StumbleUpon is a great way to discover new content on the internet. You tell StumbleUpon about your interests and it will show you pages from the internet that you might enjoy (you can try a quick demo if you are wary). The easiest way to use StumbleUpon is via the Firefox add-on (there […]
Anxiety - A Simple and Elegant To-do List Manager [Mac Freeware, Review]
By Franklin on Jun 26, 2008 within Apple, Reviews |
Anxiety is a lightweight to-do list application for Mac OS X Leopard from designer and developer Tom Stoelwinder. Anxiety is a very simple and elegant application that allows users to quickly create to-dos. One of its main strengths is the ability to integrate with OS X task management applications such as Mail and iCal. […]
Hulu, Let Me Count the Ways I Love/Hate You [Review, Opinion]
By Franklin on Jun 18, 2008 within Entertainment, Reviews |
I was more than a little skeptical when NBC jumped ship on iTunes and announced it would create its own video portal. Usually such endeavors crash and burn in dramatic fashion, e.g., ABC.com, AOL Video, and Google’s Video Marketplace. However, as soon as I got my beta invite I was pleasantly […]
How to Enable Mac Address Book to Sync with Google’s Gmail Contacts without an iPhone or .Mac [Mac Guide]
By Franklin on May 29, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Tips |
This is just a quick tip to explain how to sync your Mac Address Book (Leopard 10.5.3 only) with Google’s Gmail without needing an iPhone or a .Mac account. If you have an iPhone then you don’t need this tip and can follow these instructions. If you don’t have a Gmail account you’ll […]
Redesign Makes Reddit Much Much Better
By Franklin on May 27, 2008 within Coffee Break |
If you are a digg.com fan you have probably heard of its competitor reddit.com. If not, reddit is a social news site where users submit and vote on news stories with the idea that the good stuff will float (or uptick) to the top. I have been disappointed in the content that digg […]
If You Like Technology You Should Watch These Great Video Podcasts
By Franklin on May 27, 2008 within Coffee Break, Lists |
Here are the video podcasts that I enjoy watching on a regular basis. Most of these are available in HD or high quality formats. Be sure to go to the podcast site to find the HD feed and then open iTunes and use the Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast … trick to get […]
Comments, Forums, and Disqussions! Oh, My!
By Franklin on May 13, 2008 within Coffee Break |
We have made some changes around the Zaphu website recently. One big change is that we are trying out the Disqus comment system. It is only active on new posts, and you should be able to test it out for yourself below. If you like it, go ahead and register at the […]
Speed Up Contextual Menu Access to Apple’s Dictionary [Mac Tip]
By Franklin on Apr 23, 2008 within Apple, Tips |
This is just a quick tip for anyone having trouble with Leopard’s Dictionary.app behaving slowly when accessing it from the contextual menu. One feature of Apple’s Dictionary I love is being able to right click on any word and select ‘Look Up in Dictionary’ from the menu. However, in Leopard this […]
Ideal Settings for Apple Mail and Gmail IMAP Syncing [Mac Guide]
By Franklin on Apr 22, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Google, Guides |
I am a BIG fan of Google’s Gmail service. It has the best webmail interface by far and offers nearly unlimited storage. Now that Gmail allows IMAP access I am using it as my primary email service via Apple’s Mail.app. I’ve configured Gmail to check all of my other email […]
A Few Tricks for Getting the Most from the Safari (3) Web Browser [Mac Tip]
By Franklin on Mar 11, 2008 within Apple, Tips | 3 Comments
I recently gave up on Firefox 2 in lieu of Leopard because of stability and memory issues. Safari 3 was a huge leap forward from Safari 2 so I decided to give it a try. Overall, I’ve found that I’m enjoying using Safari as my main browser. The only part of Firefox that […]