I just discovered 1Password. I know. I’m an idiot. I don’t know what took me so long. I guess I just didn’t get it. All this time I’ve been trying to manage all my passwords across multiple computers using Keychain. Insanity! Wherefore Password Management? As a SysAdmin, I have more passwords than I could ever [...]
In my last post I talked about using Apple’s MobileMe to mimic the functionality of Dropbox, and discussed it as a possible replacement for the file syncing service should I ever need more space than the free Dropbox offers. In the end, both services came up wanting to some extent. So I’ve continued to poke [...]
So I’ve been using Dropbox for quite some time now and I’ve been extremely pleased with it. It keeps my stuff in sync, and I don’t have to even think about it. And that’s what you want from a service like Dropbox: seamlessness; ease-of-use; freedom from worry. I’m using the free version, so I only [...]
First off, I had no idea that the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update affected Mail. Probably because Apple never bothered to mention it in the release notes. Nonetheless, this greets me after launching Mail post-update: I’m also surprised at how much I’m liking iBooks for my iPhone. There are tons of free, interesting-sounding books, and [...]
Is it just me or does it strike anyone else as somewhat strange that the new Find My iPhone application is for the iPhone? Uh, guys, if I can install an app on it, it’s probably not that lost. I mean, how many of these things do you think I own? Oh… A lot, I [...]
I’m not sure I’m ready to ditch Firefox. In fact, on my home system I have no need to. It does everything I need and is reasonably fast and responsive enough. But at work it’s another story. Because at work I’m relegated to using old, outdated PPC hardware. For most of the work I’ve been [...]
Just poking around the new Safari 5 today. Here’s what I’ve noticed so far. Safari 5 still has no way to restore an accidentally closed tab. UPDATE: One of my fine readers points out in the comments that you can now hit command-z (or choose “Undo Close Tab” from the File menu) to restore an [...]
I think this post’s title says it all, but a word of explanation nonetheless. One of my favorite features of Firefox is that it remembers usernames for forms. Anytime you type a username in a form Firefox will store it, and the next time you go to that form and select the username field, Firefox [...]
Like a lot of SysAdmins, I work in a cave. No windows except for the odd Dell system, of course. No natural light whatsoever. It can get depressing. So I was pretty intrigued when I saw this Winscape virtual window. I’ve actually had this idea for some time. Get a large, bright screen and show [...]
I got a Magic Mouse for Christmas, and I like it a lot better than I thought I would. When first hearing about it, I thought the Magic Mouse sounded amazing, like a combination of the best features of a mouse and a trackpad (yes, I’m addicted to two-finger scrolling) without the mechanical deficiencies of [...]