Archive for October, 2005
Microsoft doesn’t like orange RSS icon
Microsoft doesn’t want to use the “normal” orange RSS icon. Check out their suggestions for a new icon for their web feeds. I don’t think they look any nice…
The A-list bloggers are on Plazes
“eHub: What is the one thing you’re most proud of about the project? Plazes: That we not only have over 10.000 users but only the smartest and webbiest. Everyone from Jimbo Wales to Joi Ito to the research labs of Yahoo, MS, Google or Apple to the Web 2.0 protagonists to all the A-list bloggers [...]
Good things come…
Very funny Guinness ad.
Convert timecode from one framerate to another
iOS software has a widget that converts from one framerate to another. You need Mac OS X 10.4 to run it. If you need to do calculations from timecode to lenghts on film…
Showtime – share your screen with others
Showtime lets you share your Mac screen with others, if they know your IP address. If they are on your local LAN, Bonjour will help them find you (if you are running Showtime). Showtime is free.
Oyvind’s favourite Mac OS X applications
Since people are asking, I’m going to write about the applications I use on my Mac. This first article will be a list that I change from from time to time. I also will make posts on the advanced use of some of them. More after the jump!
How to create Amazing circles
Kamome has made an excellent technique for making amazing circles. This is a more detailed description: Make a square selection 1. Open an image in Photoshop (screenshots are from Photoshop CS2 on Mac). Higher resolution and size will give better results. I have used a picture I took myself some time ago. If you want [...]
How much storage does 10 seconds of DV take on your drive?
Or 15 seconds of uncompressed 10-bit SDI? No problem. Just use Digital Heaven’s new VideoSpace widget. Enter your quality and the length of the clip, and the widget tells you how much storage.
The funniest word…
…is Heffalomp. What’s your’s? Why? It is so fun to say. Say it loud a couple of times. It will stick to your brain for the rest of the day. (In English: Heffalump)
Upcoming
I have used Upcoming for some time to see who’s going to concerts. It’s a nice system, but unfortunately there are quite few users where I live. Hopefully this will change now that Yahoo has bought Upcoming. I have also added my Upcoming events in the left sidebar on the main page (not on individual [...]
Fantastic circles
Have a look at some fantastic circles. Made by yours truly and uploaded to Flickr. The whole set is here. UPDATE: See how to do this yourself!
NetNewsWire sold to NewsGator
NetNewsWire is one of my favourite applications on the Mac. Yesterday Brent Simmons, the developer of NetNewsWire, sold his program to NewsGator Technologies, Inc. There are two press releases on the site of NewsGator, an ordinary one and a much better one. I like this! Congratulations to Brent and his wife. Very good for them. [...]
