Firefox 3 RC1 Extensions

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Now that Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is out, I've decided to give it a proper trial. I had tried running Firefox 2 and 3 in parallel on my macbook, but found that 3 would always try and become the default browser, which annoyed me enough to get rid of it. ...

Djay from algoriddim - How to become an OS X iTunes Djay in your bedroom

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Djay from algoriddim.com is an awesome piece of software. It plugs into your itunes library and lets you spin and mix on two virtual record decks. The application is intuitive and easy, and the best facsimile I've ever seen of actually spinning the wheels of steel on a computer. ...

The Best Freeware Icon Editor

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

IcoFX is the best freeware icon editor for Windows. Aside from some really crap, not-worth-mentioning, alternatives like GoldIcon, this is really it when you want a freeware icon editor that you can, apparently, use commercially. Bonus: IcoFX is also available in an alternative zero-install portable app format.

Microsoft Silverlight vs Adobe Flash and Windows Media Player vs Adobe Media Player

Monday, April 16th, 2007

For years now I've heard tell of 'Sparkle', Microsoft's supposed alternative to the Flash player / platform. At the time of this writing you can find search results on mcrosoft.com about sparkle, but few of those pages exist, and none of the actual product links. I'm guessing, but I ...

Aptana Screencast of YUI integration

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Aptana - the java-based front-end web editor - has some great functionality.  Check out their screencast using Aptana and YUI

Sync Your Windows Mobile Pocket PC with Mozilla Thunderbird

Friday, November 17th, 2006

FinchSync is something I've been waiting a couple of years for.  From the site: FinchSync is a tool for synchronizing contacts, appointments and tasks from Mozilla email and calendar products with a Pocket PC or SmartPhone. 

PocketHPH — A PHP Engine for the Pocket PC Platform

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

PocketHPH -- A PHP Engine for the Pocket PC Platform

WPPlugins.org

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

WPPlugins.org has a tasty collection of ... you guessed it: WordPress plugins

Mint: A Fresh Look at Your Site

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Mint: A Fresh Look at Your Site.  Mint, built by Shaun Inman, is one of the best (javascript-based) stats tracking apps out there.  It's most powerful feature? Enabling users to build their own extensions to the system, called "Peppers".  You might want to check out Pepper Mint Tea for some ...

Microsoft Max

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Microsoft Max is a photo viewing and sharing application (which requires .Net Framework 3.0) - and they've now added an RSS Reader into it. It looks ... lovely! Linked via TechCrunch.