Apple Things
I've had an on-again, off-again love affair with Apple's stuff. One of the first computers I grew up programming on was an Apple //e. I loved that thing.
I also had an Apple Newton. Still have it; still works, though it's hard finding software these days. It did (and still does) the best job of reading my crap handwriting that I've ever seen a PDA do.
These days, I'm currently the happy user of a (work-owned) MacBook Pro. This thing rocks.
Unfortunately, MacOS takes a little getting used to if you're used to UNIX and Windows' way of doing things. Which I am. So, this page is kind of a decoder ring for me/stash o'hints.
Apple News:
Hardware Sources
Software
- MacHeist puts together package bundles of MacOS software from time to time. The more people that buy, the better the deal gets.
- Dealmac.com has, um, deals on Mac stuff. Who'd'a thought?
- Coconut Battery is a nifty tool for tracking battery performance on your MacBook.
- Oracle's Star Office , an OpenOffice branch, is MacOS compatible. And the OpenOffice port is free.
- SmashingApps.com is a list of nifty apps for various OS's.
- Iusethis.com is a bunch of stuff that other people use. The more, the merrier.
- Secrets at blacktree.com lists a bunch of "hidden" settings for MacOS applications.
OS Hints and Tricks
This page last updated 10 January 2009.