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Category Archives: Mac OS X
Tiger World Premiere – Friday April 29th
Apple is throwing a big bash for their new OS, known as both Tiger and also OS X 10.4 to us geeks who like our version numbers. It’s called the Tiger World Premiere and its going to be going on … Continue reading
64 bit JVM, here we come
I’m planning my WWDC trip and I noticed that the preliminary schedules are up now. BTW, if you’re planning to go, I’d book soon, since the early registration is ending soon. One of the sessions caught my eye: “64-bit Java … Continue reading
Posted in Desktop Java, Eclipse, Mac OS X
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Put your Mac to sleep with this keyboard shortcut
I like to put my PowerBook to sleep when I’m done using it, but when I’m at home and “docked” (hooked up to my mouse, my power adapter, my firewire drive and firewire audio interface), then I don’t like to … Continue reading
Posted in Mac OS X
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How to upgrade a Mac mini by yourself
I read the enjoyable “Forcibly Test-driving a Mac mini” by fellow Mac user and Northern Virginia resident Tom Bridge recently on OReilly. Tom’s PowerBook died suddenly one day and he started using his Mac mini for his daily work. It … Continue reading
I’m going to WWDC 2005!
I did it. I booked my hotel, my flight, and then signed up early for WWDC 2005 with the Tiger Early Start Kit. Getting that “kit” means that you’re an ADC Select member, where you get beta relases, a special … Continue reading
Posted in Cocoa, Conferences, Mac OS X
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A tour through the Eclipse start-up options
I was tweaking the start-up options on Eclipse 3.1M6 on my PowerBook and I was curious what all these things meant. Some of these are Mac-only and some probably apply to all platforms. I welcome feedback on what other platforms … Continue reading
How to get better memory settings for Eclipse on Mac OS X
In Eclipse 3.1M6, the default memory settings were increased. This was done by putting in the eclipse.ini file: -vmargs -Xms40m -Xmx256m This probably works on Windows, Linux, and other platforms, but not on the Mac. So when you launch 3.1M6 … Continue reading
Posted in Eclipse, Mac OS X
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Eclipse Mac tops 200 members!
The Eclipse Mac user group is now over 200 members strong. We started the group back on October 29th, 2004. We’ve added 81 members this month and there are still a few days until April, bringing the total membership up … Continue reading
The state of Java on Mac OS X
James Duncan Davidson wrote about the state of Java on Mac OS X and I saw a comment that was dead-on: I agree Apple is focused more on server-side Java on the Mac, but keep in mind that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Desktop Java, Eclipse, Mac OS X, RCP
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Yay – Kim’s got a blog!
Kim Horne, who gave a nice presentation on “Addressing UI Scalability in Eclipse” at EclipseCon 2005, has just started an Eclipse-focused blog, titled Kim’s Eclipse Musings. I enjoyed the session quite a bit due to her sense of humor. She … Continue reading
Posted in Eclipse, Mac OS X, RCP, User Experience
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