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Rob Griffiths leaves Mac OS X Hints
I have to admit that I don't always use them, but I do always enjoy reading the hints over at Mac OS X Hints -- there probably isn't a more eclectic or helpful mix of random hints about how to use your Mac or iPhone available on the Internet. So I was saddened to read today that editor Rob Griffiths (who always adds in his confirmations and other testing on the various hints posted) is leaving the editor's position. He's moving on to join Peter Maurer at Many Tricks, where he'll handle the business aspects of the company. He mentions that they're working on "some good stuff in the pipeline, especially for the upcoming iPad." As for Mac OS X Hints, the site is owned by Macworld, so it will continue to run under the oversight of a new editor, who will have the benefit of Griffiths around for training as long as necessary. But it will be a little bit of a disappointment to not see the little "robg" notes on the hints in the future. Good luck to Rob on his next venture, and here's hoping his successor keeps the site up as an endless fount of interesting tips and tidbits about all of these Apple products we use.
Rob Griffiths' first impressions of Leopard
Rob Griffiths, the man with all the hints, shares his first impressions of Leopard in this article for Macworld. Now, I don't have any real first impressions of my own since I haven't had a chance to play with Leopard (I'm not a developer, so how would I get it?) but I agree with Rob that the most interesting features are the ones we didn't see (I hope).Rob points out, correctly, that the 'Top Secret' features could just be a marketing ploy, and what we saw were the big features in OS X. Rob goes through the 10 things Jobs presented and organizes them into 'Winners,' 'Important but not obviously cool,' and 'Jury is still out.'Head on over, and sound off with your own choices in the comments.
iTunes visualizer secrets revealed
If you're a hardcore iTunes users then you'll know all about how you can configure the iTunes visualizer, however, if this the first you have heard of this then Rob Griffiths has the column for you. Rob explains how you can change a number of things about the current visualization.Cool, huh?
