iLife

My last copy of iPhoto dated way back to version four. (And yes, this is another Mac entry… it’s all I’ve got to talk about… I haven’t been doing anything else.) I haven’t fiddled with any of the other iLife apps, but the new version of iPhoto has really impressed me. There aren’t a lot [...]

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.Mac web galleries

I’ve been playing with the new computer, and it’s pretty cool and all; but I was looking forward to playing with the new iLife apps just as much. Here’s a few quick albums I threw together, including some sentimental favorites from a trip to Sanibel Island (FL) ten years ago.
http://gallery.mac.com/johnkauffman#gallery

I’m just getting started, but I’d [...]

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Decisions

The first think I thought when I saw the new iMacs was, “oh that looks cool.” The second thing I thought was, “that keyboard might take some getting used to.”

Think calculator with large buttons. There’s not a lot of travel to the keys, and they’re pretty sensitive, so your fingers can really glide over the [...]

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The time is now

Friends, have I got news for you. A “girl’s shopping day” turned out in my favor, due to the efforts a friend of Cheryl’s. After a fair bit of arm twisting, Cheryl was convinced to surprise me with a new 20 inch iMac and iPod Nano yesterday evening. (My birthday is right around the corner.) [...]

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Apples everywhere

I am not a zealot. Really. I recognize there’s such a thing as personal preference. There was even one time when I recommended a Windows PC (over a Mac) to someone. As it happens, that person has regretted taking my advice ever since, but I digress. Trapped in an office filled with Michael Dell’s evil [...]

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My blogging past

What’s more exciting that a new software release? Well… o.k., lots of things are. Still, a good time can be had on a Sunday morning, cradling a cup of coffee, with a software install running on your favorite Mac. Imagine the Sunday news shows on in the background, the kids playing in the family room [...]

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Dude! I’m totally playing with favicons!

Check out mykauffman.com, and see the new “favicon.”
Make sure you brace yourself… and prepare to be blown away.
(I was going to use another exclamation point, but I was just too tired.)

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A browser for the weekend

I’ve been playing around with Shiira this weekend, a Mac browser with a few interesting features. As an alternative to tabs, you can have what looks like a drawer of screen previews at the bottom of the page. You can also have a floating, black, partially transparent bookmarks window, which is pretty cool on [...]

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When your computer really is out to get you, too…

I don’t mean to make you jealous, but I have to talk about the TAM again (Twentieth Anniversary Mac). Take comfort, dear readers… this brief spell of apparent gloating will soon be tempered…
The wife and kids are taking a vacation from me. Well, that’s not really true (not completely anyway). We were supposed to take [...]

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Good Taste

I just wanted to close out this first evening in the hospital by congratulating a number of you on your exceedingly good taste in computers. The picture of my 20th Anniversary Mac got more views on Flickr in the first week than any of my other pictures.
Given the poorly concealed looks of contempt from our [...]

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