November 19, 2009
Humans are, by nature, good visual learners. That’s why visual things are engraved easier in our brain. We will recognize faces in photos easier than listening to the description. That is also why the first thing that we will remember about a certain type of file or application is its icon. In the computer world, [...]
October 18, 2009
Everybody knows that tinkering with hidden configurations of any system is not for newbies. Regular users should stay within the boundary of “just using and no screwing”. There are so many disaster stories caused by those who step out of their territories, that we often hear sayings like: “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it” [...]
October 2, 2009
Perhaps it’s due to the general popularity of the iPod and iPhone, or a result of their hilarious advertisement campaigns, there’s no denying it – Macs are gaining popularity. Gone are the days when Macs were only considered valid ‘office’ computers. These days, Macs are the slick icons of the design and music industries — [...]
September 15, 2009
It’s amazing how humans in general have the tendency to learn things the hard way before they really “get it”. All of us whose life is somehow connected to computers and technology know how important data backup is, and yet we’ve heard over and over again stories about data loss because of the “unpredictable event [...]
September 3, 2009
As a person who lives from one deadline to another (and barely survives to another day!), I’ve accustomed myself to regularly check the time. That’s why I rely so much on the Mac OS X menu bar clock display. However, for whatever absurd reason, Apple does not give the clock a calendar display. We have [...]
September 1, 2009
Some people love a movie so much that they watch it time and time again. But spinning a disc over and over will surely wear it down to the point that it’s not watchable anymore. So, instead of buying a new DVD copy every time the old one has been scratched to bits; a better [...]
August 21, 2009
The ever increasing power of computer processors has brought its users to a level where they don’t even think much about how many applications are running and how many windows are opened. Multitasking – which once was a luxury – is now part of the nature. This new ‘open-everything spree’ lifestyle adapted by most modern [...]
August 2, 2009
Just like the Start Menu for Windows, Dock is one of the characteristics of Mac OS X. While every Mac user knows and uses Dock, describing it might be a bit difficult. So here’s the definition of the Dock according to Apple’s Dictionary: An application launcher that comes with Mac OS X. The Dock is [...]
July 9, 2009
Terminal is one of the utilities that is commonly found on UNIX-based computer such as Linux and Mac OS. It is where users can type commands asking the computer to perform certain tasks. Something like a DOS environment in Windows. Kinda geeky, isn’t it? That’s why everyday computer users tend to avoid Terminal. People say [...]
June 23, 2008
There are thousands and thousands of applications available for Linux, and even more being developed as you read this. As much as I love Linux and Open Source, sometimes you happen to love a Windows application so much that you wonder if only this was available on Linux I would completely switch. It has happened [...]
