tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151914422012-02-16T17:49:31.751-05:00Opinions<br>Tips &amp; Tricks for Mac You Ought To KnowPei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-18734391719813641332011-10-25T00:22:00.002-04:002011-10-26T13:02:43.510-04:00

I found this short excerpt of Steve's interview in 2010 D8, a time when he was already publicly and visibly known to be quite ill. During the Q&A session, a member of the audience asked Steve if he would add anything to his famous speech in Standford; the question struck him with deep emotions that was rather unexpected from a figure like him. It is quite remarkable that, knowing what was

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-69517728609286313142011-10-24T09:43:00.001-04:002011-10-24T19:28:31.412-04:00

Bookstores everywhere is scrambling to put the hard copies of Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson on display this morning. E-book sellers have already started selling the electronic versions since midnight. Source: Simon And Schuster You can get a copy of Steve Jobs biography atApple's very own iBook store: Steve Jobs - Walter IsaacsonAmazonBarnes & Noble Hurry in and get your copy

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-47165949472534873012011-10-24T01:18:00.001-04:002011-10-24T01:21:46.537-04:00

Apple has made available the video archive of its internal event on October 19, 2011 celebrating the life of Steve. Apple stores worldwide closed momentary to allow its retail employees to participate in the event via live cast. Go to this site on Apple to watch the event while still available. The event was hosted by Tim Cook, the new Apple CEO. Al Gore and Jony Ive were among those who gave

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-41099081358403135152011-10-16T02:34:00.004-04:002011-10-16T02:57:47.908-04:00

When it comes to 2-way communication, Siri is quite limited. Before I go further on this allegation, let me make myself clear that I think Siri's natural language parsing is by no means a small achievement. Seeing it in action I spent a little time with Siri today and made this video to share: Overall, Siri is very good at understanding natural English, to the point that you have nearly no

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-25376596010730798692011-10-14T09:55:00.001-04:002011-10-14T09:55:38.875-04:00

The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride lately. Today is historical in the corporate history of Apple, not so much in overtaking the largest oil company in market capitalization as reaching its highest price per share yet, at $418.75 shortly after the morning bell. All that from a company that nearly failed a decade ago.

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-68788829182061550502011-10-14T00:24:00.000-04:002011-10-14T00:47:23.891-04:00

Today I took a trip down to the local Apple Store here in Houston Galleria, and saw this remarkable scene. Eulogy for Steve Jobs at Apple Store, Houston. Looking at the eulogy written allover the window on Post-it® Notes , I found Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and many other languages. As you can see in the pictures above, there is even one coming from the Andriod nation. I

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-71159276311012846642011-10-13T14:46:00.000-04:002011-10-13T15:09:34.500-04:00

Here are the new features in the Calendar app in action. I am using the iPad to demonstrate the tricks, but the operations are essentially identical on the iPhone.

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-51732864112749507162011-10-13T11:09:00.001-04:002011-10-13T11:18:12.471-04:00

"What's that?" you said. Yup, remember the Week view we saw in earlier post? Turns out, even when your device is in portrait mode, you can go to the adjacent dates just by swiping left or right. That's right, just like how you navigate pages of apps on the home screen. Should've thought of that long ago, Apple. Just saying. By the way, when you move an event by touch (see previous post), you

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-28600027255658137502011-10-13T01:54:00.000-04:002011-10-14T00:28:15.901-04:00

The Calendar app in iOS5 is shipped with some new and useful tricks that is going to make your schedule making a little more touchy-feely.The Long-Press GestureUp until iOS4, the only way to add a Calendar event is to tap the "+" button on the top right corner in the app.New in iOS5, when in Day view, you can long-press anywhere with open slots, and a new event will appear on the screen right

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-88698091201383465672011-10-12T16:12:00.000-04:002011-10-12T18:50:32.235-04:00

By now you should have learned that iOS 5 is officially released. Without further ado, let's go over the steps to upgrade your iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch to the latest operating system: Make sure you remember your Apple accountThe account you use to purchase items from iTunes and the App Store will be your iCloud account. You will need that for iOS 5. Have it ready and it will come in handy

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-40930563777131277122011-10-06T04:03:00.002-04:002011-10-14T00:29:43.631-04:00

Today the world misses Steve Jobs. A man of his influence and celebrity status reaching far beyond the tech community, Steve had fiercely defended his and his family's private lives. It is a relief to learn that he was able to be with his dearest ones in his last days. A statement from Steve's family:Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve was known as

