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I’m sure that I am not alone when I say that I was a huge fan of Ctrl-Alt-Del, then Lock Computer on Windows. It is a simple way to secure your computer, without setting the computer to sleep, and giving you the piece of mind to know your computer isn’t about to be meddled with. So, when I switched to Mac, I looked hard for the same feature, and found that Leopard (Tiger has the some of the same features) has multiple ways to do this. We’ll start from least convenient and make our way down. To ensure these work, you will need a password for your account.

Sleep
On a Macbook, this can be achieved by pressing the power button and pressing sleep, or closing the lid. On a desktop Mac, the option is to press the Apple logo and selecting sleep (this works on a Macbook also). Why is this the least convenient? As when your computer goes to sleep, your applications stop running and it takes time for your computer to wake from sleep, which isn’t convenient if you are after something fast.

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There are three types of people in the world. Those who love Apple, those who hate Apple, and those who are too scared to switch. Why are such users scared to switch? The real answer is program compatibility. What the majority of switches are not aware of is that Apple now supports many of your favourite programs - and if not, a very useful supplement. If you are using Windows at the moment (as 19% of Have Another Apple’s visitors are), then you need to compile a list of your favourite programs and see if they are compatible with Mac OS X and if not, a substitute. We will combine a list of popular programs here for your convenience.

Graphics design
Chances are that you are using Photoshop. As you are no doubt aware, there is a Mac version of Photoshop aswell, and you can download a trial straight from Adobe’s site here. However, if you are not appealed towards paying for an upgrade or a brand new version of CS3, then there is a cheaper alternative called Pixelmator. As mentioned in a previous post, Pixelmator has an interface similar to Photoshop’s format, yet with much more ‘jazz’. This program is only US$59, and I prefer it’s interface over Photoshop’s, plus it has most (and more) features. For more details, view their site.

Website editing/coding
Some of you may use simple editing programs as basic as Notepad on Windows or a WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor such as Microsoft Frontpage or Adobe Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver also has a 30 day trial, yet a program recommended to me by Matt of Another Pointless Blog has a great interface, built in FTP and is easy to adapt to from either Notepad or Dreamweaver. This program, titled Coda, is priced at a very reasonable US$79 and will suit all of your needs.

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This joke was found on Macrumours.com and image from Net Internet

Three Microsoft engineers and three Apple employees are traveling by train to a computer conference. At the station, the three Microsoft engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Apple employees buy only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?” asks a Microsoft engineer. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers the Apple employee. They all board the train. The Microsoft engineers take their respective seats, but all three Apple employees cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, “Ticket, please.” The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes the ticket and moves on. The Microsoft engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the Microsoft engineers decide to do the same on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Apple employees don’t buy any ticket, at all. “How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asks one perplexed Microsoft engineer. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple employee. When they board the train the three Microsoft engineers cram into a restroom and the three Apple employees cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the Apple employees leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the Microsoft engineers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please…”.

More Joke’s on Macrumours.com’s site.

Leopard was released with a bunch of new, exciting features for user’s to use. One of these, while used by many Mac users, is Spaces. However, there are a lot of little tips and tricks for Spaces that you may not already know and just how useful they really are.

First, let’s turn on spaces. In System Preferences, hit "Expose and Spaces". As you can see, I have four spaces set up. Now, I already know how I want to arrange my spaces. Space one is to be for my internet, space two for MSN, space three for Mail, and space four for iTunes. Therefore, I set up application assignments for this. This is very important for MSN, as you may find that while you are surfing Have Another Apple, a MSN window appears in the wrong space. Assigning it to one space will prevent this from occurring.

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Hi Apple fans. While this is not Apple-related, it’s something that all user’s can use and enjoy.  Bugmenot is a program that allows you to “bypass compulsory registration”. Ever been to a site where you only want to read one article - yet you need to register to view the whole thing? Then Bugmenot is for you. Their site allows you to type in the URL and you are given a list of potential passwords. You can vote whether it worked or did not work for you. 

They also offer a firefox addon, which allows you to simply right-click and click “login with Bugmenot”. This site is commonly deemed to be legal as it does not offer access to paid sites, simply free sites. It also offers a disposable e-mail service for those who have to register.

View this at Bugmenot.com

After Apple has used Multitouch on the iPhone, iPod Touch and the new Macbook Air, they are now bringing that technology to the iPod. The patented device shows multi finger capability, and it is ‘illuminated’ - therefore using light to pick up activity.

This technology is simply amazing and is definitely leading the way into a new era of gadgets. After Apple had launched this “multitouch” capability into the iPhone and slowly made it’s way to the iPod and Macbook, it was very unlikely that they would not seek to launch this technology elsewhere.

Apple is leading the way in technology - and no-one seems to be able to stop them.

First let me say - wow. Within 10 minutes of digging my articles, I managed to scrape 15 diggs. 3 hours later, I have 33. Thanks to all of you who are reading - and please comment. 

Love My IP is a new service that allows you to view your current IP address. Why would you want this? It’s particularly useful for those who use a router and need to see the IP address server’s are seeing.

 As an added incentive for users, Love My IP allows you to add your site to an ever-growing list for free. This will create a directory (once as more sites are added) for people to go through and use to their leisure.

So visit Love My IP today! 

Macheist has released, promoted and closed their second annual bundle of Mac OS programs. Macheist is a unique package that compiles $500 worth of software for only $49 USD. The catch is however is that there is only 15 days to decide you wish to purchase the bundle - after that, you’re back to the $500. This year, the bundle included the following:

So, the owner of Another Pointless Blog and myself decided to buy the two-user bundle pack for a look at what all this fuss is about. First, we encountered Billing problems alongside many other customers in the last 5 hours. After a short time the staff responded (mind you, about 10 minutes before the deal closed) and announced that there would be additional time for users who encountered billing problems to buy the bundle. More after the jump… Continue reading »

Another Pointless Blog - a blog dedicated to all areas of technology and the latest gadgets - has today released a new article on the shiny new Macbook Air. Covering all areas, Matt seeks to find who this unique laptop was designed for and why Apple ventured this way. For the full article: see Another Pointless Blog. 

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A new iPod was launched today in anticipation of February the 14th. Well, that’s what some are saying. Others are saying it could be for a charity. Who cares? It could be pink for the sake of being - pink.