http://blog.erdener.org/ en-us 2009-09-10T14:46:43-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001383.php 2nd hard system crash in as many days. Snow Leopard system stability is pretty bad. I don't think I ever saw a full lock-up on Leopard 10.5, very infrequenet on Tiger 10.4. On the plus side, full system crashes will... apple kaan 2009-09-10T14:46:43-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001382.php Briefly, here's my 2 cents after 24 hours on Snow Leopard: New Exposé is teh suck. Windows no longer retain their relative sizes in Exposé, which means a full-screen window might appear the same size as your tiny chat window.... apple kaan 2009-09-03T22:24:35-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001367.php I've heard about this several times, but never seen it. They say it's very inspirational. At a brief 15 minutes, I can't imagine it's not worth watching. Jobs is usually a captivating speaker, even when talking about mundane stuff. While... apple kaan 2009-06-12T02:15:57-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001355.php The new MacBook Pro is a step backward from the previous version. I used a brand new 15" MacBook Pro (backlit LED display, glossy screen, black border, extruded keyboard, etc.) for more than 3 weeks while my previous MacBook Pro... apple kaan 2009-03-15T23:22:55-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001352.php Download here: http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidazzle/ I've been using OmniDazzle since it was in beta, bought a license as soon as it was available. It's hands-down one of the most useful apps I've ever used, especially in the workplace. As of Wed Feb... apple kaan 2009-02-28T21:29:12-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001350.php iTunes Doodad won an award today. It has been certified as "Excellent" by FindMySoft.com. They made me a custom graphic, too. I can hear it already... some of you are you saying, "So what? That graphic was probably auto-generated... apple kaan 2009-01-21T00:48:04-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001330.php I got some cool fan mail for my Sound Switcher... Just a quick note to thank you for creating Sound Switcher. I was so over having to go into the Sound panel in SysPrefs every time I wanted to toggle... apple kaan 2008-09-29T21:42:21-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001324.php I've been an OS X user for about 6 years, and I've noticed a change in the past 6 months or so: Apple software is starting to suck. It's not terrible, definitely more "good" than "bad", but relative to itself... apple kaan 2008-08-25T22:55:52-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001310.php I just ran a manual cleanup of non-English language packs from my Applications directory. Removing the additional language junk saved 2.62 gb (yes, gigabytes) of disk space. Update: I ran it on /Library, too (same steps as below, just modify... apple kaan 2008-05-10T23:52:19-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001306.php I finally got Leopard to mount my home server. Never had any problems with Tiger across multiple machines, but Leopard didn't work. All I want to do is mount the volume... I could connect directly, so I knew everything was... apple kaan 2008-04-19T11:32:50-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001305.php Can't stand the new Dock in Leopard, found this to remove the huge slab of white behind the icons: defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES Then either logout, or quit Dock through Activity Monitor.... apple kaan 2008-04-18T12:27:56-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001288.php After 6+ months of dormancy, I've finally wrapped up the Sound Switcher widget. Functionally, I'm pleased with the results. Cosmetically, that's another story. I would really like to get feedback from anyone who tries it out, likes it, has... apple kaan 2008-01-14T01:20:24-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001245.php A co-worker found these guys a while back, L.A. Computer Company Store. They sell AppleCare at discount prices. It's legitimate, too - he bought one, registered with Apple, all is well. All of the options are "web special only", but... apple kaan 2007-10-21T22:59:26-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001239.php I found this a while ago, then forgot about it, then someone asked recently and I thought I'd add it here to help others find it (including me after I've forgotten about it again). The Matrox DualHead2Go will let... apple kaan 2007-10-16T15:07:11-06:00 http://blog.erdener.org/archives/001231.php I was about to install PocketMac so I could sync my BlackBerry with my Mac, but then I read the release notes... "There is no support for synchronizing over Bluetooth, only synchronizing over USB is supported." "It may be necessary... apple kaan 2007-08-31T22:44:24-06:00