Fabienne Serriere
Berlin, Germany - http://fabienne.us
Multichannel audio specialist and futurist Fabienne Serriere (aka fbz) is a Franco-American software, hardware and embedded interaction designer. She believes in a gorgeous technologically morphable future. Her interests include hardware hacking, wearable computing, and large scale music system design. She currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Fabienne Serriere
Berlin, Germany - http://fabienne.us
Multichannel audio specialist and futurist Fabienne Serriere (aka fbz) is a Franco-American software, hardware and embedded interaction designer. She believes in a gorgeous technologically morphable future. Her interests include hardware hacking, wearable computing, and large scale music system design. She currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
I don't usually post about iPod holders (unless they are
DIY, interactive, or just plain silly), but the new designer series
from Muff caught my eye. Muff showed up on TUAW
back in October, but lacked this designer series. Despite their lack of a window or access to controls, I find them
stylish and graphically pleasing. I have a weakness for skulls like the design shown here by Aussie designer Drunk Park,
aka Seb Godfrey.
Will O'Brien from our
sister blog Engadget has posted up How-To: Design your own iPod
super dock (Part 1). This thorough, in-depth tutorial will enumerate the steps required in building your own iPod
dock (or cable), whether for your car, your futuristic molded bedside table, or simply to take advantage of all those
dock pins you never knew you had. If you are a do-it-yourselfer with an iPod, you will surely enjoy this series from
Will. Check it out and
we'll let you know when Part 2 arrives.
First off, I would like to note that this post is an opinion
piece, and though it contains facts, the opinions contained therein are definitely biased towards open source, open
standards, the freedom of software programmers, and technological innovation.Continue reading Newly proposed French law does not penalize Apple
Some people may think I am pro-*nix, but actually I
really just like getting information out there for all our readers. Today I came across a great tip on Switch about Windows-like key bindings. If you don't dig the way Apple has the
start and end key combos mapped
in OS X, you can change them by creating the file ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict with the following
contents:
/* ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict - Home/End keys more like Windows */
{
"\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:"; /* home */
"\UF72B" =
"moveToEndOfLine:"; /* end */
"$\UF729" =
"moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* shift home */
"$\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:"; /* shift end */
"^\UF729" = "moveToBeginningOfDocument:"; /* control home */
"^\UF72B" = "moveToEndOfDocument:";/* control end */
} 
Well I think I found one of the reasons why no one replied to
my recent plea for help
with my PowerLogix card. It seems that PowerLogix has
just been acquired by OWC. Other World Computing is a company that
sells a mix of its own gear and third party hardware (including PowerLogix and other manufacturers). OWC will
acquire the "exclusive rights to all PowerLogix proprietary hardware designs and software
code, as well as copyrights, logos, brand names, and web domains." 
In my relentless pursuit for all that is stylish or feminine
in the world of tech, I come across some interesting accessories. One such product that I'm not in the market for are
Skyns' girly laptop covers. These glorified stickers
(described as "durable plastic/adhesive laptop covers") are not exactly my cup of tea. 
When I think of battery powered speakers for the iPod I usually
picture a white plastic molded dock-type accessory, but apparently there is a market for cuddlier options. One such
example is Brookstone's iPillow Portable MP3 Speakers (pictured here with a Creative MP3 player but compatible via mini
jack with any MP3 player). This device takes six D batteries which probably means it can pump quite some volume in that
huggable housing. Be careful not to use the iPillow in an iPillow fight because the mesh pocket doesn't offer much
padding for that iPod of yours!
Over at TechEBlog they have posted a list of their picks for the top ten strangest iPod
accessories, seven of which we have covered here at TUAW in the past. Their list is as follows:
Have you received your MacBook Pro? Are you saddened by OWC's lack of instructions on how to rip apart said new
machine? Don't be sad, rejoice, for iFixit (the site formerly known as PBFixit) has released a
screw-by-screw guide to Performing Complete Disassembly of a MacBook
Pro.
If you just can't bear to put your nano in your pocket or
man-bag, luckily there is a third choice: Thomas Pink's Commuter Tie. On the back side of the tie is a
secret pocket to house your iPod nano complete with a flat mounted loop of fabric to hold your headphone wires out of
sight. I'm guessing you then thread the headphone wires through the top of the tie and up to your ears.
If you have upgraded your Mac using my semi-cracky
How-To you may have also upgraded your Powerlogix CPU Director
software as time went along. Recently I updated to CPU Director 2.3b2, and when the drop down menu in System
Preferences > Energy Saver > Options > Processor Performance disappeared, I was worried. My CPU was no longer
dynamically changing speed up and down from 1GHz to 2GHz and was staying solidly at 2GHz.
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