SymbolicLinker is a tiny contextual menu plugin (for Puma through Leopard users) and software service (for Snow Leopard & later users) that, once installed, allows any user to create symbolic links to files inside the Finder. SymbolicLinker does this by adding a contextual menu item to the Finder that generates symbolic links to the selected [...]
Another quick bit of AppleScript for Aperture The ID of the keyword is usually the keyword e.g. “Portrait” N.B. You must select files that have the keyword otherwise the script will error. set input to “” tell application “Aperture” set imgSel to (get selection) if imgSel is {} then error “Please select an image.” else [...]
ABC’s iView technology is great. Being able to catch-up on shows you’ve missed or forgotten to set the recorder for is very handy. Unlike remembering to set the recorder iView is only available on a flash enabled, internet connected device – basically a laptop or desktop computer. This leaves the iPhone completely out in the [...]
This Swedish video streaming site has a fascinating collection of footage from the 1915 World Expo in San Fancisco. via Världsutställningen 1915 invigs (utan ljud) – Öppet arkiv | SVT Play.
I recently cam et the conclusion that my workflow in Aperture was flawed and decided that I wanted to convert several hundred of my albums to projects but that I did not want to change the structure of my library in any other way. After some fiddling around with AppleScript I acme up with the [...]
When I recently tried to get NTFS working on my 10.6.3 server I came across this post about activating native NFS support in Snow Leopard. Sufficed to say, being a bear of little brain, I did not get it working. It did, however, lead me to a curiosity. The article instructs us to edit the [...]
The recent purchase of a WD TV mini media player to keep the Munchkin amused has sent me scurrying back to the dark side. For the life of me I could not get the cute little bugger (the WD TV mini not the Munchkin) to recognise a HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) formatted hard drive, even [...]
fruux is a lightweight and convenient system preference pane, that syncs your Address Book, Calendars, Tasks and Bookmarks between different Macs. via fruux – Just Sync, No-frills!. Worth keeping an eye on especially if you think paying for a Mobile Me account is a rip-off.
The IMPOSSIBLE project has finally announced the availability of their new Polaroid-style instant film. The new film will be available (according to their web site) March 25, 2010. I’m looking forward to dusting off my old Polaroid cameras and having some instant fun . Ref: http://tinyurl.com/yfkhhen
Aviary’s entire suite of media editing tools is now available for free. I’ve watched the progress of this, very ambitious, project for some time now and jumped out of my seat when I heard this news. Online media editing tools, some hands-down better then those offered by the big boys (Adobe), all for free: Phoenix [...]
