reminder: update plugins

option to 'localize' copies

SiteSucker is a Macintosh application that automatically downloads Web sites from the Internet. It does this by asynchronously copying the site's Web pages, images, backgrounds, movies, and other files to your local hard drive...

Note: This is not an endorsement.

cross-platform 'pixel ruler'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

OS X security advisory

Oracle released an update that patched this vulnerability back in February... for Windows.

But — Apple hasn't released the update for OS X (yet).

Related tip: how to disable Java on your Mac

Update (4/4/12): Apple has released an update to Java, available via "Software Update."

He's right!

Software developers need to look at privacy the same way we've learned to look at security: it's not an add-on or a feature that customers have to turn on, it's something built-in that shouldn't be turned off.

'keeps it simple'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

legal info: open source

'easy-to-digest chunks'

Tofu is a novel application to address the common problem that people don't like reading text on the screen.

preferences tool (OS X)

TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into Mac OS X. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system.

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'improved' brightness control

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'gauntlet of crapware'

screen capture and annotation

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'advanced preferences'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'fragility of the system'

'music notation for everyone'

modifies menu bar appearance

Note: This is not an endorsement.

recovery tools (OS X Lion)

• Apple - OS X Lion Recovery
• Lion Recovery Disk Assistant

OS X Automator resources

'aims to respect its users'

As part of our belief in respecting our users, we give them an ad-free experience and respect their privacy by not collecting any information about them (Instantbird contacts our servers only when checking for updates, or in the unfortunate and uncommon event of a crash).

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'one trick pony'

unformat microid ("Microid" in short) is a mac OSX native app that makes it easier to work with texts from different sources. The app functions as a step between the copy and paste actions of the user, stripping the stuff in the pasteboard from everything except plain text.

'dithering filter' (OS X)

(photo by jenett)

keyboard shortcuts

low, one-time cost

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.

Note: This is not an endorsement.

open source DJ software

Mail.app plug-in (OS X)

Note: This is not an endorsement.

List: OS X Shortcuts, etc.

to fill out PDF forms

FormulatePro helps you open and write on PDF documents. You can fill out any PDF form document, drop in graphics, scribble with the mouse or a tablet, save and print.

(requires Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger or higher)

'too much of a good thing?'

Note: This entry has been posted by a certified "app addict."

list of all your iApps

applist.me allows you to share a list of all your iPhone- and iPad-Applications with your friends, your colleagues and your family. Nothing more, nothing less.

Note: This is not an endorsement.

Posted by jenett on 02/07/11

apps - mobile - software - tools

pixel editor (Mac OS X)

Note: This is not an endorsement.

something we're exploring...

mp3/m4a tag editor (OS X)

'disclaiming copyright interest'

Is privacy dead?

opensource diagraming tool

List: Misc. Freeware (6)

• The Guide - two-pane extrinsic outliner (Windows)
• Tagit - simple tagging and rating (OS X)
• Anxiety - lightweight to-do management (OS X)
• Notational Velocity - stores and retrieves notes (OS x)

49 flaws addressed!

Microsoft said four of the new patches – software updates that write over glitches – were of the highest priority and should be deployed immediately to protect users from potential criminal attacks on the Windows operating systems.

LibreOffice (beta)

The Internet, September 28, 2010 - The community of volunteers who develop and promote OpenOffice.org, the leading free office software, announce a major change in the project’s structure. After ten years’ successful growth with Sun Microsystems as founding and principal sponsor, the project launches an independent foundation called "The Document Foundation", to fulfil the promise of independence written in the original charter...

'fight back'

'something different'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'fully customizable'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'creepy' indeed

multi-platform

Note: This is not an endorsement.

