March 2008
6 posts
Spaces - I don't get it
In Leopard, Apple introduced Spaces, a multiple desktop tool. So far, I have not been able to figure out what it is really good for. Most often when my monitor(s) become(s) cluttered, it is because I have too many Finder windows open, some needed for one task and one application, some for another. I can distribute these windows over several spaces but as soon I close all windows in one space and...
After the dust has settled
After a week with Leopard surprisingly the machine seems to settle down (and I as well, I presume). The hiding issues are becoming less frequent. Mounted servers no longer ask for a password but still sometimes take very long (20 seconds) to mount. The spinning beachball has become less frequent also. Still, fixing and researching all these small issues and exploring all the new functinality takes...
Don't, really don't
Do not upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5, at least not now, unless you have really nothing else to do. Wait maybe another six months and make sure to take a week off then, you will need it. Not that 10.5 is in any way a particular problematic update but you will probably find about half a dozen minor issues and each will take about a day to fix. That is why you need that week, and a box of tranquilizers....
Not realizing your strong points
Macs had a really great Finder. Or at least they had one feature which made working in the Finder very neat when one had to deal with folders containing large numbers of files. Something I regulary run into whenever I start ‘coding’ projects. This includes larger Latex documents and all kind of programming languages where you keep amassing files, source code, supporting files (eg,...