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-67140682459109436262011-10-03T17:26:00.000-04:002011-10-03T19:51:12.227-04:00

Comes tomorrow, Apple will be unveiling the new iPhone (whatever that comes after iPhone 4), iOS5, and maybe more. In many ways, tomorrow's event and its aftermath will be very uncertain; exhilarating, but uncertain. The Post Steve Jobs Apple It baffles me that we still see no shortage of pundits flirting with the idea of receiving yet another dose of epinephrine-inducing encore called "One

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-13119121854552304762010-04-02T15:28:00.012-04:002011-10-03T02:30:58.868-04:00

The clock is ticking down as I type this post. It's less than 24 hours to iPad's launch. The who's-who from Good Morning America to David Letterman have been recruited to the Apple's hype machinery in the last hours, and yes the hype is rebuilding since the product announcement back in January 2010. But Apple has also given everyone 60 days and a few videos to consider over buying this "magical"

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-17825260756940632152008-10-28T09:47:00.001-04:002008-10-28T10:05:23.013-04:00

In case you haven't heard of it, and you are seeing this writing TODAY, you can download CrossOver for free - today only!CodeWeavers, the famed Mac developer, had charged itself the Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge, with one of the criteria being oil price dropping to $2.79 per gallon, among other things. Lo and behold, it came true! And as promised, CodeWeavers is giving out

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-69501535691784106972008-08-28T01:09:00.008-04:002008-10-28T22:07:28.925-04:00

The Apple rumor mill is once again running in full throttle, this time clamoring that Apple will be unveiling the next generation iPod some time in September 2008. Some believe (or hope) that Apple will also refresh the Macbook product line. Speculate away! What's fun about Apple if it isn't worthy of speculation anymore? But honestly, each time when the tech community gets jittery about possible

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-6778361108816671692008-04-30T00:43:00.001-04:002008-04-30T01:10:25.001-04:00

Microsoft's little chat program for Mac is not dead. In fact, it is very much alive, so much alive that it is now part of Windows Live.The new version supports bonjour networking within your LAN. There is also a new search function inside the contact list that mimics Spotlight search. That's about all for the consumer side of it. The corporate features are a little bit more exciting, but I find

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-5189960911262896022008-04-26T13:54:00.002-04:002008-04-26T14:39:26.074-04:00

We all do a little article research once a while. Whether you found the articles from online journals or through the course reserves in your college library, chances are, they come in PDF format. If you are like me, you wouldn't care to print the articles out; reading them in Preview does it, thank you very much.When reading on paper, we like to make the black-and-white printouts a little more

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-35683834298493738542008-03-29T14:16:00.000-04:002011-10-04T08:42:13.191-04:00

MacNify proudly presents the MacNify widget version 2.0. The widget gains new look, consistent with the new Leopard theme on the website. Underneath the new shiny surface are great improvements including: A lot more reliable RSS feed control. Ability to control length article summary on the widget. Download Get MacNify Widget. As always, MacNify is a great way to discover cool and useful Mac

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1168797630653006982007-01-14T12:55:00.002-05:002008-03-29T22:11:05.858-04:00

Do you love the crisp, clean text and graphics your mac is capable of producing on your screen? Sure do... but not everyone does. The grandpa and grandma of the mac users do need serious magnification in order to see the incredibly small and defined objects on the flat panel.Again, MacNify is spilling out the coolest trick to get things done - in this case, blowing your screen.The trickHold the "

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1163088885622239942006-11-09T11:12:00.001-05:002008-03-29T14:34:43.451-04:00

The "Get Info" window is one true hidden gem in Mac OS X. One of the features you will find in Get Info is an option called "Stationery Pad", which basically allows you to create a template out of virtually any file. You can imagine how useful this will be, especially if you always have to create new documents using the same style and formatting, or do calculations in Excel with the same old set

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1161620693146181252006-10-23T11:41:00.001-04:002008-03-29T14:40:33.700-04:00

What fun is there with keeping photos if you can't share them?Thanks to Flickr, now every can share photos easily. Even if you do not have a Flickr account, you most probably have a Yahoo account, which can be used as your Flickr account right away. Goto flickr.com and set up your account now!Easy uploading of photosThanks to the upload tool created by the Flickr team, now you can drag-n-drop

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1161531420549743002006-10-22T11:06:00.001-04:002008-03-29T21:38:08.103-04:00

