Mathematica is one of my favorite tools. I first learned about it (version 2–it is now version 8) as an undergraduate at Georgia Tech. I learned how to use it in the computer labs, but I wanted to use it in my dorm room. Unfortunately, I was reminded about the necessity of a floating-point unit …
Category Archives: Apple
Apple’s New Beatles on iTunes Ad is Very Cool
I’m a big fan of The Beatles and a big fan of Apple. It made me happy when they began to play nicely together. Apple’s newest iTunes commercial (embedded above) is a beautiful reminder that The Beatles’ songs are available in the iTunes Store.
Apple’s Mac 101 Series: Automator
Reading about robots lately has got me thinking about building some automation into my MacBook. I have been playing around with Automator, the workflow automation software for Mac OS X. Apple has a good place to begin with learning how to use it here. Also, MacStories compiled a list of Automator actions and resources here. …
Stochastic Update, Reinstall Complete, Workshops
My Late-2008, Aluminum MacBook is back up and running with Lion, Aperture, and Office. After installation, everything is updated and running nicely. It’s too bad that Apple dropped support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. I had considered getting back to basics for this particular Mac model, but had I done so, I would not …
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Cleaning out the cobwebs
Thanks to my home built Lion install flash drive (I purchased Mac OS X through the App Store and created a bootable install drive), I am performing a nuke-and-pave on my late-2008 MacBook. As you might have read before here, I haven’t qualms about performing a reinstall. While the install is progressing, I am reading …
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