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Adam Engst

TidBITS#536/26-Jun-00

What happens when well-known open source proponent Eric Raymond meets 300 diehard Mac programmers at the annual MacHack developers conference: a butting of the heads or a meeting of the minds? Also this week, Ron…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#585/25-Jun-01

It’s MacHack time again, and Adam reports from Dearborn about Mac OS X’s acceptance at the annual developer gathering. Read on to find out which hacks took home the top honors at the MacHax Group’s…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#586/02-Jul-01

The Handspring Visor sets itself apart amongst Palm OS organizers for its Springboard slot, an expansion port that accommodates modules such as MP3 music players and even a cellular phone. Jeff Carlson looks at a…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#635/24-Jun-02

Want ubiquitous wireless access to your email and the Web from a svelte handheld computer? Us too, and Jeff Carlson explains why the new Palm i705 is at least a step in the right direction.

Adam Engst

TidBITS#636/01-Jul-02

Bloodshot eyes, shaky hands, and Clarus the dogcow everywhere – where else could you find this combination except at MacHack, from which Adam shares the winners of the MacHax Best Hack Contest. Also in this…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#672/24-Mar-03

Ever try to do something nice and have it come back to bite you? To the tune of $15,000? That’s what happened to author Glenn Fleishman – read on for his tale of woe. Adam…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#673/31-Mar-03

We’re still fielding Macintosh conference news, as MacHack reaffirms its commitment to its 19-Jun-03 start date and IDG World Expo announces that Macworld Expo New York 2003 is now named "Create." Also this week, Adam…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#685/23-Jun-03

This week’s Worldwide Developers Conference spurred a bevy of announcements by Apple, and we have details of the new Power Mac G5, the preview of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, iChat AV and the iSight…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#686/30-Jun-03

Before you spend hours optimizing your Mac’s hard disk, read David Shayer’s article on why it’s a waste of time. Also this week, Adam wraps up MacHack coverage with anecdotes about the conference’s people, events,…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#739/26-Jul-04

Adam continues the summer Mac conference circuit, reporting on how he spent several sleep-deprived nights in Dearborn, Michigan at the ADHOC (formerly MacHack) conference. In particular, check out the winners of the ADHOC Showcase programming…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#790/01-Aug-05

An era comes to an end, as Adam reports on the proceedings of the final ADHOC/MacHack conference. Jeff Carlson takes a break from reality, for a good cause: reviewing Star Wars Battlefront. Also this week,…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#831/29-May-06

This week brings a wide variety of articles, ranging from Sharon Zardetto Aker’s explanation of the most common mistake Mac OS X users make with fonts to Matt Neuburg’s look at the Web searching utility…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#893/20-Aug-07

The MacHack conference may be history, but its spirit lives on in C4, an event for indie Mac programmers. Adam reports on the proceedings (where he was also a speaker) and discovers some gems such…