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Sometimes you see a great function in a software that makes you think: “why didn’t I think of this”? Especially when it is very simple, but so effective.

I just noticed one in Leopard. When you need to rename a file, you often struggle to leave the file extension untouched, and just change the name. Not in Leopard: when you click on a filename to rename it, it does NOT select the extension, just the filename.

Why didn’t I think of this?

Watch it live on http://screencast.com/t/pLBDkLeMd (captured with Jing)

I finally got a new Belgian identity card. I immediately tried to get it to work on my Mac. This is what I needed to do:

- download the drivers for my smartcard reader (ACS – http://www.acs.com.hk/acr38_driversmanual.asp)

- download the middleware for MacOs from the Belgian E-ID site (http://www.belgium.be/zip/eid_datacapture_nl.html) You don’t need it if you just want to use the e-id with Safari and Keychain, but it has a nice app that allows you to read the info on your card, and even change your pin.

I am able to view the data on my E-ID, but unfortunately, logging in to websites with the card does not work; on Taxonweb I get the message that Safari is not supported, logging in to Certipost just does not work. There is still some work to do…

It works with Windows Vista though … :–(

If you are an Apple fan like me, you will not enjoy reading this article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136949-c,companynews/article.html

On the other hand, it will make you think about the way large companies are doing business. Is Apple really “Thinking different“?