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It depends a little on what you are viewing. For... 6,605 Views / 23 Replies  
It depends a little on what you are viewing. For example, if you love certain Japanese anime, like Studio Ghibli movies, you can't get them on iTunes. You can get them on blu-ray. Similarly, if you...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 4, 2014 at 08:26 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Hold down the "Shift" key when you launch Safari,... 1,580 Views / 9 Replies  
Hold down the "Shift" key when you launch Safari, and it won't reload pages. No need to reset the browser.
Posted by curmi, on Jul 16, 2013 at 01:11 AM, in Mac News
Article is not correct 1,696 Views / 8 Replies  
They blocked the Java 7 *plugin*, not Java 7. That is a big difference. Java applications will still run on the Mac - just not in a browser. If they blocked Java 7, developers who work in Java...
Posted by curmi, on Jan 11, 2013 at 06:53 PM, in Mac News
Albert Einstein once said: 1,123 Views / 21 Replies  
Albert Einstein once said:
Posted by curmi, on Sep 15, 2012 at 04:44 PM, in Tech News
Ok. Found the video. Don't know who took the... 1,828 Views / 18 Replies  
Ok. Found the video. Don't know who took the original, but here it is:

throwing little windows around the desktop (http://curmi.com/dock_little_windows.mov)

You can see that the guy had some...
Posted by curmi, on Nov 22, 2006 at 07:14 PM, in macOS
Ok. Now I remember. In the build you could... 1,828 Views / 18 Replies  
Ok. Now I remember.

In the build you could minimise windows in place, and possibly drag minimised windows out of the dock. Once on the desktop, they sort of where small floating icons. You...
Posted by curmi, on Nov 22, 2006 at 06:49 PM, in macOS
It was definitely in an OS X developers build,... 1,828 Views / 18 Replies  
It was definitely in an OS X developers build, but taken out soon after. They also implemented a way to "roll up" a window, but rather than a title bar it became a floating icon of sorts. Both...
Posted by curmi, on Nov 22, 2006 at 06:34 PM, in macOS
Anyone remember beta OS X Desktop where you could throw icons? 1,828 Views / 18 Replies  
Possibly in an early beta of 10.2, Apple had a feature on OS X where you could grab a desktop icon and flick it (releasing the mouse button) and the icon would fly across the screen, slowly settling...
Posted by curmi, on Nov 22, 2006 at 07:36 AM, in macOS
Grilled cheese virgin mary etc. 560 Views / 1 Replies  
Recall that someone had a picture of the virgin Mary on their toasted cheese sandwich? Made a fortune on ebay.

Anyway, thought I'd mention a new find. The Elastic Madonna...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 13, 2006 at 08:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050... 941 Views / 4 Replies  
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2005080905050737
Posted by curmi, on Feb 4, 2006 at 06:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
Not an easter egg as such. The little watch... 1,346 Views / 8 Replies  
Not an easter egg as such. The little watch cursor occurs in many carbon applications when they are taking a long time to perform some operation, I believe.
Posted by curmi, on Jan 28, 2006 at 08:35 AM, in Mac Desktops
Basically it needs: + Better video card +... 4,833 Views / 58 Replies  
Basically it needs:

+ Better video card
+ Better processor (to handle HD H.264 files)
+ IR receiver
+ Remote
+ Optical Audio out
+ Front Row

Then we are talking!
Posted by curmi, on Nov 10, 2005 at 02:04 AM, in Mac Desktops
Great. So we have a solution for movies. ... 4,833 Views / 58 Replies  
Great. So we have a solution for movies.

Photos and Music may be a bit more difficult if it is looking for them in the iTunes and iPhoto database format on the local disk. I guess we could make...
Posted by curmi, on Oct 27, 2005 at 04:28 PM, in Mac Desktops
I also hear that Front Row doesn't allow you to... 4,833 Views / 58 Replies  
I also hear that Front Row doesn't allow you to listen to music from another Mac sharing that music. Similarly photos. And that network aliases aren't followed for movies. So you need to have all...
Posted by curmi, on Oct 26, 2005 at 08:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
It sounds like it is overheating. I suggest you... 729 Views / 3 Replies  
It sounds like it is overheating. I suggest you take it back and replace it.
Posted by curmi, on Oct 2, 2005 at 10:56 PM, in Mac Desktops
You are right brokenjago. However, some of us... 14,522 Views / 127 Replies  
You are right brokenjago. However, some of us want a Mac based media centre - and the mini is almost right for it. It seems Apple doesn't see a market in media centres, but then Apple has been...
Posted by curmi, on Sep 24, 2005 at 07:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
Agreed. Exactly what I'm looking for. A better... 14,522 Views / 127 Replies  
Agreed. Exactly what I'm looking for. A better video card, and digital audio out!
Posted by curmi, on Sep 23, 2005 at 11:19 PM, in Mac Desktops
I've had one for a few weeks, and it has just... 1,105 Views / 14 Replies  
I've had one for a few weeks, and it has just started to do this too!

