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Geek Tip: Empty Your Trash For Good
Spring cleaning your gadgets isn't confined to just their surfaces — your desktop and hard drive need to be spruced up as well (the better to keep you running, my dear).
And what does everyone do? We throw files into the trash, and then conscientiously empty the trash.
Geek Tip: Take Cleaner Screenshots
Being able to take screenshots is useful for many reasons, but no matter how practical your reasons, your shots can still be clean and aesthetically pleasing.
If you're a Mac OS X Leopard or Tiger user, you probably know to take screenshots with Shift + Command + 4, which gives you a little cross hair icon to select the area to take a screenshot of. Take that further and press that combo, and then hit the space bar.
Geek Tip: Work Together With Screen Sharing
The first time I used iChat's Screen Sharing feature was to help my mom figure out how to attach a photo in an email. Apparently, this whole technology thing still keeps my parents entertained, 'cause they told all of their friends what went down the next day. Since then, I've used screen share to collaborate on stories, photos, and of course, help my parents figure out how to spin up their www, aka, check their emails.
Geek Tip: Smart Folders In Mac OS X
Yes it's true, your Mac is even more brilliant than you ever imagined! Smart Folders contain items which are based on search criteria that you set in the preferences of that particular folder! In real time, these folders automatically add or remove your documents from your Mac, unlike traditional folders where you would manually need to put documents in certain folders.
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WWDC Wrap Up: Near Final Mac OS X Leopard
Turns out that controversial leaked e-mail from an Apple employee was partially correct. While the iPhone will be released June 29, yesterday Apple unveiled a near final version of Mac OS X Leopard that won't be scheduled to ship until October. The announcement was made by Steve Jobs himself at the World Wide Developers Conference in my homebase of San Francisco.
Daily Tech: Mac OS X Snow Leopard Ships on Aug. 28
- For those of you waiting for Apple's OS X Snow Leopard, it will be available for purchase on Aug. 28 — Gizmodo
- Justin Timberlake's new fragrance Givenchy closely resembles a MP3 player — Boing Boing Gadgets
- You can now stream your Qik videos over your iPhone's 3G network — Engadget
- The Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City is making a ton of money — Silicon Alley Insider
- Paid Twitter accounts are coming by the end of the year — CNET
- Test out The Beatles: Rock Band in Best Buy stores today — Joystiq
Daily Tech: The Latest Mac OS X Is Now Available For Download
- Apple has just released its latest OS X update — 10.5.6, which offers many improvements and fixes. — Gizmodo
- Here's a pretty sweet deal from Best Buy. If you purchase a second-generation iPod Touch (8GB), you'll get a $50 gift card in return.
Daily Tech: Nikon Reveals Its New Projector Camera
- Here is Nikon's new lineup of digital point-and-shoot cameras, including the S1000pj projector cam — CrunchGear
- The US Department of Defense has banned marines from using public social networks like Twitter or Facebook — Mashable
- It looks like Amazon is now taking orders for the new Mac OS X, Snow Leopard — MacRumors
- Actor Greg Grunberg talks about his new iPhone app Yowza — Switched
- A 16-year-old boy died at a boot camp in China for Internet addicts, after being beaten by supervisors — The Wall Street Journal
- INQ is in the process of making some pretty sexy Twitter-friendly phones — Wired
Tony's a Mac and Eva's a PC
During a recent trip to St. Tropez, Eva Longoria and husband Tony Parker were not only captured jet skiing and soaking up some rays, but the happy couple also managed to mix business with pleasure by squeezing in some laptop time. Now I already knew that Eva was a PC girl, but I didn't know that her hubby was an Apple lover: here she is with her black Lenovo ThinkPad whereas Tony is rockin' a MacBook Pro.
Do You Know Your WWDC Facts?
Today marks the beginning of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. The big event is aimed at developers and IT professionals, who get the chance to soak up all kinds of deets about the iPhone OS and Mac OS X from the engineers who created them. It's also the day Apple announces exciting updates.
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