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2 Most Annoying Things in Mac OS X

I like Mac, great for work, and everyday use. But sadly, I found 2 things that annoys me a lot, especially while I'm working. Here goes ...

Finder is Application

Finder always treated as an ordinary application instead of OS shell. I often find myself jeopardized in  + tab situation, because it's still have the Finder icon (even though there is no Finder Window that running at the moment).

Quick Look window size

When you have a folder filled with the last night party photos (landscape and portrait), you'll notice when you're in Quick Look mode browsing the photos, the Quick Look's window size is always the same (depends on the 1st item invoked). It should be auto resized depends on each items, so that we don't have to have something like this:

Do you have other annoying things about the mac?

Amazing unique and creative music video using Mac OS environment

I watched all Dennis Liu's works moments a go. And she's really talented director. I admired her works, very creative and original. Sometimes it can be funny too.

Today, I just found out that she made a music video The Bird and the Bee’s Again & Again using Mac OS environment.

You'll seeing Photo Booth, lots of TextEdit and Stickies. Also Adobe Photoshop, iPhoto, amazing use of fast user switch, Widgets, Quick look. Apple really should buy this video and use it on their ad or play it on their stores all day long, forever loop. Hah!


Apple Mail Tweak Tip

After almost two years using the Apple Mail on regular basis (I got it running the whole time), I have some tips for everyone to make this Mac OS's built-in email client more fun, effective and productive to use.

 

CandyBar 3 is Sweet, but ...

I love Panic's CandyBar 3 (who doesn't?)! This icon customizer and organizer is simply amazing. It's beautiful, unique, and have break through interface. On version 3, they pushed it further more! This Leopard-only application has Iconfactory's Pixadex built right in and it can organize your Docks too.

Since the release and the not-so-good first impression buying experience, I use CandyBar 3 application obviously to organize all of the great icons that I found on Iconfactory and MacThemes's Releases & Update section.

Agua Leopard Folder Out Now!

David Lanham's clean and crisp Agua has always been my super favorite icon. It never bored me and obviously become permanent on my Mac. However, on January 22, 2008 David has expanded his popular Agua genre into Leopard icon face-on style. Go grab em!

I Bought MacHeist 2 (finally)

On January 21, 2008 I finally bought the MacHeist 2 bundle!. What's holding me since day 1? Well, of course I wait until those locked applications opened (CSSEdit, Snapz Pro X, Pixelmator) *Evil laugh*. But I do bought the MacHeist 1 bundle since day 1, because I love all the application (Delicious Library, FotoMagico, ShapeShifter, DEVONthink Personal, Disco, Rapidweaver, iClip, Newsfire, TextMate, and the choice of one Pangea Software game (Bugdom 2, Enigmo 2, Nanosaur 2, Pangea Arcade).

Smart Apple Ad On NY Times

This is very smart Apple ad that begin showing on New York Times recently. Quoting Mr. Walt Mossberg's (Wall Street journalist) Leopard: Faster, Easier Than Vista article.

Though some people saying that Apple ads always came off as fanboyish and thus immature, they surely kinda guilty pleasure and fun to watch.

MacBook Air, Nike Air and UFO

As we all know (and rumored before), Apple announced a new line of portable computers during Steve Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld 2008 held at San Francisco's Moscone Center recently, the MacBook Air.

The new machines feature a multi-touch trackpad, allowing the user to double-tap and move. Rotate a photo by pivoting your index finger around your thumb, as well as pinch & zoom. This new product is a complement to the existing MacBook and MacBook Pro lines.

CandyBar country list

When the time it's released, my long awaited CandyBar 3 is really excite me. I remember it was in the morning of November 29, 2007 and I just woke up from late night sleep. I download and tried it, it was a love at first sight.
Then I rushed my way to Buy page. Surprised that my country wasn't in the list lol!

After that, I open up my Mail, and wrote this:

Hi!

On https://www.panic.com/candybar/buy.html Country, why my country
(Indonesia) doesn't exist?
Wanted to buy CB3, I'm little surprised about this :)

and send it to candybar@panic.com

After around 20 minutes, Cabel Sasser of Panic replied my mail:

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