tIDbits » mac software http://d-n-i.com/tidbits a few tidbits Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Dumbest Quote EVER About a Business (Apple, in this case) http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/06/05/dumbest-quote-ever-about-a-business-apple-in-this-case/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/06/05/dumbest-quote-ever-about-a-business-apple-in-this-case/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:13:55 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/?p=201 Continue reading →]]> This in a New York Times article today called Apple Races to Keep Ahead of Rivals:

“If they start making products people don’t want, and start losing users, then Apple’s strategy will run into problems,” said Benjamin Reitzes, an analyst at  Barclays Capital. “If they continue to have an aura where their products are seen as defining the marketplace, they are going to be fine.

Has there ever been a business whose strategy was to “start making products people don’t want, and start losing users” ?

Why in the world did they quote that clown?

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2009/06/05/dumbest-quote-ever-about-a-business-apple-in-this-case/feed/ 0 How to make a favico.ico on a Macintosh http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/07/20/telegraphics-free-plugins-for-photoshop-illustratorand-other-software/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/07/20/telegraphics-free-plugins-for-photoshop-illustratorand-other-software/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:30:30 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/07/20/telegraphics-free-plugins-for-photoshop-illustratorand-other-software/ Telegraphics – Free plugins for Photoshop & Illustrator…and other software: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/
ICO (Windows Icon) Format
An easy way to create your web site’s favourites/shortcut/bookmark icon in Photoshop (all versions including CS and CS2), Elements or Paint Shop Pro (v9 recommended)

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/07/20/telegraphics-free-plugins-for-photoshop-illustratorand-other-software/feed/ 0 The iTunes-LAME Encoder combines the simple interface of iTunes with the high quality of the LAME encoder http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/06/21/itunes-lame/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/06/21/itunes-lame/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:15:36 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/06/21/itunes-lame/ Continue reading →]]> iTunes-LAME
Trying to figure out how to convert the super-high bitrate FLAC files from some live shows somebody loaned me.  Have been using xAct to convert to AIFF for importing into iTunes. The only problem is that the files are HUGE.  I think this might be the ticket for squishing them down a bit. “The iTunes-LAME Encoder combines the simple interface of iTunes with the high quality of the LAME encoder“.

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/06/21/itunes-lame/feed/ 0 Media Juster BBEdit HTML Plugins V1.20 http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/02/19/media-juster-bbedit-html-plugins-v120/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/02/19/media-juster-bbedit-html-plugins-v120/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:07:53 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/02/19/media-juster-bbedit-html-plugins-v120/ Media Juster BBEdit HTML Plugins V1.20

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/02/19/media-juster-bbedit-html-plugins-v120/feed/ 0 How to turn your dual-monitor PC into a dual mac-PC system – Lifehacker http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/30/how-to-turn-your-dual-monitor-pc-into-a-dual-mac-pc-system-lifehacker/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/30/how-to-turn-your-dual-monitor-pc-into-a-dual-mac-pc-system-lifehacker/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:04:41 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/30/how-to-turn-your-dual-monitor-pc-into-a-dual-mac-pc-system-lifehacker/ How to turn your dual-monitor PC into a dual mac-PC system, from Lifehacker

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/30/how-to-turn-your-dual-monitor-pc-into-a-dual-mac-pc-system-lifehacker/feed/ 0 QuickTime Stuff http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/embedding-quicktime-streams/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/embedding-quicktime-streams/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:35:36 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/embedding-quicktime-streams/ Embedding QuickTime Streams

Retrieve Images from QTVR

QT streaming server product page

QT Streaming Server help

Streaming Server FAQ

Darwin Streaming Server

QT Sample Code including: Embedding QT

QTR Tools & Utlilities

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/embedding-quicktime-streams/feed/ 0 The Best Mouse for a Macintosh. Period. MacMice The Mouse. http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/the-best-mouse-for-a-macintosh-period/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/the-best-mouse-for-a-macintosh-period/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:05:47 +0000 dni /?p=4 Continue reading →]]> MacMice. The Mouse. Best Mouse for the MacintoshMacMice The Mouse. I love this product. Let me say it again: “I Love This Mouse”. I bought one about a year and a half ago. It crapped out fairly soon, but the folks at DVForge sent me a new one instantly – no questions asked and they were very nice about the whole thing. It has worked fine ever since. I have tried the Apple Mighty Mouse. This one is better. Feels better. Works better. They simply got it right. The overall feel is that of an Apple Pro mouse, but the scroll-wheel/middle button is a better proportion for the human finger.

There has been some flap on MacSlash about the guy who owns/owned the company. I could care less. Let me say it again: “I Love This Mouse”.

They now seem to be about 1/2 the price they were when I first bought…

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2006/01/04/the-best-mouse-for-a-macintosh-period/feed/ 0 how to view SID files on a macintosh http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/28/how-to-view-sid-files-on-a-macintosh/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/28/how-to-view-sid-files-on-a-macintosh/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:26:39 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/28/how-to-view-sid-files-on-a-macintosh/
ExpressView Browser Plug-in (MrSID) for Macintosh. Or, how to view SID files on a Macintosh from your GIS buddies. By LizardTech.

Mr Sid Tips 

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/28/how-to-view-sid-files-on-a-macintosh/feed/ 0 Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:21:54 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts/ Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. Simplify your life. Save time. Be happy.

]]> http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts/feed/ 0 MeasureIt – Firefox ruler extension for web developers http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/measureit-firefox-ruler-extension-for-web-developers/ http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/measureit-firefox-ruler-extension-for-web-developers/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:43:18 +0000 dni http://d-n-i.com/tidbits/2005/12/07/measureit-firefox-ruler-extension-for-web-developers/ MeasureIt – Firefox ruler extension for web developers. A very nifty little extension for measuing anything in your browser window.

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