-in Warning
Changing Mac Mail to a 3-column view
I've never been thrilled with Mac Mail's default layout. Letterbox is a free Mail plug-in that gives you a three-column view that's more logical for wide screens. It rearranges the user interface into three vertical columns, so the message pane is to the right of the message list, instead of below it. I'm running the latest Beta … Continue reading Changing Mac Mail to a 3-column view
A review of BumpTop, the 3D desktop
I've used the BumpTop 3-D desktop (Mac version) for a day. It's a promising start, but not worth using, or paying for. BumpTop's visual metaphor is a 3-D desktop surrounded by four walls. It works with OS X's Spaces, so each Space can be a 3-D desktop. This means each virtual desktop now has five … Continue reading A review of BumpTop, the 3D desktop
BumpTop – 3D Desktop
I'm trying a new 3D desktop, for Macs. It's called BumpTop. I've only played with it a bit, but it's interesting enough to keep it for the next couple of days, and see how I like it. I already see one visual oddity... The BumpTop desktop is 3-D, but open application windows are 2-D.
Giving up on Retrospect 8, at last
I've wanted to replace EMC Retrospect 8 as my home backup application for some time. Seven months after its release, Retrospect 8.0/8.1 still has atrocious performance, buggy behavior, and no user manual. I've decided on a simple solution. The primary backups will be Time Machine to a Drobo USB disk hanging off my Airport Extreme. The … Continue reading Giving up on Retrospect 8, at last
Tidbits II
Cleaning the mental loft of some odds and ends... An ex-colleague torpedoed my reputation with a start-up. I uncovered this from the timing of the company's backing out, a LinkedIn update, and a third party's casual comment. It gets better: I had been neutral about them, due to doubts about the company's technical direction and … Continue reading Tidbits II
Tidbits: Fisher Communications, TechFlash, Snow Leopard, etc.
Clearing the mental attic of some odds and ends... A little bird told me that Fisher Communications is up for sale. I have no idea if this is true. But interestingly, Fisher filed an 8-K on August 24, notifying the SEC of changes in its top executives' Change of Control agreements. From its preamble: The … Continue reading Tidbits: Fisher Communications, TechFlash, Snow Leopard, etc.
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