Replug This is just like the new Macbook’s magnetic power cord release but for your headphone jack. “Replug transforms any 3.5mm audio jack into a breakaway connection, protecting your audio jack from the rigors of daily use. When too much force is appled, Replug simply detaches from itself, preventing catastrophic damage to your audio device. … read more ➜
Interpol’s “Roland” from Turn On The Bright Lights as an iPhone ringtone
iLike: iLike has been updated recently… get iLike here my iLike profile iConcertCal: “iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that monitors your music library and generates a personalized calendar of upcoming concerts in your city. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS X and supports worldwide searches.” New features in iConcertCal 2.0: “Today … read more ➜
I read this article about digital audio sound enhancement in the NY Times earlier in the week. I remember before iTunes existed I used something like this when I used SoundJam back in the late 90’s. This is a great thing to use, especially for me. It’s incredible how it works and fools you into … read more ➜
It’s time for another Mac related post. It’s been a while. With Remote Buddy you can practically, fully control your Mac from afar with a remote. Remote Buddy turns the remote control in your hands into a key to your entire system. No matter, whether you want to control applications and presentations, browse and playback … read more ➜
DockArt is a nice little iTunes plugin that does something simple, and does it well. When installed it will change the iTunes icon in your dock to the album art of the currently playing track (assuming of course that it has album art). The developer is on the ball and recently released an updated version … read more ➜
Display iTunes song lyrics on your Mac desktop with GeekTool. 1. Download and install GeekTool.2. Put this as a shell command into GeekTool (with all quotation marks, in one line): osascript -e ”’tell application “iTunes” to set currentLyrics to the lyrics of the current track”’ This should display the lyrics of the current song … read more ➜
How to master your iTunes EQ Web site MethodShop takes a close look at the 10-band iTunes EQ, explaining how to get the most from your music by tweaking the EQ. The post describes which sounds are most effected by each of the 10 bands of the iTunes equalizer. For example, ‘The 2k frequency can … read more ➜
iTunes Artwork with Curator Kavasoft has released version 1.0 of Curator, an iTunes Artwork management utility. Curator allows you to search for missing artwork and download any MIA items from Amazon. It also has a few spiffy features like creating Finder icons for your music and helping you perform custom searches for hard-to-find artwork. It … read more ➜
Hack Attack: Top 13 iTunes AppleScripts: “ by Adam Pash If you use iTunes on the Mac, you should know about Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes, a repository of scripts that add tons of useful functionality to Apple’s music player. Doug’s AppleScripts not only plug obvious holes in iTunes’ feature set; they also add functionality to … read more ➜
Display MP3 metadata – like artist and album right inside Finder with the MP3-Info CMM add-on. With the Contextual Menu Module (CMM) installed, choose Get Info from an MP3’s Ctrl-click menu in Finder to view its metadata. The MP3-Info CMM module is a free download, Mac 10.2 and greater only. http://www.cdfinder.de/mp3info/
Many of you already know this… If you drag files on your internal/main hard drive from one folder to another on the same hard drive, all you are doing is moving them. (The same applies to any hard drive as long as you are dragging to a location on the same drive) If you want … read more ➜
I opened up a brand new 17″ iMac today. The one with the built-in iSight camera. I found something on the front that I’ve never seen on a new Mac before. Look at these images. Anyone know what the writing on the tape says?
http://diveintomark.org/howto/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ Rip your DVD and watch it on your iPod Video.
http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/HomePage.html “Don’t know about you, but I find browsing a list of album names somewhat uninspiring, to say the least. One of the big appeals of a physical album is the beautiful packaging and aesthetic appeal, something that’s sorely missed with the digital equivalent. CoverFlow aims to bring that aesthetic appeal to your mp3 collection. … read more ➜
http://www.itunesregistry.com/register.php This site allows its users to upload their iTunes playlists and run them through a (growing) series of reporting tools in an effort to help you, the listener, better understand your musical collection. Some of the interesting things available (once you make an account) include a Browse-By-Letter tool for your iPod, rankings of entire … read more ➜
http://www.tikouka.net/mailapp/ What is this place? A repository of plug-ins and tools that extend the functionality of Apple’s Mail.app (v. 2.0 and above). New plug-ins and tools are periodically notified on the site update notification list.
http://www.zankasoftware.com/wired Wired is an open, modern and free version of the BBS-style client/server system, providing chat, messaging and file transfers. Zanka Software maintains the protocol standard, as well as server and client implementations. It’s similar to Hotline or KDK if you’re familiar with those.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html
If you have Tiger installed, hold your cursor over any word, anywhere. Then hold down [control]+[Apple]+[d]. After pressing those 3 keys, you’ll see a nifty little definition window pop up. You then can let up on those 3 keys and hold the cursor of any other word and the definition will change to the word … read more ➜