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Paint for Mac?
11 year ago
As you know I recently got a Mac. The other day when taking notes in a class, I was wondering why I couldn’t find a simple drawing/paint program in OS X… Apparently Macs just do have that included out of the box, so I decided to find one.
A quick search let me to Paintbrush. It works pretty much like MS Paint and it’s even open-source, so what more can I ask for? You can download it here.
Just a quick tip to all the other Mac-noobs out there just like me. 
My New MacBook Pro
41 year ago
For the last few years, I’ve been a big fan of Apple. Especially since I bought my old iPhone 3G in 2008. One of the things I like about them, is that they really bring a lot of innovation to much of the technology many of us use every single day.
Now, I finally got my first Mac, the current MacBook Pro with a 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo processor and NVIDIA 320M graphics.
Until now, it’s been very nice! I might do a review in a couple of months, but for now, here are some pictures of my new lovely computer.
Microsoft Wants Us to Stay with Windows
21 year ago
Microsoft has recently launched a new Mac vs PC website. It basically tells everyone to stick with Windows because it’s what almost everyone is used to.
One of the things Microsoft states is this:
The computer that’s easiest to use is typically the one you already know how to use. While some may say Macs are easy, the reality is that they can come with a learning curve. PCs running Windows 7 look and work more like the computers you’re familiar with, so you can get up and running quickly.
Maybe, but is that really a good reason? If you’ve used Windows for years and want to try something new, why not do it? I’m not saying that Macs are better, I’m just saying that I think it’s a stupid reason to stick with Windows forever just because it might be the only thing people are used to. If people are happy with what they’re using, they should keep using it. If people want to try something new, they should do it.
One thing everyone should consider, and what Microsoft pretty much ignores, is that every Mac is a PC. You can easily install Windows 7 on a Mac.
I should be getting my first Mac tomorrow, a MacBook Pro, and I don’t only buy it because of Mac OS X. I think Windows is fine, but the built quality of Macs are far beyond almost every PC I’ve seen. Macs are just beautiful without all sorts of stupid stickers. But I do like both Windows and Mac.
What do you use, and why?
Try Firefox 4 Beta!
01 year ago
Mozilla has just released a beta of the next major release of Firefox. Yes, you read right, a beta of Firefox 4 is now available for download!
I’ve just installed it myself, and the picture on the right, shows how it looks on my Windows 7 system.
As you can see, Mozilla has made some very nice changes to the interface. Doesn’t it look a bit like Opera and Chrome?
The tabs are now on the top, and the menu is hidden. You can easily change the position of the tabs and the menu, if you want to, but I think this looks nice.
According to Mozilla’s blog, it’s only Windows who’ve gotten a visual facelift so far, but they’ll make some updates to the other versions soon. I think the new red “Firefox-button” in the right corner will be Vista and Win7-only.
There are also many new other features including crash protection and more HTML5 support. See release notes for more information about what’s new.
The new look and all the features looks very nice. I think Firefox could easily be my default browser again in the future instead of Chrome.
Download it here for Windows, Mac and Linux. It doesn’t delete your old Firefox, if you already have it installed. Remember, it’s a very early beta.
Chrome stable for Mac and Linux!
01 year ago
Just a quick update. Google Chrome has only been in beta for Mac and Linux for quite some time, but from today there will also be a stable version.
Google has just made a blog post about it: A new Chrome stable release: Welcome, Mac and Linux!
I just downloaded for Ubuntu and I haven’t really noticed anything new, but according to Google there are new features, including new HTML5 features.
Google Chrome has been my default browser for quite some time now. It’s a lot faster than other browsers, so you should really try it! Especially if you’re still using Internet Explorer.