Now, thanks to simultaneous dual-band support, new models of Time Capsule let you enjoy “twice as much Wi-Fi,” says Scott McNulty (macworld.com). They also let you create guest networks with a single click. Or access Time Capsule drives over the Internet. And, “the beauty of Time Capsule,” McNulty reminds us, “is that it just [...]
Archive > March 2009
Quick Tip of the Week: Using the Get Info Inspector Panel
You may know that you can get a lot of valuable information about a document, application, or folder by opening a Get Info panel. But did you know that Mac OS X Leopard also gives you the option of opening a single Get Info Inspector Panel to get information about multiple documents, applications, or [...]
Developer Notebooks
Gus Mueller:
I learned a long time ago that the two best debugging tools I own are a nice piece of paper, and a good pencil.
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What’s a Few Orders of Magnitude Between Friends?
John August:
I’d argue that “square miles” and “square kilometers” really have no place in popular journalism, because we have little connection to what they mean.
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Twitter: ‘Replies Are Now Mentions’
Twitter now identifies your @username anywhere in a tweet, not just at the beginning.
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Macworld Expo Moving to February in 2010
New dates: Tuesday–Saturday, February 9–13. The conference portion is moving to Moscone West.
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MLB.com At Bat for iPhone
The 2009 edition of MLB.com At Bat is out for the iPhone, and it looks great. $10 for the season, and it now includes live audio broadcasts for every game, with your choice of the home or away announcers. There’s a free version too, sans audio.
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Ego 1.1
New release of Garrett Murray’s web stat tracking iPhone app, now with support for Google Analytics.
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Josh Marshall on the Kindle and the Future of Books
Josh Marshall:
But in our living room we have two big inset shelves where I keep all the books I feel like I need or want ready at hand. And last night, sitting in front of them, I had this dark epiphany. How much longer are these things going to be around? Not my books, though [...]
