I do not have access to a Linux box, and will not for some time, which means I am unable to experiment with fvwm-crystal. It got a review on slashdot, but more interesting to me than the ‘eye-candy’ that they were interested in, is the fact that it is a desktop environment based around [...]
This /. post caught my eye. The story that it was attached to was a load of speculative nonsense, but the comment itself makes a lot of sense. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the copyright deities, I’ll post part of it here:
You know, as a programmer, I get really tired [...]
For a product from company that prides itself on producing easy to use, attractive software, the current version of the iTunes Music Store seems poor. I have no quarrel at all with the attractive front page and the the similar pages, which are clear and inviting, and promise easy browsing.
Yet one is only a [...]
Only of interest to OS X users, but two very useful programs caught my eye recently, both freeware.
Screenshot Plus lives on the dashboard, and can capture screenshots, images of windows or images of widgets. Nicely put together and works very well. Can even take timed shots.
Paparazzi takes “screenshots” of webpages.
Podzinger is a search engine with a difference - it searches audio files. Specifically, it is set up to search “podcasts” for words and phrases, so that if, for example, you were seized by a sudden urge to hear someone talk to you about Tony Blair you could do so.
So far so useless. [...]
Given the number of people with Weblogs, the large number of which appear to be operated by “Geeks” of one stripe or another, the small number of clients to assist with posting is quite surprising - perhaps even a tribute to the success of web-based applications. As with web-based email, convenience seems to be [...]