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This article was written on June 03, 2008 by CyberNet.

Mac only
A few months ago we found an awesome online regular expression (regex) utility that was something most programmers could really appreciate. Assuming you have Adobe Air installed you could also download that regex tool onto your computer so that it would also be available offline. At the time I didn’t think it could get much more convenient than that, but I was wrong.

If you’re looking for a tool that is slightly less robust then maybe all you’ll need is the Regex Widget for the Mac OS X Dashboard. As you can see in the screenshot above it is fairly straightforward, and it works pretty well for testing out any regular expressions that you develop. Something like this would also be handy to have for people just learning how to create the regular expressions.

The widget is nice if you’re working with a small amount of text, but it gets a little cumbersome once the scrolling has to kick in. What you see in the screenshot above is the actual size of the widget, and there’s currently no way to resize it. In my opinion there should be three different viewing modes for a widget like this:

• Auto-minimize – This mode would collapse the widget down to a simple icon when not being used. That way it takes up a minimal amount of room on your Dashboard.
• Compact – Expands to the size of the widget in the screenshot above.
• Maximized – Expands the widget to take up the full screen, or it maximizes to a user-defined height and width.

Even without different viewing modes the widget will still be very convenient for me, but being able to increase its size would make it that much more useful. I definitely recommend this widget for anyone that is learning or has to use regular expressions.

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We’ll just come right out and say it: we couldn’t possibly be happier to see that January 27, 2010 is tomorrow. Shortly after 10AM on the left coast, Stevie J himself will finally put a hush to the rumors that have been swirling constantly over the past fortnight or so (and we’ll be there live to cover it). Till then, however, we’ve got one more round of scuttlebutt to serve up. Kicking things off is a New York Times report that explains in some level of detail what exactly the supposed Apple tablet will feature in terms of specifications. To quote: “It will run all the applications of the iPhone and iPod Touch, have a persistent wireless connection over 3G cellphone networks and Wi-Fi, and will be built with a 10-inch color display, allowing newspapers, magazines and book publishers to deliver their products with an eye to the design that had grabbed readers in print.” We shall see.

Moving on, we’ve got even more whispers that publishers — with the NYT mentioned specifically — around the globe have been getting wind of this thing as the suits in Cupertino attempt to nail down content deals. Broadcast Engineering even has a piece that straight-up states that Apple was “was in New York City last week showing the tablet to media companies as a new way to sell books, newspapers and other reading material through its iTunes online store.” Still not convinced? NetbookNews has an apparently ongoing article about the authenticity / non-authenticity of a Media Markt tweet that “accidentally” leaked a supposed €899 price point for the device, while Hot Hardware switches things up and reports that AT&T will lose its iPhone exclusivity during tomorrow’s event. Oh, and the very first hands-on review of the Apple tablet is also live (courtesy of Mosspuppet), while yet another hotly contested image has arisen to perch atop these very words. Phew.

Apple rumor roundup: ‘the day before’ edition originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is the life of an Apple Genius: Computers caked in toxic waste, screaming customers, dead cats, raging homophobes, and oh yeah—getting punched in the face.

We’re protecting the identity of the Geniuses who relayed these tales of total cockbaggage with pseudonyms, since some of them might still work for Apple. If you want to see all of the stories on one page, just click here.

Now tell us, which Genius deserves some free pizza to ease their suffering, like we did for abused Genius Bar customers? (Sorry we can’t send you guys a medal, sheesh.)

PC users have been making a 3D mess of their virtual Windows 7 desktops with BumpTop now for nearly a year, and have been doing it two-fingered since October saw the 1.2 multitouch release. Now you Apple fans can get a feel too, with BumpTop Mac newly available. There’s a free version for you to try, or a $29 Pro edition that adds support for multitouch trackpads, enabling you to quickly form piles of docs and filter through them. Yes, piles of documents, much like that leaning tower of expense reports your co-workers have been giving a wide berth whenever they walk by. After the break you’ll find a video of it all in action, and you can get your free trial at the read link — assuming you’re running OS 10.5 or higher.

Continue reading BumpTop hits the Mac, covers your OS X desktop with piles just like your real desktop (video)

BumpTop hits the Mac, covers your OS X desktop with piles just like your real desktop (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s easy to forget that Apple snapped up P.A. Semi for a song way back when, but now that we’re just days, hours and seconds away from Apple’s expected tablet reveal, a new wave of processor-related conjecture is hitting the fan. Richard Doherty, director of technology consulting firm Envisioneering Group, has come forward with some exceedingly detailed rumors on said tablet, a touchscreen MacBook and an OS X-based unicorn that lives in the cloud. As the story goes, Apple’s pickup of P.A. Semi was primarily an effort to acquire a huge pool of engineering talent to use for its own internal designs, and now Doherty is saying that “before the year is out, Apple will have the most powerful, lowest-cost SoC in the industry.” According to him, there’s nothing from “ARM licensees or Intel that could challenge the power-per-watt, the power-per-buck, the power-per-cubic-millimeter of size,” and he anticipates that four new products are in the pipeline from Cupertino. Need details? How’s about a touchscreen iMac, an “iPod touch on steroids” with a 5-inch display, and “two different versions of media pads in the 7- to 9-inch (screen size) area.” Alright Dick, you just put your reputation on the line — here’s hoping you’ve got your story straight.

Update: Looks like UBS Investment Research has been hearing something similar. According to it, the forthcoming tablet “will be powered by a processor designed by P.A. Semi and built by Samsung.”

Analysts debate P.A. Semi’s role in forthcoming Apple wares originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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