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I was another who’d stop by daily, but as the... 16,080 Views / 135 Replies  
I was another who’d stop by daily, but as the article said—as Apple grew larger, we were inundated by news from more and more places. I’d catch the occasional link back, but I’d make the special trip...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 21, 2016 at 04:41 PM, in Mac News
Encouraging: ... 6,864 Views / 27 Replies  
Encouraging:

/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings

"4320.067" = "Are you sure you want to manually manage music on your iPhone? You will need to manually...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 2, 2007 at 03:14 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Well, it did take 21 1/2 years to buy the CDs.... 6,864 Views / 27 Replies  
Well, it did take 21 1/2 years to buy the CDs. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sometoast/113244532/)   ;)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 1, 2007 at 08:07 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It's simpler. I've got 23,262 music tracks in... 6,864 Views / 27 Replies  
It's simpler. I've got 23,262 music tracks in iTunes. It's simpler to drop songs right on the iPod or create a new playlist in the iPod and drop files there than it is to create an iTunes playlist,...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 1, 2007 at 06:29 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Though to be honest, that's the least of the menu... 15,864 Views / 295 Replies  
Though to be honest, that's the least of the menu bar's problems.   ;)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 29, 2007 at 02:01 AM, in macOS
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1239/656250605_7fe4... 3,733 Views / 52 Replies  
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1239/656250605_7fe4b1dbf3_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sometoast/656250605/)

Palo Alto, CA. 9:00 pm.
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 29, 2007 at 01:50 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
And the desktop icons behind the dock have a more... 5,830 Views / 133 Replies  
And the desktop icons behind the dock have a more intense reflection than those icons that are on top.

Realism!   :rolleyes:

(Safari 3 adds a shrink-to-fit toggle on large images? I like that.)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 23, 2007 at 03:55 AM, in macOS
The house I rent had two unused Cat5 lines in... 7,111 Views / 12 Replies  
The house I rent had two unused Cat5 lines in each room running to the phone closet. Wired them up with some Leviton RCA modular jacks to connect stereos in two rooms to the computer in a third. They...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 22, 2007 at 04:56 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It uses a black light.   ;) ... 5,830 Views / 133 Replies  
It uses a black light.   ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/327869335_05a83287db_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gammalyte/327869335/in/set-72157594429387871)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 22, 2007 at 04:34 AM, in macOS
The active window gets that black glow (I don't... 5,830 Views / 133 Replies  
The active window gets that black glow (I don't think it can be classified as an actual shadow anymore). Inactive windows look the same as they do now.

So when you activate a window, it's shadow...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 22, 2007 at 01:19 AM, in macOS
Poll: The blacks and dark grays of Lightroom and... 724 Views / 11 Replies  
The blacks and dark grays of Lightroom and Aperture would be fine if I was doing photo retouching all day, but most of the documents I work with are largely white/light. The extreme contrast would be...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 22, 2007 at 12:49 AM, in macOS
Yeah, but I think that inkhead's high.   ;) ... 9,912 Views / 297 Replies  
Yeah, but I think that inkhead's high.   ;)

And (http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/17/leopards-new-menubar-is-hideous/) also (http://www.macuser.com/software/we_need_to_go_backto_a_nontran.php) in...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 20, 2007 at 05:40 AM, in macOS
When the system UI that most of us use on a daily... 9,912 Views / 297 Replies  
When the system UI that most of us use on a daily basis changes, I think it's natural to discuss the merits of those changes. If that's considered being whiny, well... so be it.

In the case of the...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 20, 2007 at 01:23 AM, in macOS
You don't notice the translucency, but you... 9,912 Views / 297 Replies  
You don't notice the translucency, but you certainly notice the underlying desktop.

I saw one desktop with a grassy background and a large white flower filling the center. Running apps (where you...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 17, 2007 at 09:19 PM, in macOS
Flickr... 1,924 Views / 52 Replies  
Flickr (http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=41574) and Live365 Now Playing (http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=40111), but I'm biased.
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 15, 2007 at 02:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Do any have PCI slots? 675 Views / 7 Replies  
Do any have PCI slots?
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 13, 2006 at 04:50 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I think you're the only one.... 943 Views / 3 Replies  
I think you're the only one. (http://dsandler.org/wp/archives/2006/09/12/itunes-7-dissection)
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 13, 2006 at 12:46 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Now where was that four and a half years ago when... 943 Views / 3 Replies  
Now where was that four and a half years ago when I was still listening to compilation CDs on my CD Text-enabled stereo in my car? ;)
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 13, 2006 at 12:28 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
The update was there, I ran it. I'll... 2,946 Views / 18 Replies  
The update was there, I ran it.

