November 2007
89 posts
Make Your Desktop Cheerier →
Ho ho ho! As Christmas draws closer, I start looking for more ways to deck my halls with boughs of holly. As I spend a large portion of my day working on my Mac, it only makes sense that I would want to expand my decorations to my desktop too. Well, I looked around, and I found two really great apps that’ll spruce up my Mac. (more…)
Oof...
This year has certainly not been a good one as far as health is concerned. I can’t say a lot, but things certainly aren’t great here. I’m fit as a fiddle, but I can’t say the same for those around me. It doesn’t help that I happen to be surrounded by people who have the burden of medical knowledge. As soon as something simple arises, everyone goes into threat level...
Rumor: Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch... →
If this shit is true, all of my trust in CNET will be dissipated. I won’t hesitate to take my patronage elsewhere.
Charlie: the green line means failure :-(
“Okay…you know what?” I thought to myself, halfway into my walk...”
– With a Great Camera comes Great Responsibility
Charlie: im scared to run programs for the first time
Charlie: after i like spent alot of time thinking and writing
Charlie: i hate the chance that im fucking retarded
Apparently quicklook has a plugin system. →
If you don’t know what quick look it, you’re missing out! Highlight a file and hit the space bar. It’s that simple. Apparently apple designed the application to be easily plugged into by 3rd party developers. A gentleman, or women… not sure which, has added the ability to quicklook into a folder, as well as to use quicklook to see what is inside of a zip file. How cool is that? You can check...
Verizon Wireless To Introduce ‘Any Apps, Any... →
I’m not even sure what this means. It is roughly 10 paragraphs, but they hardly said a damn thing. I’m skeptical about this, but I’ll keep my eyes pealed for more info.
Macgasm #029 →
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Show notes after the jump. (more…)
“I have to admit it’s getting better. It’s getting better since...”
– Getting Better by The Beatles
The Weekly Roar #102 →
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Grant’s Topics
Thanksgiving chat
Beowulf
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
Favorite movies?
I love Firefox 3.0 Beta 1
Marty’s Topics
Mash Season 2
Firefox/Safari bug, makes this wiki impossible
Marthy went to the movies, yippie!
Podcast of the Week
Little Gray Book Lectures...
Controlling iTunes remotely without using Screen... →
This one’s for Stan, who in the comments asked about controlling iTunes remotely. Now, this gets a little bit geeky, and involves the terminal and a script, but if that’s your thing then this article is for you. (more…)
Mail 3.0: No longer plays sounds through alerts... →
I noticed that. How annoying.
Via Gruber
Things I Love About Firefox 3.0 Beta 1 →
The good folks over at Mozilla have finally released the first beta of Firefox 3.0. A lot is being done under the hood, and I’m sure a lot of users won’t even recognize that there are changes. However, I have been using it for a couple of days, and I wanted to point out a couple of things that I really like about this new version.
Passes the Acid2 test
Full page zoom
Dynamic image dragging...
Chax 2.0 →
For those of you that have been waiting, Chax 2.0 was released last week, and I have been loving it. It doesn’t restore all of the functionality from Chax 1.x, but it certainly restores a few key features that I need from my IM client.
Growl support
Auto-accepting text invitations
Displaying status changes in the chat window
Displaying the buddy icon of the sender in your dock
Buddy list...
“Do you know what this means? It’s just as I suspected… I’m...”
– Frylock, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
Hands-on with Optimus Maximus (at last!) →
That is pretty awesome.
Zune
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Zune software is your one stop for music and entertainment. It’s your digital media jukebox. Your media hub. A virtual nirvana of music, videos, and pictures. Download the Zune software to your PC to play and organize media, discover new tunes, share music throughout your home, and sync to your Zune device.
True Art
7th Son is such a beautiful piece of art.
I remember the day that I started listening to the 7th Son trilogy like it was yesterday. It is crystal clear to me. It is what I imagine falling in love with someone is like. It was the beginning of a wonderful journey that I appreciate like nothing else.
I hear people talk about seeing Star Wars in 1977 as an 11 year old. The pure joy in their voice...
