Birds resting on the arches over the water fountain in front of Toronto's city hall.

Instant shot

01.23.07

Translated version of http://www.digitalwaters.net/progetti/2006/12/27/instantshot-v2.html

The original page is in Italian (I believe), but the program is used to capture screen images, even multiple over time.  Looks pretty nice.  I’ll test it to replace the Widget I use for the same thing.  Instant Shot, combined with Desktopple, would make for some nice, clean screen captures.

Ripping video for portability

01.23.07

I had linked to info about Any Video Converter in an earlier post.  Two more popping up on the radar:
AutoGK Homepage - THE tool for XviD / DivX conversion for the PC and http://handbrake.m0k.org/ for the Mac.

Download of the Day: Midnight Inbox 1.0 Preview (Mac) - Lifehacker

01.23.07

Download of the Day: Midnight Inbox 1.0 Preview (Mac) - Lifehacker

Nice looking bit of software.  Wish I could find something this powerful to install on my server.  So far, the wiki is fine, but most other apps are too complex or limiting in what they provide for GTD.

Search Free Fonts - over 13,000 free fonts available for download

01.23.07

Search Free Fonts - over 13,000 free fonts available for download

13,000 fonts?  Free?  Really?   What, exactly, do you do with that many fonts?  I surrender.

Quotiki.com - Search and Share Your Favorite Quotations

01.23.07

AutoStitch

01.23.07

AutoStitch

Well, the bloggorhia (spelling???) continues.  I’m so in love with taking images, but don’t do so well with the follow up.  But, one of my NY resolutions is to get everything ready for Peru and then get it all online before the end of March.  I’ve got to test autostitch out, soon.  Then I can go nuts at Machu Picchu and photograph everything in one huge orgy of megapixels.

Extremely Useful Macbook Freeware

01.23.07

Extremely Useful Macbook Freeware

An ongoing list of, as it says, extremely useful macbook freeware.

Eyeglasses Stores are for Suckers « 3mew.com

01.23.07

Eyeglasses Stores are for Suckers « 3mew.com

Interesting little article about getting your eyeglasses for a lot less than you get at the retail outlets.  Goes along with my new idea of finding alternate methods for saving money by straying off the beaten path.

Literature and Latte - Scrivener

01.23.07

Literature and Latte - Scrivener

I sit here, finally recuperating from some kind of evil cold/flu thing, and feel like I should be writing.  Yet, I just don’t have it in me.  So I put in a movie and stare at Scrivener on my screen and try to understand the workflow.

I have the gold version, which was free, and have used it to a limited degree.  Looks like a great app for Mac-based writers.  Keep everything in one place.  Notes, characters, research and places.

I’m slowly moving my work into the older version and will post some screen captures once I’ve had time to get it in place.

MEDIAPORTAL - free MediaCenter HTPC Software - Home

01.23.07

MEDIAPORTAL - free MediaCenter HTPC Software - Home

As much as I love SageTV, I’m concerned about being pushed to HD pretty soon.  This might be a great, and free, app for replacing Sage as my PVR engine of choice.