pearPad Gives You Remote Control Over Your Mac
Monday, August 25th, 2008Max Murphy from Mac News Weekly has been following my Drive-in server project, and brought an interesting iPhone/iPod Touch app to my attention. The app is pearPad, and it provides wireless remote control over a Mac computer.
The application comes in two parts: An element purchasable from the App Store for $3.99, and a remote component [...]
Switching to a Mac – First Impressions and Adjustments
Friday, March 21st, 2008My MacBook Pro Arrived on Monday and I’ve been spending the evenings this week setting up software, my network connections, and generally getting to know the system. Having been a Windows user for 15+ years, there is definitely some adjusting to do. The first night felt like a right-handed person eating left-handed. I knew the [...]
Switching to a Mac – OS Juggling
Friday, February 29th, 2008Tuesday morning the new MacBook Pros were made available on the Apple Store, and Tuesday evening I ordered one. The specs on the high end didn’t change that much from what they were previously (the biggest change probably being the addition of the same multi-touch trackpad as is in the MacBook Air). The machine also [...]
Switching to a Mac – But Which One?
Thursday, February 21st, 2008When I decided I was going to try a Mac, the obvious first question was what model? The day the new iMacs came out, I can’t say I wasn’t tempted, but I’ve been using laptops as my primary systems for a number of years now, and it’s hard to imagine giving up the mobility [...]
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