Month: April 2007

This blog post by Wil Shipley accurately sums up how I feel about the delay of Leopard until October. Without breaking my NDA, let’s just say that the delay is a good move. Tiger is still working, the sun will come up in the morning, and the fuzzy bunnies will still be around and multiplying faster than you can shoo them away from your yard.

In other Leopard related news, MacFixIt has an article on some of the troubleshooting-related changes that will be taking place. One change that caught my eye was this one:

“The Software Update mechanism in Leopard will force the user to quit all open applications before applying most updates. This change is made in an attempt to obviate problems that can be caused by other processes occurring while new software is being installed.”

I can remember back in the OS 9 days when Apple updates required you to quit all of your active applications. Sounds like we are headed back in that direction.

If this information is true, it’s back to the future yet again.

Every so often I try to use the mouse that came with my computer. I like the idea of the Mighty Mouse, but for whatever reason, it just frustrates me. I can never seem to click it properly, especially the “secondary button”, as Apple calls it.

Don’t get me wrong, there are some things I really like about it. The scroll ball is pretty cool, and surprisingly usable for me. I even like the side buttons. There is just something about it that bugs me, but I just can’t pinpoint it.

Do any of you use this mouse? Are there any tricks to using it? Should I just not use it, and go back to the MS Mouse that I have been using?

I am very happy to announce that the Nisus Writer Pro Public Beta is now available.

You need at least Mac OS X 10.3.9 and a PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel-based Mac. The beta will expire in 60 days.

Now for the disclaimer: Please remember that this is beta software, and is still in development. Please take appropriate caution. Use copies of important documents, for example. Read the release notes before using the software.

Also, note that we do not provide technical support on beta software. There is, however, a Nisus Writer Pro forum, so you can ask questions there.

If you would like to send us feedback, please use the “Send Feedback” feature, which is located under the Help menu in Nisus Writer Pro.

Enjoy!