'Mac Lab Rat - GGP #76'
Another week and another GGP. We had an absolute blast on [this week’s show](http://globalgeek.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/02/06/the-global-geek- podcast–76-linguistic-gymnastics/). So on with this week’s collection of Mac Freebies:
iPhoto Batch Image Enhancer
This application gives you the ability to make changes to large batches of
your iPhoto images. This is a standalone application and doesn’t integrate
into iPhoto, but it is fairly lightweight and runs at a reasonable speed.
There are a couple of little quirks that make it so that you really shouldn’t
do much else while you run the batch, but it’s a good free option for set-and-
forget operations.
Download iPhoto Batch Enhancer from the feroXsoft website.
Oxidizer
Oxidizer provides you the ability to build your own background… but not just
any background: A fractal! I’ve always loved fractals, but the majority of the
fractal programs out there require you to enter weird commands from the
command line, and/or have a masters degree in mathematics. Oxidizer allows
slaps on a fairly usable GUI and allows you to build some interesting fractal
images.
Oxidizer is offered as an open-source project.
DockDoctor
DockDoctor is yet another in the series of OS X Leopard “tweaker” apps. This one is geared specifically toward adjusting settings of the Mac OS X dock, and does so from the Dashboard. I’ve covered apps like this in the past, so I won’t spend much time on it. Suffice to say the widget has options for a 2D or 3D dock, and a button to automatically restart the Dock application.