Archive for March, 2009
Free Software: DropBurn
Here’s a quick little utility for quickly burning ISO & DMG files: DropBurn! Just add it to your Dock, insert a blank CD or DVD disc, and drop the ISO or DMG file on the icon to burn. A text box appears to show progress and will stay up after burning until you click Quit. [...]
Free Software: P Diddle
I know, I know, I’m stretching for names now This is a simple little app that launches the Boot Plist as well as the SystemConfiguration folder for quick access. When I’m doing dev work on the Hackintosh side of things, I like to be able to pop open my Boot Plist file quickly to [...]
Free Software: DNS Nuke
I read a nice article about clearing your DNS cache if you’re having web-related issues, so I decided to whip it into a little quick-run app! You may also want to reset your router to flush its DNS cache as well.
Download Here
Icon courtesy of troyboydesign. Code for geeks:
dscacheutil -flushcache
Free Software: KextSpy
Ever wonder what kexts are running on your system? Wonder no more! Introducing KextSpy, a simple app that display the status of all dynamically-loaded kernel extensions in TextEdit, where you can then view it or save it. It loads not only the name of the kext, but also the version number as well as various other [...]
Whip your Fonts into Shape
E-book freebie from Extensis - Font Management in Mac OS X: Best Practices Guide (5th edition). Covers Leopard, CS4, and a bit of Office.
Download here (PDF)
Some more useful font-related stuff by The Apple Blog’s Font School series:
Fonts 101: A Font Primer
Fonts 201: Font Management Apps for the Mac
Fonts 301: Managing Font and Font Problems
Fonts 401: Additional Font [...]
I’m Too Sexy for my iMac
Shuttle has gotten official with the X50, due out at the end of March ‘09 (this month, people!).
Features:
Dual-core 1.6ghz Atom 330 CPU
1GB RAM
15.6″ 1366×768 Touchscreen LCD
Intel GMA950 GPU with VGA output
160GB Hard Drive
1.3mp Webcam with Mic and built-in Speakers
5 USB 2.0 ports
802.11n
$499
What we don’t know:
Bluetooth?
Is the 802.11n card compatible with OS X?
How easy is it [...]
Killer RAID Card 1/2 Off
Newegg has the HightPoint RocketRAID 4320 8x PCI-e SATA/SAS RAID card for only $330 shipped (saw this on BareFeats.com). This is similar to the official $700 Mac Pro RAID card, but has the advantage of being both cheaper AND bootable (via cloning). BareFeats did a RAID 0 test as well as a RAID 5/6 test [...]
Need a Webcam?
If you’re in the market for a webcam, look no further than the Dynex DX-WEB1C. Where? On eBay! These beauties go for about $15 shipped and are absolutely marvelous…1/2 the size of my Logitech webcams with a better picture and WAY better price. This is the best webcam I have ever used, period. Special thanks to [...]
Best. Day. Ever.
Just to recap the iPhone OS v3.0 announcements:
MMS
Landscape E-mail
Copy & Paste (with Shake to Undo)
Push Notifications (for reals this time)
1,000 new APIs
P2P over Bluetooth (primary target seems gaming)
Spotlight search
Turn-by-turn directions approved for apps
Google Maps API for other apps (although not for GPS)
Landscape keyboard in all major apps
Voice Memos
Notes Syncing
A2DP Bluetooth (wireless stereo headphones!)
Shake to Shuffle [...]