Archive | July, 2009

Tersus: Visual Programming Platform for creating rich web applications.

Tersus is a Visual Programming Platform for creating rich web applications.
Simply draw flow diagrams and Tersus will bring your application to life.
Tersus is open source.
(Link: Tersus: Visual Programming Platform for creating rich web applications.)

The ‘Mayors’ of Manhattan Meet and Compete – NYTimes.com

The inaugural Town Holler was exclusively for Foursquare players who had been crowned “mayor,” an honor awarded to a person who has visited a particular place more than anyone else. The agenda for the afternoon was to visit several different venues around Manhattan, racking up points for “checking in” online from bars and restaurants around the city.
(Link: The ‘Mayors’ of Manhattan Meet and Compete – NYTimes.com)

TUAW – Behold! My Mac mini media center

After I bought the Mac mini from my dad (the switcher), I hooked it up to my old, standard-definition TV. The Mac mini Media Center — M³C for short — was born.
(Link: TUAW – Behold! My Mac mini media center)

teleport lets you use a single mouse and keyboard to control several Macs.

Simply reach an edge of your screen, and your mouse teleports to your nearby Mac, which also becomes controlled by your keyboard. The pasteboard can be synchronized, and you can even drag & drop files between your Macs.
(Link: teleport lets you use a single mouse and keyboard to control several Macs.)

Hulu vs Boxee: TV On via a MediaCenter

Hulu’s new Mac desktop offers a simple way to stream television shows online. This review will take an in-depth look at Hulu Desktop, investigating whether it sets a new standard in TV streaming, or whether we’ll still be turning to Boxee for the best desktop experience.
(Link: Hulu vs Boxee: TV On via a MediaCenter)

copy-as-rtf textmate bundle at GitHub

Need to copy + paste some text and keep the syntax highlighting?

Install this bundle, and after selecting some pretty syntax highlighted text, use Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+R to copy it as RTF (rich text format) Now you can paste it directly into Keynote presentations. And other places where RTF is supported.
(Link: copy-as-rtf textmate bundle at GitHub)

Speed up your superbar in Firefox 3 with Vacuum

- install the SQLite Manager Firefox Plugin
- start it via the ‘SQLite Manager’ on the Tools menu in Firefox

From the Database menu
- connect to the large databases in both the
..Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla..profiles…
..Application Data\Mozilla\…profiles…

They might be named: urlclassifier3.sqlite, urlclassifier2.sqlite, places.sqlite

Go to Database Menu
- compact Database
(Link: Speed up your superbar in Firefox 3 with Vacuum)

Watchitoo – talk to friends while viewing the same video

Watchitoo’s Player allows you to collaborate with friends and create a personal playlist for organizing, viewing, and sharing content.
(Link: Watchitoo – talk to friends while viewing the same video)

The Rails Way: Do it Later With Delayed Job.

Delayed job is a fantastic, flexible and simple solution to async-processing in a rails application, while it may not be suitable for extremely high workloads, it will serve you well when you’re getting started.
(Link: The Rails Way: Do it Later With Delayed Job.)

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