Lion is pissing me off! Seriously, it’s starting to get on my nerves now. In the start, Lion was fun and quick to use and the new mutitoutch gestures were speeding up my work flow. But now I’m not so sure any more… Programs constantly freezes and needs restarting. And finder crashes at least once a day, halting my work over Expandrives SSH-drives. All this reminds very much of how Windows worked. The new Mission control looked great at first, but it doesn’t show hidden or minimized windows witch made Apple keep Exposé as an alternative. Exposé now only works on one active program at the time. So now I’m stuck between using two half-assed solutions for multitasking instead of one great (read; Snow Lion Exposé). Apple, don’t try to fix what’s not broken! Implement the hidden/minimized windows into Mission Control and kill Exposé once and for all, I bet that was the reason for creation Mission Control anyway? Launchpad! I see you! I understand what you are trying to accomplish and I like it! I would even be ready to call it the smartest and best program launcher EVER in the history of computers! (I can elaborate this another time, but believe when I say it’s a revolution) But why no Delete-love for my old programs, only the new ones I downloaded from Mac AppStore? This makes me dependent of that old Applications-folder that I just wanted to forget forevah. How do I explain that to my unsavvy friends? Every time I update or redownload something from the Mac AppStore I’m charge $0.5 again. What’s up with that!? Give me my money back please! Overall the stability and performance of Lion is bad, or a bag of hurt as Mr. Jobs would have put it. I do remember that so was the case with the Snow Leopard release, and it took more than six months for Apple to get everything in place so maybe it’s just a matter of time. The 10.7.1 update did not improve anything for me, maybe it helped others? So for now, Snow Leopard is still the worlds best OS, and Lion is the aspiring little brother. But, some things are still great with Lion: Multitouch, and with a little help from the free(!) program BetterTouchTool it’s perfect! If you add a touchpad to your iMac or use it on a MacBook, it’s a glimpse of the future of computers! Spaces integration into Mission Control+multitouch switch. Saves me hours. Speed. When everything works as it’s supposed to, Lion is faster than Snow Leopard! iCloud, as a developer I’m already testing out much of the functionalities in iCloud, and I can only say that it’s what MobileMe should have been. And it’s free as well. Never loose anything again ever, or at least a big step in that direction! I have still not found a single program that doesn’t work as it’s supposed to in Lion. Except Firefox magic mouse-back function that is, and that can be fixed with BetterTouchTool in seconds anyway…
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Lion is pissing me off!

Seriously, it’s starting to get on my nerves now. In the start, Lion was fun and quick to use and the new mutitoutch gestures were speeding up my work flow. But now I’m not so sure any more…

  • Programs constantly freezes and needs restarting. And finder crashes at least once a day, halting my work over Expandrives SSH-drives. All this reminds very much of how Windows worked.
  • The new Mission control looked great at first, but it doesn’t show hidden or minimized windows witch made Apple keep Exposé as an alternative. Exposé now only works on one active program at the time. So now I’m stuck between using two half-assed solutions for multitasking instead of one great (read; Snow Lion Exposé). Apple, don’t try to fix what’s not broken! Implement the hidden/minimized windows into Mission Control and kill Exposé once and for all, I bet that was the reason for creation Mission Control anyway?
  • Launchpad! I see you! I understand what you are trying to accomplish and I like it! I would even be ready to call it the smartest and best program launcher EVER in the history of computers! (I can elaborate this another time, but believe when I say it’s a revolution) But why no Delete-love for my old programs, only the new ones I downloaded from Mac AppStore? This makes me dependent of that old Applications-folder that I just wanted to forget forevah. How do I explain that to my unsavvy friends?
  • Every time I update or redownload something from the Mac AppStore I’m charge $0.5 again. What’s up with that!? Give me my money back please!

Overall the stability and performance of Lion is bad, or a bag of hurt as Mr. Jobs would have put it. I do remember that so was the case with the Snow Leopard release, and it took more than six months for Apple to get everything in place so maybe it’s just a matter of time. The 10.7.1 update did not improve anything for me, maybe it helped others? So for now, Snow Leopard is still the worlds best OS, and Lion is the aspiring little brother.

But, some things are still great with Lion:

  • Multitouch, and with a little help from the free(!) program BetterTouchTool it’s perfect! If you add a touchpad to your iMac or use it on a MacBook, it’s a glimpse of the future of computers!
  • Spaces integration into Mission Control+multitouch switch. Saves me hours.
  • Speed. When everything works as it’s supposed to, Lion is faster than Snow Leopard!
  • iCloud, as a developer I’m already testing out much of the functionalities in iCloud, and I can only say that it’s what MobileMe should have been. And it’s free as well. Never loose anything again ever, or at least a big step in that direction!
  • I have still not found a single program that doesn’t work as it’s supposed to in Lion. Except Firefox magic mouse-back function that is, and that can be fixed with BetterTouchTool in seconds anyway…

So That iPad Tablet Design Was Just Obvious, Eh?

