January 2012
1 post
The Mac, the Lion, the Spotify and the tale of the...
This one was driving me nuts. On occasion it seemed that my Magic Mouse was malfunctioning. If the mouse had been left in one position for a couple of seconds, the first mouse click thereafter would not register. If I clicked a second time, it would work. The built-in trackpad exhibited the same problem, so it had to be a software issue.
OK, off google-hunting for an answer, which led me to...
June 2011
1 post
Go the F--k to Sleep →
Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep.
If this isn’t linkworthy, I don’t know what is. Short audiobook from Audible, free for a limited time.
April 2011
4 posts
The Art of Endless Upgrades →
Kevin Kelly on maintenance and upgrading:
I used to upgrade begrudgingly (why upgrade if it still works?), and at the last possible moment. The trouble is familiar. Upgrade this and suddenly you need to upgrade that, which triggers upgrades everywhere. A “tiny” upgrade of even a minor part can be hugely disruptive. But as our personal technology became more complex, more...
Tweetbot is here
Let me join the chorus: The best Twitter client so far – Tweetbot – has arrived. Thumbs up from Daring Fireball, Shawn Blanc and all the other guys that know what they’re talking about (and have been betatesting it for a while), so you really can’t go wrong.
So do we need another Twitter client? Nopes. Do we need a better Twitter client? Always.
Oh, and if you’re like me who...
GoPano micro - Capture 360º videos from an iPhone... →
The Kickstarter concept and many of the ideas that are posted on the site are absolutely mindblowing. Take a look at this project (which has already raised 4+ times the goal): A lens for the iPhone 4 to make 360º panoramic videos.
(via TUAW)
Backblaze/mds CPU spike problem in OS X
I had an annying problem with the fans on my Macbook Pro running constantly. Checking my CPU usage (with the excellent iStats Menus 3) revealed that the ‘mds’ and ‘mdworker’ processes were the culprits, which basically meant that Spotlight was constantly indexing my hard drive.
Knowing that my hard drive probably didn’t need that amount of indexing, I figured...
March 2011
2 posts
The Cosmonaut →
The Glif guys are at it again, this time with a wide-grip stylus for touch-screens.
I backed the Glif - as I have the Cosmonaut - and I must say these guys come off as a couple of really nice, genuine entrepreneurs. They tried something new this time, giving the first 3000 backers the option of selecting their own price. Those 3000 slots were filled in 48 hours.
Since they (disappointingly)...
