Leopard updated to 10.5.4

30 June, 2008 (21:44) | , , , | 4 comments

Fire up Software Update and you’ll spot a new addition waiting to be donwloaded: 10.5.4.

Updates seem to include Airport, iCal and Safari fixes along with general security improvements. The full list of updates is below, or the relevant page on the Apple web site is here.

I’m still on 10.5.2 so I’m starting to lag […]

25.6GHz not enough? Mac Pro overclocking tool

30 June, 2008 (11:40) | , , , , | 2 comments

If you’re lucky enough to own a Mac Pro chances are you don’t find yourself sat staring at too many loading screens. If however, your 8 cores of 3.2GHz just don’t cut it anymore, ZDNet have the answer.
The ZDnet Clock tool is designed for overclocking Intel Mac Pros and Xserve machines, and allows users […]

3G iPhone countdown timer - counting down in style

30 June, 2008 (11:19) | , | 3 comments

It’s not long to go now ! If you’re getting all giddy waiting for the 3G iPhone and just can’t stop checking how long’s left, this is the widget for you.
Daniel Brusilovsky pointed me in the direction of CeeDubb.com where you will find a rather funky looking widget, complete with countdown timer to […]

App of the Week - Monocle for OS X

27 June, 2008 (14:00) | , , | No comments

It’s a belated app of the week this time around, but I think it’s worth it.
One of the things I’ve always thought is missing from Spotlight is the ability to search Google and the like from it. It’s a brilliant tool now, but it would definitely take it one step further for me if […]

Evernote hits the wild, paid for option available

25 June, 2008 (11:02) | , , | No comments

Evernote has been around for a while now in private beta form. Yours truly had an account, and I must admit I don’t think I’ve used it once since the initial novelty wore off ! Yesterday however saw the release of Evernote into the wild, with no invites required. They’ve also started […]

Cool OS X tip of the day - Safari searches

23 June, 2008 (18:29) | , , , | No comments

Thanks very much to Chris Pirillo, who just posted this on Twitter:

Just tried this and works a treat. One of those little tips that makes so much sense once you know it works !
Cheers Chris !

Fluid.app rocks my world

21 June, 2008 (20:45) | , , | No comments

In today’s connected world, more and more of our life is spent online, using various websites day in day out. Be it social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook or Flickr, we can have numerous tabs open in our browsers all the time. Wouldn’t it be neat if they were stand alone apps?
Well […]

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