Oh what a relief, today was our last day of this semester. I was busy and kind of stressed out last week and I didn’t get much of sleep the last couple of days. although I’m glad it’s over and I have handed in all of my work on time, I feel a bit disappointed with the final outcomes of my designs. They didn’t come as what I expected to be, and the printing quality wasn’t that good as well :(. Anyway what’s done is done, and things will get better next semester hopefully. It’s the time to enjoy the break and start doing the things on my long “To Do List” :).
Another thing this morning was the announcement of the “white” 3G iphone and the availability in Australia next month. I don’t care about the specs :D, I just want a white apple iphone :D. It’s good to see apple bringing back the white colour to their products. I should get one soon :D.
I’ve been using RSS readers for more than 3 years now. I Just like to read my news feeds in a separate application. Apple has tried to incorporate that with Safari and Mail but they both didn’t work for me. One of the best applications out there is “Newsfire” which I’m using right now —thanks Aymen :). Anyway, there is always a room for new ideas and improvement. This is what “Times” about, it’s a really cool and innovative way of reading the news. It basically uses the same look and layout of a normal news paper with a customizable placement for headlines and the news you read the most. It costs $30 though, but there is a demo which I think I’m going to give it a try, or maybe wait for SOMEONE to buy it and give me his registration info :P. Let me know if you have tried it.
It’s been a while since I have downloaded new widgets for the dashboard in my mac. I used to look for new and helpful ones when I first installed Tiger, but not anymore. Anyway, I found this small and simple “Timer” widget —and I like simplicity in everything— earlier today. You can set it up as a reminder to open a file, turn on/off music in iTunes, or just a beep alarm. I personally use timers when cooking (I know I’m not, but at least I prepare eatable food :P). It’s well-designed and the sound alarms that come with it are nice as well.
A tiny nice application I ran into today. It places a coffee cup in the top menu bar, where you can activate/deactivate Caffeine with a click and keeps the screen awake!. I really like the idea behind it and its cute name :). It’s gonna be helpful when running a quick presentation or to show a video on screen. Personally, I usually keep moving the mouse or clicking somewhere on screen while showing a design on my laptop to discuss with the lecturer, I’ll remember to use it next time :).
hello there! this is me & this is my blog, where I share my stories, my life, and the things I like. Hoping for this space to grow up and become something one day. yours, Haitham.
