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Marks on your coffee table? There are coasters for that—iPhone App Coasters

iphonecoasters 370x208 Marks on your coffee table? There are coasters for that—iPhone App Coasters

I want to give a shout out to @Daynah for tipping me to these awesome iPhone Apps Coasters. I’d seen them on the periphery… I’d even seen some on Flickr… but now, for £19.99, I can see them on my coffee table. They are available in three different sets — The Core» , Home» , and Media» — each set featuring 6 of Apple’s default iPhone apps.

Do you love iPhone Apps and their icons enough to make them a part of your home decor? Leave me a note in the comments.

The Easy Way Out

Cocktail The Easy Way Out

I know this column is for power-users to learn advanced ways to get the job done, but…why not take a day off? Do some things the easy way for once? Remember all of those terminal commands to keep your system clean and properly running? …I don’t… That’s why I use Cocktail.



Cocktail is an undeniably valuable tool for every OSX user who is either afraid of the terminal, or just doesn’t have the time to bother with it. Cocktail takes control of nearly every terminal command available and presents it in a very easy and intuitive GUI. Some features include prebinding, Cron scripts, deleting archived log files, deleting caches, and customizing the look and features of the Finder and Dock.


Now, go out there, download this app, and have a real coffee break.


This lazy tip has been brought to you by: James “MacManX” Huff.

Two Joy of Tech Dashboard widgets now available

Hi MacMercians! Just letting you know about two Joy of Tech Dashboard widgets that have sprung up… JoT utilizes our larger preview image to keep you up to date with the latest comic, while JoT Coffee shows the current comic’s regular thumbnail, as well as displays a random comic’s thumbnail. Clicking on either of the images will take you to the corresponding webpage. enJoy!
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