Switchblog http://www.suplido.com/joel/ posting Mac news that matter en-us jsuplido@mac.com Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:44:05 +1000 Laser-etched Powerbook http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001309 I didn't really plan using a $20,000 laser cutter on my 17“ Powerbook to etch a 19th-century engraving of a tarsier... MAKE: Blog

The whole thing turned out great, but I don't think I'm brave enough to do this with my Powerbook! ]]> Create an Optical Classic Mac Mouse http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001308 A friend of mine sent me this cute little hack: how to build a modern optical mouse into a classic ADB mouse's housing.[TUAW]

This is a great project especially because we have broken optical mouses and unused classic ADB mouses. Time to dig them up!

]]> Get to your iPhoto images easily http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001307 For those of us who don't want to launch iPhoto just to drag the image onto the desktop, there's this handy workflow from OfflinePixel that'll allow you to easily browse your Library and save images (originals especially) onto your Desktop. [TUAW]


To date, I have about 12000 pictures. The more tools I have for these photos, the better!

]]> Bluetooth trackball announced http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001306 Chwang Yi Company has announced the availability of The Ball, its Bluetooth wireless trackball... [MacMinute]


I used to have a Microsoft trackball and the only time I decided to leave it behind was when I got a Logitech mouse. This looks like a promising new product for trackball fans.

]]> RSS now active http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001305 The RSS feed for Switchblog has been repaired. It was pointing to an atom feed which was for my gallery, so no “new” items have been showing up.

Comments and Trackbacks are also up and is powered by Haloscan.

]]> Use Perfect Passwords http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001304 Gibson Research Corporation has a site that generates a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings which are safe for us to use.

]]> Enable Haloscan Comments and Trackbacks in Movabletype http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001303 Here's how to enable Haloscan Comments and Trackbacks for MovableType 3.2. I got some help from Jeevan's post at the Haloscan Forums. Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any damage to your blog. Please backup your templates before proceeding.

]]> Contact Me http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001301 My contact link is now active thanks to Email Cloaker (for OS X and Windows(!)). Though you can see my complete email address, it's actually cloaked from spambots.

]]> Protect your iPod nano http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001300 Podguard today introduced a new invisible film to protect the iPod against scratches, marks and fingerprints.

]]> Buy “Confessions On A Dance Floor” http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001299 Confessions on a Dance Floor downloads are now available for sale at the iTunes Music Store.

]]> Latest site update (2) http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001302 Thanks to Kevin Story's great job in converting Kubrick for movabletype, Switchblog has a new look (again). The old look has expanded and has become scarily cluttered (like a Windows site). Changing the overall look of the site is quite a challenge (along the way, I think I've corrupted my comments database). Hopefully by next week, I'll have it back up and running.

]]> Check video dimensions http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001298 Podsize is a web application that let's you check whether or not your video's dimensions are compatible with the iPod (with video).

]]> Filter spam http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001297 Michael Tsai has released SpamSieve 2.4, an update to his Bayesian spam filtering utility for popular email clients such as Apple Mail, Mailsmith, Entourage, PowerMail, and Eudora.

]]> Watch video on an iPod nano http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001296 The iPod Linux Video Player now plays AVI files in an iPod nano.

]]> Replace an iBook hard drive http://www.suplido.com/joel/archives/2005_11.html#001295 sterpin.net is probably the best place to read a tutorial on how to upgrade an iBook, by yourself.

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