Articles posted in August, 2005

More on automated backups with Tiger using rsync

Thursday, August 18th, 2005 • 10:01 am

A fix for a bug in the original rsync command, which screws up creation/modification dates.

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Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger): Text navigation keyboard shortcuts at the end/beginning of paragraphs

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 • 3:05 pm

Apple tries to impose a new standard for text navigation with keyboard shortcuts. All it does is introduce yet more inconsistency.

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Finder: File name not considered part of its ‘contents’

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 • 2:35 pm

Something to remember when doing Spotlight searches focusing on the “contents” of files.

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English Premier League football on Canadian TV: no more pay-per-view

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 • 10:42 am

Sunday EPL games now on The Score in Canada.

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Pages 1.0.x: Pretty dumb electronic address formatting feature

Monday, August 15th, 2005 • 3:39 pm

About Pages’ deeply flawed automatic URL formatting feature.

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EPL 2006: Day 1 (Arsenal 2 – Newcastle 0)

Monday, August 15th, 2005 • 2:35 pm

The new season starts, with more of the same from the top contenders.

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Mac OS X’s Finder: Wrong focus after renaming file on desktop

Friday, August 12th, 2005 • 10:42 am

Just when you think Mac OS X’s Finder couldn’t get more irritating, it does.

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Alexander Payne, Sideways (2004)

Friday, August 12th, 2005 • 10:36 am

Nothing unforgettable, but an enjoyable enough romp through wine country in California.

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Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger): Boolean searches with Spotlight

Thursday, August 11th, 2005 • 4:54 pm

About the possible use of boolean logic in Spotlight searches.

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Mac OS X’s Finder: Fails to register quick keystrokes when renaming file

Thursday, August 11th, 2005 • 3:53 pm

More unfair punishment for fast typists in Mac OS X.

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Mail 2.0: ‘Quit Mail’ command not disabled when ‘Attach File’ dialog box is open

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 • 6:12 pm

A weird delayed quitting behaviour in Mail, and more general considerations about the semi-modal “Open File” dialog box in Mac OS X applications.

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Safari: Flaw in AutoFill feature

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 • 4:51 pm

A small but irritating flaw in the AutoFill feature when typing more than one word.

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Mac OS X (10.4): More on word selection in ‘Save As:’ field

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005 • 10:38 am

More on the problem with word selection in the “Save As:” field in Carbon applications.

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Mac OS X (10.4): Flaky selection behaviour in ‘Save As:’ field in Carbon applications

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005 • 3:27 pm

Weird word selection problems in Save As dialog sheet in Word 2004 and other Carbon applications.

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Pages 1.0.x: ‘Hide Layout’ command also hides rulers

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005 • 10:39 am

Weird Show/Hide behaviour in Pages.

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