Favored Freeware Updates: April 2006
Filed in Freeware, Technology on April 30, 2006 at 4:03 pmThe following Favored Freeware applications have been updated since the beginning of April 2006:
Adium v0.89.1 (review)
Armagetron v0.2.8.1 (review)
Firefox v1.5.0.2 (review)
Fish v1.3 (review)
Gimp.app v2.2.11 (review)
Google Earth (Mac build only) v3.1.0621 (review)
Inkscape (Mac build only) v0.43.4 (review)
Mactracker v4.0.4 (review)
Measuring Cup v1.2 (review)
Quinn v3.2.2 (review)
RSSOwl v1.2.1 (review)
Thunderbird v1.5.0.2 (review)
Web Developer Extension v1.0.2 (review)
Favored Freeware: ImageWell
Filed in Freeware on April 29, 2006 at 12:03 amImageWell is a popular image editing tool for quick manipulation and upload to an iDisk (.mac account), FTP server, or other web server. Whether you are adding images to your documents, editing offline images, or posting photos to the web for others to see, ImageWell will do the work for you.
Pros: ImageWell is a time-saving [...]
Free Portable Multimedia Applications
Filed in Freeware, MacMerc, Technology on April 28, 2006 at 2:20 pmIn this week’s Freeloader Friday, Brian has presented us with a few useful, free, and portable multimedia applications. These portable applications can be run from any portable storage device, require absolutely no installation, and leave absolutely no personal data behind on the host computer, which makes them ideal for the workplace or almost any public [...]
Blogroll Dive: 4/24/06
Filed in Blogs on April 24, 2006 at 12:31 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Owen revealed his “worst [job] interview ever”.
Michael Heilemann reviewed Cleopatra.
Jim would like to hear some feedback from those of you who use his freeware applications, especially Yasu, and those of you who read his blog on a regular basis.
Michael Hampton published a guide to “advanced online privacy protection”.
Sarah [...]
Favored Freeware: FireFix
Filed in Freeware on April 22, 2006 at 12:17 amFireFix automatically updates Firefox to the latest nightly version. No user intervention is required, everything is fully automated.
Pros: If you use Firefox and like to live on the edge, then FireFix is for you! FireFix will automatically download and install the latest development copy of Firefox, but not before it creates a backup copy [...]
Blogroll Dive: 4/17/06
Filed in Blogs on April 17, 2006 at 12:25 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Bryan had a “blogging epiphany” about quality vs. quantity.
Owen revealed the secret behind Asymptomatic’s new shelving.
Michael ruminated on the Empire’s suicidal, yet effective, assault on Echo Base.
Khaled reviewed Amélie.
Kaf celebrated his blog’s forth anniversary.
Jim proved that “Apple does in fact recommend permissions be repaired after a system update [...]
Favored Freeware: SafarIcon
Filed in Freeware on April 15, 2006 at 12:03 amSafarIcon allows you to change Safari’s user interface by installing icons as well as other application resources such as nib files and localization files. SafarIcon automatically downloads and installs a set of high quality icon themes. SafarIcon copies all graphical elements of Safari’s user interface from its own themes into the Resources folder of Safari.app. [...]
Blogroll Dive: 4/10/06
Filed in Blogs on April 10, 2006 at 12:10 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Owen reviewed Wicked.
Michael Heilemann reported on Apple’s release of Boot Camp.
Kaf published an annotated example of a simple WordPress widget.
Rick received an “upgrade” to a quieter desk at work. I wish I could have a quieter desk at work.
Jim discussed the importance of repairing permissions as “preventative” [...]
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