Category: Computers

  • Journler: Great, free journal software for the Mac

    Since April of this year I’ve been doing a lot of journaling. Something about hitting my mid-twenties (and sometimes forgetting things I never thought I would) has made me realize my need to keep track of the things that happen in my life. Obviously there are many apps out there that would allow me to…

  • The Imminent Switch

    I’ve rambled on and on about my love for Apple and their products many many times on this website. Make no mistake, I love Apple as a company, their products and what they represent. Their unfailing ability to produce hardware and software that is far above all others is something that I admire greatly. I’ve…

  • Top ten most beautiful OS X apps

    With a PowerMac purchase close at hand I’ve been doing a little research on Mac applications. So, when I came across a reference to this list on Slashdot I was very excited to checkout some of these apps! Check out The Top Ten Most Beautiful OS X Apps

  • My favorite podcasts

    If you’re at all familiar with the world of online music or the music revolution that is the iTunes music store you’ve heard about the latest craze, podcasting. What is it? It’s rather simple really. Podcasts are simply audio files (usually mp3) that the producers make available to listeners on a (usually) regular schedule. It’s…

  • New PowerMacs, PowerBooks and Aperture

    Apple never fails to amaze me, and today’s announcements were no exception. Today Apple announced some not-so-great updates to the PowerBook line, some great changes to the PowerMac line and a new pro application for photographers called Aperture.

  • Apple hardware announcement expected today

    Apple is set to release their “latest pro innovations” today just before the PhotoPlus expo. I wrote earlier about Apple’s new iMac and how it made the decision of whether to buy a PowerMac or an iMac more difficult than I thought. Will this announcement make that decision easier? Will we see a new/upgraded PowerMac?…

  • The all new iMac

    I’ve written before about how difficult it was for me to decide whether to go ahead and buy a PowerMac this Christmas or wait until the highly anticipated Intel-based macs come up. I thought I had made my decision, but Apple’s high publicity press announcement has me again questioning which of their computers to purchase.…

  • Photo management and sharing

    I’ve been getting into photography pretty heavily lately and one area of technology that I’ve been paying a lot of attention to lately is photo management and online photo sharing software. Finding good photo management software I’ve found that with all of the photos that I’m taking it’s no longer feasible to have a hierarchy…

  • Video iPod? New PowerBook?

    With rumors and speculations abounding online today many people are wondering what exactly Apple will be unveiling on the 12th of October. Apple e-mailed invitations to reporters for a special event next week, prompting speculation on the Internet that the company would unveil a long-rumored iPod that can display videos. However, another popular mac rumors…

  • Mac purchasing through 2006?

    With a possible Apple computer purchase on the horizon I found myself in a bit of confusion on the upcoming switch to Intel processors. For those who aren’t familiar with this news, the basic story is that Apple, after using IBM processors for quite some time, has decided to switch to Intel processors. The switch…