The Archives
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06.20.06My name in print (well, sort of)Andrew Muller has written an excellent article for the latest builder.au magazine. Entitled Make the most of mapping down under, the article describes options for Australian users in terms of incorporation of web-based map data into their web applications. It's definitely worth a read. Andrew even pays me a gentle compliment, referring to me as the "one fellow in Canberra" as he talks about the mashup possibilities of Zoomin.
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03.14.06Pimp your Mac MiniI would need a Mac Mini in order to pimp it. There is one in my Amazon Wishlist; if you are a user of The ACME Guide and like the Guide enough, why not get me the Mini (I'll appreciate it) ;)
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02.20.06Deleting old mail in Mail.appOne of the few things I miss about Outlook, having made the move to OS X and Apple Mail, is the ability on a folder to set it to archive or delete old (for a given value of old) mail at regular intervals. Seeing as I subscribe to a fairly significant number of mailing lists on various subjects, I collect a fair few mails over time. Thing is, I don't necessarily want to keep them forever. For example, I have 7500-odd messages for CF-Talk since some time in December. I really only want to maintain the most recent ...
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01.13.06iLife and iWork ‘06 - worth updating?UPDATE: And, oh yeah, why don't Apple offer a demo for download? From the iWork web site: A 30-day iWork ???06 Trial will be available on new hardware, in retail boxes of Mac OS X and iLife '06. After 30 days, the Trial becomes an iWork ???06 player. That's no good to me! What if I want to test the software to see if it's actually worth the upgrade? As many readers here will know, I bought a new PowerBook at the end of November 2005. That machine came with iLife '05 (the i-set - iDVD, iMovie, iPhoto and ...
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11.29.05Best Mac support/knowledgebase/info sites?So, I'm new to this whole Mac/OSX thing... Where should I be looking for the best support, guidance, software release info, etc.? I've found the ones listed below, which seem okay, but I haven't really had time to look over them thoroughly. I know there have to be hidden gems out there somewhere. Sites I've found so far: macosxhints OSXGuide.com macosx.com MacUpdate Help me out here! BTW, this seems cool - OSX Tiger howto videos.
