Today I found this program for Leopard that will cleanly remove an application.  (no you can’t just delete the application, there are other files… )   It’s called appcleaner.

Last night I as overwhelmed with Photoshop Elements, it’s got a TON of features.  But I’m not sure I need all those.  So I stumbled on this cool software called Picturesque.  They offer, like most mac software, a trial.  (They stamp watermarks on till you buy it.)   See what I made in about 3 seconds!

This file is HUGE!  Don’t let the arrow give the size away: 

Update:  after working with it for about 15 minutes (and 2 lockups from it)   I’m still as lost as before I downloaded it.  But that’s pretty normal for me when I comes to “artsy” stuff.   I really have to be in the mood to hammer out graphics… (nope, not in the mood)  ;-) 

So I have been working on getting this express card to work on my new mac.  I have been sent through the hoops with Alltel and Kyocera.   After reading a lot of websites, I decided to test the QuickLink Mobile for Mac, I had to pay for it, but if it works, great, $20 well spent.   No go. At least not yet. 

Here is what I get: 

Update:

So I finally got the card to work!  I went down the Alltel store, they would not help me out at all, as a matter of fact, I had the worst  customer service experience by going to corporate Alltel.   Down the road a little was a Authorized Agent, Davis Cellular, those guys where the best. They went through the hoops to help me to get this work.  Finally I ended up, as a last minute resort to try installing the Alltel USB card software, low and behold, my card picked up right off the bat and I was online in seconds.   I think I will send them a box of Krispy Creme donuts.  I’ll post images of this working later. 

More updates:  (here are the images as promised)

That’s me connected! 

And here is the mac part of it all: 

Oh.. did I mention that the rest of this post is done with the EVDO card. (KPC680) 

I’m getting around 1.7mb/s down and about 200 kb/s up.  (Not bad!)

Update:  I have to also give a big thanks to support staff at Smith Micro, the maker of QuickLink Mobile for Mac for their great help. 

I have had some recent comments asking where I got the Alltel USB software:  I went in first to an Alltel store local to this area, this was a corporate store and they had no interest at all in helping me out.   Down the street was a Alltel authorized reseller and they bent over backwards in helping me out, they let me install the software for the USB device after exhausting many options, they even setup a laptop to allow me to verify the card worked, something Alltel corporate store said they could not do (stay away from the corporate store).   It was for the device:  UTStarcom UM150.

Hope that helps. 

-James

Another update (may 2, 2008) : 

“You might include this info to update the post: To get the software go to: http://software.alltel.com - and enter the info in the boxes – OS – Product: select “Wireless Internet Cards” – and UM150 in the device box, hit ’submit’ – then download and install – works great – using it now.”