October 2011
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Some of Apple's OS X icons Think Different
The text of “Here’s to the crazy ones” is on the Text Edit icon:
Some of it also appears on the new All My Files icon in Lion:
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Anonymous asked: why do files open that I previously closed when I open applications from the launchpad
Anonymous asked: My imac is currently using OS X 10.4.11 as I did not get around to upgrading the operating system. I would like to upgrade it now is this still possible? The next software update seems to be no longer available and it appears I would have to go straight to snow leopard. It is has a 2.16 GHZ intel core 2 duo processor.
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Pre-order the "Steve Jobs" biography on iBooks and... →
The only biography Steve Jobs ever authorized arrives on Monday. Jobs gave Walter Isaacson unprecedented access to his life, and judging from the teaser snippets they’ve released over the last couple of weeks, it sounds like this will be an incredible look into the life of a famously private genius.
If you feel like supporting the Finer Things in Tech, you can pre-order through this...
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Quickly open a new browser window and bypass your...
If you’ve closed all windows in Safari, Chrome, or Firefox (but not quit the app itself), you can quickly open a new window without loading your homepage by switching to the browser and hitting Command-L, the default shortcut for placing keyboard focus in the address bar. The new window that opens will default to an about:blank page, waiting for you to get typing.
This works at least in...
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Safari Reading List maintains scroll position when...
If you are in the middle of reading a long article in Safari’s new Reader feature (View > Show Reader) and exit to see the original page, you will resume at the same part of the article upon reentering the Reader view.
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Alfred Extensions & Scripts →
Alfred, a great productivity utility, has an official extension directory that now sports over 100 goodies to do everything from search Evernote, tweet without a Twitter client, and set your Adium status.
Note: using these extensions requires a purchase of Alfred’s Powerpack, which is on a pre-1.0 release sale and definitely worth it.
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Selectively turn off Lion's "Resume" feature when...
Lion introduced a new iOS-like Resume feature that allows apps to reopen with all documents, windows, and settings right where you left them. But if you want to override this setting on an app-by-app basis, simply hold the Shift key when starting an app. It will open to its native ‘clean slate,’ with none of the documents or windows you had open the last time you quit the app.
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