I purchase songs off iTunes entirely too much and sometimes that’s an issue when it comes to listening to new music. Some random songs get lost in the shuffle and I don’t listen to them for months until I remember I even had them. I have my library sorted by Date Added, so I can [...]
It’s very evident that there simply isn’t a perfect browser for Mac with the myriad of choices available: Safari, Firefox, Opera, Flock, Camino, Cruz and probably several others I’m missing. Point being, every browser attempts to bring something unique to the game that will ensnare users. Safari is speedy and reliable with some nice features. [...]
Jay Robinson has taken an in depth look at the new iTunes LP format and offers some great insight into Apple’s fresh approach at digital music. Essentially an iTunes LP is an interactive website with music, photos, videos and text wrapped inside iTunes. What I found the most interesting of all this was the fact [...]
Chill Pill, an app from Conceited Software, is essentially a SSB (single site browser, such as Fluid) just for Shaun Inman’s amazing Fever RSS software. Chill Pill allows you to enjoy Fever’s rich RSS experience while taking advantage of Cocoa and all of the other modern technologies in Mac OS X. Chill Pill is a [...]
I’m not one to watch music or acting awards ceremonies, but even I was unable to ignore the activity surrounding tonight’s outrageous action from Kayne West. From MTV: The rapper stormed the stage just after the first award, for Best Female Video, was presented to Taylor Swift. He cut the teen singer off, grabbing the [...]
Cocoia’s expected UI roundup from any major OS release or iWork/iLife updates. Cocoia Snow Leopard UI Roundup
Grand Central Dispatch, introduced in Snow Leopard, brings a C API for effectively managing concurrency in your applications. Apple has now posted the code for the user space implementation online at MacOSForge. The kernel optimizations are linked in the project page, but the API only requires a C compiler supporting Blocks, such as the LLVM [...]
Less than 2 weeks after Snow Leopard goes on sale, the first dot release is out the door. The 10.6.1 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for: compatibility with some Sierra [...]
Sooner or later every individual, business, or organization is challenged to perform repetitive or complex procedures on their computers. Whether the task is renaming numerous files, batch processing images, or building documents using data from multiple sources, the need for powerful automation tools is shared by all computer users. Mac OS X is designed, from [...]
If you’re interested in some ramblings for tomorrow’s Apple event, take a look through the article from Daring Fireball.