Finally, a third OS X Code (r,s) application, but what is it? You may have noticed the recent app list inside the right sidebar of this blog, of course I’m not updating that list by hand, it’s automatically generated and updated from my two Macs. Basically there’s a small server-side API that can be pinged […]
Don’t get irritated by the small version number update, just have a look at the new features, there are literally worlds between version 1.1 and 1.2:
New Ajax like interface, but don’t worry, it still works without any server scripts!
Overworked design with icons/buttons
View color highlighted functions and classes
View comments for each function/class if available
Cross reference scan […]
From the Widget Rights Resource Center:
Widget rights are those basic standards without which widgets cannot live in dignity. To violate widget rights is to treat that widget as though it’s not a widget being. To advocate widget rights is to demand that the widget dignity of all widgets be respected.
The Dashboard is nothing else as […]
I’m sure everyone knows how to use iPhoto by now and at least some of you will have an own photoblog, so how about an integration of those two? Wouldn’t it be cool to post photos directly to your blog from within iPhoto? Sure and there’s actually a solution to this, it’s called Photon, a […]
Five months ago, Yahoo! acquired the popular Mac and Windows software Konfabulator. Yesterday they’ve released version 3 and renamed the application to Yahoo! Widget Engine. Question: “What happens in many cases when a big company buys a small innovative company?” Often such software doesn’t really get better anymore. Next question: “What happens with such software […]
Mac users are really not known for overclocking their hardware, so maybe it is a good idea to start with a warning:
The following software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. If you destroy your costly 9800 Pro or your now worthless Rage 128 because of a bug in this program or your careless utilization of it, […]
What’s the worst thing that could happen to your Mac? What do you fear the most? I’m sure for most computer users the worst case scenario is losing data because of a hard disk failure, especially for those that don’t do regular backups. Now wouldn’t it be cool to get a warning at least a […]
OS X applications normally save application and user preferences in .plist files located in “/Users/username/Library/Preferences/”. However, plist files are XML formatted and there are a lot of them, so you normally just touch them if nothing else helps. Now why do I even want to directly change those files and not use each applications preferences […]
Do you use multiple Macs? Did you ever move files from your computers harddisk to an external medium (CD, DVD, backup device …) because you’ve run out of free space? Now what if you need to search for files on one of those external mediums or that other Mac in your office? What if you […]
Personally I was never a big fan of computer based DJ’ing, auto-sync features and all that high-tech stuff. Maybe that’s surprising for the regular readers of my blog, but when it comes to DJ’ing the nerd/geek in me gets silenced out by my love for the human imperfection in live club mixing. Anyway, I gave […]
I don’t like cold weather, it’s even to the point that I think about moving to a country like Costa Rica because of it, especially now as scientists have predicted that average temperatures in Europe could fall by 4°C the next years. However, what I really like is falling snow and as much a geek […]
Let’s say you have iTunes running on a Mac mini in your living room (just an example), with loudspeakers in your whole apartment. Now of course with such a setup you want to control iTunes from every room of your apartment and not just from the Mac mini in your living room. How do you […]
Do you miss the times when you were visually hunting for a music album that reflected your current mood? While there’s support for album covers in iTunes, the problem is that you just see the album of the current song you’ve selected, so it’s not exactly helpful to get that special visual feeling you had […]
Edit: Version 1.2 is out, more info and download link over here.
As announced a few hours ago, here’s the second OS X Code (r,s) application based on Platypus. The name of the app is phpPackageScan and while I’ve created the app for myself, it should be useful for almost any PHP developer out there that […]
Ok, this is really cool. Have a look at the video on this site. It’s an application called Filegazer that lets you browse your filesystem like a menu and it lets you preview most of your pictures, movies and text files directly while you browse through your files.
This app is one of those things you […]
I’m sure all of you have bookmarked websites in your web browser or on a social bookmarking service, but have you ever bookmarked a folder on your system, an email, a terminal command or a photo in iPhoto? No? Than it may be time to learn about Hallon, a menubar application that lets you bookmark […]
For too long evil applications have now taken away your precious CPU cycles. It’s time to stand up and do something against them. Words alone aren’t enough anymore; it’s time to act. It’s your Mac after all and only you should have control over it! Only you should decide which app can use the CPU […]
The time has come, OS X Code (r,s) releases a first OS X application, Folder Clean-Up! So what does it do? The app is very similar to Chaos Antidote I’ve shown earlier on this blog. However, there are two main differences, it’s free and you just have to drop the messy folder you want to […]
I’m not a fan of big tools like Iconographer or IconBuilder to create icons for an application. These tools may be a good choice for someone that creates icons all day long, but if you just need to create an icon once in a while, you’re much better suited with something simple, something without tons […]
I had some fun with Platypus this weekend. First thing what I did was a “clone” of Chaos Antidote using a PHP script. I’ll let you download that one later after some bug testing. Anyway, I did a second application with Platypus, PHP Executer. Just drop any normal PHP file over it and it will […]
Scripts are often a lot easier to write than real native applications written in Objective-C or similar languages. Especially a lot of web programmers often struggle when they start to write “real” applications. However, there’s a way to use scripting languages to write native apps, application wrappers. Platypus is one such wrapper. Some features:
Supports shell […]
Nah, this isn’t a new sport for nerds, I don’t force you to mount an external harddisk and launch an application on it as fast as possible, really, but what else could this “Set, mount and launch!” be you may ask? Lets say you have an external firewire harddisk for your regular backups. Normally you […]
There are many ways too logically organize information and ideas, the simplest way would be to use a text editor or a piece of paper and just write them down. Now of course the simplest way is not always the best way, sometimes to get the best results you just have to go along a […]
I don’t work in the Film, TV or Theatre industry, but like so many other people, once in a while I have an amazing idea for a movie, just not the time or motivation to really start writing the script. Now I want to write a book someday as well, not that I will do […]
Lets say you’re working on a multimedia project together with a group of people spread over the whole world. It’s not a paid project and you have to share music, videos and source code with them, sometimes with all of them and they not even use the same OS as you. What do you do? […]
To gain maximum knowledge of the network world, go for some online courses like N10-003 and SY0-101. You will easily be able to play with the wireless cable concept. It will not be hard to install a computer software without any instructions. Not only this, you will also be able to work on a remote pc software. Sounds too good? Bet it is!
