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Hidden image filters in Address Book

A little hidden gem in Leopard has been discovered. It would seem Address Book holds the key to a slew of additional image filters that can be applied to user images in Address Book.

New ordinance may crack down on 'jumping' pets

It may soon be against the law for a cat or dog to jump on a person who is not their owner in Englewood.

Using Metadata Effectively in OS X at The Apple Blog

This article covers how to organize your filing system using spotlight and metadata, effectively ditching hierarchical filing.

Parents concerned over football hits

Some parents, and at least one player, say a football tradition at a local high school crosses the line. The Pachecos say the last day of football practice at Kennedy High was called "Senior Hits Day."

Man skis 1,101 days straight

Diehard skiers can often be heard proudly proclaiming 100 or 200 days on the hill a year.

Daily routine and focus

Do you have a routine/schedule that you try to follow each day? I know for me, being self-employed requires large doses of discipline and motivation.

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Tips for getting to sleep faster & sleeping better

For practically all my life I've had trouble going to sleep. I'm not an insomniac…I just think a lot.

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Is it creepy for the grocery store clerk to make comments about what people buy?

So I'm at the grocery store this evening and the guy in front of me has 2 wonderful items he is buying…a cantaloupe and detergent…nothing else.

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Hundreds of wild horses rounded up

Around 400 wild horses are living on thousands of acres of government-owned land in Northwest Colorado. However, the Bureau of Land Management says the land can only support up to 235 horses because of the supply of food and water.

7th grader wrote 'death list' of students

A 7th grader wrote a list of six children's name on a "death list" at Conrad Ball Middle School on Tuesday.

Threats reported; Englewood student in jail

A 19-year-old student was arrested Tuesday after reportedly threatening to "shoot up the school and take hostages." This kid is just plain stupid.

Mom Says Son Lied About What Happened Inside Bailey Classroom

The mother of Cassidy Griggs told the Associated Press that her son lied in describing what unfolded in the classroom where Emily Keyes was killed. She said he was not in the class, and the she doesn't know why he lied.

Exclusive Interview with Two plasq Developers

I had a chance to sit down with two developers from plasq and talk Mac, interface design, and development. Enjoy this interview with Cris Pearson and Keith Lang.

Steve: Looking for a CEO? Call me!

Dear Mr. Jobs,

Please don't sue me: Pod

There I said it. I didn't send a letter to Apple asking permission to use the word. I'm waiting for my cease and desist letter to arrive from Guido and Knuckles.

16-year-old dies after school shooting, hostage situation

16-year-old Emily Keyes was shot during a hostage situation in Platte Canyon High School and died at St. Anthony Central Wednesday afternoon. Keyes was shot in the head by a gunman who had taken her hostage at around noon on Wednesday.

Man Shot With Taser Paid $90,000

Boulder County has agreed to pay $90,000 to a Longmont man shot by deputies with a Taser while he was suffering seizures.

Family missing after trip to Mesa Verde

Police are urging citizens with any information about a missing family to come forward. Joseph Blecha and his 46-year-old wife Jacqueline have been missing for at least a week along with her 14-year-old daughter Ashley Martin.

9news.com | News | Motorcyclist hits metal fence pole, dies

A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a metal fence pole.

Will iTunes Kill Cable?

Will the fact that many popular TV shows are available for commercial free purchase on iTunes be the demise of cable television?

Mac OS X FTP Clients Throwdown

The article compares 14 different FTP applications for Mac OS X

An Internationalisation Redux

When Mac OS X Tiger was announced, it was on these pages that I lamented the ethnocentrism of the VoiceOver functionality in that OS.

Quest For A More Mindful Mac

This article covers steps to having 'mindful' mac environment.

Keep your paper documents as organised as your iLife

iTunes and it's siblings make our digital possessions easy to organise, categorise and search.

Should 10.5 include Linux features?

If any of you have been paying attention to the Linux crowd lately, you may have noticed a couple of arcane sounding terms like XGL and compiz being passed around frequently. XGL+Compiz is the newest form of eyecandy available for the Linux desktop, and its quite impressive.

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