I have yet to read an iPad hands-on that doesn't mention the speed. That's great news. I've been saving up to build a gaming PC, but now that we have a PS3, I think an iPad might be in my future. I'm not positive yet, as I need to learn a bit more about the OS, its capabilities, and limitations. But I think.

Already ordered. I had an Apple Bluetooth Headset and loved the battery status feature. Wasn't a great headset though, it had a really short range before getting unusably riddled with static. I'm happy with my Jawbone Prime, so this will be a great replacement.

Anyone want a Jawbone Prime? ;)

Well you can always backup your Address Book contacts and groups with File > Export > Address Book Archive before looking for duplicates. That way it's easy to roll back with File > Import. I backup this way regularly, in addition to using Time Machine on my Time Capsule.

In fact, Address Book works very well with Time Machine. You can enter the Time Machine interface viewing Address Book, and roll back through each back and restore to that particular state.

I'm still baffled as to what Apple wants with a mobile advertiser. I sure as hell hope they aren't going with some kind of ad-supported business model for any of its products, especially MobileMe.

Good to know. Thanks for posting this screenshot.

David Chartier
Finer Things site owner

I really like AppFresh as well. Bodega's nice if you want a one-stop-shop, though, since you can browse new software *and* update your existing software. In some ways it's kind of a free version of MacUpdate's desktop client, cept with more style.

Touché. But to be fair (or at least to make sure we can get anything done), I think we should simply exclude Adobe from discussions about best practices or digital tidiness.

I'd be very interested to hear. Please detail your setup as well—are you on 10.5, 10.6, iTunes 9.0.2, which is the latest version (as of this writing) where I saw the feature?

David Chartier
Finer Things site owner

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. As a Safari user, I hate how this behavior is reversed in Firefox. :)

On a related note: I wonder how this works on Windows 7 now, as Windows key + a number opens the corresponding app in the new Dock-like taskbar.

Are you using an Apple Mouse? If so, it sounds like you need to enable right-click for your Mouse in your System Preferences Mouse pane. Unless you're using a traditional two-button mouse from the likes of Logitech or Microsoft, right-click is not enabled on Macs by default, even in 10.6 Snow Leopard.