Posts in the category “technology”

Not Quite Genius

So Apple released a new version of iTunes today. Version 8 includes a new feature called “Genius”. Play a song, click the Genius button, and iTunes creates a playlist of other songs from your library that go great together. This sounds like a cool idea, although I consider myself already pretty handy at creating smart

#apple #itunes #itunestuesday #music #paul simon #playlists #software

Keeping Track of Passwords

For many years now I have been delighted that the words “username” and “password” are the same length. A fixed-width font in a text file full of server addresses, usernames, and passwords therefore looks quite organized.

#passwords #server administration

Screen Capture on a Mac

Jim just showed me a bitchin’ cool Mac trick: If you press Shift, the Apple (“command”) key, and the 4 key at the same time, it will change your mouse cursor into a targeting device. Then hit the space bar and your cursor will turn into a camera icon. Use the mouse to move the

#apple #images #software #tips

iPhone SMS Alarm Bug

This morning I discovered what is possibly the world’s most annoying iPhone bug. For some time now I’ve been trying to determine why every now and then I seem to sleep right through my alarm. The iPhone alarm can be set to be tragically loud and uncomfortably annoying, so the fact that I have frequently

#apple #bugs #iphone #sleep #software

Save, Backup, Trust No One

When you are doing something on your computer, save it.

#backups #files #security #technology

#news #physics #science #technology