GeekTool Won’t Let Me Drag an Icon to the Desktop
TL;DR — Turn off Path Finder desktop to use GeekTool. I’ve been meaning to install GeekTool on my new Mac that I bought, um, over two years ago. Time flies. Anyway, I installed it...
Monthly Archive: November 2012
Microsoft Doesn’t Want Me Using Windows 8
Upgrade to Windows 8 – Microsoft Windows: Purchasing a full version of Windows 8 If you want to build your own PC and install Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro, or want an additional operating system running...
Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore | Gadget Lab | Wired.com: “Think of the dilemma this way: Any password-reset system that will be acceptable to a 65-year-old user...
Designing by Making: your process for arranging furniture can point toward a good process for UI design
Designing by Making: your process for arranging furniture can point toward a good process for UI design: Many contemporary design process artifacts like field interviews, a wall of post-it notes, and paper prototypes reflect...
Paper Passion, A Perfume That Smells Like Books For Booklovers
Paper Passion, A Perfume That Smells Like Books For Booklovers: “Paper Passion is a perfume formulated to smell like books, meant to appeal to booklovers.” From my niece Daisy. I wonder if they have...
My Phone WANTS Me to Text and Drive
While I was driving to work today, my pants pocket buzzed. “Incoming,” my iPhone nudged, and then awaited my response. And I knew my iPhone wasn’t going to tell me again, whatever the message,...