Living in Safari in a Firefox world
I’ve had it with Firefox 3. It’s slow, crashy, a resource hog and did I mention it’s slow? Not quite IE 7 slow, but not nearly as fast as I wish it was. Yes, it could be add-ins slowing it down, but I...
View ArticleMagicPrefs
via vladalexa.com I already love my Apple Magic Mouse. This freebie utility helps me love it more. Tagged: apple, applications
View ArticleThe iPad will probably be a great device. Someday.
I’m not buying an iPad, nor am I buying into the hype about it. I love that with Apple products, folks don’t realize that they can’t live without something until Steve Jobs tells them what they can’t...
View ArticleAmazon eBook pricing war: Thanks for being evil, Apple
Eric has a Kindle and loves it. One of the things we both love most about his Kindle is that he can get most books for $9.99. Me, I prefer audio books. I can read while I'm knitting and doing things...
View ArticleLooks like it’s time for a new iMac
Yesterday and last night, we had some nasty storms. Woke up this morning to blinking clocks, which means we had a short power failure at some point. I don't shut my iMac down at night because that's...
View ArticleiPad: strange redirect bugs?
This morning, Laini called me over that there's something wrong with her iPad. Every time she launched the iTunes app (she has a $10/month allowance and today it refilled) it opened the App Store app...
View ArticleHelp me decide: Is it time for this iPhone user to go Android?
My 2 year-old iPhone 3GS has about had it. It’s painfully slow despite a few full restores and I’ve been having a lot of volume/speaker issues. The speaker will just stop working at random times. And...
View ArticlePost-PC and the new iPad: I get it now
I’m typing this entry from my new iPad using the WordPress app. I use a PC laptop for work. My casual-use MacBook is just shy of 3 years old and won’t be replaced. I have an iMac too that I used to use...
View ArticleApple isn’t ready for its own “revolution”
As I blogged last weekend, I now have an iPad. I also mentioned my plan to use the iPad instead of a desktop computer for pretty much everything that isn’t work-related (and a few things that are). One...
View ArticleApple, it’s time to move parental controls to the cloud
We’re an Apple family, since way before it was cool. Right now, I have a 2.5 year old iMac that is still going strong, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S. Husband has an iPad 3 and iPhone 5. Teenager #1 has an iPad...
View ArticlePost-PC and the new iPad: I get it now
I’m typing this entry from my new iPad using the WordPress app. I use a PC laptop for work. My casual-use MacBook is just shy of 3 years old and won’t be replaced. I have an iMac too that I used to use...
View ArticleApple isn’t ready for its own “revolution”
As I blogged last weekend, I now have an iPad. I also mentioned my plan to use the iPad instead of a desktop computer for pretty much everything that isn’t work-related (and a few things that are). One...
View ArticleApple, it’s time to move parental controls to the cloud
We’re an Apple family, since way before it was cool. Right now, I have a 2.5 year old iMac that is still going strong, iPad 3 and iPhone 4S. Husband has an iPad 3 and iPhone 5. Teenager #1 has an iPad...
View ArticleMy 2023 Digital Life in Practice – Part 2: Tools & Apps
A few weeks ago, I posted about my long-developed productivity habits and promised additional posts about the tools I’ve been using to get there. The note-taking app Obsidian is the center of my...
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