I've also noticed after a few weeks that it doesn't glide as well on the desk surface as it did initially. Cleaning the...
Posted by curmi, on Sep 13, 2005 at 08:29 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Getting back on the topic, when Apple announced... 4,223 Views / 43 Replies  
Getting back on the topic, when Apple announced the '30 day money back guarantee' a few days ago that pretty much said "no new Mac mini for 3 months at least". I mean, anyone who bought one now...
Posted by curmi, on Sep 1, 2005 at 02:28 AM, in Mac Desktops
I don't think Tiger is unstable. But it is buggy... 663 Views / 3 Replies  
I don't think Tiger is unstable. But it is buggy - especially Mail and .Mac sync. This makes it pretty useless to me, so I was forced to go back to Panther to get any real work done.

Panther...
Posted by curmi, on May 13, 2005 at 02:01 AM, in macOS
I too can find no mention of this on the web... 1,733 Views / 8 Replies  
I too can find no mention of this on the web page. Apple's own Bluetooth page mentions Bluetooth 2 is only in the powerbooks.

It seems odd to me - only the PowerBooks have Bluetooth 2. The...
Posted by curmi, on Apr 30, 2005 at 08:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
From what I hear there is no fix for the spacing... 1,681 Views / 32 Replies  
From what I hear there is no fix for the spacing problem in the Tiger finder. Sad, I know.
Posted by curmi, on Apr 6, 2005 at 02:41 AM, in macOS
Something I wrote a long time ago: ... 14,236 Views / 326 Replies  
Something I wrote a long time ago:

http://homepage.mac.com/curmi/what/

May be of interest. Sure some ideas won't be popular. :)
Posted by curmi, on Mar 16, 2005 at 09:19 PM, in macOS
As far as I am aware, no Apple machines have dual... 941 Views / 7 Replies  
As far as I am aware, no Apple machines have dual layer writing support. In fact, I've heard there are no slot loading superdrives available that support dual layer, so even if Apple wanted to...
Posted by curmi, on Feb 25, 2005 at 11:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The Mac Man in The Age tells me he is going to... 880 Views / 6 Replies  
The Mac Man in The Age tells me he is going to talk to his sources at Apple Australia and ask about the situation (especially on the BTO options). So we may see some action in the near future.
Posted by curmi, on Feb 6, 2005 at 11:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
Wow! Just stumbled on those new screenshots.... 3,460 Views / 60 Replies  
Wow!

Just stumbled on those new screenshots.

I'm all for toolbars with buttons that look like buttons - wish Apple did that long ago. But the buttons in Mail seem slightly wrong - and in one...
Posted by curmi, on Jan 15, 2005 at 03:53 AM, in Applications
Not being a troll, but the Windows world has... 3,698 Views / 53 Replies  
Not being a troll, but the Windows world has this:

http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html

It is free, and has more features that DVD2OneX or Popcorn.

The author won't give away the source, and...
Posted by curmi, on Nov 25, 2004 at 05:56 PM, in Applications
Surely the idea is for video from the output... 4,610 Views / 89 Replies  
Surely the idea is for video from the output port, not on the 2-inch screen? So you can put your videos on the iPod, attach it to a TV, and watch them. Or convert your Keynote presentation to a...
Posted by curmi, on Oct 27, 2004 at 06:46 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
With the ability to export to a slideshow... 981 Views / 7 Replies  
With the ability to export to a slideshow presentation, with easy sync to iPod Photo... presentations on the go
Posted by curmi, on Oct 27, 2004 at 03:36 AM, in Applications
A cool possibility I haven't seen mentioned is... 4,610 Views / 89 Replies  
A cool possibility I haven't seen mentioned is putting your presentations on this thing. Keynote could have an "export to slideshow" option, producing a slide show of all the slides in your...
Posted by curmi, on Oct 26, 2004 at 10:15 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Lack of movie viewing capability (even if just to... 1,647 Views / 29 Replies  
Lack of movie viewing capability (even if just to the A/V out, not to small screen) will be sure to get some bad press.

