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Ajax & Web 2.0

Jun 29, 2006
How’re We Doing Now? An Update on DHTML/Ajax Browser Compatibility (19)
May 09, 2006
Cross-Browser Ajax: It Don’t Come Easy (2)
Apr 25, 2006
xCuts Dashboard Widget: Tripping the Light Script.aculo.us (0)
Mar 04, 2006
Ajax/DHTML Library Scorecard: How Cross Platform Are They? (65)
Feb 09, 2006
Ajax: Home Was Never Like This!
Jul 26, 2005
Anyone Can Develop A Dashboard Widget (And They Probably Will)

iPod/iTunes

Aug 12, 2007
An Intimate Evening With Two Dozen iTunes Controllers (4)
Aug 16, 2005
iPod Declared Inferior by Computer Expert (6)
Apr 05, 2005
Isn’t Apple A Closet Monopolist, Just Like Microsoft? (11)
Mar 16, 2005
But I Don’t Want To Shuffle! (5)

Macintosh and Mac OS X

Jul 14, 2012
On Theming Mac OS X: How Long Can I Hold On? (3)
Mar 02, 2012
Too Tame To Tempt:   Eleven Things That Keep Me From Upgrading to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) (14)
Sep 23, 2006
And Another Thing The Mac Can Do That Windows Can’t: Remember Your  !*?\&^!*%   PaS$w0rdZ! (5)
Sep 09, 2006
NeXTSTEP in 1992: If Only We Had Known . . . (2)
Jun 12, 2006
Tell Me One Thing You Can Do With a Mac that I Can’t Do With Windows! (Part 3) (6)
Dec 24, 2005
A Christmas Windows-Virus Story With A Happy Ending! (1)
Dec 11, 2005
Tell Me One Thing You Can Do With a Mac that I Can’t Do With Windows! (Part 2) (5)
Oct 13, 2005
New iMac Keeps Apple Way Ahead of Dell in Price/Features (2)
Oct 13, 2005
Nothing Short of Astonishing (4)
May 25, 2005
Tell Me One Thing You Can Do With a Mac that I Can’t Do With Windows! (7)
May 18, 2005
Why Buy A Mac Instead Of Windows? (8)
May 03, 2005
Apple Beefs Up iMac Line, Widens Price Gap With Dell (1)
Apr 26, 2005
Quick Pricing Update: Time To Pick On IBM (8)
Apr 24, 2005
Of Course Macs Are More Expensive… Aren’t They? (87)

Martian Philosophy

Feb 01, 2012
The Bother of Biological Bodies (1)
Apr 29, 2011
The Sociology of Tornadoes (1)
Jan 29, 2011
The “Bloated” Federal Bureaucracy:A Lie That’s Either Malicious Ignorance Or Deliberate Malice (0)
Dec 29, 2010
Big Man in a Tiny Bubble Pops In To D.C. (0)
Dec 15, 2010
To Act in My Own Interest, Or Not? How Humans Deal With Conflicts of Interest (Part 1) (1)
Jun 18, 2009
A Gift for Self-Deception (2)
Sep 18, 2008
Recognizing Self-Evident Truths (1)

Martian Rants

Sep 25, 2006
Analyst Missing Secret Ingredient in iTunes/iPod Video Service: No DVD Involved (5)
May 17, 2006
Yahoo’s Ajax/DHTML User Interface Library Apparently Fails Its Own Test (9)
May 14, 2006
Is It Possible This Reuters Writer Can’t Read? Nah! (2)
May 03, 2006
At PC Magazine, Writing About the Mac With PC Blinders On
Apr 03, 2006
MovieLink: How Stupid Can You Get? (6)
Mar 22, 2006
Windows Blogger Gets Excited About A New, Innovative Windows Tool That… Is A 5-Year-Old Mac OS X Feature (6)
Feb 23, 2006
Google Lets Apple Safari Users Down Again (3)
Feb 16, 2006
AOL’s I Am Alpha: A Wide Slap At Mac Users on Safari
Feb 03, 2006
“Tony Long”: Yet More Stupidity from Wired News
Jan 11, 2006
Some Bloggers Jump The Gun By Labeling iTunes 6.0.2 “Spyware”
Dec 24, 2005
Dave Winer Should Stick To Scripting (13)