Consumers don’t want tablets, they want iPads.

According to AllThingsD that is. Check out the link to see the tablet evolution!

http://allthingsd.com/20110818/so-that-ipad-tablet-design-was-just-obvious-eh/

Ths is Life hacking at its best. Follow the links below for some neat hacks. Build a refrigerator from flower pots and sand Create fire with a coke and a candy bar Avoid crying when chopping onions Homemade cheap microwave popcorns Use pellets as biodegradable cat litter Only cook once a month and another 5 minute microwave cake-in-a-cup Coffee filter as dripping protection Brew tea from cold water And there are some many other links I want to share, but I’ll save them for another time :)
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Ths is Life hacking at its best. Follow the links below for some neat hacks.

Build a refrigerator from flower pots and sand

Create fire with a coke and a candy bar

Avoid crying when chopping onions

Homemade cheap microwave popcorns

Use pellets as biodegradable cat litter

Only cook once a month and another

5 minute microwave cake-in-a-cup

Coffee filter as dripping protection

Brew tea from cold water

And there are some many other links I want to share, but I’ll save them for another time :)

Source: instructables.com

This is what happens when you do things right

You take over the world. Apple now have 2/3 of all the profits in the mobile industry, and they’ve only just started if you ask me.

http://www.asymco.com/2011/07/29/apple-captured-two-thirds-of-available-mobile-phone-profits-in-q2/

Source: http

A sweet universe by Patricio Oliver, hope to see more of this some day!
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A sweet universe by Patricio Oliver, hope to see more of this some day!

Source: thetenebrae.com

Reey Whaar on the Behance Netork have done som wonderfull art, check it out: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Just-My-Pics/333793?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references
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Reey Whaar on the Behance Netork have done som wonderfull art, check it out:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Just-My-Pics/333793?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references

Source: behance.net

Create and sell your own action figures! All you have to do is design them in 3D and start an account on sculpteo.com and you’re off! Other interesting sites for creating and selling stuff are: shapeways.comspreadshirt.comcafepress.co.ukshopify.com
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Create and sell your own action figures! All you have to do is design them in 3D and start an account on sculpteo.com and you’re off!

Other interesting sites for creating and selling stuff are:

shapeways.com
spreadshirt.com
cafepress.co.uk
shopify.com

Source: sculpteo.com

Lion love/hate

Love

  • The new swipe between spaces. Really LOVE it!!
  • Mission control. It’s great. Really great!
  • Launchpad, but there are still some bugs. I ditched my Applications folder. The sorting took some time though, could be done better.
  • Mail. It works like the iPhone, aka Perfect!
  • Speed, my computer is faster, I think…
  • Download and installation in under 1 hour, amazing!

Hate

  • Breaks compatibility with some old stuff, but its not that big a deal.
  • Breaks Firefox Back/Forward two finger swipe! PANIC!
  • Reversed scrolling. This is stupid! But I’ll try it for a while anyway… ;)
  • Lion is really unstable, and launcher, mission control and other stuff crashes quite often.
  • Where is my iCloud, and what happens to my MobileMe?

If you are holding of upgrading for some reason, don’t. The future is here, and from where I’m standing, it looks really good!

Mac OS X Lion is now available in the Mac AppStore! Apple really sets the standard here on how the future of distribution looks like, just click download and you are on your way! Check back for impressions!
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Mac OS X Lion is now available in the Mac AppStore! Apple really sets the standard here on how the future of distribution looks like, just click download and you are on your way!

Check back for impressions!

Source: itunes.apple.com

Gizmodo has an excellent guide on how to build a free NAS from an old computer. Check it out: http://gizmodo.com/5822709/turn-an-old-computer-into-a-networked-backup-streaming-or-torrenting-machine-with-freenas
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Gizmodo has an excellent guide on how to build a free NAS from an old computer. Check it out:

http://gizmodo.com/5822709/turn-an-old-computer-into-a-networked-backup-streaming-or-torrenting-machine-with-freenas

Source: Gizmodo

Make photoshop faster

This page shows you how to make photoshop faster by reducing cache levels. Prepare for a blazing fast photoshop with this trick ;)

Some nice music on a tuesday afternoon...

Talked about RFID today on morgonskiftet P4 Jkpg

For all of you who want to start exploring the world of RFID or just build your own RFID cat door, here is where you start:

http://www.instructables.com/id/RFID-cat-door/

http://hackedgadgets.com/2011/05/16/diy-shower-timer-logger/

If you live in Sweden, this is a good place to buy what you need for the project:

http://www.electrokit.se/

Happy hacking!