iSlate, iTablet, iPad? iSuspect a Letdown (for me)
By greg | January 26, 2010
Seeing as this a Mac blog, this is my compulsory post regarding the conjectured Apple Tablet that seems will be undoubtedly revealed to the world tomorrow at the 1 P.M. (EST) Apple Event. Do you want the facts? So do the rest of us. Rumors of this device have been flying around for literally over a year, and the anticipation looks to be peaking the night before the event. Kindle-killer, 3G, Verizon, large iPod, “most innovative device ever”, and “cure for AIDS/cancer” are some of the descriptive words/phrases – to name a few – that have been floating around. As a semi-Apple fanboy, I’m definitely excited, but I suspect disappointment awaits me. Let me be skeptical, alright? I win either way.
Topics: Apple, Tablet | 2 Comments »
Active Corners Tip – Get that Windows User off your back
By greg | December 10, 2009
Here’s the scenario. You have a Windows friend… we’ll call him Joban. He keeps up with the latest viral vids and hottest StumbleUpon sites because that’s what cool people do. So, Joban shows up at your man cave, and the two of you start tossin’ tech talk back and forth. Before you can say “Do our pineapples match?” Joban has snatched your MacBook out of your lap and is about to show you the latest & greatest site he found on Stumble (that probably consists of an app that creates a sweet kaleidoscope – yeah… spelled that right on my first try 
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Before he can get to the site, Joban does what 99.9% of Windows users do when they use a Mac. His overzealous track-pad controlling finger zips the mouse to one of your hot/active corners causing Expose to show the desktop. After all of the Finder windows zip off the screen, Joban gets angry, says a word/words that your mom would not approve of, and then proceeds to tell you that Macs are stupid and confusing. Read the rest of this entry »
Topics: Apple, Mac, Mac tips, Productivity | No Comments »
Greg-Loesch.com News Update: Web-Host Switch – RESOLVED
By greg | November 17, 2009
It was brought to my attention that several (maybe all) of my post links are currently broken. I recently migrated to a different web-host, and there were obviously some issues.
I’m working to get this resolved ASAP. Thanks for your patience.
Everything has been resolved now. If you experience any issues, please contact me. Thanks!
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MacHeist is back! (Get DaisyDisk for free!)
By greg | October 31, 2009
So all of you Mac fan boys and girls are made aware, it looks as though another MacHeist is starting in about 6 days. Woohoo! If you head on over to www.MacHeist.com right now, you can get DaisyDisk – $20 value – for free by entering in the magic coordinates *cough* (151.7,174.4) *cough – you didn’t hear it from me – and tweeting the canned message that MacHeist requires.
DaisyDisk is a slick little app that scans your hard drive and shows you how your disk space is being used in a aesthetically pleasing format. It’s a good way to determine what files are takin’ up that precious hard drive space. It’s not the fastest scanner ever, but it looks pretty awesome once it finishes. Would I ever pay $20 for an app like this? Hm… probably not (no offense, Mr./Ms. DaisyDisk developer). I’m still glad to have this in my repertoire of Mac Utilities, though Read the rest of this entry »
Topics: Apple, Applications, Mac, Mac tips, free | No Comments »
Access the New Genius Mix on your iPod Touch/iPhone (iTunes 9)
By greg | September 11, 2009
Apple recently released iTunes 9 on 9/9/09. Whoa… that’s like… wow… a lot of 9’s, man. This update has spawned quite a few mixed reactions ranging from “this is the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen, and it crashes all the time” to “Finally! An iTunes with the features that I need!” I personally fall more to the positive side, though I’m by no means in love with the new look.
One of my favorite new features of iTunes 9 (and also the 3.1 iPhone/iPod Touch OS update) is the new Genius Mix feature. Apple enhanced their Genius technology, and now iTunes conveniently (and automatically) creates genre specific playlists from your library. I’m all for laziness automation
Note: Some people have said they’ve experienced difficulties getting this “Genius Mixes” feature. To have it appear, open iTunes and go to Store->Update Genius. If this process hangs (doesn’t work), go to your home folder->Library (~/Library) and find the folder called “Cookies.” Simply move this to your Desktop or delete it. Go back to iTunes->Store->Update Genius. This did the trick for me.
Topics: Apple, iPod Touch | 22 Comments »