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Did Pablo Picasso help inspire the Mac Finder icon?
The current Finder icon in OS X is a familiar sight for Mac users and stretches back all the way to (gasp!) OS 7.5 And while there are charming stories surrounding the history of the Mac startup sound and the flower icon on the command key, there really isn’t a whole lot of information, if […]
Continue reading...Raskin – An interesting Finder replacement for OS X Snow Leopard
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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Raskin is a Finder replacement for OS X Snow Leopard that provides a new and interesting way to visualize all the files and folders on your computer. It’s not for everyone, but is an interesting approach nonetheless. via MacStories
Continue reading...Nerd Alert! – Apple Finder Icon Birthday Cake
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Nothing says “Honey, I love the fact that you’re an Apple Nerd” more than a birthday cake in the shape of the Finder icon. via TUAW
Continue reading...Video tour of Snow Leopard in action emerges
Monday, June 22, 2009
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MyAppleGuide has posted a series of videos which show the upcoming Snow Leopard OS in action. One thing you have to give Apple credit for is that it doesn’t pimp out every single last new tweak and feature it puts into a major OS update – this is a somewhat psychological benefit as it gives […]
Continue reading...Report: Snow Leopard won’t be ready before September, will support Blu-ray?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Hardmac is reporting that Snow Leopard will most likely see a release date sometime in September at the earliest. They note that Apple still has a considerable amount of fine tuning left to do on underlying core technologies such as Quicktime X, Open CL, and Grand Central. The public at large will most likely get […]
Continue reading...Apple, Microsoft, and Google sued over File Preview
Thursday, December 25, 2008
If you’re gonna go, go strong. That appears to be the strategy of Cygnus Systems, an Arizona company who on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Apple, Microsoft, and Google. A trifecta of sorts. The lawsuit alleges that the above-named companies all have products that implement a file preview feature, which allows users to preview the […]
Continue reading...Apple patents reveal 3D Finder in the works
Thursday, December 11, 2008
A number of Apple patents released today indicate that Apple is heavily experimenting with a 3D desktop user interface. The most relevant, and intriguing one, is a patent titled “Multidimensional Desktop”, and the pictures below show how Apple might implement a 3D desktop to help clean up clutter. Click on each image for a larger […]
Continue reading...Snow Leopard coming in first quarter of 2009?
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
MacRumors is reporting that there is now a specific time frame for the launch of Leopard and that its during the first quarter of 2009. As we reported earlier, Snow Leopard won’t be laden new and innovative features (at least visible ones), but will instead focus on core OS improvements such as system performance and […]
Continue reading...Snow Leopard – Focusing on Performance
Monday, October 20, 2008
The next version of Mac OS X, known as Snow Leopard, won’t be laden with new and innovative features, but will instead focus on core OS improvements such as system performance and efficiency. TgDaily has the scoop on some of the under the hood improvements we can expect to see in OS X 10.6. Some […]
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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