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Thursday 02nd September 2010

Restore iTunes 10 window controls

Fire up the Terminal and type this:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1

I’m on tethered internet so I can’t (and don’t feel compelled) to download iTunes 10, so I can’t check if this works or not. If it makes your Mac explode, don’t come to me for a replacement. I would replace it for you, but I’ve got a lot to do right now you see.

Apple’s new September 2010 swag

Apple has released new stuff, so because Slashdot and the like dub me an Apple fanboi it’s my civic responsibility to discuss them… from my iTelephone. We still don’t have home internet, you see :(.

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Wednesday 28th July 2010

No more Apple Cinema Displays

With their launch of new iMacs and Mac Pros yesterday, Apple are perhaps copping the most flack for discontinuing the 24 and 30 inch Cinema Displays. Presented for your consideration are my thoughts, interspersed with plenty of pointless nostalgia. Is that how you spell "interspersed"? Doesn’t look right.

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Friday 16th July 2010

Longwinded post on the iPhone 4 saga

I wasn’t going to talk about this, but I’ve been asked enough about it on The Twitters that I feel obligated to now. Well okay and I’ve been thinking about this whole mess too, and I know the universe was anxiously awaiting my analysis. Hey you in the third row, stop laughing!

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Saturday 26th June 2010

One sided reporting on Android and the iPhone

While I’m ragging on Android and on my mobile soapbox thingy, why is it the media consistently gives the platform a free ride but criticises everything Apple does?

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Monday 07th June 2010

Thinking about WWDC 2010

WWDC 2010

Looking forward to seeing what Apple delivers at WWDC this year. Some quicky thoughts thingys:

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Sunday 09th May 2010

Steve Jobs ruffles email feathers, again

Steve Jobs at WWDC 07

Looks like Steve Jobs has been answering questions directly again and garnering a lot of "wow he’s so rude" responses. Oh yeah, and the iPod Touch is "just" a small iPad. Wait.

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Saturday 08th May 2010

Android isn't evil, it's just not as awesome

Andreas Constantinou has written one of the most interesting blog posts about Android that I’ve read in a long while; he argues its claim to being open source is not only suspect, but that the platform’s relative success has very little to do with it. The following are my own thoughts.

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Friday 07th May 2010

Microsoft's consumer space woes

Madobe Nanami, Windows 7-tan

David Olsen on Twitter said something this morning which I think is endemic of the reason why Microsoft is being crushed in the consumer space and can’t understand why. For once, a more serious post here on Rubénerd.com!

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Wednesday 05th May 2010

Few quick Mac Terminal TrueCrypt tips

TrueCrypt with filled in Volume combo box

For those of you like me who use TrueCrypt on Mac OS X, a few more quick tips I’ve picked up.

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