Martian Tips & Tricks

Mar 05, 2019
An Audiophile Listening Room with Apple’s HomePod (5)
Mar 27, 2010
The Ultimate Solution To Window Clutter: You Can Call Me SAM (1)
Mar 30, 2007
How To Use TextEdit as an HTML Editor

Microsoft and Windows

Apr 16, 2006
Nothing To Cheer Here: Microsoft’s Ajax Toolkit Is a “D” (24)
Jun 18, 2005
Counting Microsoft’s Tentacles: Just How Tethered Are We? (5)
Apr 13, 2005
Don’t All Computers Need A Help Desk Guy? (2)
Apr 01, 2005
When Is a Personal Computer Not Very Personal? (1)

PC Prejudice

Jul 31, 2006
Protecting Windows: How PC Malware Became A Way of Life (9)
Mar 15, 2006
PC Magazine on G5 Quad Pricing: Fact, Fiction, or FUD? (15)
Sep 07, 2005
For Shame! Some Federal Websites Now Requiring IE and Windows (1)

Programming: Mac

Jun 22, 2012
AppMenu Magic Conjures A Simpler, More Elegant Menubar (4)
Jan 24, 2012
Text Tools for Mac OS X: Free At Last! (9)
Dec 29, 2011
In The Works On Mars: CrystalClear Interface 2.6 (1)
Apr 12, 2011
Theming Snow Leopard:How Hard Could It Be To Paint A Leopard Black? (1)
Aug 25, 2009
CrystalClear Interface 2.2 (11)
Jun 13, 2009
CrystalClear Interface 2.1 (0)
Mar 24, 2008
CrystalClear Interface Update: Version 1.9.1 (11)
Jan 02, 2008
Announcing CrystalClear Interface v. 1.8.12 (30)
Apr 18, 2007
Apple Mail Slowing Down? VacuumMail Can Probably Help (1)

Programming: Web

Jul 23, 2011
“Just Say No To Flash”Join The Campaign! Add A Banner To Your Website (3)
Mar 02, 2011
Theming A Web Page With Crystal Black:A CSS Design for Web Inspector (0)
Apr 14, 2008
WebKit/Safari Keep Blazing the Trail to CSS 3.0 (2)
Mar 18, 2007
Quietly, Safari Finally Gains WYSIWYG Editing Powers (7)
Nov 28, 2006
What If Growl Displays Were Just Little Web Pages?
Nov 17, 2006
Ten Ways To Make a Podcast, Plus One (3)
Aug 08, 2006
Web Inspector Gains New Eyes for Metrics, Properties (4)
May 30, 2006
All The Lovely Browsers! (58)
Nov 29, 2005
Well, That Took Longer Than I Thought! (1)

