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- 1Mac OS X’s Hidden Single-Application Mode3 people · 35 points · first shared 2009 · 11 comments on HN
- 2A Eulogy for the Xserve: May It Rack in Peace2 people · 19 points · first shared 2010 · 6 comments on HN
- 3GPS Accuracy Could Start Dropping in 20102 people · 14 points · first shared 2009 · 5 comments on HN
- 4Alas, HyperCard (1998)1 people · 25 points · first shared 2010 · 16 comments on HN
- 5Have We Entered a Post-Literate Technological Age?1 people · 22 points · first shared 2009 · 20 comments on HN
- 6Why Google Wave needs a major overhaul1 people · 18 points · first shared 2010 · 20 comments on HN
- 7Comparing EtherPad and SubEthaEdit1 people · 11 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 8Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories1 people · 9 points · first shared 2009 · 1 comments on HN
- 9Send SMS for Free via AIM on iPhone1 people · 7 points · first shared 2008 · 4 comments on HN
- 10Snow Leopard Snubs Document Creator Codes1 people · 5 points · first shared 2009 · 3 comments on HN
- 11Immaculate Reception, or, A MobileMe Mystery1 people · 4 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 12Mac Market Share Rising at Cornell University1 people · 3 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 13Access Time Machine internals with a CVS-like utility1 people · 3 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
- 14Matias Tactile Pro 3 Keyboard Returns to the Alps1 people · 2 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 15Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software?1 people · 2 points · first shared 2008 · discussion on HN
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jaskerr · 2011-03-03
Several people have posited that Jobs should stay well back from the limelight, for just such a reason:
Why Steve Jobs Shouldn’t Return to Apple
http://db.tidbits.com/article/11981
rcoder · 2010-11-12
sigh
Not to continue this off-topic digression too much further, but a Mac Pro running OS X Server is in no way a replacement for an "enterprise" XServe deployment.
For a full explanation, see this TidBITS article:
http://db.tidbits.com/article/11735
tl;dr version: The Mac Pro takes up 4x the rack space and lacks hot-swappable power supplies and drive bays, making it an awful fit for most 24x7 server environments.
js2 · 2010-11-05
It's always wise to exercise discretion: http://db.tidbits.com/article/8886
Yes, that Randall Schwartz.
snom370 · 2010-09-16
The problem is that I don't want to disable the acceleration entirely, I just want a _different_ acceleration curve: http://db.tidbits.com/article/8893
I'm not sure if this command will help with that.
But in any case, I'm sold on the trackpad now, and I'm not going back. :)
zephjc · 2010-03-28
"Most people that have handled an iPad dismiss that it's just a larger iPod Touch"
Is that a typo ("have handled" -> "haven't handled")? Because reports of actual hands-on use I've read have been glowing.
First example I found from google:
The iPad is something to be held and experienced,
because so many of its advantages are tactile:
how it feels in the hand, of course, but also how
the software responds. (Where our opinions differ,
we break them out.)
- http://db.tidbits.com/article/10960
hop · 2010-03-18
They did it for Al Gore too when he got one a Nobel - http://db.tidbits.com/resources/2007-10/Gore-on-apple.com.png
elblanco · 2009-10-12
http://db.tidbits.com/article/10624
FTA
"In the end, the main thing that I've noticed in the last few days is that it is much easier for me to concentrate on a single task when I can quickly hide all unrelated applications and show just the one or two that I need right now. I'm finding that this method works better for me than Spaces, and I am a big fan of Spaces."
raganwald · 2009-10-12
More on Single-Application Mode:
http://db.tidbits.com/article/10624
RiderOfGiraffes · 2009-05-19
Article posted some days ago:
http://db.tidbits.com/article/10276
A few desultory comments:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=610026