Tag Archives: mac

How to sync Mac OS with Funambol (part 3)

Posted on 12 January, 2010 by Stef

I noticed that my posts about using Funambol on Mac part I and part II are two of the most viewed posts on my blog, so I decided to update them with a new tutorial using the official Funambol Mac … Continue reading →

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How to avoid frustrations with BlackBerry and Mac

Posted on 17 October, 2009 by Stef

Just don’t buy that combo: Mac and BlackBerry are two very closed environments, they don’t want to be interoperable, they hate each other and their customers. Not that I would make such mistake, never. But I have friends that do … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X vs GNU: my personal summary (3/3)

Posted on 4 October, 2008 by Stef

After two days bashing Apple, here is the good stuff as promised. iWorks is good stuff. Keynote is simply amazing: everything is where it should be, the templates are gorgeous, animations are fluid, automatic aligning of pasted items is superb. … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X vs GNU: my personal summary (2/3)

Posted on 3 October, 2008 by Stef

Yesterday I described the bad things I found with my year experience with a Mac. Today it’s the day of the ugly stuff. The ALT-TAB (or CMD-TAB, in Mac world) has the stupidest behavior ever. It cycles through the open … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X vs GNU: my personal summary (1/3)

Posted on 2 October, 2008 by Stef

When I started working at Funambol, Hal asked me what kind of computer I wanted, PC or Mac? At that time I had suffered some frustration with my usual setup, using GNOME. I was especially frustrated by the mail program … Continue reading →

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It crashes, it crashes

Posted on 9 September, 2008 by Stef

The first time it crashed was when I first got it, brand new.’  I unpacked it, booted it, attached the Samsung OGG player… nothing showed up on the desktop, so I removed the player and BOOM! Then it crashed again, … Continue reading →

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Will I get an iPhone?

Posted on 30 July, 2008 by Stef

Many of my friends keep asking me what I think of the iPhone, if it’s good and whether they should buy one. They are all non-techie people that want a very good phone and are willing to pay the extra … Continue reading →

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Funambol on Mac OS X, part 2

Posted on 12 July, 2008 by Stef

Update Jan 12th 2010: the best way to sync Funambol on Mac OS X is to use the official Mac OS Sync app. Check How to sync Mac OS with Funambol (part 3). Yesterday I talked about SyncEvolution as one … Continue reading →

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Funambol on Mac OS X, part 1

Posted on 11 July, 2008 by Stef

Update Jan 12th 2010: the best way to sync Funambol on Mac OS X is to use the official Mac OS Sync app. Check How to sync Mac OS with Funambol (part 3). While the world goes crazy with the … Continue reading →

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