Category Archives: Mac

James Dempsey and the Breakpoints album coming!

It warms the cockles of my little geek heart to know that James Dempsey and the Breakpoints are in the studio recording a song tentatively titled “Endian Reservations“. Longtime WWDC attendees have probably seen James perform before.  For your geek … Continue reading

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VMware View Client for Mac and Linux are now generally available

In December, we released a tech preview of our View Client for Mac and View Client for Linux.  They’re now generally available with updates and fixes.  While we were in there updating the code, there’s also updates to the View … Continue reading

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OS X tip: reboot your Dock

I’m a Dock minimalist.  There are only three applications that live in my Dock: mail, web, IM.  Everything else is launched via Spotlight search.  I like having an uncluttered Dock, and I like that my Dock only ever shows the … Continue reading

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VMware View Client for Mac available now

Ever since I joined VMware last year, one of the top search hits for this blog has been “vmware view mac” and variants.  Today, I have great news: there is now an application to match that search.  Yes, VMware View … Continue reading

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it’s the little things

I just noticed a little change to iTunes that makes me so very happy. The last time I wrote up an iTunes wishlist was in February.  My last item on that wishlist was “carriage returns in comments”.  At the time … Continue reading

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Susan Kare’s sketchbook

Susan Kare, best known amongst geeks for designing the first proportional-width typefaces (including Chicago and Geneva) and icons (including my personal favorite, Clarus the dogcow) for the Mac, has recently allowed the Public Library of Science access to her early … Continue reading

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the evolution of iTunes

I bought an iPod when they were introduced, and I started using iTunes when it was introduced.  I’ve gone through a few different iPods, and then got an iPhone when it was first introduced.  Today, I’ve got an iPod Shuffle, … Continue reading

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more on giving up on Safari

It seems that I’m not the only one who is giving up on Safari in its latest incarnation.  Macworld staff writer Lex Friedman is also dropping Safari for Chrome, and for the same reason: Safari’s insistence on refreshing the content … Continue reading

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giving up on Safari

I’ve been using Safari since its introduction in 2003.  Upon the death of Internet Explorer for Mac, I switched to Safari exclusively.  When other web browsers have come out, I’ve given them all a go, but I’ve always returned to … Continue reading

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LTFS wins NAB Pick Hit award

IBM Linear Tape File System (LTFS), which my husband Michael Richmond architected, won a Pick Hit award at the National Association of Broadcasters conference last week. In short, LTFS puts a file system on top of magnetic tape.  This overcomes … Continue reading

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