Posted on July 16, 2009
One of the more frustrating aspects of dealing with USB-based connectivity is that there’s no standard for deciding how devices are dealt with when plugged into your computer. Cameras by Flexibits takes an ultra-simple approach at filling this software gap by providing one place to specify what should happen when you plug in a camera. Within its pane in System Preferences, you can choose what you want to happen when certain cameras are plugged in. It supports an unlimited amount of cameras, and even iPods. It will only ask what you want to do (in the form of a popup dialog) once, but your decision can be changed within the aforementioned pane. In summary, if you have a lot of USB devices, Cameras can help you sort out the actions so you won’t be overwhelmed when plugging them in.
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Posted on August 29, 2008
AOL Radio is a nice little app that lets you listen to a ton of genre-listed radio stations online. There are more than 200 stations to choose from, so you know there’ll be something you like. Surprisingly, AOL made a really nice user interface for it that looks right at home on your Mac. It’s nice to get a decent selection of music without having to think about it. And really, they have everything covered: Sinatra-Style Big band Jazz, Video Game Scores, Klezmer, Baroque, Industrial, and Blues Women, to name a few less-common genres they have stations for. It also has an identically functioning app for the iPhone and iPod touch.
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Posted on August 5, 2008
MacFusion is an interesting application that can mount files on a remote server as if they were local drives. For example, you can SSH into a destination, and it will mount it in Finder. You can name remote servers and give them icons, and do a lot of customization with them. To disconnect, you eject them just like a disk image or external hard drive. Pretty slick. Overall this is a very cool app that’s worth looking into if you’re someone who frequently uses SSH or FTP.
Note: MacFusion requires that you have MacFUSE installed, which is available here:
Code.Google.com/P/MacFUSE
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Posted on July 16, 2008
OneButtonFTP is an ultra-simple FTP app for those of us who don’t need something as complicated as, say, Fugu. But, while it doesn’t have the most features, it does implement the ones it has very well. It’s really everything you need in an FTP app, but with a simple drag and drop-based interface. According to the developer, OneButtonFTP has been downloaded over 110,000 times since its initial release in 2004.
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Posted on July 4, 2008
TrailRunner is one of the most visually stunning applications I’ve ever seen. It has loads of incredible features that are extremely well-implemented. It supports lots of athletic gadgets, including the Nike+iPod device that goes in your shoe. You can keep an exercise diary within the app, as well as comprehensive exercise plans, all within its gorgeous interface. On the right side of the main window, you’ll find a map of the world, where you can click and drag areas to draw routes for yourself. These routes can then be exported to your GPS device, or even your iPod (as well as import it back). Another nice feature is the ability to select your map type. For example, you can select a roadmap, overhead satellite map, hiking map (which is awesome), a terrain map, or an “OpenStreetMap”,which combines several of the views. Then you can describe your route with directions. Another added bonus is he ability to add and save common waypoints and routes, or even search the world for a waypoint. This app is one of the most amazing free apps I’ve ever seen. Even if you don’t plan to use it, you definitely have to give it a test drive. You’ll be blown away.
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Posted on April 2, 2008
OSx360 is a useful tool for burning Xbox 360 games to DVDs. Note that it’s intended for “test purposes only”, at the moment. This app looks great from my initial view, and is very impressive. It can also verify your games’ ISO images to make sure that everything is correctly formatted. Mac OS X Tiger and up.
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