Mac OS X Security Basics →
With all of the discussion around the Leopard release and the whole firewall debacle, now is a good time to learn more about the basics of Mac Security. (more…)
Download Music and Movies with Apple and Mac OS X... →
One of the first questions I get asked by new Mac users is… how do you download music. My answer… iTunes of course, but then they make sure to point out that they want it for free. Now I don’t condone downloading music illegally, but luckily for me, I live in Canada–where downloading is legal! So here’s a list of some ways to download files, and the programs you will need to do this. (more…)
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Dear Microsoft,
So, how are things? The wife? I hope all is well. Things are pretty good over here in OS X. The whole Leopard thing is a big success. I’m sure your new OS is doing well too. Vista, right? Don’t let all those people switching back to XP bother you. It is just a testament to how well you built your last OS. Well… How well you built your last OS’s service...
Feeling lucky? Firefox 3 beta 1 now downloadable →
Gentlemen, start your browsers!
“All I wish is to be alone; Stay away, don’t you invade my home. Best off...”
– Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work
Sharing Documents within Apple’s OS X Leopard... →
Tootsie The Hermaphrodite Pony And His Donkey... →
“Never too soon to be through. Being cool too much too soon. Too much for me, too...”
– Knock Me Down by Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Land mine has taken my sight. Taken my speech. Taken my hearing. Taken my arms....”
– One by Metallica
“You don’t have to say that you love me if you don’t mean it. ...”
– Freedom by Jimi Hendrix
“Resolve is never stronger than in the morning after the night it was never...”
– Naked
The Weekly Roar #101 →
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Grant’s Topics
TWR101: Intro to TWR. New website, and such.
7th Son to be published!
Something smells in here… Does somebody have a Zune or something?
The Zombie Question.
The Wife Question.
Marty’s Topics
Super busy weekend, Defy The Eyes show (Heh… Bono)
Cable ripoffs.
Bluebrick needs...
The Weekly Roar #101 →
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Grant’s Topics
TWR101: Intro to TWR. New website, and such.
7th Son to be published!
Something smells in here… Does somebody have a Zune or something?
The Zombie Question.
The Wife Question.
Marty’s Topics
Super busy weekend, Defy The Eyes show (Heh…...
Transcend joins the 16GB SDHC Class 6 party →
Holy jesus…
“It’s the hip shit. Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic. Every...”
– OMC by mc chris
“Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute...”
– Marquis de Sade
“In fact, anyone who knows any of your email accounts can read your email. Or to...”
– Ten Myths of Leopard: 5 “Back To My Mac” Security Panic! — RoughlyDrafted Magazine
The Weekly Roar →
We now have a brand new website. It rules.
HTML Help
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Microsoft Compiled HTML Help is a proprietary format for online help files, developed by Microsoft and first released in 1997 as a successor to the Microsoft WinHelp format. It was first introduced with the release of Windows 98, and is still supported and distributed through Windows XP and Vista platforms.
Macgasm #028 →
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News
FileMaker previews Bento personal database JS
Ultraportable Mac? JS
Leopard mauls competition JS
So many updates from Apple, Inc. GB
Apps
Constellation’s Radial Menus plug-in for Quicksilver. GB
Apps that don’t play well with Leopard! (Example:...
Santas warned “ho-ho-ho” offensive to women →
BRILLIANT!
Gene Simmons on file sharers? Sue them off the... →
That man just becomes less and less metal every day.
Mac OS X 10.5.1 released to Software Update →
Accessibility Inspector
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Included with the Apple Xcode development tools for Mac OS X.
Instruments
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Clipboard Viewer
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Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.4 for Windows →
The more Mac that is injected into Windows, the better.
Pod 25 #10: The Live Radio Simulator →
Vinny, Dave, Trish, and I were all on Chris and E’s 10th episode of Pod25. It was a crazy-good time, and I’d like to thank everyone involved.
I talked a lot, but I think I made a lot of good points too. It’s always a trade off with me. If I didn’t speak up, I would have felt like I missed an oppertunity. When I talk, I talk way too much. The end bit where I rattle on about...
Archive Utility
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“Never forget.. White vans almost always mean candy!”
– Justine Ezarik
7th Son scheduled for 2009 print release →
“J.C. Hutchins, author of the successful ‘7th Son’ podcast novel trilogy, has accepted a book deal to publish ‘7th Son: Descent,’ the series’ debut novel. The thriller is scheduled for a 2009 U.S. spring/summer release by St. Martin’s Press.”