10.6: Time Machine using multiple backup disks

MacOSXHints.com

In Snow Leopard it's rather easy to have multiple Time Machine backups with different settings. You can simply write a script to change the preference files for the two (or more) different drives. Up until now, my Time Machine has always been backing up…

20 May 2010

Essential iPad apps: 11 paid favorites

Macworld

Macworld's editors kept an eye on the App Store for the past month, looking for the best iPad-optimized apps. We've come up with a list of essential apps that every iPad owner should consider for their device. In this first part, we focus on paid App Store…

19 May 2010

PHP Mess Detector - Rulesets

Planet PHPUnit

Thanks to all of my @posterous peeps. Y'all made this a crazy ride and it was an honor and pleasure working with all of y'all. Thanks to all of the users. Thanks to the academy. Nobody will read this.

18 May 2010

160% increase in H.264 video online since January

Ars Technica » Infinite Loop

The increasing criticism of Flash as a vehicle for online video delivery(as well as Apple's dislike of Flash)appears to be driving the adoption of H.264 video. A recent study by video search site MeFeedia reveals a 160 percent increase in the proportion…

17 May 2010

Create a new file in the Finder

Macworld

Sometimes, it'd be handy to be able to create a new file in the Finder. One MacOSXHints.com reader figured out a way to do it.

14 May 2010

Five tips for speeding up iPhoto

Macworld

Finding iPhoto a bit sluggish for your tastes? Here are five ways that you can turn Apple's photo program from a tortoise into a hare.

12 May 2010

Android overtakes Apple in US smartphone market

Ars Technica » Infinite Loop

Google’s Android OS surpassed Apple in US smartphone market share during the first quarter of 2010. According to the NPD Group, Google now enjoys 28 percent of the smartphone market, earning the company the second-place spot behind Research in Motion (36…

10 May 2010

International iBookstores opening on May 28th in most countries

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Filed under: iPad When iPads fall into the eager hands of Apple fans in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on May 28th, the iBookstore and Apple's free iBooks e-reader app may be there. Apple has confirmed…

7 May 2010