Archives for November, 2007

Weighted Companion Cube Icon (OS X)


*Update* I noticed a comment that the icon was only 128×128. I’ve recreated it as a 512×512 icon so now it looks even better in Leopard’s Cover Flow. updated icon Because no one else seems to have done one yet and because it makes your Mac’s HDD look cooler than ever I present to you [...]

Winter is coming – tell the BBC


I’ve just checked. Winter officially starts on 22nd December 2007 at 6:08 GMT. This means that, apart from Christmas being around the corner, the BBC have less than a month to meet the promised autumn release for the iPlayer. It remains ominously quiet and all the usual disclaimers about Macs not being supported remain on [...]

Blogging with MarsEdit 2


I’ve been using MarsEdit for a couple of months now through trial and eventual purchase and its my editor of choice for blogging, and so it should be as its a cracking little application. It’s all but perfect… but. That but is a real biggie for me and almost stopped me buying it however a [...]

A little bit of help


I’m still finding new things in Leopard. The most recent is the new Help search. I don’t often use the Help menu but I was looking up another new feature in Mail when I found a cool new action. If your search string flags up possible matching menu items they are listed and if you [...]

Free Fawkes


Yesterday turned out to be quite a financially advantageous evening. Free food, wine, beer, fireworks and to top it all off we were gifted a professional display by virtue of standing in a nearby field.

Boos and bangs


Halloween was excellent this year. We are still socially hibernating till I get a steady job so the usual fancy dress party we have was forsaken in exchange for a more cosy night of frights. I had the usual big pot of chilli on the go and a roaring fire in the hearth. I set [...]