Frankly Speaking

Wed, 13 Aug 2003 02:15:06 GMT

iPodRip takes music off an iPod and puts it back on a Mac, and then imports it into iTunes. This program basically makes an iPod an effective backup for iTunes music files.

Sun, 15 Jun 2003 19:00:07 GMT

Radio Userland seems to be designed to only work with Internet Explorer, at least on my Mac. Now that Microsoft has said they will no longer develop Internet Explorer for the Mac, I wonder what Userland will switch Radio to?

Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:58:14 GMT

I've been checking out Mozilla Firebird. So far I have found it to be a dog performance wise, and I must of installed a buggy extension because now ever time I start Firebird up I get an error message.

Wed, 07 May 2003 19:36:27 GMT

What's the big deal with Longhorn?

3D Graphis integrated into the OS
Database based file storage called Windows Future Storage

Wed, 07 May 2003 02:48:29 GMT

Big trouble in Pistonville. Chauncy Billips has just turned an ankle. There is a little over two minutes left, and the Pistons have a seven point lead. They may win this battle, but lose the war if Chauncy's injury is severe.

Wed, 07 May 2003 00:25:43 GMT

The Pistons are shooting the lights out... literally, the game is delayed because some of the lights in the Palace are out.

Wed, 07 May 2003 00:13:19 GMT

Ok, it's Pistons and Sixers... second round of the NBA playoffs. Pistons in seven?

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 23:06:15 GMT

I see that the Detroit Lions went ahead and drafted Charles Rogers. They didn't have much of a choice really, because they need a big play receiver to compliment Joey Harrington. It will be interesting to see whether Rogers can have a big impact in his rookie season.

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:46:37 GMT

The reason why I ended up using iDVD is that iPhoto doesn't provide a way to create a CD slideshow from a photo album. iPhoto provides a way to create slide shows complete with background music, so I don't understand why Apple doesn't provide an easy way to create a slideshow CD from that album.

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 22:40:48 GMT

I procrastinated this afternoon from working on the book to play with iDVD. I put together a nice slide show of pictures that Ruth and I took when we were in Colorado for Christmas. The software is pretty easy to figure out, and it's not too difficult to put together a nice looking DVD. One thing that I wish it would let me do, however, is select multiple songs from iTunes to play on the sound track for a slideshow. I look forward to playing more with this program.

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:05:30 GMT

Easter pictures

Use LaunchBar to Maximize Safari Windows

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:04:32 GMT

I've figured out how to invoke the Safari Maximize Window script using Launchbar. The trick is to open the script and then save it as an application. Force Launchbar to re-scan the the folder where you saved the script, and then enter an abbreviation. (My scripts folder is in my personal library folder, so I had to add that to Launchbar's preferences before it would scan.)

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:04:48 GMT

One of the things I really want to play around with in Mac OS X is AppleScript. Mike Wendland provides a link to a bunch of AppleScripts that work with Safari. I am sure the one that I will use the most is the script that maximizes all Safari windows to the full size of the screen. One of the things that irritates me about Mac OS X is that it doesn't really have such a maximize function like Windows. Instead the "green button" opens a window to the largest size you ever had. So if you only ever opened a window to 6" x 6" that will be the maximum size unless you make the window larger. I suppose there is irony in my irritation. In reality I don't use "windows" I use screens, and toggle (Alt-Tab or Command-Tab) through them. Microsoft Windows' maximize button makes this easy enough that I suspect many people are like me and don't really use windows in Windows. Perhaps it should be called Microsoft Screens XP?