Finer Things in Mac | Archive

The new Apple Remote and its unibody construction

11. Mar, 2010 1 Comment

Just don’t hold your breath for Jonathan Ive to lovingly speak in front of a white background about what a revolution this will be for the remote industry.

Apple TV, Hardware

Time Capsule can archive to an external drive

08. Feb, 2010 0 Comments

You can never have too many backups of your backups.

AirPort

backups, networking, Time Capsule, Time Machine

Fraser Speirs is documenting iPad UI details on Flickr

04. Feb, 2010 3 Comments

Apple subtly showed off a number of new interface features and tools in its iPad preview videos. A developer is taking note.

UI, iPad

iTunes remembers volume settings per AirTunes speaker

04. Dec, 2009 0 Comments

If you adjust the volume on an AirTunes remote speaker, iTunes will remember this when you switch back to it from using the built-in “Computer” output.

AirPort, iTunes

airtunes, sound, volume

iTunes can sync iTunes Store files in mid-download to Apple TV

10. Nov, 2009 1 Comment

iTunes can begin syncing films to an Apple TV while they are still in mid-download from the store.

Apple TV, iTunes

Apple TV, iTunes, sync

Snow Leopard: Playstation 3 SIXAXIS bluetooth pad works wirelessly without drivers

09. Nov, 2009 5 Comments

A Bluetooth SIXAXIS / Dualshock3 PlayStation 3 pad can work with Snow Leopard after plugging in via USB for the first time. No extra drivers necessary.

Hardware, Snow Leopard

bluetooth, featured, gadgets, Hardware, Playstation 3

Play/Pause key on Apple Keyboards launches iTunes

09. Nov, 2009 4 Comments

Pressing the Play/Pause key on an Apple Keyboard under 10.6 Snow Leopard will launch iTunes. A second press of the key will start play of the last-selected track or playlist. There are conflicting reports about this behavior on 10.5 Leopard. After an informal Twitter survey, some users reported this same behavior, others reported nothing. This [...]

Hardware, Snow Leopard

Apple Keyboard, iTunes, keyboard shortcuts

Bluetooth menu bar icon flashes when battery is low

06. Nov, 2009 8 Comments

When the battery in a connected Bluetooth device gets to less than 20% capacity, the bluetooth menu bar item flashes a battery icon.

Hardware, Snow Leopard

10.6, batteries, bluetooth, icons

Magic Mouse: An alternative method for two-finger swipe

02. Nov, 2009 1 Comment

Based on images and video demos, Apple recommends that you hold a Magic Mouse near its base, then use your index and middle finger to perform the two-finger swipe.
This method can work ok, but some users complain that it feels pretty unnatural, rendering the feature useless. Count me as one of them. But if you’re [...]

Hardware, Magic Mouse

Magic Mouse

Magic Mouse finds a new home in System Preferences

28. Oct, 2009 0 Comments

The new Magic Mouse software update changes the mouse icon in System Preferences to a Magic Mouse.

10.6, Magic Mouse, System Preferences

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