Archive for the ‘Macintosh’ Category
Thanks Apple for finally listening to my feature request from back on Mac OS X 10.2 “Jaguar”.

That’s right, they’ve finally made the icon grid adjustable. In relation to 10.4 “Tiger,” the widest spread looks to be about 10% wider, and is finely adjustable to what I would consider too close. I appreciate being given the choice.
To set this option, click on the Desktop, and under the View menu, select “Show View Options”.
Aka “Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!”
Finally was able to login to the Up-To-Date order tracking system tonight. And to my horror, this is what I saw:

Anyways, I won’t hold my breath. I know I have a license for the software, so I should be able to acquire a copy from work by the weekend. Thanks Apple for not using product activation.
A bit of backstory: I’m part of the Up-to-date program because I picked up a “new” previous generation 24″ iMac at the beginning of the month. The thing is freaking huge, biggest screen in our apartment.
I really am a crappy blogger. Anyhow, this prompted me to post. Nearly 2.5 years after I first read about my dream mouse, I finally have it. Based on my feeling like Wayne from Waynes world looking at the electric guitar, I shall call it “Excallibur”.

Hand candy at it’s finest.