iPhone double tap for period feature
Posted on January 10th, 2010 by Brad
Every operating system in existence should have the iPhone’s double-tap-spacebar-to-place-a-period-then-start-a-new-sentence feature. I find myself trying to use it while typing emails and stuff in Outlook at work and other various applictions. It’s a very natural mechanic.
How-to: Rename a batch of files in 10.6 Snow Leopard
Posted on January 8th, 2010 by Brad
If this How-to looks familiar it’s because I wrote a similar How-to back in April of ‘09. That How-to used an Automator workflow that was saved as a Finder plug-in and enabled you to select multiple files and then control-click those files and choose an action from the “more” sub-menu and from there the Automator workflow would kick off so you could rename multiple files at once. It worked well for 10.5 Leopard but with 10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple has dropped the Finder plug-in functionality in favor of Services, which is actually something that’s been around for a long time. (I’m not gonna get into the history of Services, Google it!)
With this How-to I’ll show you how to use the Services menu in Finder to rename multiple files at once, duplicating a function that, believe it or not, exists in the Windows operating system but does not exist in the Mac operating system. Luckily, this is a very simple Automator workflow so it runs quick and, once saved as a Finder service, actually gives you more renaming options than the rename option in Windows does.
Ready? Let’s do it! Continue reading this entry »
We are but a mere spec
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by Brad
We are insignificant, and don’t forget it!
Enterasys AP’s…. Now With 4 Glowing Nipples!
Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Jon
I like nipples, but I don’t need them on my network equipment.
$1,000 HDMI cable, forged from unicorn horns, by actual unicorns
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Brad
The unfathomable geniuses at Wireworld have come up with the solution to your problem… You just spent $2,000 on a new HD big screen and a new blu-ray player but are far too rich to use the HDMI cable that came in the box. Instead, you need a way to spend another $1,000 on an HDMI cable that meets your exceedingly high standards. So, you fire up your diamond encased, custom-made-by-Steve-Jobs-himself Mac Pro while sitting on a pile of gold and order this ridiculous cable for $1,000. Then you think to yourself, damn, I am rich. Excellent.
Ok, so I’m not kidding, it really is $1,000, you can check the link yourself, but in case you’re too lazy to click let me highlight a couple gems from their page… Continue reading this entry »