December 22, 2005. I’d like to mention a new album briefly, Uh-Oh by the Notes and Scratches. I designed both the site and the album art, but what really shines here is the music—It’s a lovely record that’s been getting generous amounts of praise: “Dumas and crew do almost nothing disagreeable and, with near-nauseating charisma, charm to no end. “Uh-Oh” deserves multiple, multiple listens.”… Read more »
December 21, 2005. It’s been a while since I posted an update… Far too busy working! I’ve had a few inquiries from my last Tense Log update about beta testing, so I thought I’d post a bit more. First off, although I thought I was close to beta testing back in March, I’m still not quite there yet. I want to be certain the database design is final first (so I won’t have to spend time writing update scripts for… Read more »
September 11, 2005. In response to my Bluetooth Switch widget, I had someone ask me if it would be possible to make a similar widget for the firewall. After realizing the code would be nearly identical to the Bluetooth widget, I decided to go ahead and make one. It only took a few hours to put together, and I spent most of that time just making the icon! Visit my Mac Goodies section to download it. Read more »
September 11, 2005. Firefox is a pretty great browser, especially in the Windows world. Its support for extensions and themes make it the most customizable browser available, an area where I’d love to see others step up to the plate. But in the Mac world, Firefox has a lot of problems. A lot of new Mac users rush to download it, thinking that Safari just couldn’t possibly compare. I can understand this if you’re… Read more »
August 29, 2005. Junk mail filters have become a standard feature for email applications. RSS readers are a bit different—you have complete control over the feeds you subscribe to, so it seems logical that there’s just no need to filter the data. But I’m not convinced. I subscribe to quite a few feeds. At the moment, 112 of them. I have 3905 unread items, and that’s a nightmare to deal with. I don’t… Read more »