February 2008
51 posts
Code Search - O'Reilly Labs →
The code from nearly 700 O’Reilly books, all indexed and fully searchable.
Plan your room in 3D →
We’re deep in the wilds of babyproofing, so I’ll probably return to this tool again, and again, and again…
Find As You Type for Internet Explorer - ookii.org →
I so rarely need to run IE 6 or 7, but when I have to installing this feature will make it less painful.
TimesMachine - New York Times →
Crazy-cool browser to view over 70 years of archived New York Times editions.
Trick your brain into seeing a b&w photo as colour →
Really incredible optical illusion.
Bluelounge - SpaceStation →
Nice looking 4-port USB hub with built-in cable management designed for laptops.
WatchSolar, with Lyrics. Abso-fucking-lutely gorgeous animations created in Processing. There are a bunch more here, and they’re all completely worthy.
Platform Home | Scribd →
They’re trying to pimp this as “iPaper”. It’s basically FlashPaper with a few extra features. I can easily see a client asking for this, though, so bookmarked.
Linksys PAP2 Dial Plan Tutorial →
I’m looking into CallCentric.com as our new VOIP provider and I’ll probably need this nerdery to configure the phone adapter.
Install the GD Library on Leopard →
I’m farting around with Drupal 6 which requires the GD Library, so I’ll need this how-to.
Ignore all facebook requests button →
Bookmarklet that automatically presses all of the “ignore” buttons on the Facebook notifications page. You better bet this is getting added to my browser.
Buildbot →
Might be a good option for autobuilding Path Finder nightllies.
Many Tricks releases "Name Mangler" →
Once known as File List, this release boasts a new name, a new icon, and Path Finder 4 support. It’s also still freeware. All most excellent!
SIPBroker - Login →
I’m not totally sure I understand this, but I think it might come in handy with our home VOIP service.
AwkwardTV - AppleTV Wiki →
Lots and lots and lots of information on hacking the AppleTV. I don’t own one… yet.
Mono →
Developer .NET applications on Mac OS X, Linux, etc. I hope I never need to use this.
Grid Designer 2 →
Online grids / CSS generator. . Not sure how useful this is, but saving for later anyway.
JavaScript-based Amazon Web Services Simple... →
Exactly as the title says - this helps you figure out how much it’ll cost you to store that 250G file up on Amazon’s S3 service.
Guide - Upgrading to 1.1.3 (BL3.9) v1.0.1 →
Apparently this hacks the bootloader of the phone itself, which isn’t updated by apple when new firmwares are released. Hmmm.
Movable Type Design Assistant →
Haven’t played with this yet, but it looks great.
cabel.name: FancyZoom 1.0 →
Cabel (he of Panic software) releases his super slick image zooming code for all to use.
Mac OS X: Creating a login hook →
I know you’re supposed to use launchd for launching scripts at login, but this works, too.
Icon Design Explained (Quickly) →
Jon Hicks posts slides from a talk on icon design where he shows his workflow in creating the Path Finder icon.
WatchEven better, a video demo. This is a perfect example of why Apple is so far ahead of any other technology manufacturer right now.
SuperCook - The Intelligent Recipe Search Engine →
Search by ingredients - not a new idea, but not too badly implemented here. Now about that shrimp…
International Journal of Design →
Recommended by Don Norman on the IxDA mailing list.
