Tag Archives: Mac OS X

Menu zen

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Steven Fisher

With a 1280×800 screen, I decided to put a little effort into reducing my menu bar baggage. What I removed: BlueTooth: Useful, but not on a day-to-day basis. Time Machine: This system isn’t backed up. What? No, really. Everything important … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X interface flaws

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Steven Fisher

Here are a few things I’ve noticed that just don’t make sense in Mac OS X v10.5. Desktop & Screen Saver rolled into a single preference pane. Why? Are we that convinced that one day we’re going to have a … Continue reading →

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I need to start using Windows more

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Steven Fisher

The reason? Simple. I’m using other operating systems so little that I’m only able to complain about Mac OS X. I’m starting to look like a Mac hater. But lest anyone be confused, I’ll be specific: Mac OS X is … Continue reading →

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Two strikes…

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Steven Fisher

Apple’s sample code includes an annoying disclaimer at the top of each file. I can understand the need for a disclaimer, but this code takes it to an obnoxious level: every .h file or .m file you open, you can’t … Continue reading →

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Delete drive

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Steven Fisher

Thoroughly disguisted by the clutter on my desktop, I decided to delete all of it. I selected everything, deselected a few things I wanted to keep, and hit command-delete (the keyboard shortcut for Move to Trash). Yes, WxFPP_EN is indeed … Continue reading →

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WarpedVisions on Objective-C, square 1

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Steven Fisher

Bruce over on WarpedVisions writes on entering the world of Objective-C and Cocoa development. I’m barely past square one, but I found this an interesting title. Of course, what Bruce means is the whole Mac OS X development experience, but … Continue reading →

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Michael Tsai on iPhone

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Steven Fisher

I don’t usually like to report anything John Gruber posts, because everyone will have already seen it. But I’ll make an exception: Michael Tsai is right: What Apple delivers in the iPhone is less offensive than the spin as it’s … Continue reading →

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Launchd: One Program to Rule them All

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Steven Fisher

Tech talk on launchd by its creator from July 2007.

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Hey, can we stop bragging yet?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Steven Fisher

When an application crashes in Mac OS X, there’s a dialog box that appears to inform you of it. It mentions that no other applications are affected. This irritates me every time I see it. Honestly, I thought they’d remove … Continue reading →

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May I please crash now?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Steven Fisher

This is from Xcode’s Interface Builder. I’ve never seen a more polite assertion failure. It even asks if it’s okay to crash. You don’t see that very often. And keep in mind this is for a tool used by software … Continue reading →

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