Off-Screen Apps In OSX Lion

This happens often and it’s aggravating. You attempt to switch to an application say by clicking on it in the dock, or attempting to open it, only to realize it’s already open, but you can’t see it.

I think this may happen when you switch from target display mode.

Anyways one fix I’ve found, at least for some apps is to select the app icon in the dock and then click “window” from the menu bar and select “zoom.” That should bring the app back on screen.

If you find another way around or if this doesn’t work for you app then please leave a comment.

Airdrop has Declined Your Request

If you’re having trouble using Airdrop in OSX Lion then try disconnecting your Apple ID and reconnecting it to each computer.

Go to system preferences-Users& Groups and click change next to your Apple ID. When it says enter your current password it’s the password for your Mac it wants. Enter your password, hit minus on your Apple ID, and then hit plus to add it again.

That’s how I got it to work for me.

17 levels of brightness for a back-lit keyboard?

Image by Matthew McVickar via Flickr

I really appreciate the apple back-lit keyboard on my 13″ Macbook Pro.  But I really have to question why there are 17 levels of brightness and two buttons dedicated to controlling it.

There should only be on or off, a person only needs minimal back-lighting here. It’s only in the dark that you’d need this feature and it’s only a minimal amount of brightness that would be required.

Let’s take that other button and use it for “red mode.” Turn the screen and keyboard lighting to red.  This is better on for night vision, preventing problems with light sensitive equipment and making it easier to sleep after using the computer at night.

For now check out F.Lux. Flux makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day. It works on Windows, OSX and Linux.

***Update 1/15/2012***

I’ve since learned that the whole color of light, night-vision and sleep thoughts were likely incorrect.

Dear Yahoo, Delicious.com sucks. It coul…

Dear Yahoo, Delicious.com sucks. It could be so much more.

Access Opera Mini Configuration Screen

Opera Mini is currently one of the most downloaded apps in the Apple Appstore. It’s not perfect but it is speedy.

Some configuration settings are available by typing

“opera:config”

in the url field.

I’m not sure how useful this is to anyone but I do wonder if that means there are more hidden elements in there.

“opera:cache”
Also works, and seems like it could be handy.

Your Next eReader Display

Your Next Gen eReader

Notebookcheck.com reports that Qualcom is in talks to produce it’s Mirasol displays for Tablets and eReaders as early as this year.

I don’t get it Dell.

This is one of Dell’s lineups to help you choose a machine.  I don’t get it.  I suppose the X means check since their touting no Trialware, or maybe Trialware is good?  But there’s no key.

Think Small

Apple Think Small.

We were very very surprised to see that …

We were very very surprised to see that apple have allegedly filed a patent for our original iControlPad design some 6 months after we revealed it.

iControlpad.com

Tempting

Enso zenPad $180 Shipped