I'll probably just wipe the iPod after I get it home tonight.
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 12, 2006 at 05:42 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Selecting "Check for updates" from the iTunes... 2,946 Views / 18 Replies  
Selecting "Check for updates" from the iTunes menu caused the update to show (why just plugging in the iPod didn't...)

Of course now, post update, the iPod says "Do not disconnect" but doesn't...
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 12, 2006 at 05:13 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
iPod software version 1.2 -- where? 2,946 Views / 18 Replies  
The screenshots of iTunes 7's iPod management showed the connected iPod at version 1.2.

Games from the ITMS say they need iPod software version 1.2.

iTunes 7 says a software update is required...
Posted by SomeToast, on Sep 12, 2006 at 03:27 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It feeds the Shoutcast server. Apple... 4,393 Views / 132 Replies  
It feeds the Shoutcast server. Apple oh-so-thoughtfully removed that component from SoundJam when they turned it into iTunes. :shake:


The artist list had better numbers. :) I play on shuffle...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 11, 2006 at 02:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Minneapolis, MN to Sunnyvale, CA a year ago with... 1,180 Views / 35 Replies  
Minneapolis, MN to Sunnyvale, CA a year ago with me and a cat (tried taking turns, but I couldn't stand the tunes the cat would play on the iPod while she drove).

870 miles day one, 666 miles day...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 9, 2006 at 02:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I play through Audion, so my iTunes counts blow.... 4,393 Views / 132 Replies  
I play through Audion, so my iTunes counts blow. Fortunately, that's where Last.fm steps in. :)

http://www.last.fm/user/toastradio

http://imagegen.last.fm/artists/oartists/toastradio.gif...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 9, 2006 at 02:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Nothing fancy, and it's all four or five years... 2,556 Views / 50 Replies  
Nothing fancy, and it's all four or five years old.

32" Sony Wega HD tube
Denon AVR-2802 receiver
Infinity Alpha 50s for front, Alpha 10s for rear and Interlude IL100s sub.

Those Leviton...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 9, 2006 at 01:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
http://toastdesign.com/tmo/stereoThumb.jpg... 2,556 Views / 50 Replies  
http://toastdesign.com/tmo/stereoThumb.jpg (http://toastdesign.com/tmo/stereoFull.jpg)

plus

http://images.toastradio.com/miscImages/levitonCat5audioJacks.jpg...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 8, 2006 at 02:59 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I am going to have to disagree with the... 18,248 Views / 68 Replies  
I am going to have to disagree with the definition of "cheese" here.
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 4, 2006 at 01:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Google Earth OS X: meet the Ugly Stick. 6,268 Views / 55 Replies  
Google Earth OS X: meet the Ugly Stick.
Posted by SomeToast, on Dec 12, 2005 at 01:12 PM, in Applications
Poll: That explains the recent updates to the PowerBook... 2,437 Views / 64 Replies  
That explains the recent updates to the PowerBook line! It's Apple's attempt to keep people from buying one now... those cagey bastards! :D
Posted by SomeToast, on Oct 23, 2005 at 03:04 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Good perhaps for mail, less so for files. ... 50,304 Views / 369 Replies  
Good perhaps for mail, less so for files.

