Thoughts on eBooks

I’ve been distantly intrigued by ebooks for some time. For most of you this is old hat. However I never could really see buying a Kindle just to read books. For one a lot of the books I buy are used — you get way better prices if you don’t need to read a book [...]

Finder Pop and Push

Finder pop and push. Similar to the old shell commands (which admittedly I rarely used) It requires variables which Keyboard Maestro and Quickeys support but that not all macro programs do.

Last Terminal Output

Get the last output from terminal. Nice little script from Dr. Drang. I frequently use iPython in the terminal for my calculator. I ought figure out how to do something similar for that.

Type2Phone

Type2Phone uses your Mac as a keyboard for an iOS device. I’ve not tried it yet but it looks very cool. I’ve been using a VNC server on my iPhone (requires jailbreaking) to do something similar. I hate typing on my phone.

Makes Settings Shortcuts without Jailbreaking

OK this looks cool. It’s not SBSettings but it does allow one click access to bluetooth settings without jailbreaking.

Thoughts on Jailbreaking

So I upgraded to iOS5 not long after it came out. I nearly didn’t simply because I had a jailbroken iPhone4. Here’s the thing. I’m surprised how little I miss the jailbreak. Yes, I wish I could turn bluetooth on and off quickly. But iOS5 is a little better there than previous versions. Most significantly [...]

Resize Images in Applescript

Resize images in Applescript. I confess I typically just do this with Automator Services in the Finder. But scripting it directly works well too and gives you a bit more control.

C++

Lots of people discussing C++ this week. Over at inessential he mentions how horrible C++ in. Even comparing it (gasp) to Perl. There’s a lot to dislike about C++. But here’s the thing. You don’t need to use all its features. It’s quite possible to use C++ in a more C like fashion. Primarily leveraging [...]