Category Archives: Software

Google Notifier + Growl

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Robin

A while back I listed my wishlist for Google Notifier, and one of them was the lack of Growl support — instead they use a home-grown one that reinvents the wheel, so to speak. Fortunately, someone created Gmail+Growl for Google … Continue reading →

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X-Chat Aqua “Now Playing” Plugin

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Robin

I recently posted an AppleScript for X-Chat Aqua that displayed iTunes’ currently playing track. However, there were a few limitations and needed improvements, including: Complicated installation — made more so by the fact that X-Chat’s user commands menu kinda sucks. … Continue reading →

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Miro vs. Joost

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Robin

Ars Technica has an article up comparing the feature sets of Miro and Joost. The reason for this is because Miro has recently begun a campaign comparing Joost and Miro, but the Ars article seemed to have missed the biggest … Continue reading →

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Insane Temperature

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Robin

Either I have liquid cooling (and liquid meaning liquid nitrogen) or my stats are off. Usually it’s the opposite — 128 degrees positive. Dunno how accurate any of that is. The MacBook does get really hot, though. And, yes, that … Continue reading →

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X-Chat Aqua “Now Playing” Script

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Robin

Update: This has been made obsolete by the much-improved plugin. Courtesy of Joey Brooks, a.k.a. tunicwriter, here is an AppleScript script for X-Chat Aqua that you can use to show your currently playing iTunes song to the rest of the … Continue reading →

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