September 2009
13 posts
Searching faster with Safari
More people should be using Safari. It’s the best browser out there. There’s a nice plugin I use for search called SafariStand. There’s lots of others out there like Inquisitor or Glims, but this is what I use.
Stand lets you do a bunch of cool things, what I like most is ‘Quick Search’. This lets you use custom shortcuts in the address bar to perform a search. So...
“There is a different ‘aesthetic,’ you must remember, for each epoch...”
– Carolus Duran (via)
Making that ugly green duck not so ugly
I really don’t like Adium. But since people (and I don’t know why) still use other IM services like Windows Live, I occasionally use it. I’ll also login to Facebook chat so it’s not a total waste of time. Anyway, Adium looks ugly. iChat doesn’t. So I put together a list of Adium Xtras and enhancements I’ve found. This list kind of makes Adium look like another...
Autodesk SketchBook Mobile →
I just discovered Autodesk released a version of SketchBook for iPhone OS. You can get it from the App Store now. It’s got a few features that Brushes doesn’t, so it’s worth checking out if you sketch on your phone!
“Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing.”
– Benjamin Franklin (via theimpossiblecool)
Bored To Death →
Bored To Death with Jason Schwartzman airs this Sunday on HBO. You can watch the first episode now on iTunes or Amazon.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Ennio Morricone (118)
CocoRosie (93)
Devendra Banhart (89)
Megapuss (28)
The Doors (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Acorn 2 →
The latest release of Acorn is 64-bit. If your looking for a $50 (US) Photoshop this does a pretty good job. You can draw and paint in Acorn and it has some decent default brushes which can be customised. (via John Gruber)
The Princess and the Frog Theatrical Trailer →
Check out the theatrical trailer for The Princess and the Frog. Andreas Deja, Eric Goldberg, Ron Clements, John Musker! More people should be excited about Disney’s return to hand drawn animation.
“When planning a new picture we don’t think of grown ups and we don’t...”
– Walt Disney 1938
