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For those computer 1337 users out there that couldn’t afford to get a tv and cable service you might want to jump in on this before it really get hot in the industry. News are always talking about IPTV or Internet TV or Broadband TV, here it is, the actually working one. It’s called Joost. It has beta program available for both Windows and Mac users. I tried this out on my Mac last night and it works! The programs they offer at the moment are limited but the quality are good. Go check it out!

http://www.joost.com/

This software is one of those must have software on a Mac machine. For the PC world many users I know prefer to have Google Desktop installed or anything that will keep the operation of the system easier.

Quicksilver categorizes everything on the system and made it easier to access. Example would be to view a picture you stored deeply in one of the pictures folder but you only remember part of its name. Launch Quicksilver, type part of the name, Enter, bang it’s there. This application does not apply just to the pictures, any documents, any application names, any website bookmarks could be access if you feel lazy to click around and search for. Imagination with this application is probably endless!

Homepage for QuickSilver which is created by Blacktree. BLACKTREE

Download it here!

Since I have this tech blog that I can write to and since I never put my idea down in the first place, this will be a great place to start.

1. Get rid of all computers from my desk
2. Get a 15″ Mac Book Pro ($2199)
3. Kingston 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM ($130)
3. Mount my 20″ LCD monitor to the wall (so top screen is the 20″, lower screen is the 15″ laptop screen)
4. Buy a copy of Vista Home Premium ($150)
5. Purchase Parallel ($90) to install XP, Vista and Ubuntu on the system
6. Get two external SATA hard drive enclosures (to enclose two of my 250 GB hard drives) (2 x $49)
7. Back to step 1, sell all of my computer equipments (expected return $1000)

Preping lots of cash for this one, omg O_O

Update: scrape the project, there’s not enough finanacial support for this idea, rick is too broke.

Recently I came across this awesome website that features high quality wallpapers!
InterfaceLIFT

It’s been a good half of a year since I started my journey adventuring the Apple territory. Many friends that I had the chance to talk to are slowly to get interested in the Mac OS X. I must say it’s by far the easiest operating system I had used.

Things to consider when I was moving to Mac OS X:
- no more un-intuitive menus and drop down craps
- see less crashes (all system crashes, just a matter of %)
- a fresh start
- no more drivers to worry about
- the motivation to learn new things

Things you should be considering about before moving to Mac OS X:
- it’s not going to be like windows XP
- keyboard controls will be different
- mouse will move differently
- installing apps is very different but very simple once you understand it
- there will be many free apps for you to play with
- slicker UI
- it’s more of a non-work related os, unless you find the right software to do your bidding, ie. VPN utility
- think twice before you buy
- you must have the heart to learn new things

I will continue my journey with my little Mac Mini, until next time, happy learning!

So whom out there likes to chat online? I’m sure more than half of Internet users like to stay connected with friends and families online. This is probably the most popular messenger program on the Mac OS X world. This program supports every chat protocols, I like this all in one goody.

This is what’s supported

This is where you can get the software. HERE

For people that uses iChat a lot may appreciate this application. And for Microsoft Messenger users, this is like the MSN Plus, which enhances the user experience while using iChat. Multi-tab messages is the way of future!

Chax (free stuff once again!)

Snips of what the feature it contains:
User list:

* Toggle text status visibility of users
* Automatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible users
* Set font of names, status messages, and group separators
* Show animated user icons
* Ability to hide iTunes music store links in text statuses
* Idle time included in tooltips
* Display Address Book nicknames instead of full names
* Option to show a warning before messaging mobile users
* Hide the audio/video status icon at the top of the user list
* Message a specific screen name for people with multiple screen names

Message window:

* Tabbed chats, allowing you to keep all of your chats together in one window
* Option to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message notification window
* Show status changes directly in the message window
* Disable the smiley button in text input lines
* Option to open images sent through direct connect directly in Preview
* Send away auto-reply only once per conversation
* Save and restore window positions for individual screen names

Other:

* Unread message notification in the dock
* Growl notifications for new messages and users changing status
* Properly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messages
* Automatically set status to away when screensaver is activated
* Option to auto-accept file transfers
* Hide all iChat windows when iChat is inactive
* Always on top option for user lists, text chats, and audio or video chats
* Set a custom away auto-reply that is different from the away message
* Change the delay of or disable auto-away
* New message windows cascade properly instead of always appearing on top of each other
* Built-in log viewer
* Activity window shows history of user status changes
* Warn before quitting while there are active chats
* Option to disable pausing of AV chats while there are active file transfers
* Disable picture-in-picture in video chats
* Automatically reconnect when disconnected
* Disable alert sounds when away, idle, or available

So I feel the urge to stay up tonight just to write a few sentence on my thoughts on iPhone from Apple Inc.

- I’m excited! As I know what a true smart phone should have and Apple is definitely heading to the right direction.
- Consider I had worked for BlackBerry before, the smartphone/PDA features on this iPhone is definitely worth the R&D resources
- iPod widescreen sounds yummy
- user intuitive cell phone interface
- os X embedded
- I’m glad it’s solid memory, not moving hard drive (better longevity on the batter for sure!)
- Well, I better start saving some money for this little puppy!

Another post for our friendly Mac Community. This time we have the program, MainMenu.

Program: MainMenu
URL: Santa Software
Download: Here

Many Mac users understand that when purchasing a system, either a desktop or a laptop, from Apple, they don’t come generous with system memory (unless you are willing to spend tons of cash on the system from Apple). So most people are stuck with 256MB (old days) and 512MB (later standard memory configuration). Albeit the system are doomed to run slow when you work on it all week long, this is where MainMenu comes in handy. This neat little software will clear useless cache stored on the hard drive and RAM, this results in better system performance. One thing I like the most is that since Dashboard sucks out a lot of resource and you are like me whom uses it once in a blue moon then MainMenu can clear some resource from there for you to use, say play games. Oh, MainMenu also runs maintenance scripts on a regular basis for you, this is designed for people like me, super lazy yet want everything automatic. I don’t want to sound cheap, but again, this software is free

A simple screen shot for you: