The final, absolute last post to this blog.
Good bye, Roseburg Mac Guy.
My MarsEdit demo expired today.
Without a 3-keystroke workflow, life is not worth blogging.
"Goodbye, cruel world!"
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.1.1.70 - Play Windows Media in QuickTime Player. (Free)
Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.1.1.70 - Play Windows Media in QuickTime Player. (Free): "
Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.1.1.70
Flip4Mac WMV Player... With the Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a web browser.
The Windows Media Components for QuickTime have been highly optimized and support playback of Windows Media HD.
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Smart ≠ Rich
Smart ≠ Rich: "John Tierney wants to know: If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?I wish I had a good answer for that."
Zeta Woof - http://grdurand.com/blogger/
Amen, brudda!
Stress Relief
Stress Relief: "Ann Coulter gives us 'elected Democrats running like scared schoolgirls from the media's demand that they enact new gun control laws.'Instead, Democrats are promoting a mental health exception to the right to bear arms. We've banned mass murder and that hasn't seemed to work. So now we're going to ban mass murderers. Yes, that will do the trick!...
So on one hand, the mental health exception is "
Zeta Woof - http://grdurand.com/blogger/
Excuse me, but who the hell is Ann Coulter and why should anyone give a damn? No, really, would someone please explain this to me?
Bear Stearns ups Apple target to $143, Morgan Stanley sees potential for $160 per share
Bear Stearns ups Apple target to $143, Morgan Stanley sees potential for $160 per share: "Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said Wednesday its second-quarter profit grew..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Houston Chronicle: Apple TV ‘a delightful addition to HDTV setup’
Houston Chronicle: Apple TV ‘a delightful addition to HDTV setup’: "The Apple TV out-of-box-experience was just what I've come to expect from an Apple product..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Survey: 30% of businesses will never upgrade to Windows Vista
Survey: 30% of businesses will never upgrade to Windows Vista: "In the latest sign that Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system may be destined for..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Mac OS X Hints: Use relative dates in Address Book
Mac OS X Hints: Use relative dates in Address Book: "Here's a little tidbit you may not have known about Apple's Address Book: when entering dates, you can use plain-language phrases and certain numeric inputs, instead of a specific date.
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
In Address Book, edit that person’s card, click on the Anniversary field (you may have to add Dates via the Card -> Add Field menu item), and then type next week. Address Book will populate the field with a date that’s seven days from today. If their anniversary is today, just type today, or yesterday if that was the case. If it was last week, try last week. A month from now? You got it, next month. Last month? Yep, last month. Next year? I bet you can guess that one by now…
Say what? The YouTube-ing of presidential debates
Say what? The YouTube-ing of presidential debates: "Blog: A letter to the Democratic and Republican National Committees encourages that they allow presidential candidates' debates into the public domain, regardless of potential edits by users redistributing them."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
UBS rasies Apple estimates, ups target price from $124 to $133
UBS rasies Apple estimates, ups target price from $124 to $133: "'Research firm UBS today raised its earnings estimates for Apple shares through fiscal year 2008..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
News: Parallels Technology Network announced
News: Parallels Technology Network announced: "Parallels Technology Network (PTN) enables users of the Parallels Desktop for Mac software to download and run Virtual Appliances that offer specific functionality with no reconfiguration or setup."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
Bypass iPhoto's slideshow settings window
Bypass iPhoto's slideshow settings window: "To view photos as a temporary slideshow when browsing the library in iPhoto, one has to click Play, which first brings up the Slideshow settings and music window. To avoid this, simply press the Option key when clicking Play, and the slideshow will start with your previously saved settings.
Mac OS X Hints - http://www.macosxhints.com
Option! Of course! Anytime you want yr Mac to act differently, just press the option key.
IBM to wed game chip with mainframes
IBM to wed game chip with mainframes: "Big Blue and Brazilian start-up Hoplon will integrate Cell chip with mainframes to boost virtual-reality software."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Diamond Lake gets first truck load of trout
Diamond Lake gets first truck load of trout: "Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plants first load of fish in Diamond Lake after last fall's treatment to get rid of Tui Chub."
KPIC - News - Local & Regional - http://www.kpic.com/news/local
Douglas County Commissioners clash over process, perception, and facts.
Douglas County Commissioners clash over process, perception, and facts.: "It seems all agree a hotel is a good idea, but differ widely on how to get there from here."
KPIC - News - Local & Regional - http://www.kpic.com/news/local
PC buyers aim to cut the 'crapware'
PC buyers aim to cut the 'crapware': "Following the lead of businesses, some consumers are wiping their systems clean and starting over, but it's not always easy."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Photo: The PlayStation Eye
Photo: The PlayStation Eye: "Sony's camera-microphone, which allows gamers to engage in voice and video chat, is intended as a superior enhancement to in-game communication."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Outlawed at Ohio U: P2P file sharing
Outlawed at Ohio U: P2P file sharing: "Blog: School claims P2P networks take up too many resources on the network."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Apple CEO Jobs says iTunes Store music subscriptions unlikely; says customers not into renting music
Apple CEO Jobs says iTunes Store music subscriptions unlikely; says customers not into renting music: "Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs indicated on Wednesday he is unlikely to... "
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Apple to continually develop new software features for Apple TV, iPhone; offer free updates
Apple to continually develop new software features for Apple TV, iPhone; offer free updates: "The quick version: Apple blew past second quarter estimates... "
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Apple shares hit new all-time high after blow-out earnings report
Apple shares hit new all-time high after blow-out earnings report: "Apple Inc. watched its shares jump past the $100 to set a new all-time high Thursday... "
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Remote Buddy 1.0rc2 - Control anything on your Mac with Griffin, Keyspan or Apple Remote. (Demo)
Remote Buddy 1.0rc2 - Control anything on your Mac with Griffin, Keyspan or Apple Remote. (Demo): "
Remote Buddy 1.0rc2
What is Remote Buddy and what can I do with it?- Control your entire Mac with your remote control: applications, games, mouse, keyboard, internet, ratings, audio, video, drives, files, displays, power, ..
- 50+ different Behaviours that support applications, games, tools, operating system and hardware control already included.
- Just works. Out of the box - without any configuration.
- Decent, smart, dynamic and configurable menu that you can adjust to your needs (and not the other way round).
- The most powerful, most versatile, most rapidly growing tool for the Apple Remote. Winner in the 'Best use of Apple Technologies' category of the MacGeneration Awards 2006.
- Not afraid of a thorough test: testdrive the full, unlimited product for up to 60 days.
- Unparalleled, direct hardware support: built-in support for the most popular remote controls on the Mac: Apple Remote, Keyspan DMR, Keyspan Express, Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row, Griffin AirClick USB, eHome 2005 receivers, Wii Remote, many mobiles, keyboards, .. see the full list here.
- Built-in, powerful developer tools for those who won't accept the sky as the limit ;-)
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
pzizz 2.2 - Audio relaxation tool. (Demo)
pzizz 2.2 - Audio relaxation tool. (Demo): "
pzizz 2.2
You have a new friend on your computer...
pzizz!
Let pzizz help you to feel better, work harder and play longer.
pzizz combines music to soothe you, voice to inspire you and a binaural beat to help take you deep into a deeply relaxed and blissful state.
The export feature means you can use pzizz anywhere you like. (iPod / MP3 / CD / Cell Phone)
You can select the exact length of program and customize it to suit you. pzizz will then generate a unique soundtrack for you - every single time you press 'play' or 'export'.
The clever little algorithm can create more than 100 billion combinations of soundtrack - so you'll never hear the same thing twice!
Listen at your computer, export to MP3 player or burn to CD. It's your choice how and where you use pzizz to get more out of each day!
pzizz supports the following modules:
Energizer: Enjoy wonderful naps whenever you want. The energizer module takes you into a deeply relaxed state, relieves the stresses of the day and equips you to get more out of life!
Sleep: Caress yourself to sleep every night with this module. The soothing music and relaxing voice will help you to get to sleep and stay asleep.
pzizz... energy for life!
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
I know it sounds stupid, but... I know a few people who swear by it.
Chipmunk BASIC 3.6.3b7 - BASIC interpreter. (Free)
Chipmunk BASIC 3.6.3b7 - BASIC interpreter. (Free): "
Chipmunk BASIC 3.6.3b7
Chipmunk Basic for Mac OS is an old fashioned Basic interpreter which runs on almost all Macs. Supported features include AppleScript, graphics, sprites, sound, speech and OOP (object oriented programming). Versions for System 6.0.7 thru Mac OS X 10.4, and for systems from on old Mac 512Ke's thru the latest Apple Intel MacBooks."MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Hmmm.... Basic... I might remember how to program in Basic. OOP.
SaverPreview 1.0 - Lets you try out screensaver plugins w/o installing them. (Free)
SaverPreview 1.0 - Lets you try out screensaver plugins w/o installing them. (Free): "
SaverPreview 1.0
SaverPreview lets you try out screensaver plugins without actually having to copy them to the normal directories. In addition it's improved over the System Preferences preview by showing a larger dispaly and letting you view multiple savers side-by-side. Also potentially handy for screen saver authors."MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Downloading this now.
DoBeDo 2.5.1 - Widget to view/add/edit/delete iCal todo items. (Free)
DoBeDo 2.5.1 - Widget to view/add/edit/delete iCal todo items. (Free): "
DoBeDo 2.5.1
DoBeDo allows you to view, add, edit and delete iCal todo items."MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Ratatouille - Trailer 2
 | ' | Ratatouille - Trailer 2 A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Directed by: Brad Bird Starring: Patton Oswalt, Brian Dennehy, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm |
Latest Movie Trailers - http://www.apple.com/trailers/
Gwidget 1.0 by Bryan
Gwidget 1.0 by Bryan: "
Gwidget (jee' wid jit), is not like the 6 billion google search widgets already out there. Gwidget searches google and displays the results right in a resizable widget. Even when you click on one of the search results it still opens inside the widget. There is an option to make search results you click on open in the web browser though. There are five different colors to choose from. If you like the Wikipedia widget made by Sean Billig than try this widget out."
DashboardWidgets Showcase - http://www.dashboardwidgets.com/showcase
Hotmail 1.0
Hotmail 1.0: "
 | About Hotmail Check the Inbox, Compose a new mail, look in to the Folders, use your Contacts, send and receive mail with your Hotmail account when ever you want and you don’t need to use a web browser! Set up the Login and with one click you can check your MSN Hotmail account at anytime! This Hotmail Widget is based on an Google Gadget and you can even add the Hotmail Widget to your Google Personalized Homepage. And, if you still have to search somthing on the internet, then you can use the Google search bar at the same time as well! How is that? |
Mac OS X Downloads - Dashboard - http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/
Astrology - Horoscopes - Jonathan Cainer's Zodiac Forecasts
Astrology - Horoscopes - Jonathan Cainer's Zodiac Forecasts: ""
Earth Mk II
A newly discovered planet on the far side of space is capable of sustaining life. What a relief. We can stop worrying about global warming. Instead, we just have to work out how to make the 20 light year journey. Then, we simply need to build ourselves some giant spaceships. We'll feel right at home on Earth Mark II as long as we remember to take our cars, fridges, TVs, and hair straighteners with us. Oh, and of course, we will have to make sure that Woolworths and McDonalds send their spaceships first so that when the rest of us get there, we all have plenty of places to eat and shop.
Apple shares roar past $100 on stellar earnings results
Apple shares roar past $100 on stellar earnings results: "Shares of Apple Inc. fetched more than $103 each Wednesday evening after the computer technology giant..."
MacDailyNews - http://www.macdailynews.com/
Programmer Challenge: Stop the Blinking Ads
Programmer Challenge: Stop the Blinking Ads: "You know what drives me absolutely nutty?
Blinking things on a Web page.
Animations and blinky ads make it extremely difficult to read. What part of ‘Don’t make your potential customers hate you’ don’t the advertisers understand?
Anyway, here’s my challenge to the programmers of the world: come up with a simple browser add-on that will simply [...]"
Pogue's Posts - http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com
News: Apple reports $770 million profit
News: Apple reports $770 million profit: "Apple on Wednesday reported a $770 million profit for the fiscal 2007 second quarter. The company shipped 1,517,000 Macs and 10,549,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 36 percent growth in Macs and 24 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
Climb! Pilot Logbook 2.3 - Logbook for pilots. (Demo)
Climb! Pilot Logbook 2.3 - Logbook for pilots. (Demo): "
Climb! Pilot Logbook 2.3
Climb! Pilot Logbook is an intuitive flight plan logbook.
Why the Climb! Pilot Logbook? Speed of operation, simplicity of design, and ease of data entry. Even with logbooks as large as 10,000 entries, Climb's find, search, and sort performance is outstanding! A single window interface gives a clear and concise overview of your flight records. Data entry is completely 'hands on keyboard' with no unnecessary mousing around. And we've provided data entry and import tools that make a tedious job, wellÉ less of a tedious job.
And we've incorporated some unique
features: SegmentView allows you to 'fly' your
logbook on a world map or locate airports from the
built in airport data. You can now access airport
data on line and quickly import that data into
Climb!. And you can pull up aviation weather from
NOAA and display satellite images of airports in
Google Earth. New to V2.3 is customizable flight
time charting with single or dual category chart
generation. Climb! uses a compact, yet powerful
interface that offers:
- flexible data display in a single log view
window format - quick and precise data entry with auto
complete and popup tools - built-in airport database with editable
information on nearly 10,000 airports
worldwide - data collection support for hundreds of
mobile devices via iSync and iCal - commercial grade database engine and
automated backup for absolute data
integrity - numerous display and print formatting
options - custom flight time reporting, charting, and
classic format logbook printing - user defined custom views for quick access
to flight data - flexible 'Finder' style search lets you
zero in on important flight data - SegmentView route and airport viewing on a
zoomable world map - full flight data import and export
capability - just $24.95 for a single user license (free
upgrades for all registered users)
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Mac Gems: Ubercaster 1.0.1
Mac Gems: Ubercaster 1.0.1: "Ubercaster handles all your podcasting needs, from recording to uploading and everything in between."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
Tor 0.1.2.13 - Anonymize web browsing and more. (Free)
Tor 0.1.2.13 - Anonymize web browsing and more. (Free): "
Tor 0.1.2.13
Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people who want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and more. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy.
Tor aims to defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal anonymity and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security. Communications are bounced around a distributed network of servers called onion routers, protecting you from websites that build profiles of your interests, local eavesdroppers that read your data or learn what sites you visit, and even the onion routers themselves.
Tor's security is improved as its user base grows and as more people volunteer to run servers. Please consider volunteering your time or volunteering your bandwidth. And remember that this is development code - it's not a good idea to rely on the current Tor network if you really need strong anonymity.
By default, Tor is configured to run at startup. If you do not want Tor to run on startup, you can disable this by selecting 'Customize' in the Installer, and then un-checking the 'Tor Startup Script' box. Be sure to leave the other boxes checked. Once the installer is finished and your computer restarts, Tor will start automatically. Tor comes configured as a client by default. It uses a built-in default configuration file in /Library/Tor/torrc, but most people won't need to change any of the settings.
Privoxy is installed as part of the Tor bundle package installer. Privoxy is a filtering web proxy that integrates well with Tor. Once it's installed, it will start automatically when your computer is restarted. You do not need to configure Privoxy to use Tor. A custom Privoxy configuration for Tor has been installed as part of the installer package.
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Radio Beacon Tower
Radio Beacon Tower: "This morning I left the house at 5:40 AM and climbed up to the old radio beacon tower on Nugget Butte. Back in 1926 these were state-of-the-art navigational aids. The rotating light is gone now and the NDB transmitter, if it ever had one, is gone too. Space is available if you have an antenna to hang.
I remember watching the rotating beacon on Mount Nebo from our house three miles away, although"
Zeta Woof - http://grdurand.com/blogger/index.html
Photos: Stellar views from the Hubble at 17
Photos: Stellar views from the Hubble at 17: "NASA and ESA celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's anniversary with colliding stars and supernovas."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Review: Scrivener 1.03
Review: Scrivener 1.03: "If you rarely write more than letters or business documents, stick with Microsoft Word or Apple's Pages. But if you're planning to write a novel, script, short story, or research paper, Scrivener 1.03 was made for you."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
Oregon Soldier Among Nine Killed In Iraq
Oregon Soldier Among Nine Killed In Iraq: "One of the nine paratroopers killed by suicide bombers in Iraq Monday, was 20-year-old Michael Vaughan of Lincoln City."
opb NewsRoom: OPB News - http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news/
And in his hand…
There he stood: storyteller, talespinner, timeweaver.
In his eyes were bright and glorious dawns, and joyful tears of tommorrow.
In his arms was humanity, sheltered and nurtured, gently prodded to grow.
At his feet was a cradle, laden with dreams and promises.
And in his hand… and in this hand… and in his hand… was a star…
— Chris Mohney, Birmingham, Alabama
In his eyes were bright and glorious dawns, and joyful tears of tommorrow.
In his arms was humanity, sheltered and nurtured, gently prodded to grow.
At his feet was a cradle, laden with dreams and promises.
And in his hand… and in this hand… and in his hand… was a star…
— Chris Mohney, Birmingham, Alabama
In Memory of Robert A. Heinlein
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Pentagon's chronic neglect of Iraq vets
The Pentagon's chronic neglect of Iraq vets: "Military officials knew long ago about the failure to take care of America's war wounded at the beleaguered Walter Reed hospital."
Salon - http://www.salon.com/?source=rss
The chosen president
The chosen president: "For the Current Occupant, it's enough to believe that he's been ordained by God. What does it matter what anyone else thinks?"
Salon - http://www.salon.com/?source=rss
Did I read that by-line right? Yep. By Garrison Keillor.
Our New Kitchen
Our New Kitchen: "When Leslie and I first set up house in a one bedroom upstairs apartment in Reno, Nevada, the kitchen was tiny—an 'efficiency' kitchen—but it was ours. Since then we've lived in three or four different houses including the one we bought in 1998 and have been remodeling ever since. Our kitchens have been bigger and smaller, far better and far worse, but the worst we've ever had is the one we've "
Zeta Woof - http://grdurand.com/blogger/index.html
“On the couch and enjoying Apple TV”
“On the couch and enjoying Apple TV”: "Reviewing Apple TV, Bob Levitus writes for the Houston Chronicle, ‘The Apple TV out-of-box-experience was just what I’ve come to expect from an Apple product — a real no-brainer.’"
Apple Hot News - http://www.apple.com/hotnews/
BarcodeImage 1.0.1 - Simple barcode image generator. (Free)
BarcodeImage 1.0.1 - Simple barcode image generator. (Free): "
BarcodeImage 1.0.1
BarcodeImage is easy to use and includes the following features:- Generates the following barcode types: Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, POSTNET
- Save your barcode image to PNG or EPS image formats
- Specify the output image resolution in pixels/inch or pixels/cm
- Drag and drop your barcode image to your favourite image editor or word processor.
- Print your barcode image for proofing
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
News: iTunes Store brings in new anime fans, says publisher
News: iTunes Store brings in new anime fans, says publisher: "Following Funimation's success with distributing anime on the iTunes Store, other anime publishers hope to follow suit.
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
xPad 1.2.5 - Notebook/scrapbook. (Free)
xPad 1.2.5 - Notebook/scrapbook. (Free): "
xPad 1.2.5
xPad is a notepad/scrapbook application with robust drag and drop support. Manage an unlimited number of documents in a single window interface. Color-coded categories and document sorting allows for easy organization of text documents. xPad is a single solution replacement for Stickies, NotePad, Scrapbook and TextEdit.
Features:
- One window, unlimited documents
- Both rich and plain text editing
- Drag and drop to and from Finder
- Export to your iPod
- Automatically saves and opens your documents
- Categories with color coding
- Sorting
- Gorgeous Cocoa interface
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
PortAuthority 2.0 - GUI for MacPorts package management system. (Shareware)
PortAuthority 2.0 - GUI for MacPorts package management system. (Shareware): "
PortAuthority 2.0
PortAuthority provides a graphical user interface for the MacPorts package management system for Mac OS X. MacPorts is a powerful command-line tool for installing and updating a variety of Unix-based applications for the Mac. Its power, though, comes at the cost of some complexity; in the past the only way to utilize MacPorts was to type in various commands into the Mac's Terminal application, which can be intimidating for those users without a Unix background."MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
NoteShare 1.5.3 - Create/publish/share media-rich notebooks. (Demo)
NoteShare 1.5.3 - Create/publish/share media-rich notebooks. (Demo): "
NoteShare 1.5.3
NoteShare is a powerful desktop application for creating, publishing and sharing media rich, multi-page notebooks. Users can instantly share their notebooks with other NoteShare users for presenting, viewing and editing information. NoteShare can be used in the same room, same building and globally for connecting anytime, anywhere.
Sharing means that the information in a shared notebook can be viewed, edited and modified by other NoteShare users. Any NoteShare user can share a notebook from their own personal computer and allow other NoteShare users to access, view and edit it. With NoteShare, you don't need to use a third party hosting service or server, just two or more users to start sharing and working on the same notebook.
NoteShare is an ideal collaboration tool for users who work on team projects or have a need to share notebook information with one or more users in a small group or classroom. NoteShare serves a growing, dynamic community of users including students, educators, researchers, scientists, doctors, designers, authors, directors, producers, consultants and many other creative fields.
NoteShare allows multiple users to work on a single shared, interactive notebook from the same room, same building or even from a remote location via the Internet or a network gateway. NoteShare enables home and small office users to work on their notebooks remotely while away or in a different location than from where the notebooks are being shared. Presenting, viewing and editing a shared notebook can be done on-demand as needed. Any NoteShare user can view other shared notebooks as well as share their own notebooks.
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Think 1.1 - Allow full screen display for any application, helps concentration. (Free)
Think 1.1 - Allow full screen display for any application, helps concentration. (Free): "
Think 1.1
Think... Look around your screen right now. It's okay, we'll wait.
At this very moment, applications are fighting for your attention. Between chat windows, Finder windows, Web browser windows, and everything else, it's amazing any of us can concentrate at all. As it has become easier to multitask, we've become more likely to have two dozen windows on the screen at any given moment. Innovations like Expose makes finding what you want in the sea of visual stimuli easier, but they've done little to remove those distractions.
Focusing takes concentration, and concentration takes energy. You can only concentrate on so much at a time, and you can't create more energy. What we need to do is change how we work.
Let's limit our attention to one application--any application--at any time. Let's make it easy to change focus when we have to. Let's allow ourselves to bring other apps up quickly if we need them, but put them out of sight again just as quickly.
Think lets you rediscover how to focus, and get back to thinking.
"MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
I find I have to use this all the time.
File Buddy 9.0.1 - File management utility. (Demo)
File Buddy 9.0.1 - File management utility. (Demo): "
File Buddy 9.0.1
File Buddy is a popular and powerful file utility for getting info, finding files, making aliases, freeing your disk of unused files and much more."MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw
Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw: "Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
New Hulk Coming
New Hulk Coming: "
Avi Arad, who is producing the upcoming The Incredible Hulk, told SCI FI Wire that the movie will not make use of any of the elements of the first Hulk movie."
Sci Fi Wire - http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/
Real-life kryptonite found in Siberian mine
Real-life kryptonite found in Siberian mine: "Blog: As if being a superhero isn't already hard enough. Now scientists in Siberia have uncovered a new mineral with virtually the same..."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Ensemble2 0.5 - RSS/Atom newsreader. (Free)
Ensemble2 0.5 - RSS/Atom newsreader. (Free): "
Ensemble2 0.5
Ensemble2 is a RSS/Atom reader.
- RSS0.9x/1.0/2.0 Atom0.3/1.0
- Display 2 or 4 pane
- Synchronize read/unread status via .mac/FTP
- Extract and display comments
- Smart list
- Search News
- Manage history
- Import & Export OPML
- Customize pasteboard
- Works with Growl
MacUpdate - Universal Binary - http://www.macupdate.com/macintel.php
News: VirtualBox debuts for OS X; open source virtualization
News: VirtualBox debuts for OS X; open source virtualization: "VirtualBox is a new virtualization environment for Mac OS X, and unlike other commercial solutions, it's open source code."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
Review: Midnight Inbox 1.1.5
Review: Midnight Inbox 1.1.5: "Beautifully designed and built on sound organizational principals, Midnight Inbox 1.1.5 shows a great deal of promise and is an excellent tool for those who want to bring GTD to their Mac desktop. For the rest of us, the program needs more documentation and fewer assumptions."
Macworld - http://www.macworld.com/
I WANT this software!
And it would be completely useless to me, as all to-do lists are.
The principles behind GTD can be simplified into five specific actions: Collect, Process, Organize, Review, and Do.
First you Collect everything that comes across your desk.
Then you Process and Organize that information by deciding whether an item should be tossed in the trash, dealt with in a matter of minutes, or handled as its own larger project or to-do.
Then, at regular intervals throughout the day, week, month, and year, you Review what you’ve accomplished, checking completed items off your project list, and then set out to Do those things you haven’t yet finished.
Midnight Inbox helps automate these processes by regularly scanning your hard drive for new information and collecting it in an inbox, from which you then Process, Organize, Review, and Do.
Roseburg city council approves lowering speed limit on Pine Street
Roseburg city council approves lowering speed limit on Pine Street: "Council ok's ODOT plan to drop speed limit from 35 to 30 miles an hour, but residents wanted it lower."
KPIC - News - Local & Regional - http://www.kpic.com/news/local
Favorite U.S. architecture on Google Earth
Favorite U.S. architecture on Google Earth: "Blog: More information on famous American structures is now available to view on Google Earth. In January, ..."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
Dell spins into solid state drives
Dell spins into solid state drives: "Blog: If there's one buzz topic that has laptop fans excited right now, it's the..."
CNET News.com - http://news.com.com/
ANTLRWorks 1.0b11 - A Graphical Dev. Environment for developing ANTLR grammers. (Free)
ANTLRWorks 1.0b11 - A Graphical Dev. Environment for developing ANTLR grammers. (Free): "
ANTLRWorks 1.0b11
ANTLR, ANother Tool for Language Recognition, (formerly PCCTS) is a language tool that provides a framework for constructing recognizers, compilers, and translators from grammatical descriptions containing Java, C#, Python, or C++ actions. ANTLR is popular because it is easy to understand, powerful, flexible, generates human-readable output, and comes with complete source. ANTLR provides excellent support for tree construction, tree walking, and translation. There are currently over 5000 ANTLR source downloads a month."
Papers 1.0 - Your personal library of Science. (Shareware)
Papers 1.0 - Your personal library of Science. (Shareware): "
Papers 1.0
Papers bundles all the great technologies that come with Mac OS X Tiger to give you a complete new workflow for reading scientific articles.
You find, download, archive, and organize all your articles within a single application. But that is just the start, using spotlight you instantly find back the paper you are looking for.
Read it fullscreen, add your notes, send a copy to a colleague. These are just a few of the many features that after using them yourself you will never want to give up again.
"Yahoo adds 400,000 song lyrics to online music store
Yahoo adds 400,000 song lyrics to online music store: "Yahoo Inc. is expanding its online music section to include the lyrics of 400,000 songs..."
Use iChat behind a company firewall
Use iChat behind a company firewall: "Many companies block the default port used by most IM clients. However, you can change iChat's port from 5190 to 80, which is the same port your browser uses. Open iChat, then go to Preferences » Accounts » Server Settings, and change the port number from 5190 to 80. You must be offline (iChat: Log out of AIM) before you can make this change.
This will allow iChat to connect to the IM servers, and off to text messaging you go. I'm pretty sure this tip will only work for text messaging, since voice and video chat use ports that are not changable in iChat.
[robg adds: Any impacts on your employment status as a result of using this tip are solely your responsibility :).]"
Wimbledon increases total purse (AP)
Wimbledon increases total purse (AP): "The total purse at Wimbledon will be 8.7 percent more than last year, with the male and female champion each taking home $1.4 million. The only Grand Slam tournament on grass will offer total prize money of $22,572,011. The increase reflects female and male competitors getting equal pay from the first round to the final for the first time since it began paying players in 1968."
[MU PROMO - Buy Sofa Control 2.0 for 46% off today only]
[MU PROMO - Buy Sofa Control 2.0 for 46% off today only]: "
Sofa Control 2.0
With Sofa Control you are able to control your applications with the remote control.
Out of the box Sofa Control supports more than 40 popular applications like VLC, Safari, PowerPoint, Democracy, NetNewsWire, Yojimbo and many more.
A spezialized Front Row inspired user interface enables the user to access application specific menus or select movies and documents. The virtual mouse makes it possible to access rarely used functions and the keyboard can be simulated to control confirmation dialogs as well. System level functionality like a sleep timer, changing the system volume and display settings are available in a customizable menu.
Sofa Control comes with unique features for speakers. Beside the support for popular presentation software like Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat or VoodooPad, the Presentator Mouse makes it possible to highlight the most important things by just using the remote control.
iQuiz Game Now Available
iQuiz Game Now Available: "Following an inadvertant peek last week. Apple has released iQuiz trivia game (iTunes Link) for the 5th generation iPods on the Apple iTunes Store:
Get your trivia fix with iQuiz, the fast-paced entertainment trivia game designed in a..."
News: Picturesque readies images for the Web
News: Picturesque readies images for the Web: "Picturesque is a new image editing application designed to get images ready for the Web in less time than it takes to open Photoshop."
Periscope 1.0 - Use your webcam to capture activity in front of your Mac. (Demo)
Periscope 1.0 - Use your webcam to capture activity in front of your Mac. (Demo): "
Periscope 1.0
Periscope is the next generation of web cam software that lets you use your iSight to capture activity in front of your Mac's camera, and then save or share that image simply and automatically.- 'scope your home when you're out of town.
- 'scope for intruders with motion detection.
- 'scope the kids when you're at the office.
- 'scope a time-lapse movie of your workday.
- 'scope for security.
- 'scope for fun!"
Looked Good On Paper
Looked Good On Paper: "NASA eschews the term ‘flying car,’ preferring ‘personal air vehicle’ instead. Nevertheless, NASA is designing a flying car that would humiliate George Jetson. The agency is committed to a 15-year time line for three successive generations of flying cars. The first, scheduled for 2008, will resemble a compact Cessna with folding wings that converts to road use (it shouldn’t cost any more than a "
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
The Impact of the Highly Improbable: "David A. Shaywitz reviews The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. If 100 random people gather in a room and the world's tallest man walks in, the average height doesn't change much. But if Bill Gates walks in, the average net worth rises dramatically. Height follows the bell curve in its distribution. Wealth does not...The ubiquity of the bell curve lulls us into believing that we can predict "
Monday, April 23, 2007
Nancy Drew - Podcast 1
 | ' | Nancy Drew - Podcast 1 Based on characters created by Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew follows Nancy (Emma Roberts) as she accompanies her father Carson (Tate Donovan) to Los Angeles on one of his business trips and stumbles across evidence about a long-unsolved crime involving the mysterious death of a beautiful movie star. Nancy’s resourcefulness and personal responsibility are put to the test when she finds herself in the middle of the fast-living, self-indulgent world of Hollywood. Directed by: Andrew Fleming Starring: Emma Roberts, Tate Donavan, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot |
Coda 1.0 - One-window web development app. (Demo)
Coda 1.0 - One-window web development app. (Demo): "
Coda 1.0
Coda... One-window web development. Coda takes all of the tools you need to build the future of the web, including an integrated file browser, fully-featured text editor, CSS editor, preview, built-in terminal, and complete set of reference, and wraps it all in a single elegant interface."
Gwidget 1.0 - A better Google search widget. (Free)
Gwidget 1.0 - A better Google search widget. (Free): "
Gwidget 1.0
Gwidget (jee' wid get), is not like the billion other google search widgets out there.
Gwidget displays the search results right in the widget and even displays a smaller version of any website you choose right inside of the widget.
It also allows if you like better, to open the links you click in your web browser instead. So if you like the Wikipedia widget by Sean Billig, then try Gwidget.
Hotmail 1.0 by sb1
Hotmail 1.0 by sb1: "
This 'ex' Google Gadget is now a Dashbord Widget and everyone can check, read or compose a mail, at anytime without a browser at his Hotmail account ! How is that ? And in the same time search the Net with Google as well !"
Leopard: Broadcasting Apps Over iChat
Leopard: Broadcasting Apps Over iChat: "Appleinsider points to a Leopard Developer page which details Leopard's upcoming Instant Message framework which allows developers to take advantage of Leopard's new 'iChat Theater' functionality."
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/23-Apr-07
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/23-Apr-07: "Disabling 'talking heads' in Flash? If Flash-based ads and other automatic multimedia on the Web are driving you crazy, learn how to turn t..."
MyTunesRSS 3.0rc1 - Listen to iTunes on any device with network access to your Mac. (Free)
MyTunesRSS 3.0rc1 - Listen to iTunes on any device with network access to your Mac. (Free): "
MyTunesRSS 3.0rc1
Create RSS feeds, M3U or XSPF playlists, play MP3 music directly in your browser with a flash music player and much more. Create multiple user accounts, give them different user rights, create download quotas and much more. Discover other MyTunesRSS servers on your local network. Use your iTunes library or simple watch folders. Upload new music to the server through the beautiful web interface. Browse your music library by album, artist or genre. All the things you ever wanted to do!"
News: Periscope webcam software offers cheap security
News: Periscope webcam software offers cheap security: "Freeverse Software has released Periscope, webcam software that can work with .Mac and other services, can act as a security tool, and more."
News: Understanding Mac OS X Open Directory
News: Understanding Mac OS X Open Directory: "Computerworld's Ryan Faas offers a tutorial on OS X's native directory service, Open Directory."
Review: Merlin 2.0.3
Review: Merlin 2.0.3: "A great piece of software feels natural to use and turns even the most-complex tasks into an easily managed process. Merlin 2.0.3 has almost reached that level of ease of use and sophistication for project management."
Editors' Notes: Remote opportunities
Editors' Notes: Remote opportunities: "Advances in technology have made working remotely less of a challenge than when Scholle Sawyer McFarland started telecommuting to Macworld more than five years ago."
Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard to allow access to iChat 4.0 features from applications
Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard to allow access to iChat 4.0 features from applications: "Apple is slowly publicizing some of Mac OS X Leopard's underlying features..."
Could You End Up on a Sex Offender Registry?
Could You End Up on a Sex Offender Registry?: "Should you worrry about ending up a sex offender registry? Hint: public sex is illegal, even inside a darkened van."
SubEthaEdit 2.6.3 - Collaborative text editing using Bonjour. (Demo)
SubEthaEdit 2.6.3 - Collaborative text editing using Bonjour. (Demo): "
SubEthaEdit 2.6.3
SubEthaEdit... Wouldn't it be great to edit the same document, live, in realtime, together with everyone in your group? With SubEthaEdit you can. The idea of collaborative editing has been researched for years, with notable results. But now for the first time it has been implemented in a way you actually want to use: While doing complex calculations under the hood to ensure correct behavior with mulitple users, to you SubEthaEdit is just as easy to use as a traditional text editor.
SubEthaEdit is a powerful and lean text editor. And it's the only collaborative one you can actually use. By combining the ease of Bonjour with the world's best text collaboration engine, it makes working together not only possible but even fun.
The Case of Einstein's Violin
The Case of Einstein's Violin: "William L. Sullivan presents his second novel: In this wacky mystery, half of a missing Einstein formula turns up in a violin case in an Oregon attic. When Ana Smyth sells the case on eBay she suddenly finds herself dodging international spies. To find the rest of the formula and uncover the truth about her own family history, she races through Europe — from a Greek monastery to an Italian "
SCI FI Picks Up Who Year 3
SCI FI Picks Up Who Year 3: "
SCI FI Channel announced that it will air the third season of BBC's Doctor Who, beginning in July. The new season will kick off with the Doctor Who Christmas special, 'The Runaway Bride,' guest-starring award-winning comedy actress Catherine Tate."
ProfCast 2.1 - Record and publish live presentations. (Shareware)
ProfCast 2.1 - Record and publish live presentations. (Shareware): "
ProfCast 2.1
ProfCast is a versatile, powerful, yet very simple to use tool for recording lectures and creating enhanced podcasts.
ProfCast provides a low cost solution for recording and distributing lectures, special events, and presentations as podcasts. ProfCast offers an integrated workflow that makes creating, recording, and publishing podcasts easy. It's as simple as Launch, Load, and Lecture!
Images: Hot news about the sun
Images: Hot news about the sun: "The Hinode spacecraft and STEREO satellites are taking never-before-seen images of the sun--including including some in 3D."
Rented Bees: A Vital Part of NW Agriculture
Rented Bees: A Vital Part of NW Agriculture: "Commercial beekeepers provide the air power to pollinate literally billions of dollars worth of crops. Lately, they also wage a constant battle to stay ahead of mites and disastrous hive diseases. Tom Banse reports on an under-appreciated but vital cog in Northwest agriculture."
Kind Of Sounded Like The Kingsmen
Kind Of Sounded Like The Kingsmen: "Dave Barry remembers Richard Berry: ...for me the coolest thing about 'Louie Louie' was this: I could play it on the guitar. In fact, just about anybody could play it, including a reasonably trainable chicken. Three chords, nothing tricky. This is why, when I — like so many teenage boys of that era — became part of a band in a futile attempt to appeal to girls, 'Louie Louie' was the first song we"
Quickly minimize and restore a Finder window
Quickly minimize and restore a Finder window: "Let's say you're working on a Finder window which covers another window (not necessarily another Finder window) on which there is an information you need. What do you usually do? You use Exposé, Command-Tab, etc.
But there's another solution: if you're able to read very fast, you can triple-click (as quickly as possible) the title bar of the Finder window. It will minimize and then immediately unminimize. I don't know whether this is a bug or not, but it only works with Finder.
[robg adds: Somewhat obviously, this also only works if you've enabled Minimize when double clicking a window title bar in the Appearance System Preferences panel.]
Arts & Letters Daily (23 Apr 2007)
Arts & Letters Daily (23 Apr 2007): "
In order to understand a story, a critic must pry open the craniums of characters, authors, and narrators to see what makes them tick. A little science can help... more
Children's writer? No. J.R.R. Tolkien's dark tale, The Children of Húrin, has the mythic resonance and grim sense of fate found in Greek tragedy... more
In reading fiction you often come on the idea of a journey, says Hermione Lee: a worn path, a day's walk in a city, a quest, a progress, a journey through time. Among such stories stand her favorites... more
Apple Mac vs. Microsoft WIndows: We are witnessing a tipping point in the PC market
Apple Mac vs. Microsoft WIndows: We are witnessing a tipping point in the PC market: "When you take a look at Gartner's PC figures for the US in the first quarter..."
But actually that 2.9% figure is not what it seems, because 1.15% of that growth is attributable directly to Apple.
Google rises at Yahoo's expense
Google rises at Yahoo's expense: "Two years ago, the biggest search companies were about the same size. Now Google is twice as large and growing fast. What happened?"
GraphClick 2.9.2 - Retrieve data from a graph image. (Shareware)
GraphClick 2.9.2 - Retrieve data from a graph image. (Shareware): "
GraphClick 2.9.2
GraphClick is a graph digitizer software which allows to automatically retrieve the original (x,y)-data from a scanned graph, a chart or a movie.
You have the picture of a graph but not the corresponding data? GraphClick is then simply the best way to solve the problem! You just have to click on the graph, and the obtained coordinates of the points can be directly exported into any other application. The idea is very simple, but its usefulness is likely to become essential.
- Automatic dectection of curves (solid, dotted or dashed), symbols, bar charts or perimeters of areas
- Linear, logarithmic or inverse scales
- Error bars
- Most image formats recognized (GIF, TIFF, Photoshop, PDF, etc.)
- Frame-by-frame digitization of QuickTime movies
- Image modification for adjustment (edge detection, blur, sharpen, etc.)
- Can handle arbitrarily deformed images, and two ordinate axes
- Several data set in the same document
- Unlimited undo
- And much more
Fission 1.5 - Streamlined audio editor. (Shareware)
Fission 1.5 - Streamlined audio editor. (Shareware): "
Fission 1.5
Fission is a streamlined audio editor designed to get you editing in minutes, not hours. It works with MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless and AIFF audio, enabling you to instantly trim and split files with no quality loss!Key Features:
- Edit MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, and AIFF files with no quality loss
- Quickly split a long audio file into smaller files
- Remove unwanted content, such as commercials, from your audio file
- Re-arrange audio in a single file, copy audio from one file to another, or merge with a quick drag and drop
- Create great-sounding MP3 or AAC ringtones for your cell phone.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
April 23, 1984: AIDS Virus Disclosed, and a Premature Promise Made
April 23, 1984: AIDS Virus Disclosed, and a Premature Promise Made: "April 23, 1984: Discovery of the AIDS virus is announced, but the promise of a vaccine is premature."
Apple faces lawsuit alleging Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger UI patent infringment
Apple faces lawsuit alleging Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger UI patent infringment: "An Illinois-based company and its Nevada partner have filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc..."
The 2008 election, explained by Yogi Berra
The 2008 election, explained by Yogi Berra: "Everything you need to know about the presidential race has already been predicted by baseball's greatest sage."
Who is Downtown Dan?
Who is Downtown Dan?: "Anyone who has spent more than a couple of weeks in Medford knows this guy. He name is Dan and he could sure use a buck if you've got one to spare. You'll know right away he's not playing with a full deck; couple of bricks short of a load; that elevator don't go to the top floor. He knows it, too, and he's alright with that. But he sure could use a buck.
Now Mark Freeman of the Mail Tribune has "
A piece of string
A piece of string: "
an un-metamorphized eon
dribbling into the basket-weave web of no-where
casket-weave around a drea"
Nadal beats Federer in Monte Carlo final (AP)
Nadal beats Federer in Monte Carlo final (AP): "Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 Sunday to win his third straight Monte Carlo Masters title and extend his winning streak on clay to 67. Nadal beat the top-ranked Federer for the fifth consecutive time on clay, with four of them in finals. The second-ranked Spaniard beat Federer last year in the Monte Carlo Masters, the Rome Masters and the French Open finals."
Golly 1.2 - Open source Game of Life simulator. (Free)
Golly 1.2 - Open source Game of Life simulator. (Free): "
Golly 1.2
Golly is an open source, cross-platform Game of Life simulator currently under development by Andrew Trevorrow and Tomas Rokicki. Our goal is to write a world-class Life simulator, solicit ideas and help from the planet's best Life hackers, and share some of our excitement.
Golly's key features:
- Unbounded universe (limited only by memory).
- Fast, memory-efficient conventional algorithm.
- Super fast hashing algorithm for highly regular patterns.
- Responsive even while generating or garbage collecting.
- Reads RLE, Life 1.05/1.06, and macrocell formats.
- Can paste in patterns from the clipboard.
- Auto fit option keeps patterns sized to the window.
- Full screen option (no menu/status/tool/scroll bars).
- Built-in HTML help system (thanks to wxWidgets).
Online program help is available here.
Xscreensaver 5.02 - Standard screensaver that ships with most Unix systems. (Free)
Xscreensaver 5.02 - Standard screensaver that ships with most Unix systems. (Free): "
Xscreensaver 5.02
XScreenSaver is the standard screen saver collection shipped on most Linux and Unix systems running the X11 Window System."
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Poser 7.0.1.109 - 3D character design and animation tool. (Updater)
Poser 7.0.1.109 - 3D character design and animation tool. (Updater): "
Poser 7.0.1.109
Poser is the ultimate 3D-character design and animation tool for artists and animators. Create 3D Figures using a diverse collection of ready-to-use 3D human and animal models. Poser's innovative interface makes figure design, posing and animating fast and easy. Map facial photos, grow and style dynamic hair, and create dynamic cloth to add extraordinary realism to your figure.
"Boy, that's funny. I just found Chuck's old Poser 1.0 3.5" floppy discs in the basement. Huh.
Delivery Status 3.22 by robotspacer
Delivery Status 3.22 by robotspacer: "
Can't wait for your packages to arrive? Don't waste your time checking the site constantly, just open this all-in-one delivery tracker and enter your order number or tracking number. The status will update automatically for you, and even count down the days! It also works with Growl to give you pop-up message, email notifications, and more, whenever your package status changes. If you have more than one order, just open another copy of the widget so you can keep an eye on them all at once!Delivery Status lets you track your deliveries from: - Adobe.com (US and Canada) - Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.de, Amazon.at, and Amazon.fr - Apple.com (including all international stores) - Canada Post (Postes Canada) - DHL (US and Germany) - FedEx - Nintendo (US and Canada) - TNT - UPS - USPS (United States Postal Service)Delivery Status offers all of these great features: - Get automatic notifications, including pop-up alerts and email messages, with Growl (you must download and install Growl to use this feature) - Track multiple deliveries—just open another copy of the widget! - Click the item name to view other shipments in the order - Click the logo to open the order details page in your browser - Click the 'updated' text to refresh the status manually - Click the plus sign or drag the right side of the widget to choose from various sizes, including a space saving icon view - Hover over a preference or item name for more information - Amazon passwords can be stored securely in your keychain (or not saved at all if you prefer) - Automatically checks for updates when necessary - Now in English, German (translated by Jennifer Brehm), Japanese (translated by Justin McPeak), French (translated by Thierry Di Lenarda), Dutch (translated by Tim Van Damme), and Italian (translated by Ivano Brignoli)Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later is required. Previously known as Apple Order Status and Order Status for Amazon and Apple."
Big Time Screen Saver 0.9 - Alarm clock screensaver. (Free)
Big Time Screen Saver 0.9 - Alarm clock screensaver. (Free): "
Big Time Screen Saver 0.9
Big Time Screen Saver is an alarm clock screen saver, with the ability to play custom sound files for the alarm. It uses QuickTime, so it will play almost anything, including iTunes downloads."
ACMEreader 0.06 - Daily comic reader. (Free)
ACMEreader 0.06 - Daily comic reader. (Free): "
ACMEreader 0.06
ACMEreader is a daily comic reader.
ACMEreader lets you read your daily comics with ease.
- ACMEreader stores comic strips in an archive.
- ACMEreader keeps track of new and read comic strips. New strips are shown in a different color.
- Small fonts can be read more easily with the zoom tool.
- Navigation can be done smoothly with mouse and keyboard.
The Inquirer: Microsoft is in deep trouble and now it is going to die
The Inquirer: Microsoft is in deep trouble and now it is going to die: "With two overlapping events, Microsoft admitted what we have been saying all along...
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Mail Scripts 2.7.12 - AppleScripts for Mail.app. (Free)
Mail Scripts 2.7.12 - AppleScripts for Mail.app. (Free): "
Mail Scripts 2.7.12
Mail Scripts is a collection of AppleScript Studio applications for Mail and Address Book offering additional features or simplified workflow. Mail Scripts consists of the following scripts:- Add Addresses (Mail): Add addresses found in the selected messages (in the header fields 'From', 'To', 'Cc', and 'Bcc') to the Address Book. This is much more flexible than the 'Add Sender to Address Book' available in Mail and provides a convenient way for creating mailing lists.
- Archive Messages (Mail): Move messages from the selected mailbox(es) to an archive mailbox or export them to standard mbox or plain text files for backup purposes or import into other applications. You can select to move all messages or only messages sent within or certain period as well filter messages based on their read and flagged status.
- Change SMTP Server (Mail): Switch between different already defined SMTP servers or define a new one. This is especially useful if you are using your computer in more than one location and have to switch servers for several accounts at once.
- Create Rule (Mail): Create a new rule based on the first of the selected messages. This saves you the trouble of copy/pasting address or other info between the message and the rule window and provides a much quicker way for setting up a rule with multiple criteria/actions.
- Remove Duplicates (Mail): Locate all duplicate messages found in the selected mailbox(es) and move them to a separate mailbox for easy removal (duplicate matching is based on the unique message header 'Message-Id').
- Schedule Delivery (Mail): Allows you to send individual messages at predefined times (this script uses iCal for scheduling message delivery).
- Send all Drafts (Mail): Immediately send all messages in the 'Drafts' folders for all accounts. This saves you from having to open each draft in order to send it.
- Open Mailbox, Open Message (Mail): Two small faceless scripts which will open mailboxes with new messages or the new messages themselves when run as a rule action.
- Filter Sent Messages (Mail): Another faceless scripts which will apply your rules to the messages in the 'Sent' mailbox.
- Export Addresses (Address Book): Export addresses from the Address Book into tab-delimited text files. You can select which groups and which fields you want to export.
- Search Addresses (Address Book): Find all addresses inside the Address Book matching one or more criteria. As opposed to the 'Search' function built into the Address Book, this lets you search in any field as well as for empty and non-empty fields. As an example, you might use this script to search for all phone numbers with a certain area code in order to update your contacts after an area code change.
Mail Scripts are fully localized in English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, and Norwegian.
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