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The Hidden Benefits of SSD
I'll quickly pile on to the oft-repeated sentiments on SSD - it makes a *huge* difference, and I can't imagine ever going back. My boot time is light years faster, I've yet to see a bouncing dock icon since the upgrade, and my machine is more snappy and responsive than ever before. The biggest surprise though wasn't the speed boost. It was discovering how lightweight I could operate my Mac and how liberating that was. |
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Great Usability Is All in the Details
I downloaded Acorn today for a test run. I was a little lazy and launched the app from my Downloads folder and right after was pleasantly surprised to see this dialog box pop up on my screen. It's a small thing, but such a simple way to make the end user's life easier. I can't recall ever seeing this in another app. A very nice touch and a great first impression. |
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What Makes the Perfect Mac App?
The most innovative Mac apps are not at the office suite tier, but coming from the small-to-medium size developer shops. Almost every application I have bought over the last year or so shares a common set of characteristics. If an app offers all of these (and solves a problem that I need fixed), it gets me to click buy every time. |
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Discovering the Minimal Mac
I've recently reworked my desktop to embrace a lot of the ideas discussed on Minimal Mac. I've gone to an auto-hiding Dock, de-cluttered my menu bar, and removed any sign of files, drives, or folders from the Desktop. |
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How to Get Me to Test Drive a New App
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Services: The #1 Reason to Upgrade to Snow Leopard
I just finished watching a series of MacBreak video podcasts on the new Services architecture in Snow Leopard, and I was really impressed. With Snow Leopard, Apple has completely overhauled this architecture and introduced a killer framework that will really benefit both the casual and advanced user. |
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3 Tips to Get the Most Out of Word 2008 on the Mac
Tips via the Mac Power Users podcast on how to to improve Microsoft Word 2008 for the Mac. |
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Cult of Mac: 20 Years Later, Mac IIci Dies
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GemFest 2009: All-time favorite affordable software
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Maine's expanded MacBook program the 'largest of its kind
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