Fink 0.25 released

Posted by jpb Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:03:56 GMT

Essentially, faster indexing, better cleanup, better dealing with build locks.

Read the details about it here.

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Cool virtual desktop utility add-on

Posted by jpb Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:03:00 GMT

If you’re using VirtueDesktop to manage virtual desktops, there’s an add on for it called ShadowBook that will let you change desktops just by waving your hand over the left speaker of your MBP.

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JumpCut

Posted by jpb Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:27:47 GMT

Utility of the day – JumpCut.

Jumpcut gives you access to a configurable number of recent items that have been on your clipboard. It does one thing, and does it well.

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Convert Bootcamp partition to Parallels

Posted by jpb Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:43:19 GMT

Checklist of how to convert your Bootcamp Windows partition into a VM you can use in Parallels here.

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GPG Services Plugin

Posted by jpb Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:12:00 GMT

The GPGServices service plugin adds to the global Services menu (in the Application menu) the facility to sign and verify plain text in any application that supports text services. The plugin also provides convenience facilities to import an ascii-armoured key from text in any application as well as return your default key, in ascii armoured format, and the key’s fingerprint.

Get it here.

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Parallels Desktop

Posted by jpb Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:27:00 GMT

Parallels released the final version of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Now you can run Windows for testing sites with IE and keep it safely imprisoned in a virtual machine so it can’t hurt your files on your Mac. Only works on Intel Macs since it’s a virtual machine, not an emulator.

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TextMate bundle for Lighttpd

Posted by jpb Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:59:52 GMT

Syntax coloring for Lighttpd config files in TextMate. Get the bundle here.

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TextMate backtrace plugin

Posted by jpb Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:03:00 GMT

This makes the backtraces in error pages into clickable links that jump you directly to the line of the relevant source file. Too useful for words. In your vendor/plugins directory, install with:

svn export svn://syncid.textdriven.com/svn/opensource/textmate_footnotes/trunk textmate_footnotes

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SSHKeychain

Posted by jpb Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:57:00 GMT

SSHKeychain is a GUI replacement for ssh-agent. It’ll take care of locking and unlocking your ssh keys as you sleep your machine in addition to all the stuff you expect from ssh-agent. Will also let you create tunnels from the menu it adds to your menubar.

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Visor hack

Posted by jpb Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:10:00 GMT

Visor provides a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake. Visor requires elements of Quartz only found in 10.4. Visor is compatible with 10.4 and higher only

Find it here.

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