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Entries from August 2008

The future of Gaming?

December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I was sent a link to this YouTube video a couple of days ago, and it took me a bit of time to get around to watching it in its entirety. When you stop to think about what this means for the future of gaming, the future looks pretty cool. This type of [...]

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Tags: Development · Downloads · Futurism · Gadgets · Geeky · Hardware · Programming · Technology · Wii

Mac Lab Rat - GGP #72: The Gargle

December 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Time for another Mac Lab update, this week for GGP #72.
FolderSplitter
The first application this week is FolderSplitter written by Micheal over at QTSync.com.
FolderSplitter allows you to split one large folder into several smaller ones. It’s ideal for backups where you’re going to burn files to CDs/DVDs or media where storage space is limited.
Multiple splitting [...]

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Tags: Downloads · Global Geek Podcast · Mac Lab Rat · Podcasting

MacUpdate Bundle Promo - 90% Discount!

December 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The folks over at MacUpdate are doing it again.  They’ve bundled together a ton of apps and are selling them off for one low packaged price.  The deal is set to expire this Tuesday, December 12th at about 20:00 PST.
The software included in the bundle is:

ForkLift
RapidWeaver
Swift Publisher
Marine Aquarium
Xslimmer
Memory Miner
Yep
XMind 2008 Pro
iStabilize
PulpMotion (still locked)

Full retail cost [...]

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Tags: Admin Tools · Apple · Downloads · MacBook · Tech Tips · Utilities

Random Image Selector 1.2.0 Released

December 9th, 2007 · 72 Comments

I’ve just put the finishing touches on the latest version of the Random Image Plugin that I originally released in the summer.  This plugin will allow you to produce an <IMG> tag containing a randomly selected image from a folder of your choice on any wordpress page (or post if you allow php).
The two biggest [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Development · Downloads · Open Source · Programming · Web 2.0 · Wordpress Plugins

Mac Lab Rat - GGP #71: Horse Kennel

December 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Wow!  This post is super late, but here’s the Mac Lab Update for Global Geek Podcast #71.
ScriptSaver
First up this week is a Screen Saver application called ScriptSaver by Matt Swann.  I call this a Screen Saver Application because though it’s launched by your OS X screen saver, it allows you to add an AppleScript to [...]

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Tags: Downloads · Global Geek Podcast · Mac Lab Rat · Podcasting

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