Your friend has just sent you a bunch of photos over the internet, and you are deciding to keep those that you like in iPhoto, and ditch the rest.What is the most gratifying way to carry out the task, and to do it in style?Set up a SlideshowThe photos you got from your friend are most probably wrapped in a zip file. After unzipping them, the photos can be found in a new folder.Here is how you can

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1161188625288073302006-10-18T12:10:00.001-04:002008-03-29T21:38:53.844-04:00

For the privacy-aware Internet users, Safari's Private Browsing is great. But it has a major downside: you cannot set it as system default, meaning you need to activate it every time you think NOT saving private data is crucial.If you really need that kind of privacy and find Safari's implementation tedious, then forget about Safari altogether. Try Firefox instead.Protect Private Data Using

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1160495887167473912006-10-10T11:57:00.000-04:002006-10-10T11:58:07.423-04:00

I recently changed the hosting service to another service provider. What follows is the change of downloading links of the MacNify Widget and the Toggle Widget-On-Top mini app. It may take a while for the guys at Apple to update their widget listings, so here on this post I am providing the links for you to grab those goodies.DownloadsMacNify Widget. Tips and tricks for Mac you ought to know!

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1152115201508673792006-07-05T11:57:00.001-04:002008-03-29T21:39:28.967-04:00

Ever since the video playing capability is added to the iPod, the truly convenient and easily accessible method for converting one's existing video files into iPod is simply, well, missing.Then comes iTunes 6.0.5, in which Apple is finally compelled to make the long overdue feature standard and one-click away for the rest of us. Hooray!At last, we can bypass Quicktime Pro which asks for a fee, or

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1150987031510701882006-06-22T10:33:00.001-04:002008-03-29T21:40:11.680-04:00

It is important to know that without encrypting your important files, they are easily obtainable by others who have access to your computer (e.g. when your laptop is stolen); and no, requiring password log-in to your user account does not protect your files from being pried open.Fortunately, it is very easy to create an encrypted disk image in Mac OS X, which can be mounted to your system when

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1149087642798667092006-05-31T10:57:00.000-04:002006-05-31T11:04:44.266-04:00

Version 1.2 of the MacNify Widget is now officially available for download on Apple's widget directories. Finally, the broken RSS link from the blog to the widget is restored! Enjoy!

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1144516156901803162006-04-08T12:11:00.001-04:002008-03-29T21:40:47.800-04:00

So it hasn't been any real a big announcement from Apple for quite some time. Try this: Apple is officially enabling running of Microsoft Windows XP natively on the new Intel Mac.Boot Camp does it allAs Windows XP is built for the x86 architecture, it should naturally run well on the Intel Mac --that is if other compatibility issues like hardware drivers are overcome. That's precisely what Boot

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1141745209957827772006-03-07T10:25:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:41:13.796-04:00

Apple has responded to the security hole in Safari reported a few weeks ago by releasing a security update, formally Security Update 2006-001 Mac OS X 10.4.5 (PPC). Problem solvedAfter updating the system, I found that the aforementioned vulnerability in Safari is gone. Now the download manager is able to decipher the altered script files and warn that the package may contain an application.

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1141144882427249242006-02-28T11:15:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:42:41.438-04:00

It's only a couple of hours before Apple's February 2006 special event kick-starts. What will Apple reveal this time?Rumors ranging from the new Intel Macs to the bigger-screen video iPod have been around recently. MacNify has never participated in any of these guess-works, with an exception this time.So what is my take? I think it must be something to do with video. The rest will fit in around

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1140767610520939372006-02-24T02:52:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:43:02.683-04:00

Michael Lehn, a PhD student in Denmark, has discovered a security hole in Safari that every Mac user should be cautioned about. As of writing, Apple Computer Inc. has yet released a patch. It did release 10.4.5, the latest upgrade of its Mac OSX, slightly before the vulnerability was made public. But after installing on my machine the vulnerability still persists. Are you safe?To allow Mac users

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1140273305925615922006-02-18T09:33:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:43:32.839-04:00

Got the latest iPod? What about the video contents?The problem most iPod G5 owners face is not about where to find videos, but rather how to make their existing collection of videos play on the iPod. In this article we will talk about converting video files of almost any sort into files that play on the iPod G5.Apple's Quicktime Pro is just one of the many tools available for converting video

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1137595761704574712006-01-18T09:40:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:43:53.798-04:00

The "Get Info" function in Finder is a very handy tool in Mac OS X. It gives you very extensive information of the files in your computer.Opening the Info Window in FinderFirst of all, you need to select a file or a few files. Then you will need to open the "Info Window" of the selected files. There are four ways to open the Info Window of the selected file(s) in Finder. From the menu bar,

