Make the size of the Grid View artwork bigger in iTunes 9

November 13, 2009

Switching to the Grid View in iTunes 9, you’d likely think that there isn’t a way to change the size of the individual album art and make them smaller or larger, but there is.

To be able to do so though, you’d first have to select View > Grid View > Show Header in the application [...]

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iMac (Late 2009) Reviews and User Opinions

November 13, 2009

Reviews and Tests
Benchmarking Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop performance on the new iMac vs other machines (MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, Dell XPS 2.66 core 2 (6700) PC running Windows).
Pocket Lint reviews the Core i5 27-inch Apple iMac (late 2009), and observes:
With plenty of processing power, RAM, graphics capabilities and storage, the machine flies in tasks you [...]

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A Note About Enhanced Podcasts in iTunes 9 and Quicktime X

November 11, 2009

Apple’s knowledge base article, Podcasting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), has outdated instructions and graphics for accessing chapters and additional content while playing enhanced podcasts in iTunes.

In iTunes 9, the controls for accessing additional content in enhanced podcasts have been moved to the menu bar.
But first, this is how the default Menubar in iTunes 9 looks [...]

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Apple Magic Mouse Opinions

November 5, 2009

User opinions and feedback
DAJr says:
After burying my second Mighty Mouse in three years, I was eager to try out the new Magic Mouse, and I’m extremely happy with it.
The feel / design is great, scrolling functions are silky smooth, and there’s no longer anything to clog up with dirt.
The only thing I miss about the [...]

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MacBook Pro 17-inch (Unibody 2009) Reviews

November 1, 2009

Reviews
Ben writes:
I have received a Macbook Pro 17″ (2009 unibody) with matte screen from the Apple Refurbished store and I could not be happier.
I installed the Seagate 500GB 7200 rpm drive and it is as quiet as a mouse.
I am a long time Windows user (since Windows 3.0) and I have no Mac software so [...]

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Glossy Displays on Macs

November 1, 2009

For / Pros / Advantages
nagromme says:
I have a matte iMac Core 2 Duo (the old white style) and I prefer the look of matte displays, despite the nice contrast of glossy.
But I’d give a LOT to have glass instead. The glossy look is second-best to me, but still very good—and CLEANABLE. My matte iMac has [...]

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New iTunes 9.0.2 Grid View Option

October 30, 2009

I’ve just updated my iTunes to version 9.0.2, and I like the new Grid View option, which can be found in Preferences > General.

There are two possible values for Grid View – Light and Dark. The default is Light.

This is how a Grid View looks like with a Light background (click the image to view [...]

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iPhone Opinions and Tips

October 29, 2009

Opinions
Hamranhansenhansen’s experience with the iPhone as a user and developer – Hamranhansenhansen says:
My experience with Apple as a user has been excellent. I appreciate that they prioritize my needs as a non-techie user (90% of us) over your needs as a developer or technology enthusiast (10% of us). I’m an artist, not a computer scientist, [...]

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iPhone Accessories

October 29, 2009

Cases
solipsism says:
If you don’t care about the thickness and want more battery life then get a Mophie Juice Pack Air. It’s cheaper than a battery replacement and it doubles as a case. The included cable will charge both batteries and sync to iTunes without removing. With as much as I use my iPhone it’s definitely [...]

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Motorola Droid Reviews, Opinions and References

October 28, 2009

Reviews
Engadget: Motorola DROID first hands-on!
There are two video clips. The second shows a brief web browsing comparison between the Droid and an iPhone.

Opinions
Nice integration with Google apps – Bijan says:
I was pleased with the apps and the integration with Google is great (one example, gmail on the Droid supports threading and archive. Gmail on the [...]

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