Software Addict

Nov 07, 2008
A Treasure Trove of iPhone eReader Software Part II:13 Apps for Managing Documents (0)
Jul 25, 2008
A Close-Up Look At Today’s Web Browsers: Comparing Firefox, IE 7, Opera, Safari
Oct 31, 2007
In Praise of Third-Party Mac OS X System Enhancements: Hats Off to Mighty APEs, Incredible InputManagers, and Satisfying SIMBLs! (7)
Jun 11, 2007
Leopard’s “Quick Look” Raises the Bar for File Previewing (1)
May 01, 2007
Window Tricks: Extending Your Power Over Mac Applications
Mar 17, 2007
An Ongoing Review of Personal Information Management Tools for Mac OS X: No Perfect Solution (Yet) (23)
Mar 07, 2007
Mac OS X Spreadsheet Roundup: A Few Excel, The Rest Should Be Shot (10)
Jan 08, 2007
Still Seeking Freedom From Quicken: Alternative Personal Finance Apps for Mac OS X (14)
Dec 31, 2006
Getting Organized and Planning Projects: Another Rich Vein of Mac OS X Software (5)
Dec 23, 2006
Leopard’s Spaces: Virtual Desktops for the Rest of Us? (4)
Dec 09, 2006
True Confessions of a Mac Software Addict (1)
Oct 29, 2006
How Many Firefox Extensions Does It Take To Make One SafariStand? (10)
Oct 17, 2006
What’s The Best Mac Database Tool for MySQL? (16)
Oct 09, 2006
Does Anybody Really Know What Their IP Address Is? (3)
Oct 04, 2006
Three New Safari 3.0 Tricks Are Producing Leopard Lust (14)
Sep 28, 2006
Writing on Your Screen: Digital Annotations Can Save Time, Trees (3)
Sep 18, 2006
Building Leopard: An Excuse To Take a Mac OS X Software Inventory
Sep 06, 2006
Quicksilver Dresses Up Its Cube
Jul 26, 2006
Getting Ready for Screencasting: A Review of Video Screen Capture Software for Mac OS X (8)
Jul 18, 2006
Yahoo! Widget Engine: Konfabulator’s Legacy A Worthy Sidekick for Dashboard
Oct 03, 2005
Vinyl Record Lovers Rejoice! ClickRepair Is a Must-Have Audio Cleaner (2)

Technology & Computing

Sep 15, 2021
Shortcuts Nirvana, Part 2 (2)
Aug 30, 2021
Shortcuts Nirvana: How I Accumulated 800 Shortcuts (1)
Apr 02, 2021
Building Smart Automations With Apple Home, Siri Shortcuts (2)
Sep 08, 2008
Without Even Trying, Apple’s iPhone Takes the eBook Reader Sweepstakes (0)
Jun 21, 2006
On Open Formats and Closed Minds: A Love Story (1)
Apr 12, 2006
Web-Based Collaborative Editing: Twiki, Tiddly, or TikiWiki? (14)

Theming

Feb 17, 2021
Can You Fall In Love With A Watch Face? (0)
Jul 31, 2012
Introducing Smooth Black: A New Button Theme for CrystalClear Interface (3)
Jun 09, 2012
Dress Up Your Mac’s Authentication Panel With Crystal NIBs! (2)
Dec 01, 2011
Mars Themes Website: New Home For Mars Downloads (0)
Jun 08, 2011
Introducing “Clear Crystal” System Icons for Mac OS X (1)
Feb 23, 2011
A Black Gloss Theme for CoverSutra (4)
Feb 03, 2011
Crystal Black for iTunes (3)
Oct 25, 2010
Crystal Black Preview: A New Attempt To Put a Dark Skin on Snow Leopard (3)
Feb 02, 2010
Eight New Themes Coming in CrystalClear Interface 2.5 (1)
Jan 22, 2010
Introducing Crystal Documents:A Set of Document Icons for CrystalClear Interface (1)
Aug 14, 2009
Introducing Frosted Crystals for CrystalClear Interface (1)
Oct 11, 2007
Update On That Crystal I’ve Been Growing (10)
Aug 15, 2007
New Crystal Trinket Eliminates Maintenance on Your Menubar (1)
Aug 06, 2007
Crystal Clear 1.5 Preview:Yes! The Term “Opaque Window” Is An Oxymoron (4)
Jun 06, 2007
Crystal Clear 1.2: The Transparent Revolution Cleans Up Another Opaque Holdout  (13)
Jun 03, 2007
Desperately Seeking Clarity: Wiping the Dirt from My Crystal Clear Menubar (1)
May 16, 2007
My Passionate Fling With iWeb Is Wearing Me Out! (6)
Feb 13, 2007
Crystal Clear: Pushing Mac OS X Windows Beyond Translucent (29)
Feb 10, 2007
Crystal Clear Preview: See Through Windows On Your Mac (3)

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