i just checked software update and itunes 4.9 popped out. the major feature in this release is itunes’ ability to manage podcasts.

so far i’m liking the podcast features. it’s really easy to subscribe to podcasts via the itunes music store. so far all the ones i’ve seen have been free. i [...]

Posted in ipod, macintosh 134Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/06/28/itunes-49-podcasting-made-simple/itunes+4.9+-+podcasting+made+simple2005-06-28+09%3A28%3A27Bwana

as you may or may not know, gmail provides an interface to your gmail by using atom feeds. to do this, you need to browse to:

https://USER:PASS@gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom

USER and PASS are your gmail username and password. today, i was hacking through some my shell scripts for use with geektool and decided it would be useful to [...]

Posted in geek, macintosh 128Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/04/16/gmail-headers-via-atom-feeds-with-geektool/gmail+headers+via+atom+feeds+with+geektool2005-04-17+03%3A08%3A28Bwana

i have read a lot of articles about the mac mini and how its not such a great deal. some of these articles make some debatable points but others are just way off the mark. this is probably the most ignorant article describing why the mac mini is not a good value. [...]

Posted in apple, macintosh 57Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/02/06/fud-defined/fud+defined2005-02-07+01%3A57%3A38Bwana

kecia’s mac mini is comfy and configured. i gave her a (very nice i might add) apple bluetooth keyboard and a logitech wireless (rf) mouse to go with it. i didn’t much care for apple’s bluetooth mouse (been a logitech fan since the dawn of time). i setup all the must have [...]

Posted in apple, bwana and lakecia, macintosh 21Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/22/macminis-home/macmini%27s+home2005-01-23+01%3A31%3A36Bwana

the macmini arrived yesterday morning from fedex. i surprised kecia and gave it to her for her birthday (01/12). i’m pretty good at fooling her about stuff like that all this time she thought it was for me and geek pleasure and all along i was giving her her very first [...]

Posted in about us, apple, bwana and lakecia, macintosh 20Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/22/macmini-has-arrived/macmini+has+arrived2005-01-22+18%3A33%3A34Bwana

so much fud on the web. people are starting to receive their macminis now and there’s still some resistance from the x86 community as to downsides of this system. one of the main ones i’ve heard is that: “you can’t upgrade the memory yourself, you have to buy apple’s overpriced memory”. [...]

Posted in apple, macintosh, rants about anything 19Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/20/yes-you-can-upgrade-the-memory/yes+you+can+upgrade+the+memory2005-01-20+23%3A14%3A42Bwana

my macmini shipped and is expected to be here on friday morning! i’ll be flying home late that night so i’ll post some initial thoughts sometime saturday. i may meet paul at the apple store at the falls for the celebration of ilife ‘05, macmini, etc. knowing me, i’ll be super tired [...]

Posted in apple, macintosh 16Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/19/macmini-shipped/macmini+shipped2005-01-19+16%3A12%3A14Bwana

while awaiting for my macmini to arrive on jan 22(ish), i’ve been doing some research on some of the possiblities on what i can do with it. one obvious thing is to attempt to use it as a media center. although, apple is not marketing it as such, it can be used for [...]

Posted in apple, macintosh 8Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/14/macmini-optical-audio-out-solution/macmini%3A+optical+audio+out+solution2005-01-14+15%3A44%3A52Bwana

my thoughts: apple has a winner. a very tiny, very capable computer that runs mac os x for $500. i broke down and ordered one myself. i’ll post my thoughts when it arrives

braytek, apple, mac os x, macmini

Posted in apple, macintosh 7Commentshttp://www.bwana.org/2005/01/12/macmini/macmini2005-01-13+02%3A43%3A09Bwana