Musings on ‘MacMania 7’
MM 7 — Day 10: Sal’s Inside Story and a Caribbean Farewell Sunset
The classes I have attended on this cruise have all been entertaining and informing. But what really makes these vacations special is meeting the people behind the headlines: hearing more about the lives of those you usually only know from reading their books or magazine articles, and learning their paths to doing what they do […]
MM 7 — Day 9: Sal’s Savvy Leopard Session and Two Timeouts
MacMania classes with Sal “Mr. AppleScript” Soghoian promise to be at the geekier end of the scale, and his “The Other Side of Leopard” session this morning did not disappoint. Here’s Sal’s list of the top ten most overlooked new features in Leopard.
1. Expanded Open/Save File dialog Similar to the windows in the Finder, the […]
MM 7 — Day 8: Pulling the Emergency Break (Again)
During last year’s MacMania 4.5, I had canceled the final shore excursion, as I felt that I had packed too much into my schedule, and that having a bit of slack instead was a good idea. Nevertheless, I basically fell into that same trap again this time, having booked an excursion for every stop along […]
MM 7 — Day 7: Panama Canal by Ship, Rain Forest by Gondola
When I woke up at around 5:30 this morning, I quickly dragged1 myself out of bed to peek through my curtains, but we were still waiting for our time slot to enter the Gatun Locks, the Eastern entrance to the Panama Canal. Excellent! Some more time for a few extra precious snores in bed.
When I […]
MM 7 — Day 6: A Slow Day Out on the High Seas
Today is sea day number two. Unfortunately, it’s the first day of the voyage with not-so-sunny weather: deep clouds are resting on a plush bed of gray haze, and my mood has taken a minor hit, as well. It happens.
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With most of today’s classes covering iLife, iWork, Lightroom, Aperture, and Photoshop, I decided to skip […]