HTML5 player w/ Flash fallback

'aims to be an alternative'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

What's popular?

remedy for writer's block

Freeware by Jody Holmes

includes shared clipboard

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'simple, usable podcast consumption'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

misleading open letter?

developed by whitehouse.gov

unique anti-spam tool

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'more than just ink'

(See author's site)

'comprehensive feature set'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'free form data organization'

The ultimate replacement for spreadsheets, mind mappers, outliners, PIMs, text editors and small databases.

Note: This is not an endorsement.

important security fixes

don't trust the bunny

List: Misc. Freeware (5)

• KeyNote NF (tabbed notebook editor)
• Ume Outliner (Preview Edition) (single pane outliner)
• TextTree (outliner for authors)
• Text Block Writer (virtual index card program)

Note: This is not an endorsement of any of the listed programs.

unique notebook app

retro games and apps

'should be yours to control'

DRM is used by Apple to restrict users' freedom in a variety of ways, including blocking installation of software that comes from anywhere except the official Application Store, and regulating every use of movies downloaded from iTunes. Apple furthermore claims that circumventing these restrictions is a criminal offense, even for purposes that are permitted by copyright law.

Related: Is Apple Evil?

automating tasks... visually

Related: Beta release of Sikuli

List: Misc. Freeware (3)

• T3Desk (3D Desktop for Windows)
• DNS Benchmark (nameserver analysis utility)
• SiteCake (web content editor)
• BottomFeeder (news aggregator)
• Ubuntu (open-source operating system)

Note: This is not an endorsement of any of the listed programs.

paste text without formatting

'retrocomputing' and other fun

interesting writing tool

Note: This is not an endorsement.

USB apps (Windows) (2)

List: Misc. Freeware (2)

• Pencil (drawing/animation)
• Sqliteman (sqlite database manager)
• gimp (image manipulation)

Note: This is not an endorsement of any of the listed programs.

'still in the works'

(still) full of holes

'getting software easy'

Note: This is not an endorsement. (updated 10/23/09)

file and archive manager

community-driven testing

freeware for PC & Mac

keep it simple (and usable)

the 'Frankencamera'

Flash: Security and Privacy (2)

Flash: Security and Privacy

List: Misc. Freeware

Note: This is not an endorsement of any of the listed programs.

'Personal Information Cockpit'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'users should exercise caution'

'something wrong'

'keep talking'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'handy notepad for Windows'

List: Windows Utilities

Note: This is not an endorsement of any of the listed programs.

'a level playing field'

keeps calendar 'in plain sight'

Note: This is not an endorsement.

an echo in here...

Related (12/17/08): Microsoft plans quick fix for IE

validator, formatter, compressor

Note: This is not an endorsement.

'hate me! stab me!'

standalone web app runner

'smarter than ever before'

requires player installation

Note: This is not an endorsement.

downloads variety of tools

Note: This is not an endorsement.

a short list...

lo-fi game downloads

a take on 'tetris'

out to set a world record

create full view panoramas

new AIR application

beware of 'fake E-shops'

Don't be cheap, if you're to buy any kind of software, do so through the official site, and cut the fraudulent intermediaries like the ones in this case.

'legal weapon against competitors'

media player alternative (audio)

'mandatory update'

List: Free Software (Windows)

'an elaborate con-trick'

'critical update'

Can't keep up?

desktop widgets

Adobe Security Advisory

some fixes and improvements

'crippleware'

List: Productivity Tools

more than 'sorta evil'

'imagine, program, share'

'quick in-page preview'

unique screensaver

optimize memory usage (PC)

software search

'exciting and mandatory'

'IPods could be damaged...'

It claims some have found that songs bought on its iTunes Store will not play on the new system, and that other Vista users have even seen their iPods corrupted when they try to unplug them. The contacts and calendar functions on iPods are also said to be affected.

'strategy of obscuring' features

simple advice worth repeating...

To protect yourself against these threats, do not trust unsolicited files or documents about “interesting” topics. Do not open attachments unless they are expected and come from a known and trusted source.

'consumer-hostile technology'

Photoshop-like Flash app

security warning - don't click!

