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MacBook Air Diary-Day 23: Lovin' the F8 key

MacBook Air Diary-Day 23: Lovin' the F8 keyVery cleani've said this before, but the thing i really like about the new apple keyboard is that it doesn't collect all the dust and crumbs (yes, i eat at my desk, wanna fight about it?) that every other keyboard i have ever...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Apple Inc., keyboard, Apple MacBook, Lovin, F8 Key, MacBook Air Diary-Day 23

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

Additional Resources

FunctionFlip 2.0.2 (Mac)

I like the media keys on my MacBook keyboard - just not all of them. Fat-fingered that I am, I regularly skip tracks when I just want to pause or mute. Disabling all of the keys just won't do, because I use the brightness and volume keys every day. FunctionFlip...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Key, Kevin Gessner, FunctionFlip 2.0.2, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-09-28

iHotkey 6.34 (Windows)

Activate functions using one key combination. The hot keys are Turn Off Computer: WinKey+Shift+F4, Restart: WinKey+Shift+F8, Log Off: WinKey+Shift+F12, Switch User/Lock Computer: WinKey+Shift+L, Mute/Undo Mute: WinKey+Shift+End, Add/Delete Hotkey I/II: WinKey+Alt/Ctrl+Anykey(F1-F12/0-9/A-Z).

Tags: Combination, Key, Hi6000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-15

HP Mini 5101 (Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home Basic)

When we heard that HP was making some big changes to its small business Netbook, we were worried. After all, the current version--the Mini 2140--is probably our all-time favorite Netbook, thanks to an innovative keyboard (since adopted by HP's consumer Netbooks), full ExpressCard slot, and solid metal construction. This...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Mini, Mini 5101, netbook, keyboard, Intel Atom, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-07-29

Daphne 1.44 (Windows)

Daphne is a small system tray application for killing, controlling and debugging window's processes. You can kill a process by dragging the mouse over the windows, by right-clicking the process in the main process list, or by typing its name with the 'Kill all by name' command. You can set...

Tags: Window, DRK, Daphne, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-26

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1Windows 7 too cool!The performance indeed improved a lot! The UI is simpler and easier to use but I haven't get use to it. The installation is very easy and yada yada yada... It's better than XP and of course, the loser, Vista.Overall...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Printers, upgrade process, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

(Windows 7 - Heal thyself!)

(Windows 7 - Heal thyself!)This is in Vista tooI installed a Dlink PCI card into a Dell Vostro with Vista Home Basic and it kept on freezing when it would boot up. When I hit F8 on another attempt, I arrived at exactly the same screen.Precisely the same as VistaFunny,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Heal Thyself, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

OpenWithView 1.02 (Windows)

OpenWithView is a small utility that displays the list of all available applications in the 'Open With' dialog-box of Windows, and allows you to easily disable/enable the applications in the list. When application is disabled, it won't be displayed in the 'Other Programs' section of the 'Open With' dialog-box. ...

Tags: Application, Window, NirSoft, OpenWithView, Construction, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-01

The MacBook Air has no clothes

The MacBook Air has no clothesGood honest article.Prepare for the attacks from the Apple faithfull.MacBook Air is not for youOK, thanks for telling us all that.Now, you should sell it and get a MBP. I'm sure you'll get a good price for it $1,400-$1,500?Meanwhile, I hear that MBA is selling...

Tags: Notebooks, bottom-line, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air, MBA

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Excel:mac 2008 performance issues

Excel:mac 2008 performance issuesnot just ExcelAll of Office 2008 is slow, even when compared to Office 2004 running under Rosetta. Terribly disappointed except for the fact that I use iWork much more anyway.Constructive Criticism: This is what the Air Diary was supposed to be aboutI'm not trying to be a...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Web browsers, Microsoft Office, NonZealot, Apple Safari, API, performance

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

News to know: Adobe launches AIR 1.0; Private IE 8 beta; Apple IIc; Jeremy Allison

Notable headlines: Adobe to launch AIR 1.0 Techmeme. Putting terabytes of memory into servers, the cheap way Mary Jo Foley: Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon Richard Stiennon: Pakistan removed...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Jeremy Allison, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Beta, Internet, Wireless LANs, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-25

MacBook Air Diary-Day 23: Lovin' the F8 key

Apple's new, low-throw, "chiclet" style keyboard arrived to great controversy. First in the MacBook, then again when it was adopted as the defacto standard USB keyboard for all Macs, replacing the clear lucite and white 109-key keyboard. People derided the new keyboard design because of its flat...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Keyboards, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2008-02-22

A Vista SP1 FAQ

A Vista SP1 FAQVista SP1 changesGood article. My questions: Does Vista SP1 reduce or increase the number of times the user is asked to confirm an action? Does it still do so by blanking the screen?Standalone?Am I wrong to think that the standalone installer is standalone? That is, self-contained?...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Vista SP1 FAQ, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Personal Passworder Standard 3.9.8 (Windows)

Personal Passworder keeps more than just passwords! This award-winning password manager will keep your passwords, serial numbers, credit card numbers, phone entries and other information safely and securely. Here is its major features: Easy to use: just two clicks to copy information to the clipboard! Tray support: minimize the program...

Tags: Password, Microsoft Windows, DVA Soft

Software downloads 2008-01-26

MaxMenus 1.5.1 (Mac)

MaxMenus is a utility that adds powerful, flexible menus to simplify using Mac OS X with NO haxies involved. Always available in the corners of your display, the menus offer unparalleled ease-of-access to your most commonly used applications, documents, folders, volumes, preferences, and... well, you get the idea. MaxMenus can...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Proteron LLC, MaxMenus, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-12-13

Review: Apple's new keyboards (Verdict: Atrocious)

Apple released an entirely new keyboard design with nary a peep. It flew under the radar arriving with the newest iMac launched on 07 August 2007. The new design wasn't a complete surprise though, it was leaked a couple of weeks before it was launched. The...

Tags: Keyboard, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-09-17

iMac keyboard morphs into MacBook keyboard

By now you've seen the leaked photos of the purported new iMac keyboard. The new keyboard design is pretty significant because it represents a shift to a new low-profile design that began with the MacBook. The new keyboard is rumored to arrive as soon as 7 August 2007 with a...

Tags: Rumor, Keyboard, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-07-31

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser

The $80 Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser looks a little like something out of a sci-fi movie. The black-and-silver keyboard with rounded edges includes a suite of buttons worthy of a spaceship's control pad the keys are even labeled in a futuristic font. And the accompanying mouse bears more than...

Tags: Keyboards, Digital music, keyboard, Logitech, Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser, Logitech Cordless Desktop, laser

Product reviews 2007-04-09

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive death

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive deathOne possible fix.....Though I haven't seen the specific error message they usually flahs by to quickly upon rebooting, I have had similiar situations where power was interuptted or some other unclean shutdown.Here's what I do: I reinstall a clean copy of...

Tags: Backups, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Voska, system restore, hive death, backup, CD, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

All Vista versions to ship on single disk

All Vista versions to ship on single diskLinux is easier to installNo activation keys, not a lot of incompatible versions, and comes as a download or CD, not on a DVD.and best of all, it's FREE and SECURE!I hope they have space for...I hope they also have enough space for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, disk, Vista Versions, single disk, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-09-22