Linked List: October 23, 2007

Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Panic + Leopard 

I suspect CandyBar 3 is going to be a big hit; it’s been lost amidst all the griping about the Leopard Dock, but the new Leopard folder icons are crummy.

As-You-Type Search Results on Apple.com 

Not sure how many browsers they support, but at least with Safari 3 and Firefox 2, Apple’s web site search is now displaying live search results as you type. (Might be something that debuted with the recent redesign, but which I hadn’t noticed until now.)

Gmail Gets IMAP 

Huge news. This makes Gmail much more attractive to those using a desktop email client — or to anyone reading mail from an iPhone.

Mac Rumors: Mac OS X Leopard 9A581’s Dock Visual Tweaks 

How about that?

How Leopard Will Improve Your Security 

Rich Mogull details the security improvements in Leopard.

BusySync 1.0 

BusyMac:

BusySync is a Mac OS X System Preference Pane that runs in the background and adds calendar sharing capabilities to iCal. Leveraging Apple Sync Services and Bonjour, calendar events created by one user are instantly published and synchronized with other iCal users on the network. Users can share and edit calendars, make changes on each others calendars, and everything is automatically synchronized between each user, on each Mac.

I think BusySync is a huge deal. Leopard’s new iCal sharing is very cool, but requires a dedicated server. For a household or very small business or partnership, BusySync’s server-less “just install it on your Mac” model is perfect.

Paul Rand Tribute Video 

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”