Weekend tip: See hidden files in Finder in Snow Leopard »

Read all about it here: Finer Things in Mac
In Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6+), if you need to open a hidden file, all you need to do is type Cmd-Shift-. (that’s a period) in the standard Open File dialog. All hidden files will be displayed.
This is a toggle, so typing the shortcut a second [...]

Four years later: eBay sells Skype for the same price it paid for it »

If I were still an eBay investor, I’d be content to know that the Skype acquisition didn’t turn out to be a big negative, and hopefully the company can re-focus on its core business. Four years of holding onto a company, and dumping it for what you paid for it is a decent situation in these times we are in.

Snow Leopard: So far, so good »

Overall, to quote David Pogue, it’s a no brainer. Faster system, you gain back hard drive space, Time Machine continues to work seamlessly for your backups, and it costs about the same lunch does out here in California.

Tracking bike rides part 2 – RunKeeper »

The advantages don’t stop there though. The runkeeper.com web site is a much nicer presentation of your riding data, with speed and elevation as well as the route presented to you on a google map. There is a free and pay version from the App Store, but I am using the free version right now.

Shame on Facebook… »

Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without your permission. Click on “Settings” up at the top where you see the “Logout” link. Select “Privacy”. Then select “News Feed and Wall”. Next, select the tab that reads “Facebook Ads”. In the drop down box, select “No One”. Then save [...]

I just want to listen to Howard Stern. »

I just want to listen to Howard Stern. I still remember my first experience with Howard. I was 13 years old and I was out in a glorified row boat with 2 cousins fishing for Stripers in Long Island sound, when one of them said we had to go in and watch some TV [...]