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Mac & Prism

leon — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:34:36 +0000

Following my implementation of a Flash based desktop widget for viewing RSS feeds, I decided to experiment with Mozilla Prism. This idea is simple; rather than having to load up a web browser and type the url to a (…)

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FireFox: The Web Designer Pack

leon — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:07:58 +0000

So your a budding new web designer, or even a seasoned pro? Whatever your skill level, no master is complete without a good set of tools. Luckily for us there are lots of tools to help us on our way. (…)

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Candybar 3 is out

leon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:42:31 +0000

CandyBar 3 is finally out. I’ve been really looking forward to the new features, and they include: Integrated CandyBar together with Pixadex with an entirely new interface Added large (512 x 512) icon support Leopard dock customization Additional system icons (…)

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Update!! Pretty up those stacks

leon — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:01:51 +0000

Just a quick update to my previous entry on how to make the stacks look pretty. Rather than downloading FileXaminer I decided to modify the dates myself so all you now need to do is drop them into your stack (…)

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I’m not alone

leon — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:07:18 +0000

Seems that i’m not the only the one that isn’t a fan of the old IE browser. This is the icon for the Mac only CSSEdit. (By the way look in the bottom left corner) It made me smile non (…)

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Pretty up those stacks!

leon — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:21:01 +0000

Here is a REALLY simple way to tidy up your stacks in Leopard. The basis for the idea was found over at XD’s blog. By default the stack will show the icon of the newest entry to the containing folder. (…)

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It’s here (literally)!

leon — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:45:44 +0000

Enough said!! Thats my Leopard disk right there on my MacBook today at about half two. Thats right – before it was officially released. I pre-ordered and it was delivered by special delivery. This is my first blog entry written (…)

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Are you ready?

leon — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:13:58 +0000

Are you ready for the most hyped software release of the century (I have no supported facts on this, but considering that the personal computers haven’t been mainstream for that long, and this is the best there has been so (…)

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Perfection gets better – Back to my Mac

leon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:43:15 +0000

Just when you thought that Leopard was perfect with its 300+ new innovations Apple decides to give us another treat in the form of ‘Back to my Mac’. Put simply it allows you to control and view your Mac from (…)

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Front Row in Leopard

leon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:29:17 +0000

Just a quick note. On the Apple site, it states that you must have an Apple Remote in order to use Front Row in Leopard. This may be a bit of a bummer for you guys that don’t own one. (…)

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