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Cufon font fix for Mac

February 3rd, 2010 | Category: Apple, Geek / Tech, Software, Work

Mac fonts have to be converted first via command line. Use the following in a new terminal window:

cat “MyFontReg/..namedfork/rsrc” > “MyFontReg.dfont”

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Turn your iPhone into a trackpad for your MacPro/iMac

February 1st, 2010 | Category: Apple, Awesome, Geek / Tech, Software

Here’s a neat and free trick. Logictech have created an app for iPhone that allows you to control your pointer all over the screen, just like a trackpad.

It allows basic multi-gester too, such as scroll – no three finger flipping.

Download the Logictech server software and also the iphone app to get your tippytapping on.

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Fix PDF in Safari

February 1st, 2010 | Category: Advice, Apple, Fail, Geek / Tech, Software, Stupidity, Work

If you’ve just installed Adobe CS3/4 you may be wondering why your Safari on OS X can’t display PDFs anymore.

It’s because Adobe mucked up the plugin which tells Safari to choose an application to view the PDF files.

To fix the problem go to:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins/

and delete the file:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin

Restart Safari and you will be looking at PDFs in a snap.

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Multiple selections in Windows on VMware Fusion

January 28th, 2010 | Category: Advice, Apple, Awesome, Fail, Geek / Tech, Software, Stupidity

I’ve always had the headache of trying to multiselect in windows and have now finally sorted it. Follow the screengrab to fix the CTRL+CLICK madness!
Picture 1

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iTunes – Convert music formats to a selected directory

January 27th, 2010 | Category: Advice, Apple, Audiophile, Awesome, General, Software

You can export to a folder (such as Desktop) from purchased music (AAC) to MP3 via iTunes easily!

Hold down ALT when right clicking on the file and select Create MP3 format :)

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Chris Morris’ Jihardist movie “Four Lions”

January 22nd, 2010 | Category: Awesome, Funny, Movies, News: British

Chris Morris is a satirist who created a mok-news show called Brass-Eye has created a new movie called “Four Lions” about the daily goings of Islamic terrorists. It looks amazing and is being screened at the Sundance festival.

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Look at this f*%^ing hipster

January 21st, 2010 | Category: Fail, Funny, News: British, Rants, Stupidity, Thoughts, Weird

Sorry but this has really suddenly annoyed me. Just *everyone* wants to wear the latest in cool and neat desgin, Superdry…

hipsters
Superdry clothing is then new Bench.

They need to go on http://www.latfh.com/

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Apple + Microsoft vs Google

January 21st, 2010 | Category: Apple, Awesome, Funny, Geek / Tech, Makin' Money, Microsoft, Software, Stupidity

The days are numbered for all the Mac vs PC debates. Apple and Microsoft may be once again harmoniously holding hands as they skip down digital lane to beat the crap out of the neighbourhood bully that is Google.

Now that Google has their own phone, own OS, own voice channel (US only, so far), own search and own applications – this is an all out strike against Apple who have had similar products, even before the search giant had.

It appears that Apple maybe ditching Google’s search string in favour of Microsoft’s “Bing!”. Many Mac users are like, wtf mate. And it’s rumored that Apple are even creating their own search engine. High hopes.

Anyways, competition is always grand.

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Free PlayStation 3 media server

January 20th, 2010 | Category: Advice, Geek / Tech, Movies, Software, TV, Thoughts

If you own a PS3 and have trouble finding a decent media server, check out ps3MediaServer http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

Apparently it’s supposed to be easy to setup and get running. I’m not entirely sure how it works, but look forward to having a tinker once i get my PS3. One day…

It transcodes MKV and other foreign files to the PS3 in realtime, over wifi or ethernet. You’ve got full control over the video and audio settings too which looks nice.

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Growl Mail (for OS X.6)

January 19th, 2010 | Category: Apple, Geek / Tech, Software, Work

Growl has finally updated the notification for Apple Mail on Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6)
http://growl.info/growlmail/

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