But it’s not a link! I am rather tired of Read Me and help files under OS X that have Web and e-mail address links colored with the default browser link colors, but do not function as actual links. If you are writing a help file in which addresses will be displayed, write [...]
A friend was having trouble installing the OS X version of Mozilla Firebird. This process is usually extremely simple: double-click the compressed file (assuming your browser or compression utility doesn’t handle such things automatically), mount the disk image, then drag the application to wherever you would like it to reside.
I was perplexed as to [...]
Apple is not going to expend valuable resources adding support for OGG Vorbis (I know it is a good codec) or incorporating the LAME encoder in iTunes.
There is already a Vorbis QuickTime plug-in and there are numerous free LAME encoding front ends for OS X.
Here’s a somewhat amusing quote from Robert Scoble (while he was still at UserLand):
every PC today is really a macintosh | Acts of Volition
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Virginia Howlett at Microsoft told me she designed Windows using a Macintosh (she was lead interface designer on Windows 3x). I have a feeling that she moved over to Windows 95 shortly [...]
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Misc. An interface for Internet audio streams more like the Library and Music Store browsing interfaces is one of the few things I would change about iTunes.
Two panes spanning the full height of the window - genre in the left, station in the right. This would allow for easier categorical browsing.
The downside would be that [...]
This idea came to me as I was both using iTunes’s Smart Playlists and managing my bookmarks in Safari. Since both Safari and Camino’s bookmarks are stored in an XML format, I’m sure it is possible to add several useful meta-data types to them. A rating option and a comment field (already available [...]
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General I would like to be able to drag the address bar link/icon from Safari to the Mail Dock icon to open a new message with that URL in the body. This sounds reasonable to me. Some of my other ideas may be wacky or impractical, but I don’t think that is the case [...]
Apple is giving away a registered copy of iBlog to all .Mac subscribers, but I don’t think most MovableType users will find it of much use. While the interface is nice and it integrates decently with several of Apple’s iApps, it is missing too many great features. I’ll be sticking with Kung-Log + [...]
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OS X One of AtStake’s executives, Daniel E. Geer Jr., was canned shortly after the release of a report he contributed to that was critical of Microsoft’s software security. AtStake supposedly works closely with Microsoft, who say they had nothing to do with his dismissal. Still seems fishy.
AP story at the Seattle Times.
Daniel E. Geer [...]
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Misc. Safari has a real usability problem: trying to drag an address bar link from one tab to another that is open to your Bookmarks library is impossible. This is rather irritating.
I have no idea if this is possible, but how about making the tab open to Bookmarks spring-loaded? If I drag an [...]
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I am Daniel J. Wilson; a musician (drums), interaction designer, and proud member of the reality-based community.
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