Ramblings of a Programmer

A lot of discussions about Apple hardware as of last has focused on whether or not Apple would drop FireWire ports from their upcoming laptop lines. Many believe that they will and, of course, many believe that Apple will not drop FireWire.

I am not sure if Apple will drop FireWire or not. I think it would not be a wise move to drop it, because all of the current consumer, prosumer, and high-end video equipment use FireWire connectivity in one form or another.

Chris Seibold has written a very interesting article over at Apple Matters about this very subject. Check it out.

read Long time Users Facing yet Another Dope Slap From Apple?

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What are the top web moments of 2005? ZDNet can tell you. Check out their article regarding the Top 10 Web 2.0 Moments of 2005.

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Web 2.0,
AJAX

I was reading some posts at MacCast forums today and learned some new tricks to working with OS X using the keyboard.

• Control-F2 – highlights the Apple menu. You can use the arrow keys to move between the different menu options.
• Control-F3 – highlights the Finder in the Dock. You can then use the arrow keys to move between items in the Dock. Press enter to launch the selected application.
• Control-F4 – scrolls through open window

Update: I came across another tip tonight if running a Power Mac. Use Option-Command-Eject to put your Mac to sleep.

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I came across the Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures tonight on Digg. This site has everything you would ever want to know on an exhaustive list of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypical problems, and related definitions.

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

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Briefly: Mac OS X 10.4.4 development winding down

By AppleInsider Staff

Published: 05:45 PM EST

The development of Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update appears to be in the final stages at Apple Computer, as tipsters say the latest developer builds of the software are accompanied by only a few outstanding issues.



According to sources and reports …

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Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica | CNET News.com: ”

By Daniel Terdiman

Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: December 15, 2005, 3:35 PM PST

Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature.

Over the last couple of weeks, Wikipedia, the free, open-access encyclopedia, has taken a great deal of flak in the press for problems related to the credibility of its authors and its general accountability.

In particular, Wikipedia has taken hits for its inclusion, for four months, of an anonymously written article linking former journalist John Seige”

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MarsEdit 1.1 BETA 6 has been released to the public. It has several new features including, but not limited to …

Titles for Blogger weblogs

Optional editing with external editor

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Date Editing

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I came across a small trick tonight. If you happen to load a page in Safari that ends up being wider than your current width, you can hold the Shift key and then scroll horizontally if you have a scroll wheel on your mouse.

tags: OS X, Safari

Apple recently opened up a site to help users understand their iPod, learn how to sync music and podcasts, and to maximize your overall experience with the iPod.

iPod 101 | tags: iPod, Apple

I came across an interesting article tonight by John Stanford at The Cardinal Inquirer which is an excerpt from a discussion that he had with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.

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