Happy Birthday Spam! May 3, 2008
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Dear Spam,
You have annoyed me since I started using the internet.
You disgust me – a lot.
I can’t picture an inbox without you.
Have a terrble 30th Birthday!
CLibra
Free Microsoft Collaboration Server April 20, 2008
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Micro$oft are rolling out a free collabarative tool, which can share notes, calendars, contacts and files.
It works suprisingly well, using Windows Live ID as a login, and you get a fair bit of storage. Admin tools are easy to use and it Sync’s nicely with Office 2007.
OS X Solves all your problems March 24, 2008
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OS X Comes with a built in psychiatrist, which runs inside emacs.
You have to be truly mental to use it though 
[http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020902090046346]
Google, the free .Mac? February 27, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Gmail, Google, Software, Websites.3 comments
I think that Google someday intends to completely replace .mac, for free.
I can see signs of it happening already.
- .Mac Web Gallery
Alternative: Picasa/Google Video
Well, it may not be as pretty, but it does essentially the same job. - .Mac Website Hosting
Alternative: Google Pages
Both allow simple website hosting - .Mac Email
Alternative: GMail
GMail FAR surpasses the features of .Mac email - Back to my Mac
Alternative: Google Docs
Whilst not exactly the same thing, if you use Google Docs to work on documents, this may be the solution. - .Mac Sync
Alternative: Google Browser Sync
So far it’s only for the browser based elements, but could be expanded to rival .Mac’s - iDisk/Backup
Alternative: GDrive
Ok, so it doesn’t *technically* exist, but in the meantime, there’s GMail Drive - .Mac Groups
Alternative: Google Groups
It provides full functionality, and even USENET intergeation
It needs a lot of development, but it would be really cool if Google offered an all round (and free) .Mac rival.
Would you go down the .Mac or Google route? I secretly think .Mac is cool, but I’d stick to Google.
ZOMG! Teh Mac iz in hotel!!!1 February 26, 2008
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Yup, that’s right, iMac’s have been invading hotels.
So what does this mean – is it a mere amenity, or marketing? You decide, either way, it’s useful to have.
[http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/25/in-room-imacs-added-to-hotel-amenities/]
My thoughts on Remote Disk January 16, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Mobile, Network, Software, Technology, Theoretical.1 comment so far
The ‘ooh’s and ‘ahh’s of the MacBook Air’s size may be very well, but I’m more interested in it’s Remote Disk feature. A laptop with no optical drive seems sub-standard to me, I’d rather compromise the size instead of the function.
So, to use Remote Disk, I presume you have to be on the same wireless network as the other computer; that rules out non-WiFi situations, and to be honest, is it that secure on public networks? How fast will a CD or DVD run over WiFi? What functions do you lose – burning? erasing?
Another problem that strikes me is that the software for the host machine lies on the Leopard disk; would you, honestly, carry the disk with you wherever you go? For simplicity’s sake, I would probably copy the install files onto a flash drive or the laptop’s hard disk, I would never carry the OS around with me.
Did a disk drive really need to be omitted? Personally I think that remote disk is glorified network sharing (of the disk drive in this case), and it should be as a compliment to an optical drive, not as a replacement.
Tunestor: Download Directly to iPod December 24, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Clippings, Internet, Music, Software, Tools.2 comments
Stumbled across an MP3 on the net that you want on your iPod? Tunestor is a browser extension that does just this, with a single right-click, the song will be downloaded and sync’ ed to your iPod, all in the background.
Desktop-web interface with Fluid December 12, 2007
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We all know about the ‘web as desktop’, and companies have brought your webapps to your desktop, with technologies such as Prism.
However, these tools – while useful, lack ‘fluid’; they don’t integrate tightly with the OS, being essentially individual web browsers for a specific site. Fluid fixes this by recognising features in the webapp, and coding them into the desktop application. For example, if you use Fluid with Gmail, it will use the formatting features of OS X.
Commercially, you have tools like Mailplane (for Gmail), which are not as broad as Fluid, but work heavily on making it a ‘proper’ email client.
Available for Mac OS X. Currently in Beta.
[http://fluidapp.com/]
MacHeist ‘07 December 8, 2007
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This years MacHeist has come around again.
Get free Mac Apps that would usually cost by working through the missions on the site. I’ve just completed the first one, and my favorite piece of software from the bundle is encryption program BitClamp, although I had to use the forums to get a hint for the mission.
See if you can do better than me; we could all do with getting something gratis once in a while.
Maintaining Application Consistency – Posted to NewsVine December 2, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Blogroll, Creations, HowTo, Internet, Microsoft, Technology, Theoretical, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
I’ve written an article on how program features and design can be mirrored across operating systems, and the frameworks needed to do this. However, in the spirit of yesterday’s post, I’ve decided to publish it to my NewsVine column. Link below, read after the jump.
[http://clibra.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/02/1136068-maintaining-application-consistency-]
