My Review of the 13-inch MacBook Pro

August 16th, 2009

My work notebook was recently was upgraded to a 13-inch MacBook Pro. Here are my thoughts on the machine, in no particular order.
Construction
This notebook is the sturdiest I’ve ever used. The whole thing feels like one, solid chunk of awesome. Apple’s unibody construction makes the black MacBook I was using feel like a toy. Since [...]

Birdfeed: A New Way to Nourish Twitter

June 30th, 2009

Birdfeed – a new twitter application by Buzz Anderson (of PodWorks and more) and designed by Neven  Mrgan – is now in the App Store for $4.99.
Five bucks is high for a Twitter client, but Birdfeed is simply gorgeous. It fits nicely between Tweetie’s simple layout and Twitterrific’s design-heavy approach.
As a 1.0 release, Birdfeed doesn’t have [...]

Tweetie Gets Nice Batch of Updates

January 16th, 2009

For a long time, Twitterific was top dog on the Mac and on the iPhone when it came to Twitter clients – and rightfully so. It’s interface is clean and simple, putting regular tweets, replies and direct messages all in the same list. This simplicity is a much-appreciated design element, especially on the iPhone’s touch [...]