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An Expose in Organizing Your Spaces

4 Sep

An Expose in Organizing Your Spaces

I ran across the simple idea of pairing Expose in Spaces.

How brilliant of an idea would it be to have a setting to select this as the default way your Spaces appears? Could you bind an Applescript to your corners?

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Scrivener: The Writer’s App

22 Aug

Scrivener: The Writer’s App

I’ve been on an application kick lately. I want to try out new programs, play with their features, and see whether or not they add benefit to my life and workflow. I’ve successfully integrated several new apps into my workflow, but the one that shines above all the rest: Scrivener. (more…)

How Facebook Can Win The Check-In Game

20 Aug

How Facebook Can Win The Check-In Game

Over the past few seasons, Facebook has rolled out a host of features that mimic other popular social networking sites. Facebook just recently announced their location-based check-in service. I’m pretty sure this is geared towards the same people that use Gowalla and Foursquare.

All companies present business ideas with the hopes that they’ll be at least popular, and hopefully widely profitable. I have a few ideas on how Facebook can do this. (more…)

My Experience with PAWS

2 Aug

My Experience with PAWS

One of the reasons I wanted to go with a pet store for a puppy was the warranty that comes with doing business with a large company. I should have known that this was nonsense when you had 24 hours to return the puppy if it didn’t work out. Even then, you lost half of your exorbitant purchase cost. Enter Pet Assurance Warranty Service (PAWS). (more…)

Leveling Up As A Mac User

27 Jul

Leveling Up As A Mac User

Apple computers are notoriously easy to use. Even with that, the Level 1 Mac User will disable things like Expose and Spaces. They’ll make the doc large and bouncy. The spotlight’s keyboard shortcuts will be ignored and the files will always be three moves away. I’m going to tell you how to make it to level 3 as a Mac user.

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