Hawk Wings has pointed out an interesting comparison of Thunderbird and Mail.app
“Ashish Gulhati, CEO of email service provider Neomailbox , decided to dump Mail and give Thunderbird another try.
At first glance, he was impressed with the improvements since he last used it twelve months ago.
He even got inspired enough to list Thunderbird’s pros and […]
I didn’t know that this program had been updated and I had been frustrated it wasn’t working on my intel macbook. But, now it works perfectly. Very handy to be able to see when I need to do drain and reset my battery to get that oh so wonderful battery life.
“coconutBattery isn’t just a […]
I have now stopped using microsoft word on my intel macbook. Junked it - it just runs way too slow. I have changed all the defaults to pages.
It will be interesting to see how I go with compatability with other word users and generally using pages as my main word processor.
If pages doesn’t work there […]
Well, I have been happily computing along with my new macbook. It has been a pretty smooth ride actually and one that has been very enjoyable.
Until Saturday…. when I was watching some 24 off a dvd in the dvd drive - the drive started to make some very weird noises and then ejected the dvd. […]
Further to the last post about this wonderful program - quicksilver. The forums at quicksilver are abuzz with a cheat sheet and a manual being developed. It is still a work in progress but it is a worthy start and you might find that nice tip that makes it all worthwhile.
As the unofficial apple weblog […]
Well, I have finally moved to the dark side and purchased an apple macbook (black) for my notebook.
I have contemplated the switch for so long now - I can’t believe I have finally have done it.
A couple of bloggers have been encouraging me (no, nagging) for long time now - so, I am sure they […]
Lockegnome points out this interesting write up on some of the possible new features we will see in the next version of the Apple mac operating system.
“1. Leopard supports OS 9.x, as is done with Tiger, but OS 8 and earlier will not be officially supported. Legacy apps may still work, but Apple just […]
Apple might strike back at the interest in the forthcoming Microsoft Origami
“More speculation is floating around about Apple’s answer to Origami, where CNet goes over the latest patent filings by Apple with the US Patent and Trademark Office for touch-sensitive screens, citing around seven patents filed by Apple so far.
Perhaps the most provocative educated guess […]
Now this would be incredibly useful!
“MacOSXRumors claims that according to “reliable sources”, Apple is developing virtualization software to be incorporated into the next version of Mac OS X - Leopard.
According to the rumor site, the upcoming software is code named “Chameleon” and is being developed alongside both Intel and Microsoft.
Virtualization software would potentially allow users […]
I was chatting with a friend over messenger today about the macbookpro. He is impatiently waiting for his to arrive and was unaware of the furore over heat, noise and display problems that have been all over the blogs.
Interestingly, he had a macbookpro on loan and none of the problems seem to be occuring for […]