Links tagged with “macosx”
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Duct Tape And Turing Machines » python-mysql under Snow Leopard
Might need this soon.
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Equinux - Mac software to watch, chat and record digital TV
The Tube. Looks like an interesting alternative to something like EyeTV for watching and recording TV, if you have a tuner. Plus social gubbins.
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Fader | iPlayer Grabber, the iPlayer downloader for Mac OS X
iPlayer has ceased to function on my G4 PowerBook - it gets about one frame per second. But iPlayer Grabber lets me watch things on it. Hurrah!
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RipIt
I used this to rip some DVDs a couple of weeks ago and it Just Worked, where others failed.
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Developer Color Picker
Quite handy, although I wish it gave the option to display the Color Values in CSS friendly hex too. (via Daring Fireball)
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Tow.com » MsgFiler
This is a handy little thing to make Apple’s Mail application a bit more wieldy if you have lots of folders.
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MailSteward
A pay-for Mac app that archives email into SQLite or MySQL databases. Looks pretty awesome for searchable backups. Need the pro version for large volumes of email (>100,000 messages).
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Safari 4 benchmarked: 42x faster than IE 7, 3.5x faster than Firefox 3 - Crave at CNET UK
Shockingly bad bar charts. 3D bars drawn in perspective don’t help with comparisons.
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iCraig » Geotagger
A Mac app for using Google Earth to add GPS coordinates to photos’ EXIF data. A shame iPhoto doesn’t update its cached data though. (via Lee)
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Fraser Speirs – On the Flickr support in iPhoto ‘09
I know Speirs could be accused of bias but it doesn’t sound like iPhoto ‘09’s Flickr integration is going to be any use to me at all. Sounds awful. (via Daring Fireball)
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Mathusalem - Google Code
Interesting-sounding backup utility for Mac OS X. Backs up in the background to “local drives, iDisk, WebDAV, AFP, SMB, FTP, SFTP or Amazon S3”. Maybe for when StrongSpace finally disappears. (via Tom Taylor on Twitter)
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Cornerstone vs. Versions, Again
Comparing Mac Subversion clients. (via Daring Fireball)
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Changing the short username in Leopard | Macworld
This was very useful after Migration Assistant insisted I couldn’t have the same username on my new MacBook as on my old PowerBook. Grrrr.
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Versions - Mac Subversion Client (SVN)
Nice looking Subversion client for the Mac (er, like it says). (via TUAW)
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How to move your iTunes library (more safely than I did) - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
For future ref, including comments.
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iSquint - iPod Video Made Easy.
Free converter for making video into iPod/iPhone-friendly video. (via Haddock)
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Nkreeger.com - projects
“… a native cocoa mail client that uses the Mozilla mail/news library and the gecko browser view that Camino uses.” Early days.
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AntiRSI - TECH.inhelsinki.nl
I’ve tried a few apps that nag you to take a break from the computer. I was using TimeOut but this manages to be both more subtle and more insistent.
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WideMail
Another Mail.app plugin that gives you a three column interface. Better / worse / different to Letterbox?
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Aaron.harnly.net » Letterbox
A plugin for Mail.app that rearranges the interface into three columns, which might help me survive the switch from Eudora.
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Eudora Mailbox Cleaner
After nearly 14 years with Eudora I might switch to Mail.app when I upgrade to Leopard. This looks like just what I need for exporting and importing my life safely.
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Adactio: Journal — Hacky holidays on OS X
How to set up virtual hosts, PHP5 and MySQL on Leopard, for when I upgrade soonish.
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Peter Maurer - Witch
Application switcher for Mac that lets you switch between windows, not just applications. Very handy for those of us trying to avoid the mouse. Oodles of options.
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Soundstream
If I used a screensaver… Reacts to sounds it hears through your Mac’s microphone. Only appeared on my PowerBook’s screen, not the external monitor, but still nice.