It hasn't been long since reports surfaced that videos of Saddam Hussein’s execution are available for download on the Internet. It’s no surprise that enterprising malware creators have latched on to this latest news in an attempt to spread their wares...

caution: plugin vulnerability

We have received reports of a significant problem relating to Adobe Acrobat files and Cross Site Scripting (XSS). A weakness was discovered in the way that the Adobe Reader browser plugin can be made to execute JavaScript code on the client side...

You can avoid this problem by implementing a work around in your browser so that it does not use the Acrobat Reader plugin.

connect with environment...

'disabling of functionality'

Amusingly, the Vista content protection docs say that it'll be left to graphics chip manufacturers to differentiate their product based on (deliberately degraded) video quality. This seems a bit like breaking the legs of Olympic athletes and then rating them based on how fast they can hobble on crutches.

beware of unsolicited attachments

restoring the 'promise'

to become open source

'see & find'

Windows utility

list of new features...

database applications

lightweight gallery maker

attn: IE users

'remarkable misfeature'

handy list

Flash image viewer

listed by 'task' and OS

'personal wiki notepad'

PHP app framework

simple utility

'text-based launchpad'

addresses 12 flaws

'structured beta test'

handy utility

3D Browser

HTML editor

thumbnail previews (WinXP)

note taking tools

useful list

cross-platform sound editor

new for MT 3.2

not what you think...

standalone site or app on CD

portable app (no install)

easy map...

using plugins

new exploit...

MT 3.2 Plugins

browser news...

for Windows XP

'best' programs reviewed

.mp3 management

uses Java

worldwide times

photoblog package

task management utility

web forum app

image generator

another Wiki engine

Wiki engine

small Windows app

MT-Related

• Customizing Movable Type's Interface with Application Templates [Pete's Linklog]
• Google Sitemaps using Movable Type

button on status bar

Firefox 'ads'

'cool' software

List: Freeware (Mac)

Firefox extension

'news blog'

plugin

font management...

for Windows...

Mozilla extension

major programs compared

basic commands

no bugs...

for Wordpress

uses PHP/MySQL

online font creator

List: Misc. Resources (2)

• Firefox Extension: Tab Mix [0xDECAFBAD Links]
• GoogleMapsHacking [Simon Willison: Blogmarks]
• EditThisPagePHP

for FireFox

List: Software

ImageGal (PHP script)

MT Security Fix

Version 3.15 fixes a vulnerability in the mail sending packages for all Movable Type versions which allows malicious users to send email through the application to any number of arbitrary users.

All users should install this update.

cubist art effects

for Windows users

SVG Art

speed improvement

italicizes unread tabs

'clear tutorials'

List: Mac Apps

most are under 1MB

new Firefox extension

using PHP/MySQL

browser 'workspace'

online tool

PC only

Attn: Windows users

tabbed text editor

find IP info

bugs fixed

freeware outliner

pre-release info

Font Viewer (Windows)

to be released 8/31

List: Software Tools

search by rough sketch

HTML text editor

Windows app

List: Mac Apps

View files (PHP)

PHP script

Windows utilities

• RenamerFairy – "a tool designed for renaming large numbers of files"
• ScreenRuler (#) – "measure the size of any object on your screen in both vertical and horizontal axes"

tabbed interface...

using Photoshop

tutorial...

Screensaver

useful bug fix

referrer tracking (php)

Freeware (for Windows)

comprehensive list

treemaps

Ever wondered why your hard disk is full? Or what directory is taking up most of the space? When using conventional disk browsing tools, such as Windows Explorer, these questions may be hard to answer. With SequoiaView however, they can be answered almost immediately. SequoiaView uses a visualization technique called cushion treemaps to provide you with a single picture of the entire contents of your hard drive. You can use it to locate those large files that you haven't accessed in one year, or to quickly locate the largest picture files on your drive.

'organization system'

Freeware for Windows