However - a great business use if Apple provides the software to automate it...
Posted by curmi, on Oct 8, 2004 at 03:52 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Another 6 6,337 Views / 168 Replies  
Looks like Google are keen to give these invites out. Got another 6 invites this morning. If you want in, mail jamie AT curmi.com
Posted by curmi, on Sep 9, 2004 at 12:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I have 5 to give away. Mail jamie AT curmi.com... 6,337 Views / 168 Replies  
I have 5 to give away. Mail jamie AT curmi.com if you want one.
Posted by curmi, on Sep 8, 2004 at 03:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Bottom heavy? You mean like this? ... 1,065 Views / 8 Replies  
Bottom heavy? You mean like this?

http://www.apple-history.com/images/models/128k.gif

Hmmm....
Posted by curmi, on Sep 1, 2004 at 01:13 AM, in Mac Desktops
I think there is some confusion here. "uptime"... 2,025 Views / 46 Replies  
I think there is some confusion here. "uptime" is how long the machine has been without a reboot, not how long the machine has been actually physically running with the screen on etc (ie not...
Posted by curmi, on Aug 25, 2004 at 06:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Re: Check out this message I posted to the Chimera list. Look familiar? 41,639 Views / 520 Replies  
I posted this image to a discussion in MacNN almost 2 years ago.

http://homepage.mac.com/curmi/.Pictures/tabbed.jpg

The thread is...
Posted by curmi, on Aug 17, 2004 at 05:53 PM, in Applications
Don't forget Expos� too. Go to the window you are... 680 Views / 6 Replies  
Don't forget Expos� too. Go to the window you are dragging from, drag the object out, Press F9 (or whatever you have it set to), hover over the window you want, wait or press F9 again to bring that...
Posted by curmi, on Aug 6, 2004 at 07:28 PM, in macOS
Here in Australia they don't even bother to sell... 3,466 Views / 53 Replies  
Here in Australia they don't even bother to sell a Mac version (not even 2002)!

I mailed them and asked why and got some lame reason about export laws used to prevent them, and now this isn't the...
Posted by curmi, on Aug 5, 2004 at 04:58 AM, in Applications
All extremely good points Synotic. I... 643 Views / 2 Replies  
All extremely good points Synotic.

I probably misstated what I was trying to achieve here. I wanted myself and others to think about whether something like an iPod control could possibly function...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 25, 2004 at 08:45 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
An Apple Remote Control - iCommand 643 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi All!

I was bored today, so I started to go through a thought exercise. Lots of people seem to be asking in this forum about a way of controlling their AirTunes. The question I asked myself was...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 25, 2004 at 04:13 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Thanks nforcer. If there are things you like,... 1,846 Views / 30 Replies  
Thanks nforcer. If there are things you like, make sure you send a suggestion to Apple (you are welcome to link to my page).
Posted by curmi, on Jul 10, 2004 at 09:14 AM, in macOS
I agree totally diamondsw. And I wrote all... 1,846 Views / 30 Replies  
I agree totally diamondsw.

And I wrote all about the Accounts preferences here. You might find it interesting given your comments.

http://homepage.mac.com/curmi/what/#buttons
Posted by curmi, on Jul 8, 2004 at 03:18 AM, in macOS
:) This is in fact a bit of a worry though. ... 1,702 Views / 32 Replies  
:)

This is in fact a bit of a worry though. With no HIG for gadgets, we'll end up with a mess of interfaces like the Linux world. :(
Posted by curmi, on Jul 5, 2004 at 02:34 AM, in macOS
So why would this be better as a gadget rather... 1,702 Views / 32 Replies  
So why would this be better as a gadget rather than an OS X application?
Posted by curmi, on Jul 5, 2004 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
And sheets present more of a problem than a... 1,702 Views / 32 Replies  
And sheets present more of a problem than a simple window, since they obscure what is behind the window (potentially) and are modal for that window.

So basically what Apple does generally now (a...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 4, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in macOS
I like the idea. But I can see numerous... 1,702 Views / 32 Replies  
I like the idea. But I can see numerous problems.

It does mean you can't see the effect your changes make when you make them. For example, suppose the Finder used this for view options (on a...
Posted by curmi, on Jul 4, 2004 at 06:06 AM, in macOS
Poll: No. Apple has to make sure they don't reduce... 3,597 Views / 76 Replies  
No. Apple has to make sure they don't reduce usability in every release. This is not acceptable, regardless of the ability to theme after purchase.
Posted by curmi, on Jun 30, 2004 at 03:30 AM, in macOS
Poll: The changes aren't shunned when they don't result... 3,597 Views / 76 Replies  
The changes aren't shunned when they don't result in bad usability.

The fact that the menu bar has changed isn't a problem. It is that they put blue ends on the menu bar that look like the menu...
Posted by curmi, on Jun 29, 2004 at 10:53 PM, in macOS
With a year to go, I'm pretty sure there'll be... 5,990 Views / 102 Replies  
With a year to go, I'm pretty sure there'll be lots of other very useful and cool features. Apple can't show all its cards yet, otherwise Microsoft will use them. Best to keep them secret for a...
Posted by curmi, on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:08 AM, in macOS
Poll: The end caps are shocking. Apple seem to have no... 3,597 Views / 76 Replies  
The end caps are shocking. Apple seem to have no usability people left, just people making willy-nilly changes to the interfqace with each release.
Posted by curmi, on Jun 28, 2004 at 11:46 PM, in macOS
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