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1136700935774968792006-01-08T01:12:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:44:22.818-04:00

Photo taking with digital camera is fun until you start tagging the photos in iPhoto. There are two aspects of the job that I personally find painstaking:typing repetitive keywords into the titles and comments of a collection of photosmoving focus/selection to another photo while manually adding comments to the photosAdding keywords to a collection of photosI always like to add descriptive

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1135432523010582182005-12-24T08:54:00.000-05:002005-12-24T08:55:24.196-05:00

Thank you for the wonderful year of 2005. The exchange of Mac tips and ideas on this blog has been most fun for me, and I just hope that you have enjoyed it just as much!New year is just around the corner, soon we will se more enhancements on iPods, the rollout of Intel based Macs, and the launch of the next generation Mac OSX 'Leopard' from Apple. 2006 isn't going to get boring in the world of

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1134908710323655572005-12-18T07:22:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:45:02.426-04:00

An album artwork is a little piece of picture that accompanies a piece of song in iTunes. You can think of it as the beautiful CD cover you used to get in those days when you still bought CDs.When will you get Album Artwork automatically?When you purchase the entire album from the iTunes music store, you will realize that a picture, the CD cover, is added to each of the songs as well.Another

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1133368114355865792005-11-30T11:27:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:45:44.778-04:00

Since the launch of Mac OS 10.4 aka Tiger, Apple has replaced the "Search" box on Finder with Spotlight search.While it is much more convenient to access Spotlight at the menu bar, its straightforward style of searching often produce a bloated result that may not satisfy you. To do a filtered search, Finder would be a better place to go.Filtered SearchIn Finder, type something in the Search box,

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1132763456839718902005-11-23T10:48:00.000-05:002005-11-24T00:10:12.723-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to the MacNify readers in the USA!It's a great weekend, so we shall have something not entire useful, but FUN! When your work on the computer gets dull, the weather widget may provide you some unexpected entertainment.Slow-mo the weather manWe all know that clicking on the weather widget will reveal or retract the 6-day forecast. However, it is not popularly known that doing a

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1132412619449248862005-11-19T09:39:00.001-05:002008-03-29T21:46:49.146-04:00

When you get bored of a widget (hopefully not the MacNify widget), you probably will want to get rid of it and free up some precious screen space.To close a widget, you click the little "x" button which can usually be found at the top-left corner of the widget. But first you will need to make those "x" buttons show up on screen, a move that can be very clumsy unless the force is with you.The

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1132063615983974042005-11-15T08:56:00.001-05:002008-03-29T22:03:12.456-04:00

RSS as news aggregatorThe header of this paragraph basically says it all. Some big-time executives and politicians don't read news directly off the newspaper, website or TV. Rather, they have their news secretaries gather the news articles and format them nicely on clean pages. Taking the real-world analogy to the digital world, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is the news secretary for you and

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131896126131902752005-11-13T10:06:00.002-05:002008-03-29T22:10:40.547-04:00

Creating PDF files in Mac OS X is easy, and its FREE! If you are coming from the Windows world, you will come to appreciate this great advantage over the PDF experience on Windows.Why PDF?Why should you care about creating PDF files? The reasons are plenty, but the most important one is document portability. By portability, it means more than just moving computer files around. PDF is meant for

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131627821548143202005-11-10T08:03:00.001-05:002008-03-29T22:06:17.108-04:00

Among other things, what makes iTunes totally cool is its ability to assign an equalizer preset to every piece of music in your library. (What is an equalizer?)When you can tell every piece of music to choose its own equalizer preset, every single tune sounds at its best for your ultimate listening pleasure. If you use the iTunes equalizer, you'll love this trick; if you have a HUGE music library

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131533718035733642005-11-09T05:50:00.001-05:002008-03-29T22:06:36.432-04:00

Behind the simple interface of iTunes are tons of advanced features and settings that you can play around with to make things suit your tastes. Many of them have to do with managing the music library, but there is one that can truly make or break the music listening experience: the equalizer. DJ-ing your wayLook for this button at the bottom-right corner of the iTunes window.Clicking on this

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131459622458842492005-11-08T09:01:00.000-05:002005-11-08T11:28:05.780-05:00

The purpose of the dashboard widget for this blog is really simple: to provide easy access directly from your desktop to the MacNify blog. The idea is that since the widget is always on your dashboard or desktop, it serves as an effective tool to remind you of the latest posts on MacNify. The MacNify Widget in a nutshellThe MacNify Widget covers the two primary functions that a blog-serving

