Random Articles

• What’s Your Favorite Open Source Project? Hello gentle reader, I’m looking for your favorite open source projects; applications, websites, services. If the code is available for free and you’re a big fan, throw them in the comments. I’ll start: WordPress - weblog engine and content management system Ruby on Rails - web application framework CocoaMySQL - OS X desktop MySQL database manager Adium - Multi-protocol Instant
• WishRSS Now Offers Buy for List Owner I’m extremely pleased to announce an update to WishRSS. You can now purchase items from your friend’s WishList and for them, just click the “Purchase for WishList Owner” link in the list’s webpage or in the RSS feed. Of course, if you’d rather purchase it for yourself, there’s the “Purchase for Yourself” link. Enjoy. WishRSS.
• Friday, April 13, 2007 2:07:46 PM Twitter Tools sends a tweet every time I update a post. I really dig that since I’ve been updating (rather than writing new) lately. I find it especially useful for posts that have fallen off the RSS feed.
• AppleScript: Create M3U file from iTunes Playlist After Peter’s request for a ‘play all’ in the SXSW pick list, I whipped up this Applescript that creates a .m3u, streaming playlist, file using TextMate. The toughest part was translating iTunes’ MM:SS formatted track time into seconds for M3U. MakeM3UFromiTunesPlaylistInTextMate.scpt
• TwitterCooler v0.2 - Make Twitter More Like Office Chatter (formerly TweetSpeak, changed as to eliminate confusion with TweetSpeak.com) While I’m fond of the Twitter-as-water-cooler metaphor, there was something missing. Namely Twitter is quiet, and offices are filled with loud, distracting chatter. If you’re on a Mac you can now remedy this issue with TwitterCooler.app. TwitterCooler downloads your friends tweets and reads them to you using the Mac’s