April 2008
36 posts
BoConcept →
Lots of very nicely designed furniture and homestuffs here.
How to install 802.11n into a Mac Mini →
I’m going to attempt this during my time off, so having step-by-step instructions is probably a good idea.
Oven Mit Apron →
Combines an apron with oven mitts into one object.
Coda Clips →
As the URL says, a big ol’ collection of clips for Panic’s all-in-one text editor Coda.
Presdo →
Simply designed, well-executed invite system that I might actually use to organize a geek’s night out one of these days…
TypeRacer →
Typing speed race against others. So much fun and makes all of those typing classes in high school seem worthwhile.
MedVisit Web →
I had no idea this existed - home visits by doctors, covered by Ontario Health insurance. Definitely will use this next time instead of sitting at the hospital for hours.
Pipes: Social Media Firehose →
Super cool Yahoo! Pipe that allows you to monitor “social media” (aka Flickr, digg, twitter, etc.) for mentions of your product.
Toronto Start-up Index - April 2008 →
Is it sad or telling or both that I haven’t heard of most of these companies?
Poolga →
“iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers for the rest of us.” Lots of beautiful work to gussy up your iPhone.
Richard Franiec's Components →
Add-ons for the Powershot G9, including a really useful looking metal grip.
Lensmate →
Add-on lens hood / extender for Powershot G9 cameras that allows you to use filters / lenses with the G9.
CushyCMS →
Really nice, straight-forward CMS system for basic editing of web content - looks good for simple client edit needs.
Noobkit →
Extensive Rails documentation site - as if I really understand any of this, but you never know.
qGallery - beta 0.8.9 →
Lovely gallery that is *very* similar (in all of the good ways) to the .Mac photo gallery.
Kid-Proof Your Home Theater →
I just went through this exercise a few weeks ago, but it’s still good to get some more tips on making sure everything’s on the up-and-up.
Supercharge Your Camera with Open-Source CHDK... →
For Canon cameras only, I think. Pretty fascinating - is there anything left that isn’t hackable?
FontStruct | Build, Share, Download Fonts →
Interesting looking flash-based font editor from FontShop.
Free Photoshop browser templates for webdesigners... →
Great for putting mockups into a number of different browser’s chrome
Media Center Macintosh Project →
I keep thinking I should set something like this up… but I’m lazy.
Fold-Ins, Past and Present - The New York Times →
Wonderful collection of “Al Jaffee’s fold-ins for Mad magazine, from the 1960’s to the present, in interactive form”.
Set up a free CalDAV server →
Nice set of instructions on getting the open source CalDAV server up and running.