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Getting away from the “Start” mindset

March 18, 2008

Getting away from the Start mindset

I’ve never been a big fan of lots of icons sitting on my Windows desktop; I have a few key ones, then use a highly organized Start menu to gain access to my applications. So when I started working with my Mac I adopted the same mindset: Push some key applications that I access frequently into the Dock, then hit the Finder and switch to Applications for everything else. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

Getting away from the “Start” mindset

March 18, 2008

Getting away from the “Start” mindset

I’ve never been a big fan of lots of icons sitting on my Windows desktop; I have a few key ones, then use a highly organized Start menu to gain access to my applications. So when I started working with my Mac I adopted the same mindset: Push some key applications that I access frequently into the Dock, then hit the Finder and switch to Applications for everything else. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

I Almost Forgot About Google Calendar!

March 17, 2008

 


So with Outlook out of the picture I also lost my primary vehicle for making appointments. Outlook was always on my laptop when I needed it but had one major shortcoming: not everyone that needed to see my calendar could. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

The Tao of I. T. Al #7

March 14, 2008

 

 

 

Written by Aikido Al · Filed Under The Tao of I. T. Al 

Email - A Grudging Goodbye To Outlook

March 13, 2008

So for the last 12 or so years I have been a hard core Microsoft Outlook fan. Sure, Outlook has some issues and is a bit of a memory pig but it works really well for me. I’ve always been a highly structured person and used folders in Outlook rigorously in order to organize everything I do - I even use the feature that keep sent items in the folder they were sent from, effectively giving me a way to browse things in a threaded nature. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

Time For A Mouse

March 12, 2008

new mouse for david- digitalapplejuiceMy MacBook didn’t come with a mouse - it simply has a built in trackpad with a single button. I remember one of my early criticisms of the Mac was that it only has a one button mouse - but you got so much power out of right clicking capabilities! Well, Mac does indeed support right clicking - and it’s great for accessing sub menus much like I’m used to in Windows. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

Mac OS X 10.5.2 is released

March 11, 2008

So I read here that 10.5.2 has been released. Cool! Click the little Apple icon and select Software Updates. 350M+ download - just a few minutes of work on FIOS. Seemed to install smoothly, though it did require two reboots. The only immediate difference is that I have a Time Machine icon in my menu bar that I didn’t before. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

Camdapter by Jim Garavuso vs Nikon SLR Hand Strap

March 10, 2008

A former student of mine dropped by to show me his new Nikon D80 camera.  He stopped in because he knew my wife had the same model and he wanted some help with a couple of menu choices.

I noticed a handstrap on the right side of his camera, into which he slipped his right hand, which left his other hand free to support its long lens. This is a feature he uses frequently shooting sports and wildlife. Having just come back into the world of pro-weight cameras, and being older than I once was, I realized this might now be for me too. Read more

Written by Dr. Michael N. Roach · Filed Under Editor's Choice, Hardware, Photography, Special Feature 

The Tao of I. T. Al #6

March 10, 2008

 

 

 

Written by Aikido Al · Filed Under The Tao of I. T. Al 

My New Mac - And The Slow Move Away From Windows

March 10, 2008

 

It’s now two weeks since I took possession of my Mac and I’m finding myself using it more and more. Sure, my Windows XP machine still demands a significant amount of my attention; Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET/C# is still my primary development platform.
 
My Windows machine is a pretty tricked out rig that I built myself from Newegg (the BEST place on the web to buy hardware). QX6700 processor, GTX8800 video, dual 20" Samsung monitors, etc. I’ve got my Microsoft ergonomic keyboard and can touch type on it like the wind. I’m still running XP SP2 on it - mainly because my experiments with Vista on my HP laptop have been very disappointing. Read more

Written by David Alison · Filed Under Parallel Desktops 

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