http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/14/mdworker-what-is-mdworker/

http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/279070/disable-spotlight-for-external-drives/

It’s convenient in that it’s USB powered (though I’ve grown into needing a powered USB hub at home to extend the two slots on my laptop), and it has a good sound to it. Plus I use it for Skype and people can hear me now. Added bonus (sort of) is that my laptop has started to make a buzzing noise (fan issues) and so the external mic eliminates that noise, which the built in mic can’t help but pick up.

Downsides are that it isn’t that portable or geared towards conference calls, but is still a good addition for while at the home or office.

Who knows, I might even try my hand at podcasting in the near future!

Anywho, I was shocked at the amount of people just using the machines to check email and surf the internet. Just about every demo machine was being used as if we were in some sort of high-end internet cafe. Pretty funny. I think I even saw someone writing a blog post.

Guess if you’re in a pinch and need on the ‘net, you can head to the Apple Store on Regent Street.

To me it’s a bit like a supercharged Doodle, which I’ve been using for awhile to help schedule meetings. The added advantage with Tungle is that if your schedule changes so too does your availability for meetings you’re trying to book, which is super handy when trying to book something with those late-to-reply people who end up having you hold multiple slots open for a meeting or make you rebook because you’ve already scheduled something else. Plus Tungle looks better.

The connector program for the Mac is in beta, and has stuck on me a few times but more or less runs smoothly. Currently it refers you to the Tungle website when scheduling, I’d like to see a way to schedule meetings directly on my machine. Syncing works pretty well with iCal back and forth.

Right now, there doesn’t appear to be a pricing model attached, so not sure what direction it will head, but this is a great idea, and well implemented.

You can find me at: http://tungle.me/jordanhatcher

Mine lasted, after 4+ years, still 3-4 hours on the battery and weighed less than 5 pounds on its own (though they don’t call the charger a brick for nothing). It was fast enough for netbook activities (surfing email and word processing), though when I switched to an MBP I realised it was slower than what I could have.

It unfortunately kicked up a memory problem with the graphics card earlier this year, which since it is integrated into the logic board means an expensive logic board replacement. But instead of a netbook, maybe I’ll just go for a repair? The downside though is being on a PPC machine when Apple has moved solely over to Intel with the Snow Leopard release.

Applications –> Utilities

If you use an application launcher such as LaunchBar (which is an awesome app that I highly recommend), you can just type “grab” and it will pop up. Otherwise click through all your folders in the Finder.

Grab is pretty self explanatory after that. You can do the whole screen or just a window.

See the full tip at Apple.

Music Only smart lists for shuffles etc – better random tunes from via 43 Folders

SRS iWow – for better sound out of your system.

Launch bar – not something that you do inside iTunes but rather a killer launch app (like Quicksilver or Butler) that lets you pause and play tunes from the keyboard as well as start specific playlists, albums, and songs.

Constant fresh songs on your iPhone/iPod – if you are anything like me you have more music and videos than will fit on your iPhone. Use the music smart list from above to create a random music list of songs not played in the last 14 days and limited to a certain file size (I set mine at 1 gig). Then sync that playlist with your iPhone.

Any other recommendations? My Moleskine and Hipster PDA system needs expanding.