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Apple’s recent Bootcamp driver update added Windows support for the Magic Mouse. This is a good thing! However after updating I couldn’t seem to add my mouse. It showed up in the list of available devices, but sat at “Connecting” step for an eternity. It seems this is a common problem. I had this same exact issue. Here's what I did to resolve it: 1. Remove the mouse from your list of Bluetooth devices if it was added 2. Choose to add a Bluetooth...
It's a pretty good summary really - iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. Don't mind me, I'm just disappointed that there wasn't any mention of a new Macbook Pro. Tags: Apple
Versions is a rather shiny looking SubVersion client for the mac. I'm currently loving VisualSVN inside Visual Studio, but wonder whether there could be a place in my life for Versions if I should ever happen to make that impulse buy of a brushed aluminum piece of tech. Tags: Apple , SubVersion
My thoughts on the Apple Air were initially "Wow", however they moved very quickly to me being critical of it's shortcomings. This Daring Fireball post offers a guide to help people like me understand why the Air is going to be successful: The key to understanding the appeal of the Air is that you’ve got to stop thinking about technical specs as the primary factors. Here’s an analogy: the MacBook Air is like a sporty convertible coupe. You buy one not for practical reasons, but because it is satisfying to own something beautiful and clever and fun. ...
The Macbook Air is definately an impressive piece of engineering. Sure, it has no optical drive. That's to be expected. I think I'd like my current subnotebook even more if it had an optional/removable optical drive, or even none at all. The lack of an ethernet port is harder to forgive, however even without one it would only represent a minor pain in the ass (for me) based on my current laptop usage patterns. However the sealed battery? Ouch. If you're interested in Steve Jobs' Macworld keynote, but don't have an hour...
And apparently a problem shared is a problem halved, or something like that. So here we go. This is the Das Keyboard version 1: It's modeled around the old school clunky IBM keyboards from long ago, with a couple of little differences. The keys are all individually weighted, so they take more or less force to press properly depending on the key which is supposed to be pressing it. That is to say that the keys which your little finger is going to hit are a bit heavier than the ones which are going to get pounded...
As the browser wars heat up signs throughout the web show that the pro Firefox crew are becoming less subtle with each passing day.
As far as Apple are concerned it's a pretty good time to get their latest offering out into the Windows world. The somewhat evangelical momentum behind Firefox has definately helped to educate people into realising that there are plenty of Windows based browser alternatives.
I spent a bit of time playing with Safari on Windows Vista today. Visually it's very Mac like - thats to be expected. Ive never been an iTunes user, but...
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