Archive for December, 2007

Red Mini _DSC11868

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 2 views

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) youngrobv has added a photo to the pool: Interior of our new baby car... Buying a Mini involves a lengthy process of 'personalisation'. Almost everything inside can be changed. We added the red trim on the dash and the door handles but shied away from a red ...

How sharp of a photo can you take at 140MPH???

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) SpeednutDave has added a photo to the pool: Once you go over 140MPH in your Mini Cooper, all the idiot lights turn on. Dealer so far has been unable to reproduce this problem. :*) (AKA fun with factory service mode on Mini's onboard computer)

The results are in

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

(Via Official Google Blog.) Posted by Susan Straccia, Google Zeitgeist TeamEvery year we put out the Year-End Zeitgeist, a look at the most popular and fastest-rising search terms in hopes of telling us something about what's been on our (collective) mind. This was my first year working on this project, and ...

Automation on the Mac

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.) Welcome to the first of many AppleScript and Automator "how-tos." These tips are mostly geared toward Mac users who may know a little AppleScript, but want to learn more. If you've never opened Script Editor or Automator these tips will also help you get up to ...

A bit slow, but not really

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

It's been a bit slow of late at "A Penguin in the Orchard," but not so by any means away from the blog. Work has us covered up, putting the finishing touches on our pieces of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner. We close down from the 22nd through Jan 2nd, so we're ...

The many of faces of Apple advertising

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

(Via Macworld.) Among technology companies, Apple is often perceived to have something that the likes of rivals Dell, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard lack—that indefinable element of cool. Apple carefully cultivates a specific image for itself, and a cornerstone of those efforts is its advertising, especially the 30-second spots that air on television.

MarsEdit 2: Text Editing Nd Media Management Shine With Blogging Tool

Saturday, December 15th, 2007 0 views

(Via myapplemenu.) by Lisa Schmeiser, MacworldMarsEdit 2.0.4 is worth considering if you'd like the comfort of composing your posts locally and keeping back-up copies. In addition, its media management tool is simpler and more intuitive than many other web-based options.

links for 2007-12-12

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 0 views

Cyberduck Use one graphical multilanguage interface for SFTP and FTP browsing. (tags: mac, software, ftp) Butler Launch applications and navigate the file system using abbreviations or hot keys. (tags: mac, software, utilities)

My New Mini

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 0 views

(Via Mini Cooper Photo Pool.) LostAirman has added a photo to the pool: This Mini will be sitting in my driveway on Saturday.

Tools of choice for a week of living offline

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 0 views

(Via Mac Net Journal.) What is an Internet-addicted Mac user to do when he is about to spend a week living offline? This isn't a trivial question if you are someone who is used to living with an always-on connection to the Net. Your e-mail is inaccessible because you cannot connect ...