Dashboard Archives

MyMac Podcast 759: Dashboard Drops Out

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 #Podcasts, MyMac Podcast 0

As we get closer and closer to macOS Catalina, sometimes it’s not about what we gain, but what we lose. Dashboard is one of

Insanely Great Products’ The Norm – Review

December 13, 2012March 6, 2025 Features, Review 0

The Norm is a simple vent-mount iPhone 4 holder. It uses a standard binder clip to clamp on to the vent, and is shaped to perfectly hold an iPhone 4 (or 4S).

What will we see in iOS 6?

April 5, 2012March 3, 2025 Apps, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Opinion 1

With iOS 5.1 out now and WWDC coming up, most likely in June, we should start getting a picture of what will be coming in iOS 6.

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Peachpit Learning Series – Book Review

October 28, 2011March 2, 2025 Book Review, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Review 0

Robin Williams, author of The Little Mac Book, Lion Edition has teamed up with husband and fellow author John Tollett to release the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Peachpit Learning Series book.

The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion PocketGuide
Review

September 27, 2011March 2, 2025 Book Review, Mac OS X, Review 0

When reviewing these books I tend to look for what has been omitted. In this case every aspect of the new Mac OS X Lion operating system was looked at, in as fine detail as a pocket guide format will allow. Networking, backup, and security are areas that are often overlooked in similar books. In this case the information provided is extremely detailed.

Dashboard is a metaphor for what’s right and wrong at Apple

May 24, 2005July 30, 2011 Opinion 0

First, let me say Dashboard is cool, itâ€™s sexy, itâ€™s got neat transitions, and it is the number one selling feature of Tiger. Second, let me say Dashboard is crappy User Interface design, especially compared to what it could have been. The old Apple (before NeXT) would have been embarrassed to ever release anything this narrow in scope, and totally missing the bigger point.