Weblog of a “Switcher”

This picture was just sent out by Chris Luckhardt on Pownce and I have to say that I never made the connection until seeing the images side by side like this:

Wow, this really makes me wonder if the Mozilla folks had seen the nebula and used the image for inspiration.

Thanks Chris for finding the comparison and posting it on Pownce!

written by Dave M. \\ tags: comparison, Firefox, logo, nebula

I know this has nothing to do with Switching to a Mac or such, but sometimes it's almost like we live in a science fiction show...

This is the first picture ever taken from a man made satellite of another man made craft landing on the surface of an alien world!

This coverage reminds me a lot of the Voyager craft passing by Uranus back in 86. Waiting for the first pictures to arrive from the spacecraft.

Truly awesome stuff!

written by Dave M. \\ tags: decending, lander, mars, phoenix

An explaination for why this happens is located here:
Science resonates throught the cosmos | Bad Astronomy Blog 

I've seen some weird science experiments on the web in the past, but this is just awesome!

written by Dave M. \\ tags: metronome, resonance, science, sync

Is this a sign that Leopard has become the new Linux? I say this because in the past, enterprising hackers have put Linux on just about every device that can run a program. From iPod Nano's to LinkSys routers to game consoles, and more.

With this news from TUAW.com, it's seems like we are seeing Leopard running on WinTel computers (as expected), now an OQO, what next? An iPhone? Woops, to late, Apple already did that with the iPhone software. Maybe we'll see Leopard running on Blackberry's and Windows Smart Phones soon. That would be truly amusing.

Of course, this all depends on wether or not the news that the OQO is running Leopard is really true.

(Via.: The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Hackers, Leopard, Linux, oqo

I just learned of a great little free program to help folks that are transitioning from Windows to the Macintosh, or just want to be able to access the Apple Menu Bar from anywhere on the screen.

The program is called DejaMenu and its really a nice compact program that doesn't take up any screen real estate. No Menu Bar icon and no Dock icon.

To use the program, install it somewhere where you normally install programs. Launch it. The first thing you will see is a dialog asking if the default keyboard shortcut (Control-Shift-M) is OK. If so, press Accept Combo and your set.

Now, if you find yourself on your second monitor or far away from the menu bar and want to access it, just press Control-Shift-M and you will see the applications menu in front of you.

If you have a multi-button mouse, you can even map one of your buttons to enter the keyboard shortcut and have access to the menu via the mouse.

One little caveat I have found so far is that this utility doesn't handle modifier keys changing the menu. So he shows all menu items no matter what modifier keys are pressed. So the menus are a little more populated than normal, but at least you have access to Option-File->Save All (as an example) with this utility.

I highly recommend this one for just about anyone who wants to make their life a little easier.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: apple menu bar, dejamenu, free, Freeware, menubar, utility

Ben Heckendorn is really amazing. I've seen a lot of computer mods over the years, but this one is really slick.

He took the guts of an old Apple IIgs and stuck them into a handmade notebook form factor.

He also did a really amazing Playstation 3 Notebook.

Actually, it looks like he generally likes making laptops out of things. Here is an XBox 360 laptop and a Wii laptop.

written by Dave M. \\ tags: Apple, apple IIgs, benheck, mod, notebook