I've got a dozen mail folders, but tens of thousands of file folders.
Posted by SomeToast, on Oct 23, 2005 at 02:29 AM, in macOS
With inactive Explorer windows, the slightly... 1,484 Views / 34 Replies  
With inactive Explorer windows, the slightly glowing, transparent-backgrounded title text gets confusing with the identically slightly glowing, transparent-backgrounded address field text (and both...
Posted by SomeToast, on Oct 9, 2005 at 07:54 AM, in MacNN Lounge
...presented on a Yahoo property. :D 3,148 Views / 40 Replies  
...presented on a Yahoo property. :D
Posted by SomeToast, on Oct 9, 2005 at 07:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
And a Hummer H2 is really a Radio Flyer because... 2,484 Views / 66 Replies  
And a Hummer H2 is really a Radio Flyer because they both have four wheels. Spotlight and Sherlock are radically different beasts, even though superficially one could say "they both do search."
...
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 14, 2005 at 08:11 PM, in macOS
http://www.tempel.org/newton/ 775 Views / 8 Replies  
http://www.tempel.org/newton/
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 14, 2005 at 03:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
...or becomes a piece of tech which Apple becomes... 2,484 Views / 66 Replies  
...or becomes a piece of tech which Apple becomes bored with and abandons, like Sherlock.
Posted by SomeToast, on Aug 14, 2005 at 03:13 AM, in macOS
Fox did show a title card when the episode... 2,410 Views / 67 Replies  
Fox did show a title card when the episode originally aired ("This episode contains discussions of same sex marriage. Parental discretion is advised"), but yes, it's crazy that this one episode...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 24, 2005 at 09:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
There's a term for that too: Apronym... 2,196 Views / 77 Replies  
There's a term for that too: Apronym (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apronym).
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 24, 2005 at 07:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Shhhh! Some of my CDs are nearing their 20th... 775 Views / 18 Replies  
Shhhh! Some of my CDs are nearing their 20th birthdays -- they don't need to be hearing this now. :)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 12, 2005 at 02:55 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I guess I'll chalk up my running of Konfabulator... 5,705 Views / 59 Replies  
I guess I'll chalk up my running of Konfabulator Widgets for weeks at a time with no crashing/leaking to good karma.
Posted by SomeToast, on Jul 12, 2005 at 02:15 AM, in macOS
So it's not going to be a fixed-width layout?... 10,495 Views / 252 Replies  
So it's not going to be a fixed-width layout? ::whew!:: Thank god -- close call! :)
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 11, 2005 at 02:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Working here, plain old Safari 2.0. 1,516 Views / 19 Replies  
Working here, plain old Safari 2.0.
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 8, 2005 at 09:24 PM, in Applications
Now that's some revisionist history. People... 2,296 Views / 56 Replies  
Now that's some revisionist history.

People were concerned about the longevity of their 680x0 hardware. They were worried about the emulation performance of non-native software (and how long it...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 7, 2005 at 11:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: So it sucks, but its future suckiness is stable... 2,793 Views / 82 Replies  
So it sucks, but its future suckiness is stable and assured.   :thumbsup:
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:25 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Best strain of Ebola Best Salmonella variant 1,341 Views / 17 Replies  
Best strain of Ebola
Best Salmonella variant
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Set the Wayback Machine for eleven years ago... ... 2,296 Views / 56 Replies  
Set the Wayback Machine for eleven years ago...

"The fact is, I have invested a lot in the Macintosh platform over four years. And, in my view, the Mac is dead. PowerPC may or may not have a...
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 7, 2005 at 05:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
A sound and reasoned argument... derived from an... 3,559 Views / 79 Replies  
A sound and reasoned argument... derived from an assumption based upon a guess with its roots in the unknown. :rolleyes:
Posted by SomeToast, on Jun 7, 2005 at 04:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge
My Pioneer slot-loading car stereo could do it in... 13,366 Views / 231 Replies  
My Pioneer slot-loading car stereo could do it in 1992. Every slot-loading iMac we have in the office can do it today. Nintendo should be able to deal. :)

(There's a pair of vertical bars on arms...
Posted by SomeToast, on May 20, 2005 at 10:55 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As a Widget author, I can tell you that 2.0 has a... 9,226 Views / 62 Replies  
As a Widget author, I can tell you that 2.0 has a lot to offer.

Photoshop-esque hue, saturation and tint controls makes it easier to offer multiple themes in a Widget, without resorting to piles...
Posted by SomeToast, on May 20, 2005 at 09:26 PM, in Applications
Poll: Repair Permissions causing damage? Don't let the... 7,301 Views / 103 Replies  
Repair Permissions causing damage? Don't let the Repair Permissions Fetishists hear you say that! :D
Posted by SomeToast, on Apr 24, 2005 at 05:44 PM, in macOS
Can this be overridden? Adobe Illustrator uses... 3,085 Views / 37 Replies  
Can this be overridden? Adobe Illustrator uses this to call up the page-mover hand.

Of course, Apple already usurped command-tab, so it's not as if avoiding common keyboard shortcuts of Adobe apps...
Posted by SomeToast, on Apr 24, 2005 at 05:29 PM, in macOS
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