Posts tagged “Mac”

Testing iA Writer

I am testing IA Writer. First thing I do is put it into Full View. My screen is blank, except the words I am typing. I could get used to this. Then, my mind goes blank… what was that shortkey again I think it’s cmd+f lets try it… Nope. That brought up a search function [...]

The Best Browser, A Love Story.

So there are these things called browsers, and if your reading this, you should know what they are. Ive used a few in my time, but every once in a while I like to look at what else is out there. Recently I was swayed to google’s ‘Chrome’ Browser. The hype and upcoming chrome OS [...]

Open Office; a cross platform must.

As a student I am often caught between the crossfire of multiple platforms. At home I use OSX and have Lynux (eeebuntu) netbook. Most of the schools computers run windows, but there are a couple of labs that have Apple machines. In this hostile environment most word processing or spreadsheet documents are worthless. Trying to [...]

iPad – Good for the folks.

Today Apple officially unveiled their Tablet PC, the iPad. I was disapointed. First off, Im not Steve Jobs, I don’t sit around in my underwear all morning and read online articles. I need something productive, something useful. I currently use three main info devices, My Mac-Mini iPhone A lynux based netbook I was hoping the [...]

Mac Apps – Miro

Miro is a very handy video player. It handles most codex (avi, Mp4, ext) can play your music, and even functions as a Podcast RSS reader. So what, you say, iTunes does all that. Well, Miro does have a bigger codex library, and like iTunes, is also free. What really makes Miro stand out is [...]