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131202204694223572005-11-05T09:47:00.000-05:002005-11-05T10:05:18.080-05:00

Great news! The MacNify Widget version 1.1 has just been released!What's new?Solved conflict with the Macmentor Widget.Huge increase in download bandwidth.More stable linkage to the blog page.Note: version 1.0 is no longer available for download.Upgrade nowGet your copy of the MacNify Widget version 1.1 here. The demand for the widget has been so great for the pass one month that I have to buy

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131110684873627792005-11-04T08:21:00.003-05:002008-03-29T22:27:22.688-04:00

The "Toggle Widget-On-Top" mini app is finally here!Since we talked about putting dashboard widgets directly on the desktop, I promised there will be a Part II, which makes the mini app available. I, for one, have been waiting to see the promise fulfilled. The day has finally come, and it's TODAY!Get the mini appIf you are hardcore about doing the UNIX command yourself, follow the instructions in

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1131022765525013882005-11-03T07:55:00.002-05:002008-03-29T22:10:22.259-04:00

Click-a-clickThe easiest way of opening a file from the Finder is to double-click it. The downside of this method is that it launches the default application, often times not the one you wish to use. For instance, you wish to use PhotoShop Elements to do some image editing, but double-clicking the image file may launch Preview instead.You do ask for the Menu, don't youAnother way is to ctrl+click

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1130680686913699002005-10-30T08:46:00.002-05:002008-03-29T22:11:44.194-04:00

But we don't want a "Start" Button!Ok, there isn't really a "Start Button" like the one on Microsoft Windows, and I doubt there will ever be one from Apple. But what you are going to see is almost the same in terms of its usefulness and behavior.As easy as drag-n-dropDrag the 'Application' folder in your root directory to the Dock, and place it somewhere at the right hand side of the divider (

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1130499917555847702005-10-28T07:33:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:12:22.565-04:00

iPod's video function tested!Since the launch of the new iPod about two weeks ago, I have wondered whether videos would look good on the tiny screen. Last Sunday I finally got a chance to play with it at the Apple store.Size mattersYour digital cameras might be one of the latest modals that come with 2.5" LCD screens, so you may very well know how it is like when running videos on the iPod. In

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1130430977034821632005-10-27T12:04:00.000-04:002005-10-27T12:47:33.326-04:00

The MacNify widget was built using the one by Macmentor.org as a template. Macmentor.org is a wonderful site that is dedicated to new Mac users coming from Windows (aka switchers).The founder of Macmentor.org just contacted me that the MacNify widget actually erases the Macmentor widget if you have both of them running on Dashboard. This is my bad! I realized that I duplicated the info.plist file

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1130247517070065412005-10-25T09:20:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:15:03.750-04:00

Hope you have been having fun with flipping widgets in and out of dashboard.There's a newly added command as well as the updated mini app with the trick. Basically it's about how to complete the trick without having to log-out and log-in for changes to take effect. Go check it out!This is how the mini app's icon looks like.p/s: the mini app is finally uploaded and ready for download.

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1130081172192166222005-10-23T11:23:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:16:44.973-04:00

I'm not kidding. I was out today for a treasure hunting at the Apple store, and guess what I found? Apple fanboys seriously need dating tips.I strolled to the new iPod for some hands-on experience with the video functionality before I could do a review on MacNify. Then there came this couple standing next to me checking out the same iPod. I couldn't help overhearing the guy saying, "just look at

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Sure!Podcast isn't just about web radio anymore. Technically speaking, the tricks that make audio podcasts tick apply to video contents too!The video podcast that I watch is commandn, a weekly soft tech program hosted by Amber MacArthur and Mike Lazazzera. It is available on many podcast services. The best places to get it would be the podcast section on iTunes music store, Yahoo Podcasts, and of

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iPod+iTunes TV ads have always been like nothing else we've seen on TV.Just like what Steve Jobs loves to say, the best             just got better. Fill in the blank. In this case, it's "Ad".The new iPod+iTunes TV ads features Eminem. Go check it out!Some ScreenshotsYet another Mac tip is on the web!

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How about placing your favorite widgets on your desktop?With the launch of MacNify Widget, I'd love to unveil what is possibly the best trick on Dashboard.You can use widgets outside dashboard too!Do Yourself Some UNIX CommandsFire up Terminal, and run the command: defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YESTo verify the changes, run defaults read com.apple.dashboard devmode. It should return

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1129221301207176142005-10-13T10:51:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:19:14.510-04:00

No Kidding!Earlier on Apple sent out invitations to the presses and media, with nothing but one phrase printed on the card: One More Thing.So what is it? Video, that's the thing. But if we zoom in a little, there weren't just one more thing, but a few more.There was the new iPod that plays video (finally!), and there was the new iMac G5 that doubles as media center with remote (think TV)! We will

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1129011956194905792005-10-11T02:20:00.000-04:002006-10-10T11:49:04.040-04:00

I cannot be more excited and pleased to announce that MacNify is now available as a Dashboard widget!Thanks to atom/RSS technologies, now you can have the best Mac tips and tricks delivered right to your desktop. The process of making the MacNify widget has been a very fun and rewarding experience for me. I hope the widget will make it even easier for you to get all the must-have tips on MacNify.

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1128862887054583712005-10-09T09:00:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:19:48.206-04:00

Last week's topic on 'private browsing' using Safari was a piece of cake. This week we will talk about something more advanced, something called 'stealth mode'. Again, this is an Tiger-only feature.Like all things Apple, this advanced option is just as easy to set up.1. Open 'System Preference'.2.Choose 'Sharing'.3. In 'Sharing', click the 'Firewall' tab, then look for the 'Advanced...' button at

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1128216852105948632005-10-01T20:54:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:20:21.073-04:00

Safari 2.0, Apple's own web browser, now offers a function called 'private browsing'. You can easily locate it at the menu bar.Background checkWeb browsers typically record all sorts of information regarding your web-surfing activities. The most common one is the 'history', which stores all the URLs that you have visited. Next is the so-called 'cookie', in which some websites leave markings for

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1127641216758014542005-09-25T05:08:00.000-04:002005-10-18T10:14:02.356-04:00

Motorola ROKR is finally on-shelf all over Singapore!For those who don't get it yet, Rokr is basically a iPod Shuffle married with a phone jointly created by Apple and Motorola. Is it as good as a bona-fide iPod? Yes and No. It has the familiar menu style found on iPod and promises a seamless AutoFill like that of a Shuffle, but there is no click wheel. An iPod in a phone is a fine idea, but you

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1126794908290708052005-09-15T10:13:00.001-04:002008-03-29T22:20:52.954-04:00

A quick check: Should you need to look up for word definitions while reading webpages, where do you usually start? a brick-size granddaddy dictionary? a bite-size pocket dictionary? a PDA? dictionary.com? Google? (type "define: xyz" and hit SEARCH) ask mommy?Well, here's the catch. Look no further than your Mac, if you already have Tiger (Mac OS 10.4) installed on it.Here's how. Let's say you are

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Macnify has had a hands-on review on iPod Nano! Yes, nothing is more exiting and appropriate than discussing the new Nano in this debut topic on Macnify.What is Nano? In short, it is a replacement of the blockbuster iPod Mini digital music player. The differences? A quick list of items would be 1) the physical dimension of Nano shrinks by a few orders, 2) the display is upgraded to a color screen

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1126240135683116112005-09-09T00:26:00.000-04:002007-01-18T20:58:06.606-05:00

Tips you mustn't miss!DownloadsDownload MacNify Widget, and have the coolest Mac tips and tricks delivered right to your desktop!DashboardUse widgets outside Dashboard by doing some simple UNIX commands.Get this mini app to enable using widgets outside Dashboard.The no-nonsense way of closing widgets.iTunesConvert your library of movies into iPod-playable files.Jazz up the tunes with the

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-36369790538048098382005-09-08T23:06:00.001-04:002008-04-06T00:00:19.871-04:00

You can contact MacNify by sending emails to macnify@gmail.comPlease avoid writing requests on the article comments. They get buried down! That said, I don't totally object to it if you really feel like posting requests as comments anyway. Just the way I go about receiving requests, that's all.Enjoy the tips, and keep the comments coming!

Pei Zuan Tamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191442.post-1124466541144821112005-08-19T11:47:00.000-04:002005-11-19T11:40:37.080-05:00

Never mind those who get whiny over Mac's stunning appeal, because it is not your fault or mine that they can't see beauty and intelligence in harmony. Mac is easy, practical, powerful, and sexy. No problem. But there is more than just "insanely great" engineering that makes the Mac Experience Special.Apple's clever engineering aside, it is us, the user, who really brings the User Experience to

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